The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-08
society Of st. Vincent do Paul--rhe Archbishop
and the French Refugees.

society Of b. Vincent do Paul--rhs Archbfshor
\ and the French Refugees.
The quarterly meeting of the members OF
thelaondon conferences of the society OF
st. Vincent de Paul was held on Sunday
| afternoon at the society's rooms, 81 Queens
square, bloomsbury, on which occasion a
large number of the brothers attended.
Inc Archbishop of Westminster was
present, and also some of the members of
the society in France. The president,
brother George Blount, addressed the
| members on the progress of the works of
the society, and reviewed each department
OF the labOrs of the London differences for
the last three months. He referred among
other matters of detail to the excellent ar
rangements which had been made in some
conferences for the teaching of poor boys
! IN the evening, and expressed the hope that
80 good an example would be extensively
followed. He dwelt at some length 90 the
orphanage, and pointed out that as the
mem bers- in Ireland (about 20OO) had
| raised $4,000, and had built an orphanage,
the members in Great Britain, (about 1901
ought most certainly to be able to do mora
| than they had yet done. He would advise
that there should he q special collection
each month in every conference, SO that
each might be able to keep at least one
orphan at the home where the pension is
only El2 year. Having again urged the
| brothers not to allow go good work to
die for want of funds, the president sat
down amidst applause.
A French brother (the Count Frankirlee)
addressed the meeting, and spoke Of the
Obliged to take refuge here in England.
His remarks were received with evident
marks of kindly sympathy.
The Archbishop (whO was received with
much applause) said that he would COM
mence with referring to the remarks which
had been made by his friend, the count.
There are, indeed Continued his grace),
many refugees thrown upon our shores at
present, and they ought to be assisted to
the best of our power. 1t is a fact on which
do not want to dwell upon as u fault that
portion of the relief given to the refugees
has become mixed with the operations of
the Evangelical Society, which is strongly
anti~Catbolic. We ought to protect, AS far
as we possibly can, those who have lied to.
this country, and to guard them from the
dangers to which, under strange cream
stances, they may be exposed. The activity
OF the Marchioness of Lothian i'll this good
work IL above praise. She has CONVEX ted
part Of her house in Burton street into
offices, where the operations are carried on
each day, and the marchiOness is assisted
by Committee OF Catholic and, l am
happy to add, also of Protestant ladies.
There Is one matter of great importance
which we must not neglect. ! mean the
education of those young people who are
members Of the refugee families. Arrange
ments have been made on this subject re-
speeding boys; by my nephew, Father
Manning, at Bayswater, aud respecting
girls by the nuns in some of the London
converts, and that the education of these
children may not be stopped they will re-
ceive instructions free. 1 hope that we
shall, In our several walks of life, give
proofs of our affectionate sympathy with
the sufferings of the people of France. AS
to the Society of st. Vincent de Paul,
hope that none of its works will be broken
up. At DO time has it been of more nr-
gent Importance that the society should be
we'll sustained, for at DO time have we
been called upon to be more watchfnl re-
speeding poor children, and you know that
st. Vincent had an especial love for chill
dren- Some tell ns that edaeetion of
eh'.dren not the proper work Ut the
society. consider that it is. When was
10 Rome watched with anxiety the pro-
gress of the Education Bill, and it was with
great relief remarked that we, five years |
ago, took up the subject with renewed en- |
ergy. Since that time we have added |
about 1000 children to the Catholic schools |
In the diocese, many of whom we have |
consider it an excellent suggestion of your
president that each conference should |
charge itself with the care of at least one
orphan, and think that the zig IL year
could be collected without much difficulty.
Many a Catholic child would have lost
the faith if it had not been assisted out of
the Diocesan Education Fund. We have
placed many of Them at North Hyde by
giving some help out of the fund, and the
remainder was made up by others. Since
my return from Rome have been closely
engaged at various matters, SO that the.
annual education report has not been conn
pleted. may say, however, that $4,000
Catholic children are now attending school
n London. There are 10000 on the list.
consider that we ought to have 81 1000,
but we cannot find SO many. The clergy
nave been laboripg with great zeal and 1
link that this society could also do much.
THIRTY MILLIONS TO SAVE ENGLISH Hon
last Russian war costs one hun
lred millions pounds sterling, of which
Door Ireland had to pay more than her
share. 1t is a question worth asking each
other whether or not we are prepared to
zee another hundred millions spent to save
Eng1and's honor. We have no interest
whatever in her ''honor" Why should we
,ay for it's preservationq 100000, 600 ster-
ing is rather dear price for people who
i've mostly on bad potatoes to pay for glory.
It is one of the great advantages of indi-
'ect taxation that the people don't exactly
Know how or wheH thew. are robbed If