The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-29

Twenty-nrst street; st. Mary's immaculate Con,
ception, Leonard street, Williamsburgh; st. 10.
Our Lady OF Mercy, Debevoise street. They have
also In charge st. Vincent's Home for Poor Boys.
The Object OF this institution Is to provide home
less and destitute boys who are compelled TO earn
scanty livelihood by their daily labor and to en-
bers OF society. 1t is situated at No. 10 Vine street
The college building In Baltic street. mas recently
mad another addition IN when tss or
celebrated Franciscan shrtnes. At present the
community numbers sixty.
Noble indeed is the heroism Of that young
woman who leaves this gay world-leaves father,
ana happy o thrice happy is that
that counts among its members handmade OF the
coister. Heaven seems more closely allied with II ;
for who Is the spouse she has accepted All, 1t ts
Jesus, the lover or virgins. Oh glorious exchange
To educate the children, to tend and shield the
20 ns 20 Reclaim
these are the works Of the good Sisters In our city
Noseless and unobtrusive, they devote themselves
cheering to witness the qnet but sublime heroism
OF those virgins who. having renounced this world.
OF hearing at the last day those sweet words ssvenI
sp0usa Christi accipe c0rOnam. guam tibi Dominus
pr9paravit in eternam"-"Come, spouse OF Christ,
for thee for all eternity"
I'VE have in Brooklyn eight orders OF women as
fOll0ws:-
As early as 1928, long before Brooklyn was raised
to the episcopal dignity we md the Sisters here.
house here is at the corner OF Clinton and Congress
streets. From here issue every morning the Sis
Court street; St. Mary, star OF the Sea, Court
street; st. Philomena, sydney place; st. PETERS,
Warren street, and Assumption, York street. AT
several OF the above named places they also con-
duct n0urshing academies, where the well known
teaching abilities Of the Daughters OF st. Vincent
de Pauln are exercised by the talented Sisters St.
Joseph's Asylum for Orphan Girls. in Congress
street. near Court, Is also under their charge. Six
teen Sisters In this Asylum attend to the 800 or
phans besides having an industrial school, In which
ninety OF the girls are taught various branches OF
industry The new asylum, yet completed, will
to the orphan girls OF Brooklyn. They conduct,
also st. Mary's Hospital for Women, at 153 Clinton
street. 1t Is the only hospital in the city devoted
exclusively to diseases peculiar to females, and
supplies a want long felt.
SISTERS OF MERCY.
to S
nearly thirty Their convent which cost over sixty
thousand dollars, Is situated on Clason avenue,
academy OF over i've hundred pupils; They have
charge OF an orphan asylum, to which Is attached
are taught various branches OF industry. The
Sisters OF Mercy are very popular in this country,
and in part Of it they more SO than In Brook
Ign.
Bishop Loughn invited these Sisters to this do
cese about seventeen years ago. On arriving here
they Immediately commenced work and soon the
stately convent Of St, Joseph, at Flushing rose,
and with 1t the popularity OF the Sisters The con-
is most beautifully situated. The edifce Is most
pleasing and the entire surroundings seem to
blessed retirement suited to such an Institution.
Besides boarding school at Flushing, they con-
duct three acadsmiess TSsePhs Pacific street
st. Marys, Grand street, E. D. They also teach at
the following schools st. James, Jay street; st.
street; S. Peter and Paull's, Second street. St.
Marys Immaculate Conception, Leonard street,
and St. Josephs, Pacific street. They also conducts
select school at Flushing for young boys as well as
st. Mchaeps female school at the same place. AT
Flatbush they have charge Of the female school.
splendid edi1ce, situated on wyckotf and Albany
avenues, is also under their charge The community
now numbers over one hundred.
SISTERS OF THE VISITATION.
These clostered daughters Of st. Francis 90
Sales In Brooklyn conduct one OF the most flourish.
ing academies in the State. The convent and
Johnson streets The course OF study pursued at
this splendid centre of learning eminently fits the
young lady for whatever position OF life she may be
intended. The number OF pupils Is nearly 160 They
also conduct a boarding school at villa de Sales,
is pursued At each place they have splendid
grounds surrounding the convent for the use Of the
community, which numbers A.
DoMINICANEssEs.
These nuns have hospital near Remsen and
WyckOf streets under their CHARGE also an orphan
asylum attached to the Holy Trinity church. Their
convent is at the corner or Montrose and Graham
avenues. The communitys nAmber So They con.
duct the German Catholic schools Of the diocese.
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR.
On the 18th day OF September 1868, seven OF these
Sisters arrived from France to establish branch
purchased three small houses on De Kaib avenue,
IN which they commenced their loved work SO
destitute were they of household furniture that
they ate their first meal In Americas loaf OF
Waterfront the top Of q trunk. They then went in
quest OF the manned, blind, lame and infrm poor
aged, and before the fourth days sun had set on
their residence In Brooklyn they had one man and
two old women, whom they cared for and clothed
soon rose, and now a commodious home has been
built for their use, In which there are nearly
sisters. Recently chapel has been blessed by the
Bishop, and now afar on can be seen the cross.
crowned spire Of the chapel while over the Home
of five doctors have been given voluntarily to the
care Of the sick and infrm Of the home.
FRANCISCAN SISTERS.
The Sisters of the Poor Of St. Francis came to
Brooklyn about seven or eight years ago and since
that time have been In charge Of st. Peters Hospi
the invalid Is brought to the door his religion Is
not questioned. Be he Catholic or Protestant he s
to pay he is expected to do So but II not able he is
not required Over one hundred patients are cared
for by these loving SISTERS like ministering angels
comforting and solacing the patient local press
We united in them the perfect humility with
eas with hs ali
ng which Is enjoyed only by those whose lives
devoted to the services of God and His poor.
The Sisters are very popular In Brooklyn, and the
citizens Of Brooklyn are very liberal in their d0na-
lions to them.
sIsrETs OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
On Atlantic avenue and East New York avenue
stands the Convent OF the Good Shepherd. The OBJ
ject OF this order Is to reclaim the fallen female
back to the paths OF virtue from which she strayed
and 80 widely known has the Order become for its
great usefulness to society that there Is scarce
country In which the Order has not branch. They
formerly located at Nos. 229 and 231 Henry street.
where they have rescued many female from life
OF shame and procured her place In honorable
society Not long since the spotted fever broke ont
among the inmates, and great was the care they
received from the nuns prior to transferring them
would interfere with those nurses till some OF the
Sisters were struck down with the disease them