The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-31

o absent Since that time iSrty. nins ~ ~
beon admitted, and about t&s sasse ans1hSI
.ssoass for want S0s 81 as y ths y iesS 1919 =
, two In bed, and during Tie ~ wintsr -
. had shout twenty bsds placed. IN ~ 49,. =.
H Hss: e ss%sys then during &c Aet go
December last Va hsd hslsncs Il only ~ ~ q 8
Since that time our total receipts have Sses
OF the ladies fair. We have paid 33S00, -
last debt Of this property. Tho expsnss a
supporting the house for the lasa twelve
fo. this amount we have supporfady taught
and partially clothed ON an aveea9e seventy
Doys The Board OF Directors reSu6Gtsd tia
t resident Of the Council and the rfssSaset q
the Home to wait upon tho Most Reversed eko
archbishop of New Orleans, to obtein his
x vIews with regard to tho future Of the Home.
city, but we had an interview With the W.
Reverend the Vicar General, who kindly en-
scented to submit the matter 70 our MQst Rsv-
erend Archbishop. He did 90, and thu folloW-
| ing is . portion Of his Grace's ansver
Genhemea-l have submitted to che Mot
Reverend Archbishop the two questions you
is decidedly of the opinion that the 81 Vim.
cents Home, having been eetablished, tie
ground and building being paid for, the wcsse
difficulty on being conquered. it shah be kept .
vidence. The Right Rev. Archbishop has also
stated verbally that no would wish that ths
society could extend the building By erecting
100 boys-when he would entieavor t. 10
brothers to take charge-who could begin g
teach the boys trades. Since the opening Of
ted they have been the children Of Preach.
German, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, EnaIish
Scotch, Irish, Creole and American parents.
professional men and mechanics, who Lost al
their fortunes, and many Of them their lives IN ,
the late wsr-and whose children woull 10,
lost for time and perhaps for eternity. only
them in this institution; but the largest 81 81
Der Of boys we have admitted have boon tb6
children 9 OF poor Irish parents, who lost their
The poor mothers some Of 81 With ' two ~"
three and four children, after struggling for
come time, by days work, to pay rent and
heir few articles of furniture, and after all
vas exhausted, get the nuns to take charge Of
,he girls and US of the boys, and with health
heir children, they have to engage as servants
@ obtain living for themselves. Tho appli-
ations for some time past for admission hsvo
'een humorous and pressing, but it is impossi-
lie for us to admit any more boys until We can @
xtend the building. We could put nm . two
tory tory frame ram wing one Sob, hundred foet vide ~
IS room for 100 boys, but at present We do
ot know where the money will come from.
ye thought, some time ago, we had secured
Divine Providence. Some Of our Brothers and
o-laborers who have taken deep interest
nd an active part in sustaining the Homo
rom the beginning, and on whom we depend
to sustain IL Through all dinaoulties and
truggles, seem Of late to have grown faint
earted, or to have changed their minds about
ION. This feeling nisy have arisen from tho
nmbcr Of important local works that are going
n anaalmoss every parish, and which may
the Catholics Of the citE
wed v tn. this work sdd were Willing e spend
ZEN, and be not deferred or chaneed 81 S6e
In our way, or tho little good No
~ have been able heretofore 20 Do. Car.
icar-General have just spoken In favor az our
stitution, and We have the advice Of . high
riest that If We act in accordance with tie
cry Rev. Vicar, God will not only bless our
ork, but our society and ourselves. Lot 10.
len, continue to exert ourselves as We hASSsk
me, trust in Divine Providence and our holy
.tron for the complete success of the GOOD
ork. And for our encouragement we may
re recall an incident in the life of our holy
, I'll 80. Vincent. He had gotten the La.
. noblest ladies of tho Court of France, to
ke charge Of bis orphans, bnt they had 80
o.nss .Sa tS calls upon their time and
Q care of the orphans as being too much for
em. The holy man called the ladies together
make nnal appeal 20 them. BE concluded
3 remarks in these words: "Remember, lac
es, that compassion and charity have caased
n to adopt these little creatures. Determine
w whethaR you will abandon them-thefr.
es and de1th are in your hands. am going:
take the votes; it is time 20 pronounce their
ntence. Look upon them here before yoaf.
icy will 1--we If you continue to them your
Dteetion. On the contrary they will die or
come outcasts from society If you abandon
en-" These words were answered only by -
Q tears of the assembly. It was determiaed
once, that, whatever il might cost, the good
,rk should be continued. They no longer =
upon its perpetuation, but only on
Q means of efecting it; and we trust win
the result with us. If those noble ladies
d given mp the good work in'conseQuencs OF
0 other heavy burdens that ut that time they
d to bear, possibly we never would have
ard of the Sisters Of Charity, and she thou
nds of asylums and protectorates- that now
YER the face of the earth under tho patron
Q of st. Vincent, where many sOuls ar0
sed from the devil and given to che Church
God, might never have existed. See then,
brothers, what q good example Id ux4nljss
effecting! Let US theE follow this oxa1n2zg
our own humble way, and no doubt God win
ltinue to bless MS and our labors. Very
pectfully, yours in G. and st. ",
ID. p. ScANIAS, President.
Sew Orleans, July "a, 1870,
MARRIED:
q st. Joseph's Catholic Chureh Baton Doues, LA-.
Thursday evening. July aiss. by tho Ren Ra1heR =.
Lossouern, JOHN O'CONHOR to 1fiss MANY
n Nar~ Sr<TA pAtu yar n N IN