The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-02-28
81 Msgy's espsas loysI AszInIn.

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IN my lass corDns''ls e4Stan i rsentions,
the death Of scvexAt nenabera Of the epsh
i munity, Priests, BfH<llArs and Siseerss bn
death did not interrupt slIe labors Of tn
surFivors- Others case p y n up the ranks
and the good work WAS carried on with re
newed zeal and energy IN yBauary; I55z
| the Rev. Fa2Aer S6feI arrived. and tool
Ichaxge as Superior. AT this period, til
nnmbcr of orptieas had increased to 800
| and soon after 70 400, Since that time thl
number has but eighty varied. Man,
occnpy various positions ia stores, and il
respectable private Eafnilies.
When we look back over the space o
thirty four years, during which this insti
tuition has been IN operation, what an inn
mezsse amount Of good 70 have donel How
scrufabie designs Of Providence, Of theil
natural professions, have found here 8
home, and fathers and mothers in the mem.
beers of the ssSeciety Of she holy Cross r
How many others, haff Tphans, " hose sur
yiying parents could not possibly provide
for them, have found here refuge, -safe
from the concentrating 3nfiuEuce Of bad
companions We trembie to think of what
would have been the inevitable fate of all
those poor children, who have been thus
saved from pGxerky, misery ignorance and
crime, by this and simiiar institutions.
The Rev. Father tShiel, on his asriFai,
f.,sI,,dss tie inmates WELL and aver ling ~
g;sod ays5er Taere 49, a. ahnndance as
wf5oIesonsc fnrd st,e clsszS,fy,es II. not fs,..
vas s,Iifabla "a III, condition al The vearers'
rEhe dormitories and other rooms were clean
and well ventilated, ana the beds and bed
ding nellz anti comic -
From the beginning, the education Of the
children had not been neglected. but now.
additionsi teacbers from Issor,svst the mem,
hers were employed. Several hove yvsre
tanoht fine tralies Of -faitorino and shoe-
naSipg: but tT,e humber employed within
the marrow liraits .of the Asylum was neces-
villino means for fi,e en1r,Ioy,,,,snf If those
who had coinfieted their eIementary course
Of ipsfructians tie Rav7 Father Sh;eI. with
tbe .cnnaant and an,roval of thag Mast
Rev. Archhishan and The other directors.
purchased a farm situateI inst below the
Urguline Convent. fronting on the leyee.
Here several boys were 1,Iaead to work
under the direction If Sbe gardener and
other overseers. application was made
TO the Snnesior- senerai IF the society for
mechanics to teach the different trades, ac-
cording to the established plan of the
brothers, but, owing to the many calls for
brothers from various parts, they could not
be then obtained.
The location of the farm is healthy, and
the grounds extensive There are two
dwelling houses. in good rerair. and Other
apnendapes. RENDERING II. in eyssrr ,,es,,ect.
we'll adapted for an industriaI estaliish,
ment, when the means for conducting i'll
shall have been seemed. - !
In 1853 the fatal enid eu,ic visited the Asy-
Inn. :severaf brothers An n sisters fsall victims
% its Tayares and sIso come ~ the .r;idra
n lime $50 Nv K s,,ss, ~, ~ ~
Tine Proyidepee. we were sles,rived If the
,ounseI and nt,ppoft 81. e,Irr beloved and VEN
srated Archbishop, the Most Rev. Anthony
Blanc. In him. The orphans lost = father
md q friend. indeed q From fi,ss very com
nence1ne1It. ne watched. sgith Maternal so
icitude. over the welfare Of the orphans.
n never abseratas hi,nself from tI,e meet
mrs Of the director. unless I,reyented from
Itfendipr by some yary ,,raetlt duty. He
lelicbted IN seeinf. his .y,Dor childrsn. and
itey dearly loved 10 eeg him AMONGST them.
Ie never Sraittadl al, oF,rortasnitv ef a;5iDgl /
he sutis,tv IN his advice. his infIuencess
nd his liberal donationase He IL -s,esse To
eceiye the reward Of f;,e good and faitbfr,l
fewafd. Ti;s GOOD works have lsone befor,
i'm and hissna,as. will l,a held in haned;cD |
Inn nv ali WHO had tl,e I,seoniness Of l-now-
/ . mir, - 49, '-'-Ff $3.50
- 1855 ei-st7 Il