The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-22

ia ~, foIaewins y tAsr ~ the Chi =
caaos 7ktSyior ~ excells1t paper - its 8
way. and coudueted with far more fairness !.
than scharactesixss Presby terrain Journals
generally. II eontrasts favorxbiy With GER =
tain paper In this city, and ~ lbasrvsr IN 8
New York, which besides wholesale &
slanders ON Catholics, faw1ed ON the South =
in its day o. prosperity, ana then trucu- :
lently pandered to the worst passions OF Z
Northern fanatics, in order to propitiate Its {
more numerous subscribers in that region,
whom il had offended by its former pro-
slavery advocacy.
The degree Of ignorance existing among
Professionals regarding Catholic inetitut'ons
may be inferred by this good mans aston
| ishment at the conduct of the Sisters OF
Charity in Cleveland:
/ TnLEDo, ONO, Dec. 30, 1870.
Your correspondent will a round, unvar,
nished tale deliver of what has happeneo
to himself within the past few weeks.
About a month ago / vas requested oy u
friend to visit a poor sick woman az o.
of this city. The Sisters OF Charity, VINO
have charge Of, and control that h0spltai,
had left word that tile woman wished 10 see
Protestant minister. was the nrse VINO
happened &lOuBsauo aNcoa - I.:..a
said, was requested to make the desired
9 I went, anothing ddhbting," as Peter
= went TO CAsarea. And yet fancy l have
been almost as much suppress . im I nc,sa. Of
g Cornelius. Not that the kindness and
e courtesy with which, IsMas recelv ana
u treated. astOnished me.sNI expected the
3. suaviter IN nodo, and wassot disappointen.
'r But I did not expect snchsfreedom OF ac
J. cess tn the woman 4svlo Wished to see a
Protestant minister" such unrestrained iu-
B tercourse with her, andfabOye al, sucn IN an
Re affactad anxiety that she should be beneht,
~ ed by my instructions ana s'fens'"enS'
Q, and comforted by my prayers.
OF Ifound tho woman wasting away undeI
ed the terrible ravages of O cancer, wh'cp
he mnst soon nut an and to. her life. There
TO was something almost frightfui IN tue Gag
ur erness with which she listened to the prom,
O. ises of the Scriptures % refd or repeated
~ them to her, amid her paroxysms OF pam
K Never shall I forget her look OF intense
he anxiety as once she said to me "Wlii Goo
UT forgive all, all my sine, ask h'M io'
ar Christ's sake VA He
ks Than T opeped my TestSment and reat
ur Hehre,na viii. 10: .sFOr wiilsbe mercifut e
eo their unrighteOusness, ana their SINS aue
de their iniquities will remember no more m, g.
8 Gins behind thy back. 1.-THE answer was
re, 30 that is such a comfort },. :.
ed I hone she died q peLitent believer 1
raj Him who came to call sinpers TO repen
a. a. tance. To-day, amid vino ana s 70. on
1t appointed for all the living. It's out 2
ing an act Of simple justice TO the departea :
In declare that she was not ssnnfortuuate
+. to the sense in which it is fashionable a. pres
at of her sorrowful life, as c0nfided TO me,
nks need not enter farther than TO say, tia
re- she was a poor aud friendlcsss and but fe
those who took the stranger lns wouid nav
EN- been neglected and possibly ,,..n,
ned past. and am bound, in cc2@gzsS ESas
In e 70 acknowlsdge tssSS Watched over h
~ ~ " haye-.:s.sca ana q tenderness which
I :. ffg sisters after the flesh do not always g
sell else. I can also fearlessly assert that 80
sne as can judge, this has been the mani1est
our ton Of genuine Christian feeling. Wh,
AS the moor woman herself on one occasion
the mented her inability to repay them for I
Jar lar, their kindness, said to her, The Lo
ssSu will reward Them" sit Is lot bis sake
ply do it,n was the prompt and earnest n
lien, nonse of one of them who stood by. Th
suit manifested their interest in the spIrit'
mao welfare of their patient in a variety OF wa
the OF their own accord they asked for Bil
now to be left with her that they might read
, | to her.
ana This Bible was to-day, at her funeE
VII returned to the gentleman, member
Z. 1t our session, who carried it out to the A
mans lum II mention this that it may be ~
III VI that the book was not burned, as some
rlsai, us might expected it would be.)
their The woman herself was anxious, thot
the 40 far as could see without any super
,rthy t;ons feeling. to he received into the Chu
llets, and to partake of the Lords Supper BET
Of of She died. Had her life been spared,
the rangemepts would perhaps have been m
/, the to hold a communion service in her
GOOD chamber. AT any rate we ascertained
ment youd all doubts, aud from themselves,
= the authorities of St. Vincent's Asy
been had no objection to our administering
8 was Lords Supper, according to our forms
lpiess the room occupied by this charity patti
anger. whom they waited on without any ex!
hival- tation of earthly pay or reward. And
}, the day we have held the funeral servlcs
IN his that same room, with their entire con
Iousiy renee aud evident satisfaction.
amiiy make no comment on this transac
tie the other than that, taken as whole, 1t
. are filed me with grateful surprise. L do
b, and think am any more of Romanist til
of bis was q month ago. lam no more incline
expose believe in the infallibility of the Pop
field. the liquefaction of the blood of st. ia
q pris- RUS; or to adore the Host, or WORSHIP
. hope Virgin Mary. But l cannot exclude
ssians, inmates of St. Vincent's Asylum, e
s, from my thought or from my heart, wi
saw, "Grace be with all them that love
emem- Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity"