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by their presence. The party will leave ths ithe unity and perpetuity of the Church was paper.lhe Clare Journahsmfcs ihat some o the his own imagination. He says: <' The whole dwellings levelled by the bnihp appeared lobe stock of Douay Bibles in an ordinary Catholic School ilouse at about 9 o'clock. Refreshment going on before us, and as we saw the proof of comfortable farm-houses. The tenantry at­ bookstore in Pittsburgh, or elsewhere, would tables, &c., will be on the play ground, above jh^.'^'yin'^ "^g'", «'e lost sight of her present tempted resistance, but the au of a parly of be little more than a colporteur's portmanteau uuiiimyimii., i..^. ; ,...>^^uu1^ «»r ..w.^.L- 1. ,...11. ..v1 . .... | affliction'I'ljgsQ . unavoidable reHections prepared oj constabulary was obtained, and the ringleader Birmingham, the proceeds of which will be ex- j rp,,^^^ unavoidable reflections was arrested. Wliilst destitution andcrimo arc full « i pcnded on premiums for the children who will j for the discourse of the Archbishop of St Louis, thus pn^ressing, the difficulties and embarrass­ One thin*^ he says truly: ''We have no 8uch\\)Q most successful in the examinations that j and the spectacle gave unction to his eloqueni words ments of all classes arc becoming more formid- thing as Bibles at twenty eight cents, and Nefr : will be held next month. nbic; and in "^'^yi'''''^;'''^'^Z^^^£\'i^^<^'^^^ ''""''•'" Like our Blessed OI'EMNO Of THE COUNCIL. At the close of the liicfh mass, which wag trWc to the poor—for instance, the communil\ i ... , r r . ni • Q;^ The Sisters of Mercy in charge of the ?f Monks at Mount Mellcray, in the county of • Redeemer, the Apostles, the first fervent Chr.s- celebrated by the Most Rev. Archbishop of Walerford arc become claimants on the pub tian's, and in fact the Church at all time?, Ca- Mercy Hospital acknowledge the receipt of ten , assistf.d by the Very Rev Dr Daluol lie benevolence themselves.—Correspondent of L|,y|jgg j^^g ^^y^g desirous of doing gofxl to the dollars from an unknown friend, under the sig­ Superior of St Mary's Scminnry, as Archdea* the Morning Chronicle. poor, and the suflering, than the contributing con, the Very Rev Father Brocard, Provincial nature of S. money to societies for the purpose of making of the in the Mnrylund Pro. vinco, and the Very Rev Father Hnfkenaheid Bibles so cheap that that they can be tossed Provincial of the Rcdcmptorists in the Uaitd THE PITTSBURGH CATHOLIC. about like the cheapest school books. How­ CONVERSIONS. States, as Deacons of honor, the Picv H B ever, we have no objection to sell Bibles at'; BEnriA5troin:.—A scliismniic Armenian, in ; Coskcry, Rector of the Culhedral, as D^-'acoaof twenty eight cents, and New Testaments at da ngcr of death, embraced the Catholic Faith | office, and the Rev Thomas Foley, assistntil PITTSBURGH, MAV 19, 1819. eight, provided the Bible Sucielies will supply ^ [f ^^.ly nt B'-;5l.«mpore and recei^.ed the last Pastor, as Subdeacon of office, a discourse was ° ' ' Sucraincnts from the Kev Mr Boccaci. delivered by the Most Rev Archbishop Kenrick -55 jus with Dauay translations, such as arc ap­ MACAO.—An English Protestant lady, Mrs of St Louis, on the characteristics of the proved of by the Bishops in the United Slates Ch urch, as the "house of God," the "spouse STATISTICS OF BAPTISMS IN ST Middleton, after having been duly instructed —the notes will not make the work ten pages, by the Sisters of Charity, has been admitted of Christ," and the " body of Christ." Tha PAUL'S C.VTHEDRAL. if so many, larger. into the Catholic Communion, at Macao. learned prelate showed clearly from scripture It may be a matter for tlioughl In nur render." | how these qualities belonged to the Christian BELLAHY.—Within the last six months, seven Church, and urgucd from them, at some as well OS it was to ourselves to know the num- rpjjg WORKS OF BISHOP ENGLAND. Protestants and ten heathens have been re­ length, the unity and indefectibility which ore bcrofchildren baptized every year in the Cathc-j J^ jg ^-jii, ^orc than ordinary pleasure we ceived nt Bclliiry into the : at essentially implied in those charactoristici. dral. What we think wc postpone to write for',.j,jjjj JI,Q following item in tlio Baltimore Sun the same station two apostate Cuholies have Ho then very forcibly applied the principles he been reconciled to the Church.—Bengal Cath. a less busy time, but we give tlic result of our ; ^f jyi^y r)ii,. We trust that now the work is had established to the Roman Catholic Church, Herald of Feb. 10th and 17th. in contradistinction to the numerous sects of examination of the Biptismal Register of the jacluallv commenced and must be finished, the LiVEurooL.—On April Lkh, twenty-one error. After the sermon the prayers prescribed Cathedral. For the last fifteen years, that is, | j||. ^yjH l„|.g jj,g ,„^jlpr in hand, i .no.,. tr i A n r in the Roman Pontifical, for the opening of a from A. D. 1831 to the present time, the whol• •e ^"'•fej^i"- y j respectable Protestants publiciv made Profcs- synod, were sung or recited, and the officers of number of baptisms is very nearly 3,700.— To us in particular these works will be invalu- .sion of the Faith, and were received into the the council announced. The following are the This docs not include the baptisms at St. able. No Catholic can be said to have a library i Church at St Joseph's, Liverpool, names of the officers: iiji 111 i.iii.iiioi^i. V.O ut. Ill tt lo luj^ui vvu HKii xvi;a t-/luiKi I ii i Kjii I.JUV;IU^ Patrick's, or any of the other Catholic Churches. without them, and they will in themselves be n j It is reported that Roar-Adn7iral Sir Lucius Promoters.— Rt. Rev. MicitAEr, PuitTtEB, Dsscssing. Mr. MurphvisoncofjCurtis, Birt., C. B., at present residing nt But what appears to us the mo.st singular fact library worth po Bishop of Mobile; Rt. Rev. Joux J. CUANXIIE, St entcrpri>ing publishers. This, | ^ij""?' ^'^^ become a Roman Catholic-L'nifet? Bishop of Natchez. is the very slight increase, and sometimes di - our best and most , ^^..~ , . ., , . 1- . • , I \Scrncc Gazelle. Secretaries.—flev. EDWARD DAMriioix, D. crease, in the numbers of children, although together with the immediate supcnnlendancc i _ , ., , ^, .,, T T.> r D 5 Rov. FRANCIS L'HOJUIE. the members of the congregation have more ,,%.. , vw 11 Ml I .1 I On Saturday, April S. The Register exhibits the following fncls-.v- nnd mechanical part beyond exception. Wc Lgr, of Pcnzincc, made profession of Fuith, and There were present at this first public ses­ olTer ourselves a? ngciu to co opcrnto with the' werTablet.e receive d into the Catholic Chdrch at Pen- From May, 1S31, to May, 1835, there were '^22 orders and money sent to us shall be carefully sion of the council, twenty-four bishops ani regularly appointed ngcnt in this city. Any 'z^"^--e by tliu Very Rev G Anbert, DD.—Cor sixty priests. baptisms. The baptisms of the succeeding attended to. The names of the prelates am: years were as follows: In 183(5, 210. In The f(dlowing is the notice aliudcd to: From, the U. S. Ca'Jtolic .^lagazinc, 1. The Most Rev. Samuel Eccleston, Arch­ 1837,2.52. In 1838,200. In 1830,218. In " THE WOKKS OF Bisiior ENGLAM).—The THE FIRST NATIONAL COUNCIL. bishop of Baltimore. "^ '»! Catholics throughout .the United States will 1810,312. InlS41,2r)2. In 1812, 111. At nine o'clock on the morning of the sixth, 2. The Most Rev. Peter R. Kenrick, Arch­ I" !doublle.«s hail with pleasure tlic anMOiinccmcnt, 1S13,20L In 1811,218. In 181.5, 212. the great bcU of the Cathedral began to sound. bishop of St. Louis. " To i that the works of this distinguished Prel­ 1810,320. Inl817,23L In 1818,301. Before ten the main avenues around the Church 3. The Rt.Rev. Michael Porticr, Bishop cf' ate of the Catholic churcii arc soon to be pub­ were thronged with masses of rejoicing Calho- Mobile. the present dale from tlic corresponding time lished, in five octavo volumes, by .Messrs John .licF, and others who cninc to witness, if not to 4. The Rt. Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick, last year there were 332 baptism<<. Murphy &. I Co., of this city, under the auspices i ^^^^^ i,,^ polcmnitv and grandeur of the opening Bishop of Philadelphia. and iinmcd Wc cannot state with any accuracy at prcs .hate supcriutciidcncc of the Kt Rev ^f j,,^ f^^^^_ National Council of the Catholi['J\f^sc who, in Siiitc of persecution and death,! of . " The thought often occurs to the Protestant, } iiishops anJ clergy present 1»' "'osc wno, in simc ui pcrseculion niicl death,!ol Boston.. What can be the reason, the real reason of the to Mr. Brownson. His Review is now and will i"^ R'"""" tyrant and Greek apostate, firmly! 2t). Tho lit. Rev. Amedeus Rnppe, Biahoj be henceforth more 1 r ni I ir .• .t ! established the chair oi" Peter in the city of the ; of Cleveland. hostility which the Romish Priesthood entertain .0 a Church publication than; c«,,„rs~of those who bowed down the invinci-1 21. The Rt. Rev. John Timon, Bishop of , against the Bible? .\nd why do they evince any ever yet published in any place or time.Jble hordes of the north before the symbol of i Biiffilo. Fuch invariable opposition to its circulation Well and nobly does Mr, Brownson deserve this : man's redemption—who, in obedience to the; 22. The Rt. Rev. Martin J, Spalding,Bishop omong the people?" distinguished mark of approbation. Now jg idivine command, peopled the forest with mis-'nf Lcngoncn in/wr^. in/iZ. and coadjutor of ihs the time (or every clergyman to canvass for I'l'^""'"'* ^"'^ 1?'""'';'' the seeds of Christian! Bishop of Louisville. Wc answer. The Protestant to whom such ... * .. f i civilization in the ashes oi Pagan empires and | 23. The Rt. Rev. Maurice DJ St. Pd ai8, n thought often occurs, labors under one of hisj subscribers. As a matter of course, we expect: .hp nnl- Enil nf i!io wll l,-r,„sJ^ vv,. . i 1 T>- 1 r ,- ii'»u.iv.v, ^^^ K.» » usual mistakes with regard to the Church andj^'^'" '<'""^'' C'ergy^c" '« tl>'s dioces' e willi ^be !lin thee ranblookd soofn martyr 01 mos wiMorncssnnd virgins. , Waterethose dsccd byj I Bisho21p. Rtof .Vmcenncs Rev. Jame. s Vandoveldo, Bishop of the Catholic Priesthood. I foremost according to our means and opportu-j fose ai;d covered Europe with their fruit. I Chicago. He says again: " This translation of their niiies. Mr. Brownson deserves all wo can doi'^'^^r' ^f" "°' ^^^^'^^ l'"^ mining worm of horsey,! The following prelates were absent or the keen PAlgc of the sciinitar—and when' The Most Rev. Francis N. Blanchel, Arch ^ —and in God's name let us do it. own (the Douov) is never published by them the simoom breath of the downhill Reformation ! bishop of Oregon city. \ unaccompanied with notes and explanations swept over the old world, a new continent was! The Rt. Rev. Ma'.doire Blonchet, Bishopof I fiul applications almost if not quite as -oohnni- nous as the text i'self."' This is another of the Qir Next Tuesday, God wiliinrr, the boys i T'";""'^ '" '''° "''^ '" •'''^ "'''° '''"" '""' I ^"""''^ ^^'""'''' O'''"^""- , ^^ guual mistakes, if not ———. attending St. Paul's Schools, un.ier^ho care of j'^Go ye and teach all nationsl" Under these I LJ!::ilf;.- ^^^'^ ^^"^''" '' ''''''' ''""^ the Brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis,! words, as if the divine co:n:nand had been ut-i The Rt. Rev. Andrew Byrne, Bishdp of Again, thiugh ihc writer makes great pre­ will enjoy their May excursion. As wc our-! •'^''^^ yesterday, wcra ilie miirod heads of I Little Rock tentions to "searching the Scriptures," the fol­ selves feel a deep interest in the welfare of these those who bore the commisaion hnre amongst j In the nfternoon, pontifical ve.<=pers weM lowing assertion shows that his efforts in search- good boys, wc take this opportunity of invitin;; us,—a portion of the visible Church of God ex celebrated bv tho Rt. Rev. Bishop Blanc, nt isting now as it did then, unchanged, incorrup- which several of the Rt. Rov. Bishops were lag for the Scriptures, have been confined to j their parents to encourage them on that day tible, and infallible. The living miracle of prcseut. During the service the Rt. Re^