The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-24

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establishments ut Brccklyn Of brsnUh Of that
Mos S samisaSls hseTn g Zee Pc
and Mr.. Murphy, can doubt the purity, tender
ness and seffsacrifcing zeal Of those noble
Christian Indies; and there is ample scope rfor
their benefcent ministrations in the Great Re-
public. Sisters Of Charity ~ distinctiycly So
called-have long been established in the Uni
ted States, and have won the love of an essen
their devoted attention t. the wounded on
many q field of battle. The Little Sisters of
the Poor will, we may be sure, soon become
equally familiar and equally beloveh No ques-
lions OF prOsel ytism of religious controversy
should be allowed in such a matter; but it may
be worth while to enter modest caueat against
the somewhat extravagant claims of the An
glo-Saxon" to represent America, Their pre-
tensions are rebuked by the very map of the
country, which is still strongly stamped with
the impress of French influence. The French1
were the first to colonize Canada; tho French
were the first to Christianize the Indians: and
it was Frenchman, Lasalle, who, for all prac-
tical purposes, discovered the Mississippi. The
expedition of the Spaniard, De Soto, was only
q raid it was Lasafle and his party who track
ed the " Father of Waters" from the region of
the Northern Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico; and
to this day the names Of tho rivers, cities and
settlements attest their French origin. Nor
would it be difficult to trace in American man
ners the lingering influence of Frances The
Little Sisters of the Poor are only going to Q
land which Is already rich in very noble Ro-
man traditions. = AF
Upwards Of one hundred houses belonging
to this Order are established in Franco, Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland, and other lands.
In this country they have establishments in
Baltimore, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Brooklyn, and Detroit, and, as has heretofore
been announced, in this city, on Laharpe
street, in promises which are ill suited to ac-
commodate the Little Sisters and the poor for
whom they assiduously labor. We are sure
the privations of both need but to be known to
evoke the warmest sympathy, and prompt the
most generous aid. The building is idilapida-
ted, its furniture SO scsnt that the commonest
necessaries are venting Comforts they them
selves neither seek nor enjoy; but the old and
| infrm, to whom they devote their lives, need
bed linen, cast-of clothes, and many other
things which will suggest Themselves to the
benevolent Already, se" generous benefastor
has made them q present of a van, and we trust
wherever 1t is seen in our streets, it will be q
signal for the charitable to hasten and place in
it vhatever is not needed in the household,
which these holy souls know to make availa-
BILE for the poor, to whose service their lives
are devoted.
JOHN M. COSTELLO; or, The Beauty of Vir-
tue. Baltimore John Murphy g. Co., 1863.
This is the Biography of young American
who from his earliest years manifested spirit
SO tender, faith SO ardent, a devotion SO alb
saihed as to demonstrate that he was vessel
| Of election whom God had designed for his own
| The few years which he was permitted to live
on earth, may well serve as amodel to youth
for he exemplifed in his short career that long
life is not necessary to mature the most exalted
virtues native of Schenectady, he was call
ed to his home on high while pursuing hif
studies for the ministry at st. Charles College
Maryland, aud leaves behind him the consoling
| assurance that he is now enjoying the beati
| tude prepared for those who do the Masters
work. This little volume should have wide
circulation among our youth, for it combines
all the attractions which elevate the soul, while
it instructs the mind. Mr.. Gogarty, Catholis
bookseller, will accept our thanks for his cour
tesy in placing it on our table.
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