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- ees by fervent prayers ek ‘abou, and salutary pe-
U. STATES OATHOLIO MISCELLANY, |
CHARLESTON, JANUARY 23, 1830. .
On last Sunday the. Committee appointed in last August
to manago tho debt of the Cathedral, held a meeting and
prepared a-report to be laid before the congregation after
Mass on to-morrow.—Thoy haye been most suc
attainin
the object which they had in view.
“been all taken aoa the whole debt has been, redeemed from
the charge of inter:
It was expected ‘hat tho stock notes would bo ready for
delivery at tho mecting to-morrow ; but an unforeseen oc-
currence has prevented their being prepared so soon : they
ings,
will however be rea dyi in the courso of the ensuing week.
and duo notice will be given of the ‘aay when en they shall be
delivered:
- KENT TUCK
“We. have frequently had causo to s trest the attention of
our readers to the state of religion in this district of our
prorincst and whilst the intormeddling ambition of men who |°
‘only the name of Catholics, and did not deserve that
tending for a power of dominati
‘UNITED STATES CATHOLIC MISCELLANY. ~
The convent of tho lay-brothers of St. Benodict is sitaa-
rea four miles, south from’ Bardstown, on tho plice where
he Bishop of. Bardstown formerly resided, and.where he|
| orocted the first eeclesiastical seminary of his diocess, —AE
VOL. [X,
IRISH PROTESTANT LIBERALITY.
In our columns this day will be found a large portion of
an excellent essay on the poor laws, which wo have extract--
ter the Bishop’s remo’ rdstown, he
clerical seminary, and. a ‘school for the education of auth,
atthe place of his former residence, About {wolve months
PP Pop ly, we
muy say altogether, Catholic was that of creating colonics
upon unreclaimed jand, and aiding the colonists in their
those lands Productive for society and pro-
| 880% the little seminary
od. ‘The Bishop then gave up the beautiful and alaeble
8) farm and Property of St. Thomas’ for the foundation of the
religious society 0 of men, of which we are trea!
Tho principal building of tho brotherhood & is large ani nd
commodious, g of brick, and consisting of threo well
finished stories, one hundred fect in length, and thirty in
width, /pesides this, they have several other smaller build-
and av ‘y handsomely finished,, and even ‘elegant
prick Chore the altar and interior of which are well d
panty for themselves.
"he Protestants of “roland were put in possession of thei
lends chiefly by confiscation.—That is,the Catholic religion
was made high ¢ d the © Protestant religion was
made loyal! ands were
taken from the catholic traitors, and given lo Protestant loy-
alists:—and almost all the landed property which Irish ca-
tholies Possess, is the feu! ia of ne unceasing industry of the
BD
wn The-inaivaion has 400 ‘acres of land, of which 160 are
.|cleared, forming extensive pasturage and arable lands.—
ho farms, besides t and oth 1 I
their religion, Thus the world peneld the Irish protestant
wealthy, and the Irish catholic wretched persecuted, !abo-
tious emigrant in every climate of the world. Taxation and
T
‘ ‘Ppt
an excellent double millfor wheatand corn. There are two
good orchards, a, handsome garden, and, in front of the con-
v .
. menced, the grapes of which Produce good wine. tue half
@ poor-tax
appears necessary, and the colonial ‘yetein is 5 likely, to be
of relief upon tho principle of proselytism, Thus tho ovils
of Trish discord are to continue after the repeal of the penal
code ;—and charity i is to subsorva, soctarinnisin, This i is the
system f Pi
t this gid
ion .of the: faithful, and were str
hands to seize upon reins, under tho
cir
8 of which wash two thitésy i in extent, of the land ‘longing
ffor
ig 3 of tho Atlante,
From the Globe.’ : |
PRO OnANT COLONIES IN IRELAND.
ark whilst men as Agnorant as they were ’ prosumnptuous,
yp
ini ti 1 of the most ‘useful and ancient C'
Ff tha Ch hae’ ;
pect bghtedand to find the most cheering hopes vanish, &\*
created and
the “me ans by
upheld, misapplied ; Wo find that by a ateient species of
administration the church of Kentucky has-effected great
‘and useful results, with compartively small ineans; and Te
The river
the year. Tho river-valleys ma
y form
ground and pasture. The scenery on each
Pleasing and Picturosque, » offering to tho view hills rocks,
cascad
the
sido is truly
waste or bog lands
to bo composed exclusively of Irish Orangemer
is onl. afford
tp purest water.
is a woll ; and
"Within a ow steps sof the convent's door|”
d about lirce "hundred yards farther in des-
e rock a
ial ot f detici Ni r d a
water,
largo‘and neat’ stone dairy, whose floor is formed by the na-
ligion, peace and piety g
peer ; boo tural rock. ~
Wo feel g¢ the church, and
On the west, andi in front ofthe monastery and
about two hun the
following communication ! Well m muy ‘tho: good Oley of
| Bardstown feel and repeat. the sentiments of the canticle of|
Simgon: but we trust that many years will pass away be-
fore the measure of his days and | his. deeds a be filled
-up. We pray th
‘Tong continue amongst us fort the benefit of eligion, the con-
solation and advantage of h
tors, and the joy of his ithe! !
“Ta the Editors of the U. S. Catholic Mivecon.
BROTHERS OF st. BENEDICT In KENTUCK ¥.
“GENTLEMEN :
Notices of the religious establishments i in Kentucky have,
at different aoe appeared in the Catholic Miscellany, and
Troth-Teller ; we. believe,, no mention has yet been
made to the Trothers of St. Benedict. .We flatter ourselves, |”
that our Catholic Brethren, ‘through the Union, will hear,
with pleasure, of this institution, oencee by th Right |
Rey. and truly Apostolic Bishop o!
o
2
In different parts of the Union weylune have been opened,
where female piety may scclude itself from tho noise, dan-
gers, and sins of the world, and breathe its sighs to heaven,
in. peaceful retirement.—In Kentucky alone, there are not
lacs tt 1 rier fomal bist Fe eh t ad a} gr
same, there is.a ten-acre’ gr
caying may be delighted with the real
view of whatever bas boom written or said of the majestic
th of ‘ood forests. Through this grove there
isa beautitul walk; 0 ‘Toot in width, shaded o
the forest-trees, and !cading up to a small nit halfa quar-
ter of a-mile from the church, On this hill is planted the
sacred sign. of redemption, a large cross. A platform and
altar are algo ‘there
ment is is depositedsin the solemn procession of Corpus Chris-
planted on each side of this walk,
in procession,
ae 38 as are ‘n want ‘of g
strength tothe Protestant population of the country. We
wish thie charitable part of this project had been less mixed
up than it appears to be with political and religious rancour.
e establishment of politico- -religious colonies i in the e present
state of |
e only
e diff h 7
| there is oteriso 3 air Prospect isrcion abated.
THE NETHERLANDS. -
Four or five years ago the King of this country who be-
longs to, one of tie Protestant communions, made a Concor-
d e Pope, respecting the tem poral concerns of tho
2
x
large p
tion - the others being Catholics. “But his courtiers, of
persuasion, together with those who ‘favoured
inl. continued to proc!
f covert
ure ordinances, which in a
ways, indirectly sapped the foundations of
the church, a thwaried all the just expectations of the
People. Cler ergymen who were Jansenists, and therefore not
és
2
oe.
and, the faithfat ‘and | prothers perfor rm, i
month, the stations of the Holy Cross devoutly cominemo-
rating the Saviour’s sufferings for man; till they have reach-
ed the last station, at the top of the will where ey om
* Rahind this hill, and in the continuance of thes same walk,
is the common cemetry of tho’ congregation, Here the pen-
plant ted,-by
sive gloom of the Surrounding forest, the lovely willow,
hurch, were named by the King to Bishop-
|rics, and received the revenues, though they could not hold
tho places, and not only were the Sees thus kept vacant, but
the enemies of the church were enriched with the means des-
ined to support its pastors,
“The next step was to compel the candidates for orders to
study in schools over which infidels were placed as precep-
tors and thos not only \ wero they withdrawn from the pro-
of the deceased ; the solitary rose. bush, that growson the
mount, which covers the bod
f their ecclesiastical superiors, , but
were subjected to the sneers, and exposed lo the sophistry,
of sinless infancy, and the
een sod, which tendor recollection has laid over the grave |
‘are more than 200 religious, fervently serving, their God.
In the oth
lies and sins 8 of youth, have sighed for a place of en i
al-
seclusion
mighty, and, under | the safe guidance of religious dissiptine
ofdeparted youth—render the remembrance of death pecu-|
liarly i wey and lead the mind
fh the
4 thoughts of eternity.
It may be thonght, that romantié feeling has been indula-
ed, in tho sketch of the convent of the lay- Brothers of St.
uri
to shave formed tho placo, as an abod e for Religion, where
she might retire
peaceful cells and neat chapel.
The brothers have adopted the rule of St. Benedict, miii-
gated. Their timo is divided between prayer, religious ex:
mance.
To such it must be pleasing to_ lear, that the’ object of |.
St. Benedict, in : Kentucky; provided he bring testimonials,
from his Pastor, ofa good moral and christian character, |
and 1 laboure under no impedement, from secular engage-
ments, which might forbid his entrance into the religious
state.
x
res, may be received at the brotherhood of
ercises, and manual labour.
scems
cenery surrounding the Convent, as inits
the enemies of that church to whose
ministry they aspired upwards of twenty free scholarships,
anda large number of half scholarships, on which ec clesias-
ti al
and 4 suppressed.
i ion of the Catholic School,
which piety had crected and dowed,.and a compulsory
substitution of teachers, of at’ best doubtful principles, for
the religious und exemplary persons who had devoted them-
selves to the great work of instruction, and daly qualified
thewselves for its discharge.
,The system was completed by forbidding thoadmistion
into Colleges or the appointment to Churches s ofany
sons who had studied in any foreign country, except with
special permission. of the King : is in fact was,not to
bo given—No person was allowed toenter a Theological
ple austerities. Aft iti if th
in himself'a vocation ; and, ifit bo thought that he can
como a fit member of the brotherhood, he is svormiteed. to
ake the vows of. religion for throo years, At the expira-
tion of that time he may renéw the vows for life, Mechanics,
and persons of any honest profession, may be r received, if
properly recommended by the pastor of the
| whi ch they belong. The Rev Ignative Guy Chabrat tis the
[present Superior: letters from any part of the Union
did: fee)
rtificate fe of graduation i in the Philoso-
hi. fh 1 Th
I is P
as many 1 ble in the way of candi-
dates for orders, and in the next place, to give a previous
wrong direction to thoir minds, under the pretext of provid-:
ing means for thelr instraction, The Bishops were deprived
of their ig g and suz 3
d and cond: fthose destined t
| sitstey ond the charge which the very nature and institu-
id them jn th
n,address- | th
ed to him, Bardstown, Kentucky, will receivo prompt atten-|to a committee’ appointed ‘b
tis ion, Yours, &c. X
tions and laws of the Church gave to tot!
amo
their church to be corrupt and erroneous, and this committee
ed from the frish Catholic Magazine. Amongst various.
des devised to reli sed son hint
adopted, Protestant liberality suggests to base the system -
of W hich ;
{ Catholie chur of his territory ; 3 the great bulk of the |