Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-20
THE CHARITABLE SOCIETY of
an. VINCENT DE PAUL

An .oc;eties or associations na'1"e
v;.v charity to the poor, ALIENATION
suffering, or the ameliorasion OF
General condition of mankind nave
Claims upon public consideration Is
n..;a,,r those which are really OF d
practical and efficient nature, ana not
of the visionary theoretical character
As a faithful journalist, recording an
public political, religious or charitable
which come under our OBJ
s.,v,t;op in the world around US, We
desire to make especial mention Of that
excellent charitable association known
as the Society of st. Vincent de Paul.
This society exists in all quarters Of the
globe inhabited by Christian people,
and has extended its kindly dispense
tons even to this sterile land of sage
brush and silver bricks, an association
of the Society being recently formed in
Virginia city. 1t is appropriate here to
give the following extracted sketch,
biographical of the good man from
whom the Society derives its name:
st. Vincent dc Paul, an ecclesiastic of
the Church of Rome, was born in 1876.
In o voyage which he made from Mar
settles, his ship was taken by the Turks,
and he remained in slavery some years;
but having made q convert Of his
ter, he obtained his liberty, and returned
to France. Louis Nil made him abbot
Of st. Leonard de Chalme, and he also
had the living of Clichy, where he built
q church at his own expense. he was
next placed at the head Of the council
of conscience, and chief Of the house OF
ST. Lazare, in which situation his zeal
and charity knew no bounds. dc pro-
iected missions into all parts OF the
world, and instituted a number oil
benevolent establishments. He died In
1860. and was afterwards canonized.
Twenty years before his death, the
good Saint founded this Society, which
has since extended throughout the
world. 1t exists in all the principal
cities Of Europe as well as in the United
States, and in San Francisco there is an
extensive and lourishing organization
of it. He also was the founder of the
Sister of Charity.
The Association Of the Society in Vir-
ginia city was instituted and its organ
ization perfected in June last, the fol-
lowing being adopted in the stated re-
quirement for membership: "All Chris
tan young men who desire to unite in a
communion Of prayer, and a participa-
ton of the same works Of charity may
become members Of the Society Of St.
Vincent de Paul" Shortly after organ
izing, however, the aforesaid require
ment was so modified as to include
ladies also, which portion Of the mem
bership has since become quite numer-
Gus and effective.
The objects and aims Of the Society
are: "Ist, To sustain its members by
mutual example in the practice Of a
Christian life. Cd, To visit and relieve
the poor, and those in distress. Sd, To
instructaud educate poor children. 4th,
To distribute moral and religious books
to those who are unable to procure
them. 9Th, To be willing to undertake
any other sort of a charitable work to
which our may be adequate,
and which will not opposcthe chief end
of the Society, and for which it may de-
mand our cooperation upon the propo-
sition Of its directing members"
The officers of the Society for the
current year are: President, j.. @. CLARK;
Vice Presidents, A. F. Mackay and j.
G. Crowley; Secretary, P. Ennis; Treas
urer, E. Monnot. The Board of Trus-
tees, whose duties are to investigate all
accounts and have charge and direction
of the general business affairs of the
Society, are: ]. B. Mallon, Thomas Cor
dell, E. Comerford. The Investigating
Committee, whose duties are to seek
out those who are in need Of assistance
and legitimate objects of the Society's
care, and see that they are brought
within the range Of its benefits, consists
of Father Manogue, P. Moore, John
Snow, Sister Frederika, Mrs. J. G. Clark,
Mrs. ]. G. Cooper. Besides these, there
is a Spiritual Director, whose duty is to
open meetings of the Society with pray
er; and o storekeeper, acting under tn
direction of the proper officers, to take
care Of the provisions, stores and such
like property belonging to the Society.
DR.. s. A. McMeans is the elected ply
stefan to the Society, giving his services
free of charge. Those coming under
the Society's care, possessed of means,
can employ any other physician if they
choose, however, and any n DESTROYS
Of entering the Hospital as private pa
tients, and thus awaiting themselves OF
the kind care and careful nursing and
attendance to be found there, with a
view of paying for the same, 9 do so.
The Hospital of the Society is stu
a,ed a. the corner of F and Smith
streets, nearly opposite St. Mary's
Church, and was donated by Father
$50
Manogue for the purpose. 1t is large
enough for present purposes, and will
be enlarged when found necessary. IL
is hard finished throughout, and con-
tains, besides the main hall for patients,
three rooms at the rear, for cooking,
pantry and other purposes, besides a
large cellar underneath. This cellar
contains twenty-five cords of wood,
properly sawed and split, and from it
considerable fuel is constantly being
sent out to those in need.
Since tho commencement, there has
been six patients treated at the Hospital,
besides many who have been attended
to at their places Of residence. There
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