The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-19

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The following circular only came to hand
on the 18th. We gladly publish such doom
mentss only requesting that they be fur
nished in time:
DIOCESE OF NATCHEz, MISSISSIPPI.
Rec Dear Eiy--It is hardly necessary to
remind you of the collection to be taken
up for the benefit of the orphan asyiunis.
Later in the winter I hope 70 give state
ment of the condition Of the a. Jlums, aud
to propose como further arrangements to
provide for them. But even now there are
some points that I would like yOnr congre-
CATION should know. 80 gSaas
linn, uDder the Sisters of Charity, is ITO.
the number Of boys in D'Evereaax Halt
Asylum, under the Brothers of the Sacred
Heart, 10 81. The number has not been
much Increased in the last two years, be-
cause, though we have received many
during that time, yet we have succeeded
in finding places for larger number than
before, and we have sent out the more adj
vanced as fast IA they could be fitted f..
going out, and could be provided with suit
able homes. This has always been q mat
ter Of great difficulty; especially fOr tue
easily be supposed by those who have not
had the experienced and the responsibility.
The experience of the managers of such
institutions, for many years past past, has
convinced many of them that, in this coun-
try, young girls who have no family of their
guard most commonly adopted is to keep
them in the asylum till they are more ma
tlred in years, and in the meantine5 be-
sides exercising them in ordinary hcnse-
work and plain saving, to provide them
with a little higher means Of hvelihood,
such as fine sewing, dress-making, etc.
IF CIR! who is young and thoughtless be
placed in good family, where the Lady Of
the house will exercise mothers control
to keep her from foolishness and danger,
she will probably grow impatient of being
under more restraint than some Of her ac-
greater liberty, and perhaps of higher
wages, to abandon her safe shelter, and
then she is exposed without protection to
the thousand decisions and dangers which
the enemy of good is always ready to
throw before her.
especially great in our part Of the country,
owing to the thinness of the population and
the difficulty in many places of hearing
Mass and receiving the Sacrapents. Not
withstanding these difficulties We are not
looking forward to any considerable in
crease In the number of orphans, at least
in that Of girls. If the demand on the
institution should be great deal augment
ed, my own disposition would be rather to
divide the burden by establishing other
asylums, in other suitable places OF the
diocese.
A building of considerable size has been
put up at the girls asylum during the past
year, not with o view to q larger number of
orphans but of necessity for the health of
those already in the house. The present
house is excessively crowded. Among
many grievances will mention only one:
A large number of the children are COM
PEELED to sleep-summer and winter-im-
mediately over the heated Kitchen, the
beds being closely crowded together, and
not few of the girls sleeping two in one
bed. which I'm schools, must be. regarded
as q grievous, if not an intoierabie evil.
The entire new building is needed for the
health and reasonable comfort OF the pres
emit inmates. But to avoid the burden of
debt the Sisters propose finishing at present
only that portion which fs most pressingly
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