The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-05-10

GiIard builds an institution Of public beneA.
senes that soon falls into the custody e en-
omies Of the human race while B. vioeeht
Of Paul Pounds . work of charity which pres
emily extends over the earth, and, lhlesses
countless millions of the unfortunate with
it's holy spirit OF love and care. Human
benevolence plants a tree, beautiful but
exotic, which dourislies under it's wstchfilI
eye,i and dies with itself; white divine
charity sows q seed which shall germipate
and. increase and perpetuate it's life IN spite
Of every difficulty. .,i'F-,tsrisEs>5i',,i .
In nothing lie this truth moro Up apparent
than in the history and condition of asylum.
for the unfortunate. The ardent beaov0-
lence and prfncely muniRcepce ~ some
estimable Protestant, or other non Catholic,
builds up an asylum for orphans. It ia
richly endowed, faultlessly equipped, and
soon peopled with a. ,tilrOng Of the little
wards of Providence. But who will take
care of all this familyf The venerable
founder of the work knows several estima-
BILE ladies, Of great benevolence, but they
are either married or expect to be, and their
husbands, present or prospective, are not at
all benevolent. He knows, also, several
pious young men, but they generally have
poor health. Our philanthropist, therefore,
must either go himself and cook for these
children, make and mend their clothes,
teach their classes, nurse them in sickness,
and perform q thousand other Offices Of
love and patience for them, or he must hire
some person to do it.
Can you hire motherf Will money buy
lovei 1t is a mistake to suppose that chill
dren need food only; they need love also.
Without it their souls perish. If the phi
lanthropist is very careful and very persist
emit he may get honorable and conscientious
people in charge of his asylum, persons who
will scrupulously keep the children we'll
fed, we'll clad, and well nursed, but will
they love themi These poor little things
fortune, warped already with ill-treatment,
tainted with vice. A sanity patience only
can bear with their perversity, burning
zeal only will watch sleeplessly to learn
their cunningly hidden depravity.
Suppose, however, that ctr Pi,iilsatshTopisee,
ny u1uC VI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES anu A1lHu O&kaIl00,
should get some jealous and sanity persons
in charge of his institution finally he is
gathered to his fathers, and goes to have
his motives examined at the only bar where
it can be properly done. What them be-
comes of his asylum7 It falls into the hands
of directors, for whose zeal in the selection
of employees there is NO guaranty. They, Or
their successors, may be disinclined to take
much trouble for other peoples brats, and
the said brats will thus fall into the hands
of mercenaries who wish to get the most
money for the least trouble, who come to hate
the children for giving any trouble at all,
and finally, in the evaporation of the war
which ensues, use their despotic power
through the medium of ritric acid or the
shower bath.
Oh, methers rise from your graves and
say who shall have your little ones. Not
hirelings. No; the children are too help
less, the authority too absolute for any but
a mothers patient and loving hand to WELD
it over them. And where are those mothers
to be found7 Where shall we meet that
charity which is not measured by money Z
The religious orders of the Church have
devoted themselves, body and soul, to the
service of God, without fee and without
price, and purely for the love of Him. They
delight to find and serve him in the persons
of the poor, the sick, the orphaned, the I'M
fortunate Of all kinds. Faith tells them
that this service requires love as its prirci-
pal element; hope offers them no reward
not earned by love, and the grace of God
given to sustain them in their holy vocation
supplies them with that love. The other
day we read of dying babe left at the door
of religious house in Paris. A sister took
it up and kissed it fondly. The little inno-
cent opened its eyes upon her for a moment,