,,mission ,,work ,,among ,,the ,,negroes ,,and ,,the ,,indians4 ,what is being accomplished by means of the ,annual ,collection taken up for our ,missions4 ,,members ,,of ,,the ,,commission ,,charged ,,with ,,distributing ,,the ,,fund3 ,,his ,,eminence ,,james ,,cardinal ,,gibbons1 ,,archbishop ,,of ,,baltimore4 ,,most ,,rev4 ,,dr4 ,,ryan1 ,,archbishop ,,of ,,philadelphia4 ,,right ,,rev4 ,,dr4 ,,kain1 ,,bishop ,,of ,,wheeling ,,baltimore3 ,,foley ,,bros41 ,,printers1 #d ,,light ,,street4 #ahic4 ,mission ,work among the ,negroes and the ,indians4 ,,financial ,,statement ,from ,january #ast1 #ahib1 to ,january #ast1 #ahic4 ,,received ,,from ,,collections ,,of #ahib4 ,archdiocese of ,baltimore #b1djj #jj 0 ,boston #e1jje #jj 0 ,chicago #a1iah #jj 0 ,milwaukee #ab1aib #gi 0 ,new ,orleans #idg #fj 0 ,new ,york #d1bic #bg 0 ,oregon ,city #ij #jj 0 ,philadelphia #f1bfa #ja 0 ,st4 ,louis #b1chb #fi 0 ,st4 ,paul #a1jjj #jj 0 ,san ,francisco #a1jih #fj 0 ,santa ,f #aac #ah ,diocese of ,albany #a1jhb #ce 0 ,alton #dag #gj 0 ,belleville #cjj #jj 0 ,brooklyn #c1jgg #fh 0 ,buffalo #iij #dh 0 ,burlington #cji #jj 0 ,charleston #cj #jj 0 ,cleveland #ba1heh #ed 0 ,concordia #ie #hj 0 ,covington #ccc #he 0 ,davenport #ffh #jc 0 ,denver #caj #fj 0 ,detroit #gej #jj 0 ,dubuque #a1ccb #fe 0 ,duluth #hb #jj 0 ,erie #daf #ij 0 ,fort ,wayne #a1bid #cg 0 ,galveston #ace #de 0 ,grand ,rapids #deb #gb 0 ,green ,bay #dgg #bg 0 ,hartford #a1fei #jh 0 ,helena #hg #ae 0 ,jamestown1 ,n4 ,d4 #ajj #jj 0 ,kansas ,city1 ,kansas #cdj #be 0 ,kansas ,city and ,st4 ,joseph #cgb #hj 0 ,la ,crosse #efc #ff 0 ,lincoln #bjf #ba 0 ,little ,rock #bjj #jj 0 ,louisville #iji #jg 0 ,manchester #gcc #dj 0 ,marquette #cbb #jj 0 ,mobile #aic #ce 0 ,monterey and ,los ,angeles #agj #jj 0 ,nashville #bbg #gd 0 ,natchez #if #fe 0 ,natchitoches #cj #jj 0 ,nesqually #hb #fj 0 ,newark #a1gee #hi 0 ,ogdensburg #baf #be 0 ,omaha #cbd #je 0 ,peoria #a1hcj #jj 0 ,pittsburg and ,alleghany #c1cij #cd 0 ,portland #a1jcj #gj 0 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#jj ,st4 ,joseph's ,seminary1 ,baltimore1 for the formation of priests devoted to the missions among the colored people #f1jjj #jj ,expenses at the ,bureau of ,catholic ,indian ,missions1 ,washington #d1jjj #jj ,,expenses3 ,secretary #bej #jj ,pamphlet on the ,negro and ,indian ,missions sent to all the priests of the ,u4,s4 #bhb #je ,other printing1 stationery1 postage1 c4 #aje #cj -------- #fg1hig #ce ,balance transferred to a_/c for #ahic #dih #cb ---------- #fh1cie #fg #a ,in this amount is included a legacy of #a1jjj from ,mrs4 ,alice ,hussey1 #ejj for the ,negro and #ejj for the ,indian missions4 #b ,including a legacy of #ajj from ,mr4 ,adam ,haefling1 ,tiffin1 ,o41 to be equally divided between the ,negro and the ,indian missions4 ,mission ,work among the ,negroes and the ,indians4 ,the communications we publish from ,bishops who receive aid from the annual collections for our ,negro and ,indian missions1 show very simply and forcibly the importance and needs of this work4 ,passages from the letters of ,archbishop ,janssens1 of ,new ,orleans1 of ,bishop ,o',sullivan1 of ,mobile and of ,rev4 ,father ,molony of the diocese of ,san ,antonio1 may help to answer a question as to the ultimate outcome of what is being done1 that doubtless arises in many minds4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,archbishop says3 8,in another portion of the diocese1 at ,grossetete ,bayou1 there is a somewhat similar settlement of negroes1 who before the war were sold in ,maryland1 to ,louisiana ,protestant planters4 ,the history of their trials for religion1 their constancy to the faith1 would embellish a page in the history of the ,martyrs of the ,church4 ,much is said of the inconsistency of the negro1 but my experience convinces me1 that when the negro has been brought up in the knowledge and practice of religion1 he is as constant as any white ,catholic under the circumstances4 ,bad training and ignorance degenerate their mind and heart1 as it does with the white population4 ,we are trying to raise means to build a church for that settlement4 ,i regret very much that the ,commission has been obliged to diminish the allocation4 ,our work is increasing and the funds diminishing4 ,may the ,lord provide some other means40 99 99 99 99 99 ,bishop ,o',sullivan writes3 8,we receive very few adult converts from among the colored people4 ,however1 the proportion of colored converts is equal to the number of white converts4 ,hence1 there is no reason why we should look upon the conversion of the colored people as hopeless2 on the contrary the outlook is encouraging4 ,if we plant the good seed1 our successors will reap a rich harvest4 ,the ,catholics in the ,south are so few1 that it is impossible for them to supply missionaries and means to carry on the work4 ,help must come from outside4 ,may ,god bless all who help this mission40 99 99 99 99 99 ,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,molony writes3 8,our work in this diocese is assuming a brighter look4 ,god has blessed it this year beyond our most sanguine expectations4 ,our experience of the past did not inspire much hope4 ,since the foundation of the mission in #ahhh1 our colored people have stood aloof and looked on our labors with cold indifference4 ,they seemed to assume an attitude of distrust4 ,within the present year we have noticed a change in their behavior towards the mission and the ,catholic church4 ,now they approach with more confidence4 ,the better class1 the religiously disposed1 receive religious instruction4 ,they begin to appreciate the intellectual and moral improvement of the children who attend our schools40 99 99 99 99 99 ,the amount received from the annual collection was in #ahhg #ha1hih4ja #ahhh #gf1age4cj #ahhi #fi1fcg4fh #ahij #gj1dfa4hg #ahia #fc1chf4hd ,the receipts for #ahib to date stand #ff1jfh4ji ,in #ahhg thirty-one dioceses received help from this fund and forty-six in #ahib4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the following ,pastoral ,letter issued last year by the ,rt4 ,rev4 ,bishop of ,louisville1 sets forth strongly and earnestly the claims of the ,negro and ,indian ,mission work on our sympathy and generous aid4 ,the ,colored and ,indian ,missions4 ,the following is taken from a ,pastoral ,letter issued last year by ,rt4 ,rev4 ,bishop ,mc,closkey of ,louisville4 ,it sets forth strongly and earnestly the claims of the ,negro and ,indian mission work to our sympathy and generous aid4 8,if thousands of these wretched beings of whom we speak1 are still as ignorant and destitute of the light of ,christianity1 as heathen1 so to say1 as when the first settler landed on our shores1 whose fault is it8 ,and if they are now fast falling back into the practice of their old heathen rites1 who are responsible for abominations which disgrace the ,christians' name8 ,christ died for all2 for the ,african as well as the ,european4 ,have we recognized this fact8 ,have we come up to the full measure of the duty we owe to our less favored brother8 and when we found him lying in helpless misery1 bruised and beaten1--have we taken him up and carried him to an inn1 and like the good ,samaritan1 pored oil into his wounds8 or have we not rather1 like the unfeeling priest and cold hearted ,levite1 passed him by and left him lying by the way-side1 as if his heavenly ,father was not ours also8 ,these1 dearly beloved1 are questions that we must answer at the judgment seat4 8,i was hungry and you gave me not to eat2 ,i was thirsty and you gave me not to drink3 naked and you clothed me not2 sick and you did not visit me20 and the answer will come to you as distinct and definite as to the astonished culprit1 who could not see ,christ in the person of the poor and needy4 8,amen1 ,i say to you1 as long as you did it not to one of these least ones1 neither did you do it to me40 ,yes1 dearly beloved1 ,he who died to redeem us all1 will surely hold us accountable1 unless we make such tardy reparation as we are able1 for the wrongs done these neglected creatures1 in whose behalf the ,church pleads so earnestly and yet so tenderly to-day4 8,now is the acceptable time2 now is the day of salvation40 ,what the ,church wishes you to do just now is to strengthen the hands of those noble bands of missionaries--priests of ,god and devoted ,sisters of ,mercy and ,charity2 heroic ,ursulines and brave daughters of ,st4 ,benedict1 now laboring among our ,colored brethren in the ,south1 and1 in the far ,west1 among the scanty remnants of a race that still clings 7and who can blame them87 with the tenacity of despair to their last footholds in a land they once proudly called their own4 ,the ,church1 which to the ,catholic1 is the voice of ,god1 wishes you to put in the hands of the self-denying workers in that rougher portion of the ,lord's vineyard1 the funds they need to carry on the work they have in hand4 ,these holy missionaries would carry the glad tidings of salvation to the benighted children of the forest4 ,they would plant in their midst schools in which young ,indian boys and girls may be trained in civil learning2 and churches into which all may be gathered round the altar of ,god1 and taught to know and worship in spirit and in truth ,jesus ,christ1 their ,redeemer1 whose children they are1 and1 equally with us1 heirs of eternal life4 8,suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not1 for of such is the kingdom of heaven40 ,it is the humility and the meekness of ,jesus that is to win for us the great prize of eternal life for which each one1 in his own way1 is daily striving4 8,blessed are the meek1 for they shall possess the land40 ,it is the beauty of our soul not the color of our skin that will be the real test of our right to gaze upon the glory of ,god in paradise4 8,blessed are the clean of heart1 for they shall see ,god40 ,such then1 in brief1 is the object for which this collection is to be taken up at all the ,masses on the ,first ,sunday in ,lent--a noble and a blessed work1 and full of richest merit for all who approach it in the spirit of ,christian charity1 and with kindly feelings toward those of their brethren1 who1 as you know too well1 are utterly unable to help themselves4 ,the heroic self-abnegation of those priests and nuns who have gone forth into a sort of voluntary exile to spend themselves and be spent for ,christ in the service of the forsaken and despised ,indian1 whose lot1 to some extent1 they share1 is worthy of our highest admiration2 for this1 ,dearly beloved1 is not a field of labor which all would willingly select--this life of perpetual self-sacrifice1 ending only in death4 ,the very nobility of the sacrifice they have made is in itself one of their strongest claims on your generous support2 for 7do not forget it71 but for this their heroic self-denial1 you would not easily find a means of discharging a debt you owe a race which for two long centuries has been so cruelly dealt with2--a race1 too1 that has proved itself time and again1 in council and on battle field1 as brave1 as skillful1 and as magnanimous as your own4 ,and yet1 to our shame1 be it spoken1 nearly all that are left of this singular1 and in some respects1 mysterious people1 are now wanderers upon the wild prairie1 eking out1 as best they can1 a miserable existence on the paltry pittance that is doled out to them1 and are to-day1 practically speaking1 as destitute of religious instructions as were their pagan forefathers4 ,oh6 ,dearly ,beloved1 what a commentary is this sad spectacle on the boasted superiority of our ,christian civilization6 ,take heed1 lest ,christ's words on witnessing the faith of the centurion1 and the want of it on the part of those to whom ,he was speaking1 may one day rise up in judgment against you3 8,i say to you that many shall come from the ,east and the ,west1 and shall sit down with ,abraham and ,isaac and ,jacob in the kingdom of heaven2 but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into exterior darkness3 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth40 ,come1 then1 ,we entreat you in the bowels of ,christ's mercy2--in the name of ,him who for your sakes1 and for the sake of those for whom ,we are pleading1 hung naked on the cross1 despising the shame2 come to the aid of these devoted missionaries who are doing what they can to save this people worthy of a better fate2 remembering the rich graces poured out centuries ago on your own ancestors in the faith2 for what after all1 are these brave missionaries doing1 but just what ,st4 ,patrick did for ,ireland1 ,st4 ,boniface for ,germany1 ,st4 ,francis ,xavier for the savage tribes of ,india1 and ,st4 ,francis of ,sales1 the gentle apostle of the ,swiss1 for the tens of thousand whom he rescued from the enemy of souls4 ,dearly beloved1 a glorious work is going on in your midst and you know it not4 ,if1 then1 you hear the voice of ,god to-day1 harden not your hearts2 turn not a deaf ear to the voice pleading within you for your destitute ,colored and ,indian ,brethren2 but take in hand at once the blessed work which your generous hearts prompt you to do4 ,rise up like true men1 and shake off the forgetfulness of the past1 and let your charity respond in full measure to this earnest appeal to you for help4 ,it comes to you with the sanction of grave and venerable prelates who in council have weighed the matter well1 and now make known to you the obligation you are under4 ,the rich results of your generosity you may not live to see4 ,leave that to ,god4 ,the just man lives by faith1 and knows that if in loving kindness to the poor and destitute he casts his bread upon the waters1 it will come back to him1 not in the shape of human praise1 but in the fullness of divine mercy1 which will not be wanting to him in that supreme hour when he will stand most in need of it4 ,strive thus1 dearly beloved1 to make your vocation and election sure2 that1 for your kindness to the needy1 you may one day hear those words so full of comfort and divine love3 8,come ye blessed of ,my ,father1 possess the kingdom prepared for you2 for ,i was hungry and you gave me to eat2 ,i was thirsty and you gave me to drink2 ,i was naked and you clothed me2 sick1 and you visited me2 for as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren1 you did it to ,me4 ,enter into the joy of your ,lord40 ,you will have the sweet consolation of knowing that you have hearkened to the voice of the ,bishops whom the ,holy ,ghost has placed over the ,church in this our beloved country--this favored land which is ours by so many pleasing associations2--discovered by a fearless ,catholic navigator1 aided1 as he was in turn1 by the royal munificence of that pearl of ,christian ,queens1 8,isabella the ,catholic20--its early missionaries devoted sons of ,st4 ,dominic1 ,st4 ,francis and ,st4 ,ignatius1 who were the first to plant the cross and spread the true faith on ,american soil1 which they watered with their blood2--this blessed land of ours now dedicated to the ,sacred ,heart of ,jesus and tenderly guarded by our dear ,lady1 the ,immaculate ,mother of our ,god1 and sweet comforter of the afflicted4 ,dearly beloved1 may the joy of a good conscience1 the peace of ,god1 that peace that surpasseth all understanding1 ever be yours40 ,i4 ,,the ,,negro ,,mission ,,work4 ---------------------------------------- --------------------------- ,negro ,catholic ,baptisms4 ,,diocese4 ,population4 ,negroes4,churches4,priests4,children4,a dults4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- ,baltimore #bah1jjj #cf1jjj #d #ad #dfj #agj ,brownsville #bj1jjj ,charleston #eej1jjj #a1jjj #b #ce #ae ,covington #ge1jjj #aae #a #c #ae ,galveston #bej1jjj #ejj #a #b #ba #bd ,kansas ,city #dj1jjj #bjj #a #a #cf #ad ,little ,rock #djj1jjj #ajj #e #b ,louisville #bjj1jjj #d1jjc #a #a #afg #cg ,mobile #gjf1bdc #b1ejj #e #hb #d ,nashville #dca1cbj #dj #c #c ,natchez #a1hch #a #a #ge #cj ,natchitoches #ade1jjj #ae1jjj #b #a #agh #bc ,new ,orleans #hj1jjj #b #c1bah #bib ,new ,york #hj1jjj #c1jjj #b #d #eh #bb ,philadelphia #fj1jjj #a1ejj #a #a #dj #aj ,pittsburgh #a #a #aa #d ,richmond #gjj1jjj #gjj #a #a #ai #cd ,savannah #gbj1jjj #a1jjj #a #a #ej #ab ,st4 ,augustine #ig1hjj #a1bjj ,san ,antonio #ge1jjj #a1bjj #a #a #b #bj ,wilmington #ajj1jjj #abe #a #a #af #g ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- #c #adj1jba #bh #cj #d1dgi #gcd ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- #c ,colored population of the ,south in #ahij1 #f1iif1aff4 ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ,,diocese4 ,schools4,pupils4 ,institutions4 ,sisterhoods4 ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ,baltimore #aj #a1bjj ,st4 ,joseph's ,notre ,dame4 ,seminary1 ,epiph'y ,oblates4 ,apostolic ,college1 ,st4 ,francis4 ,two ,orphanages1 ,holy ,cross4 ,academy1 ,st4 ,charity4 ,joseph's ,guild4 ,brownsville ,charleston #a #abf ,covington #a #bai ,hospital1 ,charity4 ,orphanage1 ,home4 ,charity of ,naz4 ,galveston #b 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----------------------------- #ajh #g1hhd ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ,,baltimore1 ,,md4 ,the ,catholic ,church in the ,southern ,states has long felt the need of priests4 ,the ,bishops of these ,states have made successive appeals for zealous workers1 but all to no purpose4 ,st4 ,joseph's ,seminary and the ,epiphany ,apostolic ,college have been founded to supply this want4 ,although both institutions are new1 sixty-five young men have offered themselves for the arduous mission4 ,if ,providence favors this ,seminary and ,college a number of missionaries will depart yearly for the ,south1 to work wholly in the spiritual interests of the ,negro4 8,on sending in our application10 writes the ,rev4 ,rector of ,st4 ,joseph's ,seminary1 8it may be well to review the work of the scholastic year1 #ahia-ib1 at ,st4 ,joseph's ,seminary and the ,epiphany ,apostolic ,college4 ,the most important event1 the placing of our work on an independent basis1 is already known to you4 ,we are seven priests to initiate the new movement4 ,we have just finished a retreat in common in which we threw ourselves into shape under the name of ,st4 ,joseph's ,society of the ,sacred ,heart4 ,the seven represented the two institutions for the training of missionaries1 the missions of ,richmond1 ,va41 ,wilmington1 ,del41 and ,st4 ,peter ,claver's mission of ,baltimore4 ,in regard to this step1 very many ,bishops and ,priests1 by word and letter1 have endorsed it4 ,the second event of importance was the ordination of our colored priest1 in ,december1 #ahia4 ,at the close of the year there were ten seminarians at ,st4 ,joseph's ,seminary and fifty-two students at the ,epiphany ,apostolic ,college4 ,of our seminarians1 one is a deacon1 one is in minor orders1 and three are tonsured4 ,with ,god's blessing and our ,lady's help1 next year will see fifteen seminarians in ,st4 ,joseph's ,seminary1 of whom six will have been graduates of the ,epiphany ,apostolic ,college4 ,we expect to have at least sixty students in the latter institution4 ,your ,eminence will bear in mind that the five thousand dollars the venerable ,commission has agreed to allow us1 are but one fifth of our expenses4 ,and it is but just to add that we must raise the other four-fifths4 ,moreover1 we must build a new seminary this year4 ,at present1 the neighboring house1 one hundred and thirty feet distant1 must be used1 and we fear to the detriment of discipline4 ,plans are drawn for a building to hold sixty seminarians4 ,because of this building may we ask a special donation in addition to the regular allotment8 ,the new seminary will cost sixty thousand dollars1 which1 as ,i must stand at my post1 ,i know not how to raise40 ,the following letter is from the ,rev4 ,paul ,griffith1 of ,st4 ,augustine's ,church1 ,washington1 ,d4 ,c4 8,i most respectfully apply for assistance from the fund for the ,indian and ,negro ,missions4 ,we need all the help possible to cope with the ,public ,schools of ,washington4 ,in fact our school facilities are poor1 and unless we can do something to invite children to our ,catholic school1 many of them will lose their faith4 ,five hundred dollars are absolutely necessary to pay the teachers1 but one thousand would be a veritable ,godsend40 ,sister ,rose ,noylam1 who has charge of ,st4 ,euphemia's ,school1 ,emmitsburg1 ,md41 writes as follows1 in a letter addressed to ,his ,eminence1 ,cardinal ,gibbons3 8,i make a new appeal for our poor colored children4 ,at the same time ,i wish to thank ,your ,eminence for last year's appropriation2 although it was one hundred dollars less than that of the year before1 still we are most grateful for it4 ,there are from forty to fifty colored children enrolled in our school1 and it is both consoling and edifying to witness the docility of these little ones1 and their eagerness to make all manner of sacrifices to avail themselves of the advantages of an education4 ,some of these children have to walk three miles to school and three more in returning to their homes4 ,they come to school in all varieties of weather1 through snow and ice1 to say nothing of the other discomforts to be met with on the rugged roads of the surrounding district40 ,the ,rev4 ,c4 ,g4 ,giesen1 pastor of ,st4 ,francis ,xavier's ,colored ,church1 ,city of ,baltimore1 had many difficulties to contend against in the running of his large parochial school4 8,four hundred colored children receive tuition free4 ,i shall give the amount of expenses and receipts for #ahia40 ,teachers' ,salaries #a1bbj4jj ,ground ,rent and ,taxes #ajb4hj ,light and ,fuel #ce4jj ,repairs #aif4cc ,interest on debt #ce4hd ,books #bjc4ec --------- #a1gic4ej ,receipts and ,donations #egd4bh --------- ,deficit #a1bai4bb ,the ,rev4 ,a4 ,b4 ,leeson1 of ,st4 ,monica's ,colored ,church1 writes as follows3 8,next year we shall have to exert all the influence in our power to hold our school4 ,within two doors of our school a large public school building is being erected40 ,this new public school building will draw pupils away from the ,catholic school unless the latter be made equally efficient in its work4 ,this means an increase of expenditure4 ,,charleston1 ,s4 ,c4 ,the diocese of ,charleston has a large negro population out of which a thousand are counted as ,catholics4 ,this is a goodly number1 when we consider the fact1 that there are but eight thousand ,catholics in the whole diocese4 ,the ,ordinary of the diocese1 ,bishop ,northrop1 has this to say in reference to the ,negro ,missions3 8,this poor diocese has bought and given for the use of the colored people1 since the war1 the following property3 a church valued at #g1jjj1 a residence at #c1ejj1 a school-house at #d1ejj1 a chapel at #c1ejj4 ,this makes a total expenditure of #ah1ejj4 ,the fathers hitherto in charge of the ,negro ,missions1 have done their best1 ,i suppose1 but the results of their work are not satisfactory4 ,we have the names of a thousand colored ,catholics on the rolls1 but no more than four hundred actually attend church4 ,the support derived from them is extremely meagre4 ,notwithstanding this we have supported two churches1 one priest1 sometimes two1 and kept the school going with three excellent teachers4 ,i have delayed my report while trying to secure a successor to the late ,rev4 ,cornelius ,hurley1 who died last ,april4 ,after various unsuccessful efforts1 ,i have made a contract with the ,fathers of the ,pious ,society of ,missions1 and expect two priests in a short while4 ,i hope by next year to be able to report progress4 ,father ,hurley was sick for a year or more and the mission suffered very much4 ,the ,josephites were unable to give me any assistance1 and just after resigning the mission ,father ,hurley died4 ,i have kept the ,church and ,school open since then1 not without great inconvenience and considerable personal expense4 ,after the arrival of the priests1 whose coming ,i expect1 ,i can give a better outline of my prospects for the future4 ,i have a building valued at #e1jjj1 situated near the ,church and the ,school4 ,this ,i propose to repair and arrange for ,sisters devoted to the ,colored work4 ,it will serve as an ,academy and ,orphanage4 ,these repairs will cost about a thousand dollars4 ,if ,i succeed in procuring the services of ,sisters1 ,i expect your generous aid4 ,the ,church and ,school now call for at least #a1jjj for support1 the income being only #ejj4 ,a new church at the ,cross-roads will1 ,i hope1 be an event of the future40 ,,chicago1 ,,ill4 ,there are #ce1jjj ,negroes in the city of ,chicago2 of which number about #ejj are ,catholics4 ,the latter are now permanently organized and form a parish having for its pastor1 the colored priest1 ,rev4 ,a4 ,tolton4 ,a building site has been procured in a good location and ,father ,tolton is exerting himself to raise funds for the erection of a church4 ,a colored school is badly needed and could be made the instrument for the accomplishing of much good4 ,father ,tolton is sure of the attendance of at least one hundred ,catholic children1 while he feels confident that two or three hundred colored ,protestant children would seek admittance4 ,the colored people in most localities are very partial to parochial schools conducted by sisters4 ,,covington1 ,,ky4 ,the diocese of ,covington has but few colored ,catholics1 yet the schools and charitable institutions founded by ,bishop ,maes1 promise in time to bear rich fruitage4 ,st4 ,peter ,claver's school in ,lexington has a membership of #bai pupils2 of this number #bjb are protestants4 ,the salutary influence of the ,sisters of ,charity of ,nazareth1 as exerted over the children intrusted to their keeping1 will necessarily tend to turn the eyes of the parents towards the ,church4 ,besides this school1 there is in the same city1 a hospital for colored people under the charge of the ,sisters of ,charity4 ,last year it admitted #adb patients4 ,another hospital in ,covington cared for #db patients last year1 five of whom were received into the ,church4 8,your committee will notice that we have kept our own10 writes the ,bishop of ,covington4 8,solid results already attained are the only claims we bring forward to support our application for the same amount of help as has been given us in the past1 and if possible a greater amount4 ,you will kindly notice1 that so far1 ,i have been unable to contribute a single cent towards the maintenance of the #ahd feeble and sick colored people in our hospitals2 and that the same lack of funds prevents me from taxing the charity of our orphan asylums to a greater extent than is already done4 ,the prospects for permanent good done to souls at ,lexington1 are as bright as ever1 as is proved by results1 and will in my opinion assume a brighter aspect every year4 ,i would like to begin1 in ,covington itself1 to enlarge the sphere of negro work1 but property being expensive and the resources small1 ,i forebear1 of least for this year4 ,the following record of receipts and expenditures will give some insight into our work and its needs40 ,accounts from ,january #ast1 #ahij1 to ,december #cast1 #ahia4 #ahia4 ,jan4 #a4 ,balance debt of last account #a1cje #jf ,sisters' ,school1 salary #ejj #jj ,janitor--coal #ach #bj ,repairs to school house #ef #ic ,salary of ,priest #bjj #jj ,chapel supplies #hi #jd #be copies of ,catholic ,tribune #be #jj --------- #b1cad #bc ,cr4 ,oct4 #acth4 ,by allowance of ,committee #b1jjj #jj --------- ,dec4 #cast4 ,balance debt #cad #bc #ahib4 ,may #ast4 ,debt to date3 ,salary of ,teachers1 #ia and #ib #ejj #jj ,salary of ,priest #ge #jj ,salary of ,janitor #fj #jj ,repairs to ,school #d #fe -------- ,may #bjth4 ,debt to date #iec #hh ,estimate of expenses for #ahib-ic3 ,balance ,debt #iec #hh ,school expenses #gfj #jj ,church expenses and ,priest's salary #dej #jj ,help for ,hospitals and ,orphanage #ejj #jj ,paris1 ,lot and ,new ,school #a1eaj #jj ,salary of ,teachers #cjj #jj --------- #d1dfc #hh ,,galveston1 ,,texas4 ,the diocese of ,galveston presents a great field for missionary labor4 ,its ,negro population1 aggregating a quarter of a million1 knows almost nothing of the saving truths of ,catholicity4 ,the five hundred colored ,catholics within the limits of the diocese are scattered here and there and are thus unable1 as a body1 to possess or exert any influence over their brethren4 ,a church has been erected for the colored people1 two schools have been opened1 an orphanage founded1 while two priests have volunteered their services for the good work4 ,this is a good beginning4 8,the laudable work in behalf of the colored people in this diocese still goes on10 writes ,bishop ,gallagher1 8and with fair success1 notwithstanding the many obstacles to be met with1 and the constant opposition of many ill-disposed toward our ,holy ,faith1 especially the colored ministers1 who in various ways strive to keep the colored people from our churches1 and the colored children from our schools4 ,the white people1 in general1 manifest little interest in our efforts to benefit the colored race2 and even ,catholics give little aid or encouragement to this good work4 ,it seems evident1 therefore1 that the conversion of the colored people here1 under ordinary circumstances1 will be a work of time4 ,the colored ,catholics1 being mixed with ,protestants and surrounded by them1 need a great deal of fortitude to withstand the evil influences about them4 ,but in time1 with the blessing of ,god1 under the protection of our ,blessed ,lady of the ,rosary1 we hope to see the colored people coming into the true fold in large numbers4 ,i feel sure that earnest prayer and zealous labor now will bring success later4 ,to carry out the various projects we propose to realize during the coming year1 we shall need #a1fia4gc to pay the debt on ,holy ,rosary ,church1 ,galveston1 and on ,st4 ,nicholas ,school1 ,houston4 ,we also need #hjj to meet the current expenses of this ,church and ,school4 ,an addition to this1 the priest's house attached to this ,church is badly needed4 ,this improvement would cost #a1jjj4 ,we would like to build a school-house for colored children at ,austin4 ,this building could be built for #a1bjj4 ,to continue the work going on and to pay our debts1 ,i request the usual allowance for ,galveston4 ,a short while ago ,i administered the ,sacrament of ,confirmation to seventeen colored people2 this indicates about the results of our efforts here in ,galveston in the work of evangelizing the ,negroes40 ,,kansas ,,city1 ,,kansas4 ,the ,rt4 ,rev4 ,l4 ,m4 ,fink of ,kansas ,city1 submits the following communication touching the mission work in his diocese4 ,it will be found interesting4 8,the number of colored ,catholics has not been notably increased during the past year4 ,about one-half of the adults baptized since the last report obtained that grace in articulo mortis4 ,prejudice and ignorance will1 however1 be gradually removed1 it is hoped1 and then the work will go on more rapidly4 ,our schools are quite satisfactory1 both in point of attendance and in the progress made by pupils in their studies4 ,the ,guardian ,angel ,asylum is a very promising institution1 and well worthy of all encouragement4 ,here colored children1 in their tender years1 imbibe the principles and practices of ,christianity4 ,aloof from all contaminating influences1 their dispositions are carefully regulated1 their minds cultivated1 in a word1 they are wisely prepared to become faithful ,christians and useful members of an enlightened community4 ,the buildings now occupied are entirely inadequate for the work4 ,many of ,christ's little ones must grow up in filth and ignorance and sin1 because they who are otherwise so able and willing to keep them1 lack the means of providing ample accommodations for the helpless and forsaken4 ,one thousand dollars are needed for the ensuing year to keep up the ,sisters' schools at ,leavenworth and ,topeka1 make an addition to the ,colored ,orphan ,asylum at ,leavenworth1 and furnish part of support to one priest40 ,from a letter of ,bishop ,fink1 accompanying his report to the ,commission1 we quote the following3 8,last year ,i felt very much discouraged2 this year ,i feel more encouraged4 ,we have again a very good school for colored children at ,leavenworth4 ,we have about twenty-five colored boys in our orphan asylum4 ,the building being too small1 we were unable to take in any girls4 ,in order to give room to those we have1 and to take in a few more1 we have to put an addition to our present accommodations4 ,this will entail an expense of some #ejj4 ,i do not dare to ask for more than a thousand-- which will leave a small sum at my disposal to support two schools1 the ,colored ,sisters and give a fractional salary to the priest1 who is almost exclusively engaged in the colored work at ,leavenworth4 ,we have not recuperated from the loss we sustained at ,topeka1 by the ,oklahoma exodus1 about two years ago4 ,besides adding a sanctuary to the school-house1 separated by folding doors1 so as to give the colored people divine service on some ,sunday evenings1 nothing more was done1 except to keep up the colored school4 ,if ,i could have any hope of getting for once only1 an appropriation of #cjjj1 or #djjj1 ,i would feel encouraged to put the ,orphan ,asylum for colored children on a firmer basis4 ,for this purpose ,i would have to secure a site in the country1 with a sufficient piece of land1 to train the children to work and make the institution self-supporting in the course of a few years4 ,my diocese is poor2 it receives the poor from the eastern cities and towns4 ,for these we try to do the best we can1 but they do not become wealthy or able to give much help even to their own churches and schools1 much less to the ,negro cause4 ,even if they would like to be generous1 as many of them try to be1 still they are unable to contribute much4 ,thus in other words1 ,i can expect very little1 if any1 help from my own diocese4 ,we have a large ,negro population in ,kansas ,city1 perhaps some #fjjj souls1 among whom there are not over one half dozen ,catholics4 ,as soon as our missions become self-sustaining1 a beginning can be made here4 ,i have not a sufficient number of priests at present for the whites1 let alone the means40 ,,little ,,rock1 ,,arkansas4 ,bishop ,fitzgerald1 of ,little ,rock1 feels sanguine of the future success of ,catholic ,missionary work in his diocese4 8,there is at the present time a somewhat better prospect for conversions than existed last year1 as the colored people begin to see that we mean them good1 not harm4 ,the most flourishing school is at ,pine ,bluff4 ,here the usual common-school branches are taught1 together with music1 vocal and instrumental4 ,the girls are taught sewing1 domestic work1 etc41 and the boys1 carpentry4 ,three ,sisters of ,charity are employed as teachers2 and also an instructor in carpentry and building4 ,the ,hot ,springs' ,school is also doing well4 ,in our five schools we have four hundred and fifty pupils enrolled4 ,on the whole1 ,i feel more encouraged than when ,i last wrote4 ,we have not as yet been able to open a school at ,little ,rock4 ,the colored people here are superabundantly supplied with schools1 public and private4 ,the ,colored ,industrial ,school1 although but three years1 founded1 is a pronounced success4 ,the attendance is much larger than usual1 and promises to reach1 when cotton picking time is over1 two hundred and fifty pupils4 ,in a few years it is hoped that a farm will be procured1 and a full course of trades and farm work gradually developed40 8,it is desired by the ,directors1 ,teachers and ,patrons of the school to commemorate the great centennial year of #ahib1 by the erection of a home for the ,sisters of ,charity1 a little church for the people and a small house for the pastor4 ,there are #cej1jjj colored people in ,arkansas1 the greater part in the cotton ,belt ,region1 of which ,pine ,bluff is the centre1 and there is not one ,catholic church for colored people in the whole ,state4 ,before the war many of the colored people were ,catholics1 but have fallen away from the church through want of that attention1 which the poverty of the diocese could not grant them4 ,a great number would now gladly return if a proper chance was offered4 ,at present1 ,mass is held every ,sunday in ,st4 ,joseph's ,church for their special benefit4 ,while they have always been invited to attend the regular services of the church here and elsewhere in the ,state1 they have1 as a rule1 refused to do so1 owing to the fear of feeling on the part of the whites1 and the demands of the regular congregation4 ,with the great success of the school and the sympathy of both colored and white citizens1 we feel1 that we are offering a rare opportunity to the charitably disposed4 ,we1 therefore1 most earnestly request all friends of the colored people to send us a donation1 large or small1 to aid us in this great work4 ,the usual masses and prayers will be offered for all benefactors40 ,an interesting history of this school will be found in last year's report of 8,the ,negro and ,indian ,commission40 ,,louisville1 ,,ky4 ,there are #djjc colored ,catholics in the diocese of ,louisville4 ,eight special schools for colored children are in good running order1 with an enrollment of #fhj pupils4 ,these schools are under the direction of the ,sisters of ,charity of ,nazareth1 of ,loretto and of lay teachers4 ,the colored ,catholics of ,louisville have a church of their own1 attended by a regular priest of the ,josephite order4 ,two hundred and four baptisms have been reported during the last year4 ,,mobile1 ,,ala4 ,according to the late census there are #gjf1bdc colored people in the diocese of ,mobile4 ,about #b1ejj of this vast number are ,catholics4 ,the total ,catholic population1 negroes and whites included1 is scarcely #ag1jjj souls4 ,these figures will give us some slight idea of the difficulty to be met with on every side in the work of propagating the faith4 ,priests1 money and moral support are absolutely necessary to achieve any missionary success4 ,bishop ,o',sullivan has five colored schools directed by the ,sisters of ,mercy and by lay teachers4 ,two hundred and thirty-five pupils attended them4 8,these schools do much good4 ,the attendance would be larger if they were entirely free4 ,in our present circumstances ,i think it advisable to exact a small fee for tuition4 ,people do not always appreciate what they get for nothing4 ,the children are well instructed in the catechism and make good progress in their studies4 ,through the children we hope to lead the parents to the church4 ,we have at last opened the mission for colored people in ,pensacola4 ,father ,fullerton generously took charge of the work4 ,we have a church and school combined4 ,it is a frame building1 two stories high1 #ge feet by #cb feet4 ,the first story is used for school purposes and the second as a church4 ,the ,sisters of ,mercy teach the school4 ,the building was blessed ,december #dth1 there being large congregations present at the three services4 ,the church is under the patronage of ,st4 ,joseph4 ,i am more than hopeful for the success of this mission4 ,we need a house for the ,pastor and as the church is yet to be built we have secured a lot in a fine situation4 ,we receive very few adult converts from among the colored people4 ,however1 the proportion of colored converts is equal to the number of white converts4 ,hence1 there is no good reason why we should look on the conversion of the colored people as hopeless2 on the contrary1 the outlook is encouraging4 ,if we plant the good seed1 our successors will reap a rich harvest4 ,we must work and wait and pray until the ,lord sends the harvest4 ,the ,catholics in the ,south are so few1 that it is impossible for them to supply missionaries and means to carry on the work4 ,help must come from outside4 ,may ,god bless all who help in this mission40 ,,nashville1 ,,tenn4 ,there is but forty colored ,catholics in this diocese4 ,the colored population numbers #dcd1cbj4 ,the contrast is very striking4 ,the diocese has suffered much on account of the ,civil ,war and the terrible yellow fever plagues that ravaged the ,south in #ahfg1 #ahgc1 '#gh and '#gi4 ,these successive plagues carried off twenty priests and many religious1 dealing a blow1 from the effects of which the diocese has not as yet been able to recover4 ,there is one special school for the colored people4 ,it is located in ,memphis and has a membership of #afg pupils4 ,bishop ,rademacher writes that in regard to this school1 ,father ,moran1 of ,st4 ,peter's ,church1 informs him that the progress of the pupils is very encouraging4 8,towards the close of the term1 however1 the #8,oklahoma fever' attacked our colored people and many of those who went out there were the parents of our children1 and of course we lost those children4 ,the tendency of the colored people to roam about is one of the chief obstacles to the success of the school4 ,the race trouble in ,memphis last ,spring had also an injurious effect4 ,the experience of the last four years has not been very encouraging4 #8,i believe' says ,father ,moran1 #8we are removing prejudice and gradually convincing the colored people that the ,church is honestly trying to do something for them4 ,the children are taught the catechism and prayers and are making satisfactory progress in them4 ,but for good and sufficient reason1 it has not been deemed prudent to receive1 as yet1 any of them into the church4'0 ,,natchez1 ,,mississippi4 ,in the ,state of ,mississippi the negroes out-number the whites4 ,the ,catholic population of the whole ,state numbers but #ae1jjj1 out of which #ahch are colored4 ,there is perhaps one colored ,catholic in every seven hundred of the population4 ,five colored schools are kept open with an average attendance of about two hundred children4 ,these schools are in charge of religious4 ,bishop ,heslin has a wide field for work4 ,one of his priests1 a very zealous man1 is engaged exclusively in ,negro ,mission work4 ,this priest1 the ,rev4 ,a4 ,n4 ,peters1 has just purchased a plot of ground in a locality easily accessible to the colored people4 8,this will entail additional expense10 writes ,bishop ,heslin1 8as almost every building that is required will have to be built new1 and the old place cannot be disposed of at once4 ,the ,rev4 ,father will have to seek help to enable him to erect church1 school1 convent and parsonage and to provide himself with a means of livelihood40 ,,natchitoches1 ,,la4 ,the colored ,catholics of this diocese number #ae1jjj1 or about half the total ,catholic population4 ,bishop ,durrier is doing his utmost to extend the work of ,catholic education4 ,the six schools within his diocese have been founded through aid granted him by the ,commission4 ,in a letter forwarded to the ,commission the bishop writes3 8,i ask for the same allocation as that granted me last year1 #bjjj4 ,this year ,i did not succeed in doing for ,catholic education all that ,i wished4 ,i hope to do better the coming year4 ,i have re-opened the school at ,bayou ,wallace which we were forced to close last year4 ,the prospects of the work hardly show a bright spot2 yet the work can stand on the principle1 that the salvation of a single soul is worth both any amount of money and any amount of labor4 ,the work will keep going on4 ,i have no special observation to submit to the ,commission4 ,i simply surmise that in the fight for the ,catholic education of the colored people1 the ,commission ought to give the honors of war1 even to those who come out from the battle field badly beaten1 provided they #8never despair of the ,republic4' ,the progress we have made is not so encouraging as ,i had expected4 ,still1 ,i believe in trying and trying again40 ,this determination to succeed has the true ring to it2 ,bishop ,durrier's motto will always bear him out4 8,what ought to be done1 must and shall be done40 ,,new ,,orleans1 ,,la4 ,the diocese of ,new ,orleans still continues to lead in the work of ,negro education4 ,there are #hj1jjj colored ,catholics in the diocese1 #cf schools open to colored children1 a large orphan asylum and a home for aged women4 ,the schools are attended by over #bcji pupils4 ,two or three extra schools are opened each year4 ,archbishop ,janssens feels confident of the future good results to come from his labor1 in multiplying these colored schools4 ,his pithy letter is extremely interesting4 8,this year ,i notice a decrease in infant baptisms4 ,one year there are more1 another less4 ,an average of a certain number of years would enable us to draw a conclusion either one way or the other4 ,during the last year our schools have been increased by four new ones while we note an increased attendance of #djd pupils4 ,this is a consoling item4 ,there is a strong desire on the part of both priests and sisters to perform their full duty towards colored schools4 ,in many of our parishes the priests are anxious to open schools1 but the poverty of the parishes does not allow it4 ,if we had #bj1jjj to spend on this item alone1 it would not be adequate1 by any means1 to present and pressing wants4 ,however1 we are making arrangements to open three schools1 two of which will draw a very large number of pupils1 they being situated in parishes largely made up of colored people4 ,we have two churches especially for colored people4 ,one of these1 at ,petite ,prairie1 has long since existed but ,i was not aware of it1 until ,i made a visit there last year4 ,one new ,orphan ,asylum is so far finished that we have been able to transfer our orphan girls there4 ,it has cost #af1gdg1 on which is a debt of #djjj4 ,god's ,providence has visibly assisted us in this work4 ,when the debt is paid1 we will furnish it according to plan1 thus entailing a cost of #hjjj more4 ,it is of brick1 simple but beautiful style1 strongly constructed1 well ventilated1 with a capacity for #aej orphans4 ,this ,asylum1 more than anything else1 has lifted up our colored population in the city4 ,they feel grateful to the ,church for it4 ,at the laying of the corner stone1 the different colored societies paraded and there were about #gjjj colored people in and around the premises1 besides many whites4 ,the old ,asylum has been fitted up at an expense of #abjj1 7no debt7 and our aged colored women have it for a home4 ,it is able to accommodate about fifty people4 ,the year #ahia1 has been remarkable in the history of the ,church's progress in this diocese1 both for white and colored ,catholics4 ,deo ,gratias4 8,last ,september ,i made a pastoral visit to the chapel at ,petite ,prairie4 ,the road leads through swamps and is abominable in bad weather4 ,we were favored by a clear sky4 ,thirty colored cavaliers came to meet us1 to conduct us to the chapel1 an old store1 in a rather dilapidated condition4 ,the chapel was full to overflowing and the people delighted4 ,i confirmed sixty-nine colored people4 ,this is an exclusively colored settlement1 most of its inhabitants being free-men before the war4 ,they are industrious1 intelligent and very much devoted to the church and religion4 ,here there are about #ejj ,catholics1 but owing to the distance from the church and the many occupations of the ,pastor they have ,mass but once a month on a week-day4 ,i was really surprised to find the children1 when examined1 so well instructed in their religion4 ,they are anxious to have a resident priest1 a school and a new church4 ,but where are the laborers8 ,in another portion of the diocese1 at ,grossetete ,bayou1 there is a somewhat smaller settlement of negroes1 who before the war1 were sold in ,maryland to ,louisiana ,protestant ,planters4 ,the history of their trials for religion1 their constancy to the faith1 would embellish a page in the history of the ,martyrs of the ,church4 ,much is said of the inconstancy of the negro1 but my experience convinces me1 that where the negro has been brought up in the knowledge and practice of religion1 he is as constant as any white ,catholic under the circumstances4 ,bad training and ignorance degenerate their mind and heart as it does with the white population4 ,we are trying to raise means to build a church for that settlement4 ,i regret very much that the ,commission has been obliged to diminish the allocation4 ,our work is increasing and the funds diminishing4 ,may the ,lord provide some other means40 ,,new ,,york1 ,n4 ,y4 ,the diocese of ,new ,york has #hj1jjj colored people within its limits4 ,the vast majority of these dwell on the ,bermuda ,islands which are under ,archbishop ,corrigan's jurisdiction4 ,in ,new ,york ,city there are #cjjj colored ,catholics1 with one church devoted to their use4 ,their spiritual interests are cared for by two priests of the diocese4 ,two ,benedictine ,fathers are in charge at ,nassau4 ,a flourishing 8school and home0 has been opened at ,rye1 ,n4 ,y41 which is directed by ten ,dominican ,sisters4 ,the three schools at ,nassau are well spoken of as will be seen by the following letter4 ,the ,sisters of ,charity have charge of them4 ,the labor of these two ,sisterhoods in this arduous mission work has been untiring4 ,the ,sisters of ,charity have devoted their energies to the colored people without remuneration1 and have been supported by the zeal and generosity of the ,mother ,house at ,mount ,st4 ,vincent's4 ,the following interesting letter is from ,archbishop ,corrigan3 8,i have the pleasure of returning to you the blank form with regard to the colored ,missions4 ,the ,rev4 ,jno4 ,e4 ,burke1 of ,st4 ,benedict's ,home1 has given the facts relating to his ,mission1 and ,i myself add a few details regarding the ,mission at ,nassau1 which ,i visited last month for the purpose of administering the ,sacrament of ,confirmation4 ,i found our ,free ,schools to be the best on the ,island4 ,they are attended by over #bjj children1 all of them negroes1 and nearly all non-catholics4 ,their parents are anxious that these children should have the benefit of a good education1 and especially of that training and gentleness which is imparted by devoted religious teachers4 ,the ,sisters who conduct the schools are popular with all classes of the community4 ,during my stay at ,nassau1 ,i visited the schools several times1 in company with other clergymen1 and was a witness to the surprising proficiency of the pupils1 and was present at an exhibition given by the colored children1 which was attended by the most distinguished residents of ,nassau4 ,among them were ,sir ,ambrose and ,lady ,shea1 the ,colonial ,secretary1 ,captain ,jackson and his wife1 the ,attorney ,general and the ,chief ,justice4 ,they unanimously expressed themselves as surprised and pleased beyond measure with the results obtained in so short a time from such unpromising material4 ,later on this exhibition was repeated for the parents of the pupils1 much to their delight and gratification4 8,the hope of the future of this ,mission is in the schools1 and1 therefore1 with ,god's blessing it is proposed this year to erect another building1 in order to accommodate the large number of applicants1 whom we are now obliged to refuse4 ,during the month of ,november1 #ahia1 a kindergarten was opened in ,nassau4 ,it is already overcrowded4 ,we propose to receive young children in this kindergarten1 and then gradually lead them on to the other branches of an ordinary education4 ,religious instruction is regularly given1 and ,i assisted one ,sunday at the ,sunday ,school1 which was composed almost entirely of non-catholics1 who went there of their own accord1 and who answered the catechism in such a way as might bring a blush to many of our more favored children4 8,recently a second ,benedictine ,father sailed for ,nassau to assist ,rev4 ,father ,chrysostom1 ,o4 ,s4 ,b41 who is in charge of the ,mission4 ,on the whole1 ,i felt very well repaid for the discomforts of the journey by sea and the distance traveled1 7nearly #bdjj miles altogether71 on witnessing the results already accomplished4 ,i had the pleasure of confirming #bj children and adults1 all of whom1 except one1 were colored1 and all of whom except this one1 were converts4 ,on ,holy ,saturday ,father ,chrysostom expects to baptize #bj more ,neophytes4 ,as the colored ,catholics of ,nassau are few and poor1 it is impossible for them to contribute to the support of the ,mission1 so that for the present it must be carried on as a labor of christian love and self-sacrifice4 ,there are many hardships connected with the ,mission1 particularly in the long summer months when the thermometer rises to #afj degrees in the sun4 ,there are privations in the way of obtaining proper food1 as the fresh meats and fresh vegetables must be imported from this city and communication is rare from the month of ,may to ,november4 ,however1 the ,grace of ,god enables the good missionaries and the devoted sisters to endure these difficulties and to bear them cheerfully for the glory of ,his name40 ,the ,new ,york ,city ,mission carries a large debt on the ,home for ,destitute ,colored ,children1 located at ,rye4 ,it receives children from other dioceses4 ,one hundred children are now cared for and educated within its walls4 ,father ,burke who is at its head asks the ,commission for #aejj4 ,besides this1 the building of a new school at ,nassau is deemed necessary1 thus calling for an outlay of about #bjjj4 ,the prospects for future good in this diocese look encouraging4 ,,north ,,carolina4 ,bishop ,haid has many unfavorable conditions to encounter in his large vicariate4 ,the ,catholics both white and colored are few and scattered4 ,every step he would make in the right direction is hampered by the poverty of the diocese4 ,we give his letter to the ,negro and ,indian ,commission3 8,the ,colored ,missions in ,north ,carolina1 have made some progress1 but not such as ,i could have wished4 ,with the means at our disposal1 we should perhaps not expect too much4 ,st4 ,charles' ,church at ,newbern1 is finished4 ,rev4 ,m4 ,haw has ,divine ,service there every ,sunday for the colored ,people4 ,he seems greatly interested in the work1 and has a considerable class ready for ,confirmation4 ,the ,sisters of ,mercy teach the colored school and have from #hh to #ajj pupils enrolled4 ,at ,wilmington the colored ,catholics attend ,st4 ,thomas' ,church and are very regular4 ,the ,sisters of ,mercy teach the school which numbers about #ajj pupils4 ,this year we may increase our school room4 ,st4 ,benedict's colored church1 near the ,abbey1 is under the charge of good ,father ,melchior1 who exerts himself to the utmost4 ,the school connected with this church was taught by a lay teacher last year4 ,this year the ,sisters of ,mercy from the ,sacred ,heart ,academy will take charge of it4 ,until ,i procure more priests1 or better1 until ,i procure priests ready to devote themselves altogether to the colored people1 little more can be done than what we are now trying to do4 ,if some community of ,sisters would establish a house for the old and infirm in some large town1 ,i believe they could do a world of good2 as the older people are more thoughtful1 they would gladly open their hearts to our ,holy ,faith on beholding ,faith practised in ,charity4 ,i trust you will continue your generous aid to the colored people of ,north ,carolina40 ,,philadelphia1 ,,pa4 ,in last year's report a full account was given of the purchase and opening of a church for colored ,catholics in ,philadelphia4 8,from the results attained since then0 writes the ,rev4 ,jas4 ,nolan1 8there is every reason to believe that the colored ,mission in ,philadelphia will eventually prove a success4 ,nothing could be more encouraging than the large number of young men and women who have1 within the last year returned to the practice of their religion4 ,for years they had strayed away2 they had but rarely attended church and were never known to approach the sacraments4 ,now they approach the sacraments and are ardently attached to their church4 ,i have no doubt that each succeeding year may bring many more to follow their example4 8,lack of funds1 unfortunately is a great drawback to the mission1 there is still a debt of #aj1jjj on the church1 the interest payable half-yearly4 ,moreover1 we have other heavy expenses for schools1 light1 heat1 water1 etc4 ,these matters often prevent us from paying as much attention to the spiritual side of the work as is really necessary4 ,the schools are well attended and through them we hope to reap in due time an abundant harvest4 ,i earnestly hope your venerable ,commission will give me this year a substantial subsidy to enable me to realize at least some of the great good that can be done among so large a population of colored people40 ,sister ,agnes ,mary1 superioress of the ,convent of ,notre ,dame1 writes of the colored school for girls1 as follows3 8,in sending in our claim for a share in the annual distribution in favor of colored schools1 we present the ,committee with a report of the ,girl's colored school under our care at ,ninth and ,pine ,sts4 ,the school opened in ,september last with an attendance of #fh2 but owing to sickness and other causes1 the number was decreased by #aj or #ab1 so that at the close of the school1 ,june #bc1 there were about #ef present4 ,one-half are ,catholics4 ,we have had the consolation of seeing many who had been negligent in the discharge of their religious duties1 resume their former fervor1 and become monthly communicants4 ,the pupils have given general satisfaction4 ,one convert has been received into the church4 ,as many ,catholic children are drawn to public schools by the inducement of books free of charge1 we are obliged to use the same bait1 and furnish them with sewing material1 books and other school requisites40 ,the boy's school is conducted in the basement of the church1 7,st4 ,peter ,claver's7 by ,brothers of the ,society of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,this school has an average attendance of #hj pupils4 ,,pittsburgh1 ,,pa4 ,the spiritual interests of the colored ,catholics of ,pittsburgh are looked after by the ,rev4 ,john ,griffin1 ,c4 ,s4 ,sp41 who resides at ,holy ,ghost ,college in that city4 ,a church was erected last year1 in the basement of which a school has been opened1 conducted by two ,sisters of ,mercy4 ,its average attendance is about fifty pupils4 8,we greatly need pecuniary support0 writes ,father ,griffin 8in order to pay off the debt still due on our parochial property4 ,there is no pastoral residence near the church1 and this for want of means to purchase one4 ,the priest attending the colored church1 has to reside at a considerable distance from it4 ,the good effected1 though perhaps not so rapid and consoling as might be found in other kinds of charitable enterprises1 is still real and substantial4 ,we hope that those who have power1 influence and means1 will extend a kindly1 helping hand to the poor priest1 to whose lot it has fallen to take upon his weak shoulders this difficult1 uphill work40 ,,richmond1 ,,va4 ,in this diocese live #gjj1jjj negroes4 ,out of this number #gjj are classed as ,catholics4 ,one ,catholic in every #ajjj4 ,this is certainly a good field for zealous missionaries4 ,one priest only is engaged in the colored work4 ,six schools are in operation with an enrollment of about four hundred pupils4 ,the ,sisters of ,st4 ,francis and the ,sisters of the ,holy ,cross have charge of them4 ,rev4 ,p4 ,j4 ,oud1 a ,josephite father1 writes to the ,commission as follows3 8,during the coming year we hope to open new missions4 ,several localities are clamoring for schools1 but we have not the means4 ,in the past1 as well as now1 we are mainly depending upon the money1 kindly granted us by the ,commission for the distribution of the ,negro and ,indian fund40 ,,san ,,antonio1 ,,texas4 ,a letter from ,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,molony about the work being done among the ,negroes of this diocese has already been cited4 ,,savannah1 ,,ga4 ,nearly one-half of the population of this diocese are colored4 ,there are #ajjj colored ,catholics out of the total number of #bj1jjj ,catholics to be found in the ,state4 ,the colored people have five ,catholic schools open to them1 and one church in ,savannah which is regularly attended by a priest4 8,it seems to me0 writes ,bishop ,becker1 8that the colored people need to be taught less in schools1 and a great deal more in individual work4 ,they have a notion that the sovereign panacea for all their woes is to be able to read and write a little1 and learn something of figures4 ,they believe that such knowledge would somehow keep them from being obliged to work4 ,the orphan ,asylum for colored children is wholly dependent on our help1 except for what the girls may get for working4 ,i would gladly do all in my power to aid the colored people suitably4 ,it is my well founded belief1 that without an #8,industrial ,school' under some ,brothers1 like the ,xavieran for instance1 very little permanent good can be effected4 ,with utterly inadequate means we are doing what we can40 ,,st4 ,,augustine1 ,,fla4 ,the ,rt4 ,rev4 ,bishop ,moore1 of ,st4 ,augustine1 presents his views on the condition of ,negro ,mission work in his diocese1 in an interesting letter which we give in full4-- 8,this month one year ago the convent and school of the ,sisters of ,st4 ,joseph1 in ,jacksonville1 were burned and have not since been rebuilt4 ,i should like to rebuild a school for the colored children at a cost of about #ejj4 ,this would suit very well until the ,sisters are able to rebuild their convent4 ,in ,tampa the ,jesuits are desirous of establishing a colored school and ,i should like to give them #ejj for that object4 ,the #ggjj ,i have heretofore received has paid for the block of ground which ,i have secured for school1 church and presbytery for the colored people4 ,over #djj are left over to go towards the building4 ,as ,i would have that building to serve for a school1 a hall for meetings1 and perhaps for a church temporarily1 ,i believe ,i should not erect one that would cost less than three or four thousand dollars4 ,hence1 ,i propose to wait until ,i shall have a sum approximating that amount before ,i undertake to build2 and ,i would express the hope of receiving a generous contribution from the collection this year4 ,although ,i feel much discouraged by the accounts ,i hear of the partial failure of separate churches for the colored people in other parts of the ,south1 ,i am determined to make the experiment in ,st4 ,augustine this year2 but ,i desire to make it after my own idea-- ,i desire to have for the colored ,catholics the best and most attractive church in the place1 one of which they will be proud4 ,i desire to have it so situated that the grounds will allow of public processions on ,palm ,sunday1 ,corpus ,christi and other festivals of the church4 ,i hope in that way to retain the ,catholics we have and to win over others40 ,,wilmington1 ,,del4 ,the ,rev4 ,j4 ,a4 de ,ruyter1 a zealous ,josephite ,father who has accomplished much good in ,wilmington writes3 8,by advice of the ,rt4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,a4 ,curtis and very ,rev4 ,j4 ,r4 ,slattery1 an asylum for negro orphan boys has just been opened4 ,for this purpose ,i have given up the priest's house4 ,next to it we have a plot of ground on which to build4 ,this is the only exclusive boys' orphan asylum for ,catholic negroes4 ,orphan boys from all dioceses will be admitted4 ,we need much help to supply this long-felt great want4 ,a plot of ground at ,cape ,charles ,city1 donated to me by a protestant gentleman1 needs a little chapel and school combined4 ,we have no means to carry out this desire4 ,chestertown1 ,md4 and ,elkton1 ,md41 need the same4 ,we are ready and anxious to carry out the mission work1 but we have no means to do it4 ,i request an allowance of #cjjj this year4 ,this sum is badly needed40 ,,ii4 ,,the ,,indian ,,mission ,,work4 ---------------------------------------- --------------------------- ,indian ,catholic ,baptisms4 ,,diocese4 ,population4 ,indians4,churches4,priests4,children4,a dults4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- ,arizona #dej #a #c ,brownsville #ddj1jjj #cj #af ,cheyenne #ae1jjj #a #c #d #b ,duluth #ab1jjj #d1jjj #c #g ,fort ,wayne #hd #f ,grand ,rapids #b1ejj #g #f #gc #b ,green ,bay #c1ejj #a1cjj #c #b #ee #bi ,helena #ab1jjj #f1jjj #ab #af #dej ,idaho #d1jjj #a1ajj #d #f #ee #i ,indian ,ter4 #if1fdj #c1jjj #f #g ,la ,crosse #c1ejj #a1hjj #i #c #aah #h ,marquette #e1jjj #b1hjj #e #b #hd #ag ,natchez #djj #b #a #ab #ai ,nesqually #ah1jjj #f1jjj #ag #g ,oregon ,city #b1ejj #a1hjj #b #b #eg #bb ,sioux ,falls #be1eij #e1djj #aj #ac #dab #cci ,santa ,f #be1jjj #h1jjj #ah #c #djc #bb ,san ,francisco #a1ejj #hjj #b #b ,vancouver ,i4 #ce1jjj #d1jjj #ad #ad ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- #bhe1gcj #di1dcd #adf #aac #a1gbi #dfi ---------------------------------------- -------------------------- #d ,largely ,mexican ,half-,breeds4 ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ,,diocese4 ,schools4,pupils4 ,sisterhoods4 ,religious4 ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ,arizona #a #dj ,st4 ,joseph4 ,brownsville #e #fjj ,oblates of ,mary4 ,cheyenne #a #aaa ,st4 ,joseph4 ,jesuit4 ,benedict4 ,duluth #a ,jesuit4 ,franciscan4 ,fort ,wayne #a #hd ,c4 ,p4 ,p4 ,s4 ,grand ,rapids #c #bdc ,st4 ,francis4 ,st4 ,francis4 ,notre ,dame4 ,green ,bay #a #agf ,st4 ,joseph4 ,st4 ,francis4 ,helena #ac #icj ,charity4 ,jesuits4 ,ursulines4 ,idaho #c #acj ,providence4 ,jesuits4 ,indian ,ter4 #f #bfe ,mercy4 ,st4 ,francis4 ,st4 ,francis4 ,la ,crosse #d #caf ,perp4 ,adoration4 ,st4 ,francis4 ,st4 ,francis4 ,marquette #a #ef ,st4 ,joseph4 ,jesuits4 ,natchez #a #dh ,mercy4 ,nesqually #f #dce ,providence4 ,jesuits4 ,st4 ,francis4 ,oregon ,city #b #aia ,st4 ,benedict4 ,jesuits4 ,st4 ,francis4 ,sioux ,falls #ab #ich ,st4 ,benedict4 ,jesuits4 ,benedict4 ,santa ,f #aa #dcc ,st4 ,loretto4 ,san ,francisco #d #gj ,franciscans4 ,vancouver ,i4 #g ,st4 ,anne4 ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------- #hb #e1jff ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ,,arizona4 ,the following communication is from the ,rt4 ,rev4 ,bishop ,p4 ,bourgade1 of ,arizona4 8,the ,indian work here is so limited and so uncertain that the prospects for the future are not very bright4 ,the protestant and government schools are getting control of most of the ,indians4 ,the work of propagating the faith would require money1 and missionaries to consecrate themselves to the work-- ,i have very little money1 and very little time to give to the ,indian work4 ,i have besides1 no missionaries to spare4 ,the few attempts that ,i have made to induce ,religious to come to ,arizona to work for the ,indians1 have failed40 ,,brownsville4 ,bishop ,verdaguer makes this touching appeal4 8,for two years we have not raised any crops and for the past six months we have experienced the most severe drought ever known here4 ,two-thirds of our priests cannot support themselves4 ,oh6 please do for us what you can4 ,remember1 that along the ,rio ,grande there are #bj1jjj ,mexican ,indians actually starving-- living on dying cattle and boiled prickly pear leaves4 ,most all the horses and cattle have disappeared4 ,there is no grass1 and has been no crop for two years4 ,if you do not help us ,i know not what we can do4 ,remember1 that out of hundreds of half-breeds that attend schools not one child pays anything4 ,remember1 that many of our priests have not received #ajj during the past year4 ,please help us4 ,we need five chapels4 ,these five could be built for #bjjj4 ,twelve priests have to be helped on account of the drought and the misery to be met with on every side4 #aej for each of these would amount to #ahjj4 ,the ,sisters ought to receive something for the half-breed children taught gratuitously by them4 ,an allowance of #d4jj for the yearly tuition and books for each of these children would call for about #aejj4 ,the ,bishop himself has no resources1 still he must visit his vicariate4 ,there is no house for him except a little shanty with two poor rooms4 ,five chapels are badly needed4 ,the people for whom they are designed are exceedingly poor and are totally unable to contribute towards their erection4 ,if each one of these chapels were #ej by #cj feet we could have them erected at a cost of #djj apiece4 #bjjj would suffice to build them40 ,,duluth1 ,,minn4 ,in this diocese there are #d1jjj ,catholic ,indians1 three churches and one school for the ,indians1 and four priests attending the missions4 ,these four priests represent the ,jesuit1 ,benedictine and ,franciscan orders4 ,,fort ,,wayne4 ,there is a large ,indian ,normal ,school1 situated in ,rensselaer1 in the diocese of ,fort ,wayne4 ,the school is under the direction of the ,congregation of the ,holy ,ghost and has an attendance of #ha young men4 ,four of these are being educated for the priesthood4 8,if you could pay the tuition of the four students10 writes ,rev4 ,a4 ,geitl1 the ,president of the school1 8namely1 #dj a year for each1 we would esteem it a great favor4 ,we will supply everything else in the way of books1 board and clothing4 ,i have tried everywhere to get a little help for these four young men40 ,,grand ,,rapids1 ,,mich4 ,there are #bejj ,catholic ,indians in the ,state of ,michigan4 ,two ,regular priests1 who attend seven churches1 look after their spiritual needs4 ,the ,catholic ,indian ,schools1 three in number1 have #bdc pupils enrolled4 8,we need #bjjj10 writes ,bishop ,richter 8to pay teachers' salaries at ,elbridge1 ,cross ,village and ,eagletown1 to contribute towards the support of the missionaries1 and also to assist in the building of a church at ,harbor ,springs40 ,the ,indians of this diocese dwell in nine villages the most prominent of which is ,harbor ,springs4 ,this latter place needs a new church4 ,the church erected by the late ,father ,piery in #ahdb is in a bad condition and is fast going to ruin4 ,it is1 moreover1 too small1 being hardly large enough to hold the children of the parish4 ,the ,indians as well as the white ,catholics of the vicinity are poor1 and help from outside sources is urgently demanded4 ,there is a large ,indian ,boarding ,school in this village attended by #acj boarding pupils and #cj day scholars4 ,these pupils1 come from all the villages save ,elbridge4 ,this school1 in the opinion of its director1 the ,rev4 ,s4 ,altmicks1 needs to be enlarged1 to accommodate children who at present are unable to attend it through want of sufficient room4 ,a tribe of ,ottawa ,indians are within the limits of the diocese and have passed through various vicissitudes of fortune4 ,the ,official ,government ,report on ,indian ,affairs1 for #ahia1 has this to say of them4 8,a great mistake was made by the ,government1 when the allotment was made1 in giving to the 7above7 ,indians titles for their land without any restriction as to their right to sell4 ,as soon as the allotments were made1 land sharks went among the ,indians and bought their lands for trivial sums1 or loaned them small sums of money at high rates of interest secured by mortgage1 on short time1 and then foreclosed as soon as the law would permit them to do so40 ,in #ahhh1 through the zealous labors of ,father ,altmicks the condition of affairs was brought before the ,government1 and a contract was given for the support of the schools at ,harbor ,springs4 8,there is very little hope for the prosperity of the ,indians of the ,united ,states1 in this world10 writes ,father ,altmicks1 8notwithstanding the good will of some noble1 honest and well meaning statesmen4 ,but one thing ,i know1 in the next world there will be a number of our poor ,indians-- while of our 8civilized0 people1 hundreds of thousands will be cast out40 ,,green ,,bay1 ,,wis4 ,out of #cejj ,indians in this diocese #acjj are classed as ,catholics4 ,they are all located on the ,menominee ,reservation4 ,two ,franciscan ,fathers are exclusively engaged in missionary work among them4 ,there is a large ,industrial ,school on the ,reservation under the direction of five ,franciscan lay ,brothers and eight ,sisters of ,st4 ,joseph4 8,a total amount of #g1ejj is needed for carrying on the work of the mission10 writes the ,rev4 ,j4 ,a4 ,selbach4 8,as reported last year1 our school suffered a loss by fire amounting to nearly #bj1jjj4 ,the building has been rebuilt1 its re-erection and equipment running the missionaries into heavy debt4 ,besides1 a new church was sorely needed at ,little ,oconto and has been built at great expense on the part of the ,franciscan ,fathers1 as yet it is not completed4 ,a very necessary work is the building of a new church at ,kinepowa1 calculated to be finished during the coming summer1 if the necessary means can be gotten for the same4 ,the two old buildings wherein divine service has been held so far1 are in ruinous condition1 and so small that not more than half the respective congregations can find room therein during divine service4 ,they have to attend outside1 the doors being left open4 ,it is needless to add how hard and difficult this is for the poor people1 to be thus exposed to the inclemency of the weather especially during the long winter season4 ,as for the ,oneida ,reservation1 there is a little frame church which has to be brick-veneered4 ,an addition ought to be built to this church and also a school house constructed1 at least1 in course of time4 ,the ,government does not help in the least2 on the contrary1 these 7,oneidas7 ,indians having been ,protestants before1 made all difficulties possible4 ,the ,rector of ,freedom ,congregation1 heretofore attending to the ,oneida ,mission1 is hardly able to do so any longer1 as his congregation claims all his time1 and he is certainly unable to do full justice to the enterprise of converting many more ,oneidas4 ,wherefore it is absolutely necessary that a priest be given to the ,oneidas1 having care of them alone4 ,such a priest would1 without the least doubt1 convert many1 for the ,oneida ,indians are favorably impressed with the ,catholic ,religion40 ,,helena1 ,,mont4 ,there are twelve churches for ,indians in this diocese1 and sixteen ,indian ,schools with #icj pupils enrolled4 ,the ,ursulines have a mother-house located in the diocese as well as a novitiate4 ,they devote themselves entirely to the education of the ,indians of the different missions4 8,i will be called upon to pay for the debt of the ,indian school and novitiate and mother-house of the ,ursulines0 writes ,bishop ,brondel4 8,these nuns were living for seven years in small log cabins and now they have a decent building considerably in debt4 ,two or three thousand dollars would help considerably40 ,,idaho4 ,eleven hundred ,catholic ,indians are to be found in ,idaho1 four churches and three boarding schools have been erected for them4 8,our ,indian ,missions continue to be prosperous0 writes ,bishop ,glorieux4 8,last ,june ,i visited the ,coeur d',alnes1 at ,de ,smet1 the ,nez ,percs1 at ,lapnai and the ,kootenais1 near ,bonner's ,ferry1 in the northern part4 ,the magnificent reception they gave me as well as their piety1 showed that their faith is still lively4 ,all the ,coeur d',alnes and the ,kootenais are practical ,catholics4 ,about one-fifth of the ,nez ,percs1 viz41 #cjj are ,catholics1 nearly all of whom are practical ones4 ,many of the ,shoshones and ,bannocks in the south-eastern part of ,idaho were baptized about twenty-five years ago1 but owing to the ,government policy1 the missionaries could not visit them for a long time1 and consequently1 they have given up their religion4 ,the ,lemhis in the eastern part have never been visited1 to my knowledge4 ,they number nearly #ejj4 ,lack of priests and funds is the principal cause of this neglect4 ,i hope that in a short time ,i will be able to do something for them40 ,,indian ,,territory4 ,the ,indian ,territory is a great ,indian centre1 there being no less than #if1fdj ,indians within its borders4 ,of this great number but #cjjj are ,catholics4 ,these ,catholic ,indians have six churches which are regularly attended by six ,benedictine ,fathers1 of the ,sacred ,heart1 and one secular priest4 ,there are five ,catholic ,indian boarding schools in the ,territory with an enrolment of #bfb pupils4 8,a school should be built in the ,gwokow nation0 writes ,bishop ,meerschaert1 8for that nation and other small tribes around4 ,a church there is an absolute necessity4 ,another school should be built in the ,creek nation4 ,we will try a day school in ,muscogee where we can build and be able to have sisters4 ,the trouble is that day schools with our ,indians are impossibilities4 ,we have to clothe the children1 board them and teach them4 ,when our schools are built1 if we could have all the children we could accommodate it would be all right1 but the ,morgan system is there to destroy all4 ,he has been a perfect scourge for our ,indians-- refusing contracts1 diminishing them1 building other ,government schools at the expense of the ,indians1 where ,catholic schools already existed1 and this in order to destroy and ruin them4 ,the ,priest of ,muscogee ,creek ,nation attempts to visit nineteen places4 ,he writes that two priests more are needed there and they must be supported1 as no help comes from the ,indians4 ,i will try to get priests to work for that mission and for many others among the whites in the ,oklahoma ,territory4 ,these ,i will have to procure in ,europe1 as ,i cannot find them here4 ,hence1 more expense4 ,this country is being populated rapidly4 ,everywhere new settlements are springing up and towns and cities are developing4 ,these towns and cities are anxious to have churches and schools4 ,as yet there is little money and most is expected from the priest4 ,protestant associations are building handsome churches everywhere and keeping our work back where we cannot build4 ,notwithstanding our poverty several new churches have been built this year1 thanks to the great efforts and self-sacrifice of the priests on the ,missions4 ,their mass intentions and every cent they can get go to the good work4 ,they live very poorly in order to be able to do the work4 ,they are indeed hard workers and good1 pious and zealous priests4 ,the ,propagation allowance is #b1hig4gb4 ,about #cjjj below the sum given to me in former years4 ,as the funds of last year were exhausted before my arrival1 except #dej1 ,i had to use most of the present years' allowance for the improvements and work of the vicariate4 ,as regards the ,indian work2 ,i have opened a new mission among the ,creeks1 the ,guokows and other surrounding tribes4 ,i have to build a church and school for the ,guokows1 and must help the ,creek nation to do the same4 ,i hope the ,commission will help us in our poverty1 for the money will be well spent in this large territory1 the home of nearly #ajj1jjj ,indians1 and will do a great deal of good4 ,i beg ,god that ,i may find self-sacrificing priests and means to do our work4 ,much good might be done here in a short time if priests and sufficient means could be had4 ,all the priests in charge of the missions work most faithfully and cheerfully1 notwithstanding all manner of hardships4 ,i enclose a check for #eb4ij1 the full amount of the collection taken up for ,negroes and ,indians4 ,the amount is small1 but it is the first collection ever taken up for that purpose1 ,i think4 ,and as it is an expression of the good will of our poor people1 may our dear ,lord accept their good will and give them an abundance out of which to contribute in the years to come4 ,we cannot expect all the means actually needed here in a new country like this1 where everything is wanting and resources few-- yet with a little1 much can be done40 ,,la ,,crosse1 ,,wis4 ,there are #ahjj ,catholic ,indians in this diocese out of an ,indian population of #cejj4 ,these ,catholic ,indians have nine churches visited regularly by three priests of the ,order of ,st4 ,francis4 ,four large schools1 attended by #caf ,indian children are in good running order1 under the direction of ,franciscan ,sisters4 ,these schools were materially assisted by last years allocation4 ,,marquette4 ,about #bgjj ,catholic ,indians dwell in this diocese1 over half of the resident ,indian population4 ,they have five churches and one school4 ,the churches are visited by two ,jesuit ,fathers and the school is conducted by the ,sisters of ,st4 ,joseph4 ,the ,missions and the priests attending them were helped by the ,negro and ,indian ,commission at the last yearly distribution4 ,,natchez1 ,,miss4 ,bishop ,heslin1 of ,natchez1 has four hundred ,catholic ,indians in his diocese4 ,they have one church and one school4 8,the number of ,catholic ,indians in ,neshoba ,co41 has now increased to #cce1 a considerable gain over last year4 ,rev4 ,b4 ,j4 ,bekkers1 with money lately collected from friends in ,holland1 has made a further purchase of some #fjj acres to be portioned out among the ,indians according to necessity4 ,he reports the ,indians are very much distressed in consequence of the low prices obtained for their crops1 which were chiefly cotton4 ,he cannot tell how they will be able to tide over the time lapsing before the new crops4 ,the poor people have no credit1 and they are now left dependent on ,divine ,providence4 ,i must confess that ,i am comparatively ignorant of the other ,indian ,colony situated back of the coast2 but ,i expect before long to get better acquainted with them1 and to be able to give a more accurate account of them4 ,a great deal has been said about the efforts made1 and the aid given by the ,indian ,bureau and by ,mother ,catherine ,drexel1 in behalf of the ,indians1 but we have as yet seen nothing of them in ,mississippi40 ,,nesqually4 ,this diocese has quite a large ,indian population1 there being no less than #ah1jjj within its limits4 ,about #f1jjj of these are ,catholics4 ,seven ,jesuit ,fathers are here engaged in ,indian missionary work while three diocesan priests visit the missions when opportunity affords4 ,there are seventeen churches exclusively for the ,indians1 while four schools conducted by the ,sisters of ,providence look to the instruction of the ,indian children4 8,we could have a great many more children at school10 writes ,bishop ,junger4 8,about three weeks ago eighteen children were brought to ,yakima to go to school1 but they were not received as there is no room there1 and besides the ,sisters of ,providence have a great number above their contract4 ,the same may be said in regard to the school at ,blanket and ,puyallup4 ,then there are several tribes which would willingly accept the teachings of the ,church1 but missionaries and priests are wanting4 ,in my last report ,i mentioned that the diocese of ,nesqually does not receive an allocation in proportion to other dioceses1 concerning schools1 missionaries and churches4 ,i would not reiterate this remark1 and it is against my feelings that ,i do it again2 but ,i think my conscience obliges me to do so4 ,neither do ,i begrudge the other dioceses what they receive4 ,in the pamphlet1 #8,mission ,work among the ,negroes and ,indians1' which was sent me a short time ago1 ,i see on page #ba1 under the heading #8,indian ,mission ,work1' that ,nesqually is not fairly represented in regard to priests and pupils1 and especially in regard to the latter4 ,there are only #aej pupils mentioned1 whilst if you count them up in my report you will find nearly #djj1 and this year there are about #dej40 ,,oregon ,,city4 ,two thousand1 five hundred ,indians dwell in this diocese4 ,eighteen hundred of them are ,catholics4 ,two priests attend the two churches erected for the ,catholic ,indians4 ,the two ,indian schools1 one of which is taught by the ,benedictine ,sisters1 report an enrollment of #aia pupils4 8,besides the current expenses10 writes ,archbishop ,gross1 8,i should like about two or three hundred dollars to erect a modest chapel on the site selected by me recently at the ,silety reservation4 ,i should also like some additional donations for the ,franciscan ,sisters for their school at the ,umatilla reservation4 ,in giving my report1 ,i must state that the ,klamath ,indians are large in numbers1 and many of them are ,catholics4 ,the reservation is in the hands of ,methodists4 ,i made an ineffectual attempt to visit them some time ago4 ,the next dry season ,i shall go again and preach there1 whether the government agent likes it or not4 ,i shall the next time not allow myself to be kept off the reservation4 ,there is a government school for the ,indians near ,salem1 but so far completely in the hands of the ,protestants4 ,i paid a most interesting visit to the ,silety4 ,these poor ,indians had been handed over to the ,methodists by ,general ,grant1 and the ,catholic priests were ordered to remain away from the ,silety reservation4 ,i went there uninvited this summer and spent quite a time among them4 ,i was astonished to see how many had preserved the faith4 ,nearly all of them came to confession4 ,i administered ,confirmation to a large number4 ,i am not quite sure as to the number of ,indians in this diocese4 ,for fear of exaggerating1 ,i have placed in my report a total1 which ,i believe to be in reality less than the true number40 ,,st4 ,,cloud4 ,we present an interesting letter from the ,mother ,superior of the ,sacred ,heart ,industrial ,school1 at ,morris1 ,minn4 8,i would have replied long since in answer to your kind letter1 but ,i met with a very severe accident1 a dislocation of my right shoulder1 and ,i am not well yet4 ,i can use only my thumb and first finger4 ,god grant that ,i may get the use of the others1 for it is a great loss to the poor children that ,i cannot work4 ,i am anxiously looking forward to ,september1 and ,i trust what our good ,bishop ,zardetti asked for us will be granted4 ,having lost all our crops by hail and having had to build an addition to our building by order of the ,government1 or lose our children2 we are greatly in need4 ,we had to mortgage cattle1 sheep and horses4 ,had ,i not promised to pay in ,september we would have lost all4 ,what we get from the ,government1 #i per month for the support1 clothing1 teaching and travelling expenses of each pupil1 falls far short of the actual expense4 ,for this reason we try to raise all we can4 ,if we secure what we expect all our difficulties will be over in regard to the ,industrial ,school1 as it will be self-supporting4 ,we are teaching the girls all kinds of work4 ,they make their own clothes as well as those of the boys4 ,they knit1 spin and weave4 ,we are now teaching them to do store work2 so that if any remain with us off the reservation they will be able to support themselves4 ,we are aiming at the plan of the ,industrial ,school at our convent in ,brooklyn1 which ,i organized some years ago4 ,if we can induce the parents of the children to let the latter remain with us when their schooling is finished1 it will be1 in our opinion1 the best method of civilizing them4 ,oh1 if we could but have help1 how much good we could do for the glory of ,god and the salvation of these dear souls6444 ,we are praying ,god to help us now in our struggles and if the ,commission will grant what is asked this year1 we will not apply again4 ,we are insuring our crops this year for fear of hail and storms40 ,bishop ,zardetti1 of ,st4 ,cloud1 endorses the foregoing letter in these words1 8,i remit to you the enclosed petition1 endorsing it from my heart4 ,the ,sisters in ,morris who are very poor1 do much for the ,indians in their care1 and are1 ,i think1 entitled to a subsidy from the ,negro and ,indian ,commission40 ,,santa ,f4 ,archbishop ,salpointe has #h1jjj ,catholic ,indians in his diocese4 ,the total ,indian population aggregates #be1jjj4 ,there are #ah churches and #aa schools in the diocese exclusively for ,indians4 ,these schools have an enrollment of #dcc pupils4 ,three priests devote nearly their whole time to ,indian missionary work4 8,we intend to carry out our school work on a better plan10 writes the ,most ,rev4 ,archbishop4 8,the agents of ,commissioner ,morgan are doing all in their power to ruin our schools and to pervert our poor ,catholic ,indians1 by means fair and foul4 ,their efforts are especially directed against the faith and ,catholic allegiance of the ,pueblos4 ,if we could maintain our schools and especially if we had the necessary means to maintain two more missionaries to attend the ,pueblos of ,santa ,jamingo1 ,saguna1 ,acoma and ,zuni1 we could arrive at splendid results1 because those ,indians are better affected now towards the ,church1 than they have been in years past4 ,moreover the several thousand ,navajoes 7the tribe numbers over #bj1jjj1 most of whom reside in this archdiocese17 are in sad need of missionaries1 since the ,gospel has never been preached to them4 ,they need schools1 as we have absolutely none for them4 ,they are intelligent1 and doubtless1 many of them would be won over easily to ,catholicity40 ,bishop ,chapelle of the same diocese writes 8,i trust that the amount asked for in the names of the ,most ,rev4 ,archbishop and my own1 will be allowed us4 ,our ,indians are very poor indeed and the resources of the archdiocese1 ,i may say1 are nil1 for the work of evangelizing these poor people40 ,,san ,,francisco1 ,,cal4 ,this diocese contains #aejj ,indians1 #hjj of whom are ,catholics4 ,there are two ,churches and four schools for these ,catholic ,indians4 ,both schools and churches are in charge of the ,franciscans4 ,,sioux ,,falls1 ,s4 ,d4 ,there is a large ,indian population in the two ,dakotas4 ,in the diocese of ,sioux ,falls there are over #be1jjj4 ,of these1 #e1djj are members of the church4 ,ten churches are open to them4 ,these are under the charge of seven ,benedictine and six ,jesuit ,fathers4 ,the schools1 twelve in number1 with an enrollment of #ich pupils1 are directed by the above mentioned fathers4 8,the year has been a most prosperous one10 writes ,bishop ,marty1 8both in conversions and in the formation of new ,catholic centres among the ,sioux4 ,especially at the ,standing ,rock1 ,cheyenne and ,rosebud ,agencies4 ,a beautiful new church and parochial residence has been built at ,cheyenne ,agency1 and was dedicated1 ,july #crd1 on the occasion of the ,catholic ,congress4 ,on the #aith the church was blown down and the house partly destroyed by a cyclone4 ,only #ej per cent4 of the lumber can be used again for building4 ,five petitions were presented for new churches on the different reservations4 ,each of these churches would cost one thousand dollars1 as building material1 as well as labor1 is dear at a distance of fifty miles from railroad or river4 ,there is no building material on the prairie4 ,i also have to maintain the missionaries at ,grand ,river and ,cheyenne40 ,,vancouver ,,island1 ,,alaska ,,missions4 ,there are about #ce1jjj ,indians on ,vancouver ,island and in ,alaska4 ,only #djjj of these are ,catholics4 ,these ,indians have thirteen churches and seven schools open to them4 ,some idea may be had of the extent of the territory within which the ,indian ,missions are comprised1 when we reflect on the vast area1 7#eic1jjj square miles7 which is included within its limits4 ,fourteen zealous priests are here engaged in missionary work4 ,according to ,bishop ,lemmens the prospects for the future are bright4 8,we have good hopes that all the ,indians on the ,west ,coast will ultimately be ,catholics2 the majority are so now4 ,the ,missions on the ,yukon ,river and in the south-west of ,alaska are very successful4 ,in all this diocese there are only four churches1 in which it is possible to take up a regular ,sunday collection4 ,the ,cathedral is the only church which brings in any pew rent4 ,all the churches1 except four1 have to be entirely supported from the general funds of the diocese40 ,with the ,alaska missions of the diocese of ,vancouver ,island we bring our report to a close4 ,the foregoing reports from the ,bishops of the ,south and ,northwest speak louder than comment on them4 ,the ,negroes and ,indians stand in need of priests1 of churches and of schools4 ,much good could be done among them if the men and the means were available4 ,a rich field is here open to zealous missionaries1 and to the charitably disposed4 ,let all praise be meted out to the noble few1 both priests and sisters1 who have consented to consecrate their lives to this laudable work4 ,may heaven continue to bless their labors and to furnish them the meagre pittance of which they stand so sorely in need4