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Sr .. V IATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL. LECTIO CERTAPRODEST, VARIADELECTAT.Seneca.
VOL. II BOURBONNl is GROVE: ILL. SATURDAY, NOV. 22 1884. No. 14
A. H. PIKE
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' this was the foundation of the Holy F amily parish in 1857 by Father b amen. S. J. The writer bas beard tbi:> vep.erable Jesuit describe the site of the church as low marcby ground which at certain parts of the year be" came impassible without a boat. But what a change has n6t a quarter of a century producefl. To-cl ay~ it is
' one ofthe finest and most populous parts of the city. In summ'i~ up tlie progress of the c·hurch in the city
for the last fifty years, we certainly have reason torejoice at the result. In 1833 Chicago possessed but one priest one ?hun~]). :with a Catholic population of 200. At the present time there are 65 secular and 50 regular
· priests, 45 churches and the same numb~r of parish schools, convents and the college, having an attendance of 21,173 pupils, while the Catholic population is about 275.000. .
This is bnt a brief sketch of the Catholic Church in the city. Ever old yet always young she adapts herself to every clime and every people, bringing to all joy, peace and consolation, blessings which the world can not give-without which this life would seem but a feverish dream.
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A CATHOLIC NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
French Canada as a Catholic country, as a country that has had to strive manfully for the maintenance of its faith, bas chosen, as a protecter in heaven and as a patron;saint for the nation, St. John the Baptist whose feast it celebrates on the 24th. of June. I had the happiness, during the last vacation of being present, in Montreal, at one of these celebrations which the people of that city had endeavored to render as imposing as possible. ·
Early in the morning, people began to pour into the city of Montreal from all parts of the co an try. Trains, arriving on all sides, were over loaded with passengers, whilst many beautiful steamers were land ing hundreds
I ~ of light and joyful he~nts all along the spacious wharves. It was a great day for the metropolis of Canada. I ts streets were beautifully decorated; triumphal arches were here
• and there erected; banners of all kinds were floating in the air; beautifi}l mottoes and all sorts of goodly wishes for the welfare of the country, had been set up in all conspicuous places: all was gay and sprightly and told to the eyes of the wondering visitor ofthe celebration of a great national holiday.
Unhappily, the weather was a little rainy. However the streets were soon crowded to their utmos t and great confusion began to agitate the multitude. One question could be distinctly heard among the many that were
being a«ked. "Where will mass be said! Shall it be at Notre D:tme, or on the E x position Ground? Accord ing to previous understanding, it had been decided that the Holy Sacrifice would be celebrated on the Exposition Grounds, at the foot of the mountain and in open fl ir; but now on account of the rain the report had been circulated that it would take place in Notre Dame chmch, and thus bad this state of indecision been produced.
Little by little, the clouds hegin to el i vide themselves in the he:;tvens; the bright sun ag:;tin sends forth his playful rays through the pearly leav'~s of the trees, the counten~nces of the multitude begin to beam; there is no more doubt, the people mo,ie in masses towards the Exposition Grounds: there, is mass to be said. A beautiful altar has heen erected here, adorned with rich colors gently floating in the summer breeze. Seats and benches have been distributed at a short distance from the altar, EO that between the seats and . the altar an open space has been left f0r the reception of distinguished personages. Crowds begin to rush in : delegation after delegation can be · heard advancing in the distance at t he sound of their own musical corps. The lieutenant governor of the Province then makes his appearance, enthusiastically applauded by those already arriv~d.
Then came the ministers and members of parliam~mt, and, among them ·au, hundreds ofpriests and ecclesiastics all wearing their cassocks. The pontifical zouaves then march to the front, in their special costumes and with that old banner under which they fought for Pius the Ninth, in Italy : they surround the altar and _are greeted with long continued applause. A company of infantry also files in, marching boldly to the sound of martial strains and dispersing itself on both sides of the altar.
Most of the people are now arrived and everything seems ready for the holy sacrifice. -411 at once another round of applause is started in the rear of the multitucte; the eyes turn in that direction; it is the bishop advancing through his beloved flock. The respected prelate ascends the altar in his pontifical robes ; the excited crowd cools down, silence follows, then mass begins. The best choirs of the city, united into one body, now furnish the music necessary for the occasion. Beautiful hymns are chanted, soft and solemn melodies, expressing the pious sentiments of the ptaying multitude, are wafted to heaven on the,. swift wings of soft zephyrs. Suddenly the thundering report of cannon is heard and this mass of people prostrates itself. We have come to the elevation. The Canadian people, in the person of their numerous delegates, now render public honor to the God Who has taken care of them in the day of danger. It is an imposing, it is a beautiful sight to see a people acknowledging its Creator in the face of a world which bas gone so far almost as to deny the existence
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of a Supreme Being. It is a noble, it is a magnanimous - St. Patrick's litel'ary association has resuih:~ its act, it as an .act worthy of the great Catholic nations of work this year undermost favorable auspices:· ·The former days, and it cannot but draw down from heaven society j~ under the direction of Rev. Father Moris.sey; numerous blessings upon the people who has sufficient the f'ollowlng are the members who were elected to offl,ces :fl-tith to perform it. Ah! who could relate the great at the first Meeting: Pres. E.4. Kneiry, V. Pre;;. Jas. thoughts that swell the breast of the Catholic patriot in Gusack, Sec. Phil. Lesage;, A:ss"t.: Sec. Jas. Meagher, Pres. those moments of sublime emotion caused and guided Jos. Kelley, Librarian,' Alex; Gt~Jnger, .t\'SI!. Lib~ . James by that faith which civilizes and enobles all that it Deveney; Sergea:~t at Arms, Henry Murphy. ~ touches. . - The Dude says he has detected a political fraud:
Again the cannon roars; it is to announce the con- he says that Cleveland voted the Demooratic Ticket l summation of the sacrifice. Soon after, the people pros- -"Do you see those three boys?'; said a friend the trate themselves to recieve the blessing of their devoted other day. Yes. "Well they are twins!" b1shop and mass ends. A young priest addresses the - Danie W. the Wiscons~n bunter, . afl;er scouriug assembled masses and in eloquent words encourages through woofls ·and fields came home last Tuesday them to follow the path of virtue now opened to evening with a tame chicken of the prairie under his .them. He shows that fidelity to their holy religion coat and at supper had some pmirie chicken-shot on will make of them true ai\d genuine lovers of both the fly! Dan! you are as expert as Es:tu, and as tricky their country and their God. Yes! let the infidel · as Jacob. celebrate his holiday in revelries, let him cover himself - Will. we expect any of our Chicago friends on with shame if he will. But let the Catholic come to the Thanksgiving's day to help us to undo our rural tnrks? altar ofGod, there to seal in his faith, the duty he owes - J. Q. delights in calling the attention of Billie both to heavenly and to earthly ruler. J;.et him thank Q:C, just as AI ~ert is twisting him in or.c of his straight heaven for favors received and let him ·:s~pplicate it for ' ·· co~kscrews! all blessings upon his soverign, upon ¥#' cbuntry and ~ The Orion Choral Society under the able direction upon himself; and that Catholic citizen 'will .ever remain of Rev. J. Ozet is rapidly improvmg in musical lore and a true, honest man, the honor of his country. will no doubt entertain us with choice selections on the.
A. D. G. evening of St. Cecilia's day.
LOCALS
-Coo-- Rou-Koo-Ko<J! - That's what resounds from the Appalachean to the
Rocky Mountains. - Old Grimes is not dead yet nor sleepeth he! - One of our philologists in his researches on the
origin of the word. "dude" feels confident he bas found a near relative of ''dude" in the latin "dudu'm !"
- By and by-in the sweet !-is this case of inversi0n valid? is it lawtul? Eh, ye of the rhetorical art?
- Moses understood Mr. K. was going to "Join the Country" when he spoke o1 taking his naturalization papers.
- The latest remedy on record, as a preventive of snoring is to pour lightly on the individual (under the bed-clothes) the contents of a. pitcher of ice-cold water.
-Our two Harries went on-a tour to "Ken" Tucker where they tarried until they returned. What unhandy things are telephm"//U3 for little boys who wish to travel incognito!
-We return our most sincere thanks to our numerous friends who have sent their subscriptions.
-Bro. R. alwa3·s asks for a nice slow ball no motions, but he makes no motions.
- The Theological society of St. Thomas is again in successful operation. Rev. Fr. Daly is Moderator, Rev. Mr: Hick~y Pres., Rev: Mr. _Berard V. Pres., Mr. Shannon Secretary and Bro. Rivard Treas. Essays and debates on Theological and Philosophical subjeris wholly compose the exercises of the weekly m,eet.ings.
- Last Sunday Mr. Sullivan's table was graced by a handsome and msty turkey which had followep Alex G. when he returned from home the other day. The poor animal fared ill at the mercy of the fitmous mem hers of that board who had prepared for _ the contest. and made it their duty then to fare well. Let some more of our rural friends allow their pet animals to follow them to school where agre.~ble company is al'r"ays welcome.
-The members of the minnim band complain that the instruments have a chronic de.sease of old tunes the symptoms of whichcare fits of funeral marches and quicksteps. This is a ccmplicated case a:cd requires ability of a skilful artist.
In the via ventuosa., As I lay my head to rest Late, last evening, thoughts came o'er me That with sorrow filled my breast.
Thoughts of old familar faces, That in last years happy days,
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NOTRE FOI ET NOTRE LANGUE.
BOURBONNAt~, ILL. Samedi, 22 Nov. 1884. Nü. IO
LA viERGE DU PARTÈRRE.
·-A mes amis de Rigaud.
tlalut, flivine !mage, ô Vierge du parten·e !
l;ialut, ô Us du ciel, la p-lus belle -de~ llem·s 1
Comme autrefois le viens r edire ma prière, Et verser dans ton sein ines s_ecrètes doule-urs ...
Oh! Je reconnais bien la pelouse tlem·ie Oir 1! essaim 9es çufauts, il. la ch,utc du jour,, Allaient s'agenouiller et, l'am~; recueillit', ! t· • . • ~ ... ... • . ••• ' . . ;· A ti~ gloire ch~ttaient leurs càl!tiques !l'amour,
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Aj ttsl yue des l)iseaux, et\ trp)•pe lwrmo!licuse, A l'arbre paternel viennt>ut s~· r éni1i r,
:Et, molleiuenL hcrcés par la brise h.lnout·t;usP.
Chantent longtemps .cucor, ic soir; pem· Jlleitctormir.
que j'aimais , au retour tiC' la saison n~mvelle
A tnc tt om.-er au pied de ion trône (le fleurs.
l.,lue le lierre tlcxilHc, élégante dcntl'lie,
Ol1!illt de ses fcst•ms aux tian te~ couleurs!
La t·osc i)aJan~.ait ses COll)lt\~ odoràntcs, (;umme des encensoir,; t•llargé~ <le do11;x encens, Et les bardes ailé,~, sur les branches naissantes,
ExhaJa.ieut dans lns airs leurs suaves accents.
Qne j'aimais à chcr~lter unc ret nu tc omhrPuse
. l:lons hLSomhre épst: seur de lon flottant ben•eau,
Quand INI ardettrn du jour brülttient la cotiT t~oudrenst',
Où mes amis de jru:x poursuiva.ient 1.~ cerccn._\t 1
,J'acooura.is m'abreu-ver à lit sonrcelimpltlc, Que ton pied fait jaillir du -sol en blancs file~;
Et mes sueurs tombaient dans le cri~hllliquidc,
Miroir qui renvoyait tes ineli:tbles tmlts.
Que j'aimais à te voir quand !:astre du mystère, Rép:mdant sur les monts son éclat n-lonté, Jetait sur ton front pftle 1111 voile tle ltmli~. re,
Et que tu bénis~ais ma tt''lltlre piété!
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Longtemps jet ':ulm irais. qa.tud, éprcn~·e •l~.rn\èreJ
tinr ma !t'ne èxpirnit ma nal\·c orai'S\In;
Vaincu par le somm<>il, i•' fcru1:tis ma p!'\ulii~n' ,
Donnais comme t>n tes bras sur l'humith> g:14on.
Que j ·aimais ~u ces lieux, ::mx jour& tristes do':wtonuic, A plt!urer les beautés tle l'aimable printemps! -
Feuille it fenil! l'. arra<>h.ant les !leurs do sa nouNltlH',
La nature semblait son rire pfuslongtemps.
L'astre lln jo\tr. cnuvcrt. cl' un voilt• (le nu:tge, En approchant de ( l)i brilllait de t'l'lus ses feux,
Et l'oise:lll, dans son Yl'l vers <le lolnt" incs- plag<''· Uu in$ tant s·arrêtait ponr cb:u:tPr ses adît::Lx.
Exilé romme )ni ci es li<'ttX ott ml\n t•nfanrr
Egayait c.hnqne jnnr p:u·<lE> nou,•e:•u' llonlh'tli". .Tc snis pa•sé <lèpni>, hélas! ><·ttl. sans cléfra~t· ,
l'ar rl<'s chemins semé,; d 'énfm'8 l'! rie J>IL'nr~.
j\lai~ en tt· rcyrryaüt. dmlx :.n\gP th' 1na Y iL~.
.J·ai senti ~·~llég<~r Ir poids <le tna. donlcur:
.J'al revHmou anr<1re Pn 1non fl.mr ravit' :
LP cid (\St tont-à.-r0np dt•sr·enfl ' l danc; mnn cŒ·Hr~
Oh! C'OliHHCUt ,tn";lrr;.\Cltt.' r à toi. Yit'r!! t' '-l j hdlt . .:·.
{\ ~es lit'ux encha nté-, qni llh~ f\Htt r:t,lf'll11ir'!
Lf• s jom·::; sont si S(•reHlti ü l'omlJrc (lt1 ton ail t'~
.JC"unr, id jc .t'ailllai, \ ·icillt.U'fl. j'y n~nx Jn nnrir ~l''"
UNE JOURNEE .AU COLLEC~ E ST. VIATEUR.
,T'11i le phnsir de vous annoncer, nmi~ lectcnrs, une gra11de nouvelle! Le croiriez.-v oui'? :rai cu ln bonne fortune de passer, !lier, une agréable jonrnJc au Col!C:ge St. Vi:lteur, pas lle Rigaud, ni de Joliette, pas nu Canada, mn.is de Donrbonu:ds, rlitus l'Etat de l' Illinois.
Vous le voyez, me voilù bien loin de 1\Iontréa.J, de mon pnys, mes amours!
Vous dire le bonheur f]UC j'ai (·prouvé durant ce court séjour en compagn1e cl cs l\1cs'3ieurs du Collège, pleins <le courtoisies et d 'affabilitb, et qui m'ont offert une si cordiale hospitalité, m'obligeraiL ù joindre em;em ble trop cle mots et trop de phrase:;: je pourrai:;
LE CEIWLE FRANCAIS. •
devenir mmuyeux. Sachez seulement que je ne puis m'empêcher de vous déclarer que je me rappellerai toujours les douces impressions que ce passage à Bourbonnais vient de produire en moi. Avant de laisser cette jolie petite localité, j'ai cru bien faire en vous communiquant les r?flexions auxquelles mon esprit s'est abandonné, hier.
Oui, croyez-'llOi, tout me . rappelle ici . le Canada! Tout le tempi, j'avais sous mes yeux ma belle Patrie, ce pays arrosé et fécondé, par le sang des martyrs, grand, vigoureux et prospère à l'ombre la croix, étendard de la véritable civilisation. A Bourbonnais et dans tous les districts environnants, l'Eglise du Christ a pu toueher un petit morceau de terre dans un pays qui gît sous les couches ténéltreuses du protestantisme et de toutes les erreurs. Ce qui prouve que dans cette église la force de Jésus-Christ est là: c'est qu'en peu d'années dans toutes les directions des clochers surmontés de la croix ont fait leur apparition, et, en surgissant, ils reculent au loin les ténèbres des hérésies et de l'indif~ férentisme. Ici, la foi catholique gagne de plus en plus du. terrain. ·
Il me fait plaisir de remarquer que plus d'un tiers elu nombre des . élèves sont des canadiens fi·ançais. On constate en eux l'aHuri.' franche et ouverte et les types de la race française.
La plu part des élèves sont des Irlandais robustes, au teint rosé, pleins de foi et d'amour pour la religion. On voit aisément qu'ils son~ les descendants des fils de la belle Irlande, que l'occéan supporte sur ses immense vag:u'ls avec tant de complaisance, semblan.t se faire un orgueil de montrer cette éméraude aux yeux du monde entier.
Messieurs les élèves, que je suis heureux de vous trouver au collège. Soyez bien convaincus que le temps présent est le plus doux et le plus beau de votre vie.
Employez bien ce temps précieux pour cultiver autant que possible le champ fertile de vos jeunes intelligences.
Vous av!lz• à votre disposition, pour résoudre les problèmes difficiles de vos études, pour vaincre les obstacles les plus Strieux, un levier puissant. Cet instrument de tous vos succès, c'est le travail.
Tout concourt ici à vous donner la noble ambition d'acquérir des connaissances: vos talents, vos efforts, la direetion éclairée de vos professeurs remplis de dévouement, et une force que seule la religion catholique peut .donner.
20 Oct. 1884.
CUEILTETTES.
- Dl.'s coqs partout!
Medicus.
- Des coqs à la boutonnière, des coqs dans le dos!
- Des coqs qui chantent victoire et des coqs qui ..• .• -A qui la f\mte? AuX: élections! A Cleveland et à
Elaine! - Ed. Caron est très enrhumé après tous les discours
qu'il a dfi prononcer pendant la présente campagne électorale.
- Adieu la politique d'ici à quatre ans au moins. Ca menaçaif (l'être terrible. Dire qu'il n'y ~ . pas jusqu'aux enfants qui prennent ça au sérieux. De gràce, ne fait(ls pas de maladie: cool off!
-Pilon se remet vite. Boudreau et L!unhert doivent aller le rencontrer à K:1nkakee, le jour de son arrivée.
- Les deux Du puis et Sénessac ont introdnit, les premiers, le style des casques en t'urlututu ou chapeau pointus.
- Houde, Hynes et Parker 0ffraient un aspect tout â. fait saisissant. à la dernière lee ture des notes: on les aurait pris pour les piliers cte la maison.
- Le Rév. P. R3langer est pastem pro tem à Dwight !Ils. Notre confrère remplaceîe Rév. M. Lecouvreur qui vient d'obtenir un congé d'un an pendant lequel il visitera sa belle Franee. Suocès au nouveau Pasteur et bon voyage à notre ami, le touriste.
- Hervé et l\1oïse étudient les Belles-Lettres, cette année. Ces deux nourrissons des muses ont voulu dernièrement faire l'ascen~ion du Parnasse, mais . Pégase s'est montré on ne peut plus rétif, si l'on en jqge par leurs récente~ productions littéraires. ·
-Un nouveau sujet pour le dime museum! Boudreau soutient qu'il a quatorze rloigts aux pieds! Vu que le monsieur eil question n'est pas très fort en addition, il peut se faire que le grand phénomène physiologique ne soit après tout qu'une erreur mathématique.
- Un Canadien Français a été élu membre dè la Législature par les Républicains de l'état de New York. C'e;t le cinquième représentantde la race française qui prendra place, cette année, parmi les conseillers de la nation Américaine.
-Le Très Itév. P. Fournier, ·qui se trouve actuellement à Baltimore pour le Concil<:, appartient à la Commission présidée par Mgr. Lamy, Archevêque de Santa Fe. Le Rév. P. Supérieur loge chez les RR. PP. Rédemptoristes de l'église de St. Jacques ainsi que le Provincial des Franciscains et le Provincial des Capucins.
- Philippe, Ed. Caron et A-lex ont fait un tour à St. · Georges, au commencement du mois, sans la voiture du Collège, cette ibiS-ci. C'était une expédition tout à fait politiquè. Phil et Alex ont hamngué le11 électeurs, de manière à n'entretenir a.ucun doute quant au résultat de la votntion: un applaudissement n'attendait pas l'autre. Caron agissait en qualité de reporter. Un copieux dîner avait été préparé pour nos excursionistes dans le premier hotel de l'endroit. Ils nous sont revenus enchantés. Il n'y a qu'une chose à craindre, c'est qu'on y prenne gofit. ~ Liset. épopée au lieu de époque, à la fin de l'avant dernier alinéa de l'.a.rticle intitulé: Les Missionnaires etc.
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. .LÉ SOIR.
Le soir! Le mot m~me semble dire calme, repos. Qü'.Y a-t-il en effet . de plus beau et de plus toqchant qu'un de ces soirs d'automne? Quelle he, ure solenn!31le et qui 11ppëlle les · douceE; rêveries que ·çelle Où le soleil disparaît, ne lais&ant à nos yeux qn'un wourctnt crépuscule!
C'est en ces moments que, solitajre, l'on aime à se promen~r · au ·milieu de scènes rur::ùes et à ad.mirer les beautés de la nature. A ·l'occident les nuages semblent être de pourpre et d'or, il. l'orient une étoile perce l' azur. Les flots, qui se taise~t in~~nsiblement, conservent encore une trace lumine~se, dernier reflet du solei l couchant. L'oiseau, revolant à son nid, jette dans l'air rafraîchi, une note plai;1tive comme un ··chnnt d'adieu. Au loin, la cloche se bit-lance une dernière fois dans le vieux clocher et nous invite à la prière, au recueillement.
· Le fermier revient à sa chaumière, à pas lents, et sur ce front ouvert l'on peut vou· à t~avers les sueurs un air de contentement, de légitime fierté. A quelque distance, gpn épouse fidèle est assise dans l'embrasure d'~pe
fenêtr.e, !nterrogeant la route, et n'en d étourne les yeux que pour surveiller un berceau où d<y;t profondément le ~fu·s pWbièiix trésor d'urie mère, son:' ~nfant.
Les jeunes berg.:-rs ramènent les troupeaux du pâtu~ngè pour la nuit; on entend an milieu des mugissements des bestianx, les cris et les rires joyeux des enfants, rires que n'ont p11s encore attristés les ]:urnes et les infortunes, car ils sont à cet âge de la Vie OÙ tout est joie et bonheur où toutes les années fleurissent comme fleurissent ,, au printemps l~s roses et les lis. ·
Ainsi l'on promène sès regards çà et là, des cieux à la terre de l'homme à l'enfant, et on laisse errer sa pen&ée jusq~'à ce que, les étoiles, déjà hautes dans la voüte azurée, viennent nous avertir que la nuit est arrivés.
Que de fois en contemplant ces beaux soirs, je me suis reporté par avance au soir de ma vie, à cet instant où il faudra céder à la mort, comme le jour cède à la ~nit, et je n'ai demandé alors qu'une chose à Dien: q~e. ce moment soit n.uilsL calme et serein que le couché ctu soleil, la fin d'un beau jour 1
Alex Gra~ger, .
Belles-Lettres.
Les Missionnaires du Canada.
Mesdames et Messieurs,
Appelé ce soir, C01Ilme membre de l'Académie St. Denis à prendre la parole devant un auditoire français, hono;é de la présence d'un des représentants distingu t:":s
du clergé canàdien, entouré de èeux qui furent ici les pionniers de l'Evangile, il me semble que je ne saurais
· faire un meilleur usage de cette langue, que notre société littéraire a pour but de conserver dàns cette institution, qü'en prononçant l'éloge de ceux qui ont fait retentir cet icliome harmonieux sur les plages de ce nouveau continent, de ceux qui, à la fois, se plaisaient à redirè les vers si pleins de douceur de nos . grands poêt.es, et à. prêcher dans une langue barbare la vérité à des milliers de tribus assises à l'ombre de la mort, je veux dire les saints et illustres Missionnaires du Canada!
Messieurs, nous vo1c1 f:'n présence d' un des plus . beaux spectacles de la terre, d'tm , phénomène inconnu à l'antiquité, étranger à toutes les fausses religions, gloire unique de l' église catholique et . qui est comme le cachet le plus frappant de la vérité destinée à éclairer tous les hommes. Tandis que les prêtres de l'Egypte et les philosophes de la Grèce n'initiaient à leurs my~tères que quelques disciples privilégiés, que de nos jours le Protestantismè se contente. de distribuer des Bibles. sous la protection des armées Britanniques, l'Eglise au contraire envoie de par Je .. monde, depuis qu'elle existe, sans autre défense que la force de la vérité, sans antre bouclier que le com~a.ge invi'nciblro de leur foi, des légions d'apôtres qui ont civilisé l'Eueope, évan"'ilisé l'Asie et 1' Am érique! Que1 conquérant, je ~ous le dema·tJde, a jamais étendu plus loin les limites ùe son empire que ces humbles envoyés du Christ? 0 mémorables victoires, ô lamiers immortels des Alexan~
dre, des Cé~ar et des Nit:poléon, v-ou.;, pâlissez devant ceux des Paul, des Patrice, des Xavier et de toutes ces phalanges héroïques de Missionnitires qui ont porté triomphant le glorieux étendard de la croix jusqu'aux confins de la tel're!
La découverte de l'Amérique ouvrit un nouveau _ champ au zèle apostolique des missionnaires. L'Angleterre avait eu ses Augustin, l'Irlande ses Patrice, l'Allemagne ses Boniface, le Cann.da!lut ses Daniel, ses Jogues, ses L a,llemand. Oui, dès que le drapeau de la France fut arboré sur les bords du St. Laurent, .à coté, s'éleva. la bm1nière du salut. Et depuis, la croix précèdera toujours l'épée; elle re;;plendira comme un signe de paix et de ci vilizfl.tion, dans ls. ms,in de nos missionnaires qui la planteront aux regards étonnés des nations sauvages, depuis les montagnes de glace de la baie d'Hudson jusqu'aux rivages du Golfe 'du Mexique 1
Mais les soldats du Christ n' établiront le royaume évangélique qu'au prix des plus grandes pdv[!.tions, d 'indicibles souffrances, qu'en se vouant à une mort certaine. Oh ! qu'elle est belle la vie de nos missionnaires, des fils de St. François et de St. lguace~ au milieu des forêts vierges et de& nations barbares du nouv eau monde ! Les lèvres encore humides des baisers d'une
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mère, ils embrassent avec amour cette t erre qu'ils rougiront bientût de leur sang, ils s'enfoncent cl ans le clédal cl es bois, descendent les flcu v es et les lacs il. force de ram es, portent souv ent le c:motetlcs provisionssur leurs épanles meurtri es, ü·anchissent des plaines sans fin sous un soleil rle feu on des pluies t on entielles, et après des j<;nrn6es de marche pénibles, mouillés de sueurs, harassé de littigue, n'ont pou·r rnss:'ls ier lem fhim que du blé broyé entre deux picn es, pom reposer leurs membres en<1oloris que la t erre nne, pour s'abriter que lavoute du ciel ! E ncore si le sommeil pouvait leur verser l'oubli de leurs mau x, les arracher pour quelques instants :i l' affreuse réalité de leur martyre, mais non, la pensée de quelques ennemis invisib les, toujours J.!rêt à lever la hache snr leur t l:te, les ti ent jusqu'au jour dans de continuelles insomnies.
Enfin les voitl. au lieu de leur destination. Eux, les fils elu grand siècle de Louis XIV, peut-être les rejetons de quelques nolJlcs fhmi llcs, n 'auront d 'autre société qüe celle ou sauvngc abruti. E ux, qui n'ont parlé jusqu'ici que la lang ue harmonieuse de Racine, se livreront à l'étude d'tm icl iôme incLùte. Eux, les ti:·ères de ceux qui occupent les chaires des universités les plus célèbres du vieux monde, enseigneront les barbares, chez qui la lumière de la raison naturelle menace de s'éteindre. He~n·e ux
cepen'<lant, heureu x jusqu'à se. consoler d 'avoir quitté, le beau ciel de la F rance, s'ils peu vent f<tire briller la v éri té au sein nes plus épaisses t énèbres, régénérer l'enfant délaissé des bois, enfanter une ftme à JésusChrist! E lle est belle, n'est-ce pas, la v ie de nos missionnaires , mais plus belle et plus .admirable encore est leur mort!
C'est Ll que se déploie tonte la grandeur de leur c1 évouement, la sulJlimité de leur hiroisme, c'est là qu'il s offrent un spectacle d'admii:ation à la terre et aux anges!
Voy_ez Je P ère J ogues, tombé entre les mains des féroces Iroquois qui l'accablent de coups, lui arrachent presque tons les ongles avec leurs dents. Voyez-le cet émule des Ap6tres, prendre dans ses mains ensanglantées un de ses doigts, tranché par ses bourreaux e-t le présent er ;\ Di eu comme les prémices çle son martyre, il échappa ~1. la mort cepenrlant, il put revoir les lieux qui l' ont v n naître, mais, enivré de la folie Ci e la croix il rctoum e <'t ses chères missions et il expire assommé :\ eouvs de bache!
Contem plez les Garnier et les Daniel dont l'un, la poitrine couverte de fh~cll cs, se tra.îne encore sur le sol pour donner l'abl3olu t ion ;\ nn Huron mourant et tombe enfin fr:rppô cl'nn coup qui le prntage en deux; l' n.ntre, calme et intd:pide, p<:>mlant qu'on égorge son tro upeau, bapt ise
quanc1 ses lèvres ~tnmurent pour une dern ière fois le nom de son Dieu !
Approchez des poteaux où sont attachés les PP. Brébœnf et Lallemand. Assistez nux plus terribles tortm·es qu'aient en cl urées nos confesseurs pour la défense de la fo i. Il semble ici que lu rnge de l'enfer soit passée t oute entière cbiJs le cœnr de cenx qu i les tourm enteqt;
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mais c'est en Vm n que ces d é.ri101JS s'admtnent sur lè corps dn plus foh, dn plus héroïqne de to us uos martyi·s. P encbnt qu'on suspend autour de son con un coll ier de haches rougies, qu'on verse snr · sa tGte de l'eau bouil
,lante en dérision du baptême, qu'on taille sur ses membres des lambeaux rle chairs, qui sont "grillés.et dévorés devant lui, que des charbons emb~·a·s'ii s pr~ririent la pbce de ses cheveux sur son crâne scalpé, que ·de tout son corps carbonisé s'oxhale n:n~ vapeur comm~ d'une chaudière en ébuli tion , pas une plainte, pas ti'n gémissement ne s'échappe de sa bon che : sa noble tête, entonrée cle fi amme, semble d~jà .être douronn~·e cle la gloire des élus, ses regarcls sont fixés ' au ciel, puis s'abaissent de temps en temps sm: ses iJo'i.'i.ri:eaux qu'i reculent d'effroi el evant une force, nne grandeur iri el·~~J.nue' pour eux jusque là. Irritéo de cette fermeté, q u:e leur · fér.oci té ne peut fhire faiblir, ils lui brisent la m'td{oit' lui coupent la langu·e, enfoncent un fer roug'e 'c1aî1s ·:~h' ' . bouche et, ivres Ci e sang, ils dévorent son cœur· pATpC · :, ' tant, comme pour l incorpÔ/-er 'u'üe . iJ~;·tiè dè ~Ôn c~ur::~ge.
Avant de rendre le dernier soupir, il · a.vai·t . vu le ·. compagnon de son supplice, s'agenou iller · devant lui,· le -. corps couvert d'écorce résineuse, v ictime prête pour le bûcher, dont la .chair embrasée va éclairer les ·dàns.es .· interna.! es des sau vages au mi lieu de la fo rêt, çomme autrefois les corps des premiers Timrtyrs •. flambeaux vivants, prêtaient leur lucm alix cour.ses ého~1tées de · Néron clims les jard ins de Rome. L .'t ffamiùe ·en velopi1e le P ère Lallemand de t outes pflrts ;. ses y eux sont ai-ra-· chés et des charbons brnltwts sont mis à l~ur pl~ce, . enfin un coup de hache lui fen:cl · la t ête .et termine ~cs ·cl ouleurs ~ttroces, cette époque incomparable· de b . son ffrance.
Mess ieurs en entendant ce récit cl es tourm en t,s de bos. 1-nissionnaires, ne croyez-vous pas lire une page t.irée des actes des martyrs? N'est-ce pas qu'i l s'en exhale ·t! ·.n · parfum qui semble sortir des Catacom bes ! N'est-ce pas que l'aurore dn Christianisme a brillé dans : tbnte sa. beautée au milinu des soli tudes du Nouveau lÙonde. Ah! une lumif;re si pure, si ra 'lieuse, ·ne povrra jamais .
· pnlir; elle brillera to njoms à notre horizon n ation:ctl pom· nous diriger clans notre marche vers l'acçomplisscment de nos destinées providentielles, comme jadis la colonne . de fe n conduisit le peuple d'Isrn.ël dans le cléscrt, vers
les cntéchn rn ènes, encomage les mourants, et sa tûehe la terre promise :l. ses pères: tl e pasteur fini e, mn.rche d'un pas ferme vers ses ennemis A. Legris •. qui ·fon t pleuvoi r snr lni nue grêle de traits et l'immole, (A. continuer. )
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. ··~·., . :· ... ) ~., .. Lep.t. thqse ~Qrtely walls a. beauty, . . . , .. :Brjght as mornings brightest rays~
13ut of all those old companions. l, last nig)lt felt sor{l bereft Litt~e Tommy o!er the gangwayHe and I alone are left. '\
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, Rivard are. rehearsing pieces fQr th~ ch~;pel and for Oldr family entertainme~:~ts,
- Who stole. tht box. of. cigars??? - Oh! if he said that about me .F~ R. ....
~Prof. What is the plural of molasses? Pupil. Syrup! -Curtain-Trouble begins! Ol (P) K !
- Tucker has always been ' the "nee pluos ultra" of runaways.-,-Boys, there is no use, yo_u can't go through :
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G. Roy, J. Roach, F. Reaume, Thomas Ryan, A. Theiss and P. Wil8tacb.
LITTLE WILLIE.
Tlle story of cle:i.r little Willie is almost too sad to relate.' I can scarcely think of it without experiencing a feeli~g 'of sonow, which, sometimes, it is bard wholly •corice~i.''fie ~as aU: only child of good and pious parents .:___a little bl.·ight fair-haired boy, beautiful as a picture. and pure a~ the dew· of morning. His fi:attling voice was
. low and sweet; his eyes, large and brows, were radiant as the light of H,n a!lge~s / wing; while ~pon his cheeks th~ . blo-om and beauty of six; bright rosy summers
. mo<lestly and sweetly nest;led. Alone with his father and ~other, in. a little low cottage far back from the roadside, where the nature flourished most luxuriously and where the nois<:: and din of a wicked world were scarcely ever beatd, he grew ili virtue and in years-a treasure
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· to his good parents, !t,nd a rival, in beauty and loveliness, to the fairest flowers of the field. Yet he was not i:'i~hly glac1,\10r has lle ma~y costly chilrlisll toys; llis
. ; J?lirents ~ere poor-God bad ordained it so-and J. ' .. ·Willie knew nothing of the gaudy and showy dresses,
JJ{elley ....... : .................. 1st. Silver " J. Naughton . ...... ................. . 2st. Silver "
~i~~_t~g~is~~q-G . • P~~r~_, ___ -!.· .. qu~~-~k, )?. __ Wil~tack, · or the thousand little play Lbings, soCOJ;tl~On to children "'luinlan.
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Distinguished-Fennel] , Theiss, Cutsing\'lr, O'Beirne, J . . M . . Larkin, J.D. Lark!n Bc!·trand, : Gar~and, , Besse, :Durette, FitzGerald, Devc.ny, McGrath, M~;~kauty,
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t" . ·· W. Cutsmger ........................ Gold Medal.
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I;>~~t~~~uished in deportment.-Charles Ball, Albert Bertrand, Georges Bergeron, Arsene Brosseau, Gaspard Br'ossea:-h,"·T. Brady, Eugene Bernier, G. Bonfield, A.
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Besse, R. Carr, M. Commeree, J. Cusack, L. Durette, J. Duffy ; 'W. · Flanigan~ R Fit~Gerald, M. Fennel, Fitzpat~ick, ·.A. '"GilleSpie, A. Granger, G. Graveline, J. Hoff, C.' H!!.i'boilr, j, Kelly, J . Kennedy, E. Kniery, H. Legris, V. L~marre) P. Lesage, J. Larkin, M. Lancaster, W. Lehman, Burt Linn, A. Lipman, W. Mcinnis, J. Meagher, J. McGrath, J. Moore, A . .McMullen, E. McKay, Mukautz, P. O'Neil, W O'Conner, M. O'Beirn, E. O'Connor~ G. Park, J. Quinlan, J. Rafferty, M. Roy,
of his age, But wealth is not the key to happiness; so that the poorest families may be, for all that, the most peH,ceful and contenteci. Tllis was especially true with the little household, of which Willie was the pr:de and ornament.
Within the bare walls of th~ir lowly habitation, were no signs of luxury, no evidence of rich or costly living, nothing which would indicate any better means of sniJport than a mother's scanty savings ora good father's honest daily wages; yet, not within the marble palaces of the rich and great, not within the glittering walls of the proudest princely dwelling, did greater peace and harmony prevail, greater union of hearts, or greater Christian love and affection. The father was g9od an~ kind, the mother tender and loving as ever mother could be, and the child-others mH,y have been as fair, but never was one fairer or more loving than little Willie. He was the pride and joy of the household, the little idol whom even the neighbors often came to worship; for the musicnl tones of his litile prattling tongue the joyous smiles that so oftenrippled over his rosy ,cheeks like waves on snowy sand, and those large brown wondering eyes that seemecl to baye the gift of b~aring with the power of sight, were too fascinating not to win the affection of hearts more estranged than that of a father or mother. Often during long winter evenings I visited the family myself not for the purpose of empty gossip or through the curiosity, but because I alwayg
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regarded it as a model Christian f~mily, and because I · always have had a kind ofattachment to the good and pnre in the lowly walks of life. · Happy had it been for this little household had its,. peace and tranquility been left undisturbed. But here on earth nothing is permanent; only in Heaven is found perfect and everladting rest. One bright moming in spring when the birds were singing loud and sweet, and fragrant zephyrs swept gently over field and meadow, tt was sadly whispered between father 'lnd mbtber, that little Willie was very, very sick: He had for some time been troubled with a severe cold, which lately had assum-· ed new violence, and which, that morning, seemed tv be: worse than ever. Still the fathu went to work-he could not well remain idle-; but all that day the thought of. his dal'ling boy never for a moment left him. At night he returned only to bear the painful news that Willie had grown worse. Another · evening came and there was no change. A third day passed, and Willie still lay in bed, murmuring little, and scarcely ever stirring hand or ioot. That night, as the father returned, and kissed the p:tle lips of his d trling child, he noticed that the ' rosy hue had lett his cheek, that his brow was wan and 1
white, and that his little eyes were lustreless and sur.ken. The mother, thus far, had never thought of the worst; butnow, the doctorhavingbeencalledand no encouragement whatever received, her hear sank within her.
She saw the future too plainly. Still she hoped-and hoped. God was good, and he would not surely take from her all that made earth dear; he would not rob her of the only treasure she possessed. Thus she commune<1 with herself, as during the long nights she sat by the bedside of her darling boy, watching his every move- : ment, and striving to discern in every change-which . was always for the worse-some slight little hope for the · better. Ten days of troublP, pain, and anxiety thus :c!ragged by. During thatflhort period the mother seemed to have grown twe nty years older. She was pale, haggard, and lifeless-weary for want of sleep, and almost worn out with grief. The father, too, seemed to have lost all strength, as well as all courage: his step was less firm, and he moved about with a ~1eavy heart. .But though those days told terribly upon the father and mother, their effect was doubly so upon little Willie. You would scarcely know him. There he lay' pale and motionless, his eyes sunk in their sockets, his once beautiful locks ~atted and twisted, his little bare white hands thrown out and resting upon the covering 'Of the bed, his brow hot with a raging fever that se~med to consume· his very brain, while beneath the pallid glare of his once fair and rosy cheeks, the pale, ghostly face ofdeath was ah·eady visible.
He could scarcely speak. Another day came and went. That night a few of the neighbors gathered in to
console the afflicted parents, and to watch by the bed~ side of Willte; for they feared what the dawn would r~veal. Some stood by the door, looking out in the pale moonlight and whispering to one another now and then, in smothered tones; white areund the bed of the suffering child others ~at, gnzing silently upon the wan features be1ore them. Father or mother spoke not a word. The &xed and steady gaze, the heavy breathing, and the big tears that trickled clown their cheeks, told clearly the agony of their hearts. A few hours thus crept by. Th& clock struck twelve. All was silent as the silence of the dead. Suddenly a shudder crept through every
· heart. Willie who though breathing hard, had all along lay quiet and motionless, riow rolled his little eyes· to and fro with an empty vacant glare that .told. too .plainly of the agony of death. The mother startled. She would have screamed through excessive grief; but, .fearing to disturb - her darling child, she turned away and wept . bitterly. Gradually .Willie's breathing became stifled and smothered ;J:iis limbs were already gmwing cold, his eyes wire dim and sightless, and his pure little soul seemed :ready to take its flight at any moment.
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OBITUARY.
It' is painful for us to announce that Ed ward Collins of the Holy Name School; died last Sunday. Ab011t two weeks previous a band of gamins were busy teasing an old man little better than themselves, when one of the gang I'Ct fire to a gaseline lamp and threw it in the way of the vagrant. Edward was passing by on his · way to school, the lamp struck him and exploded; in a moment the poor boy was all ablaze and before he could be stripped of his clothes, he was horribly burned. For twelve clays he lay helpless on his bed, all the while enduring untold pain and suffering with that heroic resignation and peace of mind which a pure and irnwcent heart alone can afford. He was speaking oChis Echool, of his t.eitcher, ·of his companions, how, he regretted so many days that he was kept fro~ attend; ance; then he would ask his good father to read for him out of his prayer-book and he would say his, prayer:' with the greatest devotion. .
On Sunday evening he grew weaker and weak~r; calmly and resignedly he gav·~ up his s9ql t o God. On Tuesday his funeral passed by the Holy.Name School. All the pupils were arrayed to pay a last tribute to their companion whom they esfeemed and loved, they then followed in solemn proc.ession to the Cathedral of the Holy Name. Their quiet march, their downcast eyes,
. the deep sorrow depicted . in the countenance of each
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spo~e their feelil)gs; ih language far stronger, and more impr-essive than can be done by any feeble words of ours.
The funeral services were per1brmed by Rev. Father Mainville, Director of the Holy Name School, aft.er which the Rev. Clergymn.n delivered a short but toucaingand instrncti~e oration. He spoke ofthe lwnesty, purity a:p.d innocence ot the ODe whos~decense was so mnch and so justly deplored; nnrl said . that as tbe child was stricken suddenly, it migllt appear to some as a punishment but we shoultl bear in rnincl that, the wnys of Providence are many and that no doubt God chose to take the boy to hitnself rather than leave him to endure the trial and tribulations of ~o. wicked world. And. to impress on onr minds more fully that "in the midst of life we are in death."
He then addressed the students of the parish; saying . ihat if they deplored t-he loss of one who was near and dear to them~it they were aware that while -in the
. midst of her1lth and the vigor of youth, one of their number had passed away, they should evet· be mindful of the importance of leaning holy lives, and often think of the absolute necesssity of alwnys keeping their hearts pure before the eternal love!
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Rt. Rev J. L. Sp:~.lding of Peor:a Ills. has approved of the plans for his Cathedml, which when compieted will cost $76 .000.
The priests of the varions dioceses ordained at St. J oseph's Provincial Seminary . lately pre~enteJ. the Rt. Re v. Denis Bradley, D. D. Bishop ofManchester, N.H. wi'lh a testimouinl in consequence of his being the first priest ordained at the Troy Seminary who h as been promoted to the Episcopate.
Attorney General O'Brien of New York on application of John B. Muker , Esq. Meehanville has given an opinion reiterating the opinion of Judge Rus~ell, late Attorney General, that church parsonages built on chutch grounds and used ns dwellings arc not exempt from taxation, although the grounds on which they were .btiilt was originally exempt.
A new sanctuary lamp an automatic and. self-feeding bas been invented and patented by the. Rev. Father. Fitzsimon~ . .. Q'. P ... rector o1 St. Dominic's Church San :Francisco. The new lamp is said to meet every difficulty, obviating tlie uncertainty and annoyance hitherto
• experienced in trying to keep a perpetual light before our Divine Lord in the Blessed Sacrement. Both the ihe oil and wick are regulated by R simple system of clock-work and needs winding only once in twenty four hours. The automatic is SQ constructed that the oil is
kept liquid in the coldest climates, and is fed with unfi1 iling regularity by a irpressure. Such a lamp hns been much needed and will prove a great boon to priest and sacristan.
The first general meeting of the catholic clergy in the United States of which there is any record w::1.s held ir:. Rtltimore in 1789, and it was upon the appeal of .this m~eting that tl.ie Episcopal See of .Baltimor<: wm; created the Church in Uni.ted States was given i ts own ecclesiastical organization. Rt. Rev. J ohn Carroll waf: createtl bishop, an<l the 27th. of October 1791, Bishop
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Carroll called togetl.ier his ecelesiastical dependents and the Synod met on the 7th. of November following. It is curious to note the progress of the infant Church in 1791, and contrast it with the mighty Church in 1884. Them the Synod was composed of one bishop anct twenty prrests, while now the Plenary Council of Ba~timore is composed of an Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Gibbous and 12 other Archbishops. 60 Bishops in the United States and 6 visiting Bishops- 5 from Canada and one from Nothern J a.pari,-7 mitred Abbots. 1 Prefect Apostolic, 11 Monsignori, 18 Vicars-General, 23 Superiors ot Religious Orders, 12 Rectors of Theogical Seminaries, and 60 Theologians, besides a large number of the Clergy who will assist in other capacities.
EXCHANGES.
The " Musical Record" henceforth i.s gladly placed in our exchange list. The information gathered from the columns of the copy now before us concernip5 the most chRrming of the fine arts-music-is incalculable, its vocal and instrumental selections are specially apropos.
The October issue of the Philosophiun Review i~
rather fair. The anther of "Comparative influence of Civil and Moral Law'' handles his subject in a scholarly mRnner.
Peddie Institute Chronicle is a neat litle quarterly magazine from Highstown N. .T. It usually contains a few spicy editorials and Essays-but of the latter we can say they are too contracted to enable us to form a just opinion of the ability ofthe contributers.
The North '¥'estern College Chroniele of Naperville appears this week for the first time. The local columns nrc well fill ed with interesting domestic news. The "schedule of political preferences" set up to please the T eachers Cooperative associntion was illtimed--.anct now must not be half as consoling to those " preferables."
Since lnst issue we have also received Danville news, Conn Catholic, The La Salle Times, Kankakee Times, K. K. K. gazette, Courier Je illinois, University Press, Le T ravaileut, The St. Mary's Sentinel. The Catholic Columbian, Thll Church Progress, etc,
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