CONSECRATION.The new Catholic Church at Harpers-Ferry, was consecrated, on Sunday last, by Archbishop WRITEFIELD of Baltimore, aided by the Rev. Mr. GILDEA, and two other clergymen from Maryland. Indisposition prevented us from witnessing the ceremony, but […]
THE CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS.– The Union in referring to the charge that the two Catholic chaplains had been sent to Mexico by the President in the capacity of spies, says: It is scarcely necessary for us to […]
As many rumors are in circulation respecting the Catholic chaplains to be sent to the Army of Occupation, we think that we would be doing a favor to our readers by stating briefly what we know […]
Another of the desperate means put in use, in consequence of the declining fortunes of Whiggery, is an effort to secure the Catholic vote of the country for Mr. Clay. We were shown at Harpers-Ferry, a […]
IRELAND AND HER TROUBLES.Irish Land System. Editor Spirit of Jefferson. —- You will very much inform me, and, I have no doubt, many of your readers, if you explain what the causes are of the present […]
We are sorry to learn that the Rev. Dr. M. A. COSTELLO, died yesterday morning, at Harper’s Ferry, after a lingering and painful illness. Dr. Costello was the highly esteemed pastor of the Catholic Church at […]
John McElroy, SJ was born in Ireland in 1782, and came to the United States in 1803. Fr. McElroy entered Georgetown College in 1806, the same year in which he joined the Society of Jesus as […]
Rev. Father Thomas J. Wilson, who some years ago was the rector of the Catholic churches of Harper’s Ferry and Shepherdstown, died last week in a hospital in Baltimore. He had been located for some time […]
Catholic Church Reopened St. Agnes Catholic Church, of this place, after repairs and decorations was reopened […] The rededication of the church calls to mind that sometime between the Revolutionary War and 1800 a Catholic chapel […]
Kaila May 9, 1833