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VOL. IX.
and from: the' tenor of its ‘first number,
dant nig, we may juny anticipate the most gross)
rev viling: and the r of calum nities against t the
ies Wild
wa again a areed against her, and: as often trium-
Tam
of what is),
UNITED STATES CATHOLIC MISCELLANY.
. After the double: bells terminated their peal of an-
nouncemen and seated, the
bymn co
h assis-
fant-~and kneeling, implored a Dlessing and th he
Se 243
which we can more truly estimate what life has
brought, and what ‘it is to brin
religion she is to- bear ;
phantly refute: artily | sorr
Sirs, that respect for yourselves, for your ‘profesion,
and ‘for your Catholic fellow-citizens, [now
merous and respectable j in this city to sub t pas
tiently to end peeve nsult}, did not inspire you
with caution, and event you from lending your
names to a prediution so pre- eminently scurriioug,
not to say defamatory. Permit me‘to inform you,
that: self-respect "vould have led me eto treat * The
Protestant” with the contempt it merits, had you
not publicly abetted the infamous falsehoods which
fill its wolumi, and.thereby contributed, as far as in
your power, to their being accredited by those, who,
however, ‘vell disposed, may not possess | the ell
which. you may be s sed to
aying the ‘Doctrine and PTonets of ‘the “Catholic
Church. ou have holdly hurled the gauntlet,
-|the Novices, and Pr
and two Versiculars, entered the. Choir, ener them
essed Nuns, in procession,two|
andtwo. The ross-bearer, alter leaving the Cross
on one side’ of the grate, a and e Versiculars, made
genuflection and'retir anging themselves in the
back seats. Then’ the supérioress and mother assis-
tant entered, and between them the- Postulant,
splendidly attired in the fashion of'the’day, whom
they conducted to the front of the grate, leaving her
kneeling before the blessed Sacrament.
revious to the sermon s
her seat, and the Rev. Denis Ryan, of Templemare,
delivered a sublime discourse which affected all pre-
sent. . Ie chose his text---'* Go forth from thy na-
tive > co’ sountry---quit thy kindred and thy father’s
house, and pass into the land that‘l will shew thee.”
io . 12. n addressing’ the postulant he illustrat-
snljatice ¢ to iyself 5 if not t ‘o others,
it should be taken up; and flung back into the centre|e
of that body, from ‘hich j it pro oceeded. ere-
fore, respectfully submit, for you: ur considertion and
ptance, the tivo following Proposi tions, viz :-
First, that the columns af the * Protestant,” be
thrown open to the assailed as well as the assailants.
Secondly, and since the detection of religions error,
and the investigation of truth o be your}¢
avowed objects, ‘that you enter "tainly i into Othe arena
py cantrovers sy, and thus afford the readers of “The
Prot :? and our. fellaw-citizens generally, an
opportuni of fleciding upon the justice: and injus-
tice of the grave charges you have alleged against
the ch, of whi ch Tama member. To the lat-
cially when your 2 I think you will freely assent, espe-
cial eal for frac | is considered, and|t
when it is born i truth is so brilliant}
and. attractive. as when collated with falsehood.-—
Should the real or supposed edit or of “ The Protes-
tant,” object to affording us the benefit of his j jours |
nal, T shall take to inyself the omy of pro
curing the advantage of another. ssing more
extensive circulation in this city, and i in “these states,
than * The Protestant” may-ever obtain:
{In conelusion, [ would beg to inform ygu, that so
s00n us I all have read in the-New York * Trath
‘Teller,’ or the *
intimate acquaintance. y you will not deem me
‘worthy y your attention.
have the honour to be, yours, &c.
New York, January Il. A CATHOLIC. ,
P. S.—James B. Requa, Editor of the “ Protes-
fant,” will co nfer a fivout, by copying the -preced
ing article in his paper.
IRELAND.
Reception of a Naw. at te Presentation Convent,
, Co. Tippe
ee being the “Feast of the.Pre-
V. M. the Convent of that Or-
of solemnity,
Saturday, ! xe
sentation of the
der in this town - ceshibited a scene
which bad a grand and imposing one ct. At
an/us tho s¢ Sense oti its importance. .,
d
ed from various passages in Scripture and anthori-
ties oft the Holy Fathers, how necessary for-a truly
st
she was reconducted to
2) The same
.and the. infant assemblies of the are, iss in these
ing on, in which all things are e working together for
good to the wise and to ti the » uous ; and which is
to close at last in hono our, wlory, and in immor-
tality. Medit f this kin re fitted
christian spirit. were the fulfilment of the vows off
overty, chastity and obedience ; welt Par
ticularly on the advantage that wou ul a accrue
community at large from that very essential part off
her vocation, the instruction of the poor female
children, thereby i ng the example of her di-
vine Master, who. said" Suffer the little children
to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of su
the kingdom of God.” “And ye shall shine oes
stars in the firmannent.” After the sermon the Pos-
tulant retired, and ro-appeared in her religious habit,|
and the Ceremony proceeded~-at the conclusion the
chauntress commenced Ecce quam bonum, during
€ performance of which she embraces first the su-
Perioress, then. each of the sisters in succession---af- | ©
rw is Grace gave the benediction of the
t. fhe inusie was entirely Oe
=
Besse sacramen
composed expressly: f
. “Leannot omit’ effect here pro-
duced---when the Postulant was in view, the music
appeared full ; but when absent, it appeared as if it
were at a great distance, and on re- appearing, gra-
From the Motropotitan.. a
THE NEW YEAR.
a
te terraneous
num, who accompanied “the voealists on the piano- t
fort paticular
dually became full again.---‘'he ceremony was ‘tr fay
splendid and imposing. " }Pol
and elevate.every hea give a voice t
time, which proclaims, as it pases the goodn ness of
‘Him who liveth for rand ever.” The
us to ca:
treasures of wis
FRENCH ACADEMY OFr "SCIENCES.
~ Sittings of the we October.
M. Cordier presented t Academy the work
f Mrs. Maria Griffith, an American lady, w
been long.devoted to ‘the study of seience, ented :
obta
‘« Essay an the Art of Sounding,. to n. Su ib
gs.’ The observations made
ie aut thor are the result, of experiments made upon
extensive lands which she holds in America.
M. Hericart de Thury was invited to examine this
work.
M. Cabr brier read his work, entitled “ Memoir
r to be .
‘These wit ings are to be filled with gas ropertiona
to the weight of the flyer, and sufficient to support
him in the air. The g
“ Eheu! fogaces, Posthume, Posthume,-
Labuatur anni.”—Hor
y Year i is an event which
The opening of a Nev
reflection Ther is something : sule ‘the re-
urn.of those stated memorials of time. ‘They call
upon us to some review of our conduct in the years|
&
<
ment to eternity.
ind f
me, al
more than all, they: re-
mind us of our dependence upon Him, who is the
leads even the most thoughtless to some degree of (st
taincd in an envelope o of gu mmed silk, placed upon
a light and solid frame, or it may be fixed by a filet
ring.) The wings ‘to carry upa need only
raise three-fourths and a half of bis vveight.—-Ond
eight will not be balanced unless he stands erect
| censequently that position will give him the power
oe Alescending with facility where’ he -may wish to
alight. The’ wings joined and extended horizontal-
ly form a heart. the point of which is in advance.—
They are joined together by several traversal pieces ,
secur ed by hooks 3, round ‘which the wings hav
** Ancient of Days:” who while we change, is still
the same, and whose years shall not fi
Life, while it is thus passing’ from us all, leaves
At was given us for |"
post. “It was
arly r the venerable re
the celbration of the august acres of the Mass,
which w: accompan nied with appropriate music per
formed by some of the religious of the Con
Shortly after the ceremo
" place, his Grace the Most Rev. Dr.-L
celebrant on the occasion, and officiated with a
Jemnity which is characteristic of that distinguished
Prelate, assisted ‘by the Rey. Dr. .O?Connor,
Jain, Rev. Mr, Dee, P. P. Movearkey, and se ral we number our days, it is wise in us to thinks how
of the Rev. Clorgymen of the Diocess, The Pos i onr years have hitherto been employed ; what iti
lant was Miss Tani gan; of’lemplem g be-| that we ving in the time v engje
Lon
fore the O 1 Virginum commenced, tie Cha.
pel, whichisa ‘tasteful Gothic structure, was throng-
ed with a display of rank and fashion, of which the
officers of the garrison formed a par
‘The arrangements made ously for the ac-}
commodation-of the public gave “reneral satisfaction.
‘The doors of the passage from the Convent to the
Choir, and also to the Chaps, were t thrown open, re may e'
nt
that no obstruction could impede the view ; on
eh of the large Gotbig | gute. between the ‘Sanctuary
the Choir, n which was placed the
given u us 2 by: iim, who alone is good ; t we might
-[advance in knowledge, jin virtue, in ha appiness, and
aspire to moral and intellectual perfection: $ and that,
at the end of our moral career, we might join that
innumerable multitude of all nations, and kindred,
-}and tongues, who stand before the Throne and the
Lamb for ever,
n the return, then, of these seasons by which
the grent ends for which we were cre:
tions of this kind become us all : and, while they
remind us of the important purposes for which we
were born, they fit us to enter upon a new year \ with
comfort and resolution. God grant that it may be
‘with these moar put elevate d sentiments, that all
w season, which js-given us
e Him tative for eve
The tse of time has led us, as it were, to
higher © eminence in, “the prospect of buman patie,
by
be, bell, mantle, ate end domino, intended for
the Postulant.
The past and the future seem more distinctly to lie
before ua, and a solemn pause is afforded us,. in
3
Dye
Anotomy in the Universi
dita-| publish in this country forty- four. xplendid plates of
flyer must be in the form of a balancoire(bance pole )?
tarnished with two stages, or boards, united under-
h by net work, and suspended to the wings.—
TT the feet rest upon the transversal part, and they are
fixed in such a way, that the support. must go up
when they ascend in the air, me will never abandon
them ntributes also to propel the wings | fore
ward. t he traveller must bes sustaine d by
tre of the body, in order that they may incline forward
without any difficulty, as - in the operation of swim-
ming,
Messrs. Florens, ‘Navier, and: Gay Lussac, were
appointed to examine this singular process. -
Barzellotti and Rosini, two eminent professors of
ity of Pisa, are preparing to
the natural size of the adult, in which every organ
in'the human body will be most accurately repre-
sented. ‘T'he author of this extraordinary work was
the late learned Mascayni.: The present Editors
have completed the plan with great care and atten-,
tion.
_ Why wit thou put “offthy thy resolution from day to
day ? Arise, and begin this very tnoment. and say:
Now is the time for doing, and ni 3 the time to
fight ; ; now is the proper time to ‘amend my life.
which ‘was in the midst of them, -
moments, in the midst of us: an e arm,
which, in ever culty or danger, tee made the
Church of Christ triumphant to jay, is still up-
lifted to protect the progress of re r ligion: ere
nething inexpressibly consoling to the weakness
of humanity, in this reflection: while we stand, as it
were, the rui me, ee the races of
men thus snecessively rising and falling before us,’
we see, at the sa , the ternal Mind that
governs the whole des} We see a system carry-