The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-03-09
q lCommunicatcd.J
catholic Societies.


D l" sne efAR of February 10th, was publishe
s an eNeeiient editorial from tho Philadelnb;
fn'a' upon the duty of laymen in organizin
"no supporting societies approved by tb
|n"ich. IN the comments made thereop III
h'h-exlstenEe of many of these associat;ops !;
our southern towns was attribute, 70 An, ,,,,,
eiai ignorance of tho faithful CONCERNING tb,
| ''Jeo's Oh sach associations, their manner n
"oiNihs, ana the great spiritual benefits to he
uef'Ved from faithful discharge of the dr.
'ies pertaining to membership. To aid in an.
hshtehlnS the many, and edifying and enter-
aiming all, propose to contribute n few short
articies concerning several societies which
na'e peen blessed in special manner Nv tb.
Church. AS being the most generally diffusod
'hro"shout tho world and, in its spirit and
workings probablysthe best calculated IN aid
nun IN The faithful discharge of his duties to-
"uius MS uoa and his fellow man, will COM
''ence with the Society of st. Vincent de Papl
Inc Manuel of this society gives the follow
ing account of its origin:
In the year 1888, in Paris in a bonse M, Ear
reception Of studious youths, was held Iit .no
society whose sittings were CON
Quoted a,ies with all the animation That yonne
snarr; usually give to that sort of intellectual
sParrihS, ana likewise all the serious interest
wnicn reilg IONS questions imrart to the matters |
with which they are connected: for snob 800.
IONS ions frequently REQUIRED among those stu
oents VINO met to converse about history If
erature, philosophy, and were to be found at
the bottom of all the great preblems raised nv
thelr juvenile ardor: Thus it happened that
!, shose mo mad remained faithful to the Catbo- |
lie creed united and were drawn tooathnr L.
Tue necessity of protesting them openIy anI
ae.enaing them against their opponents. The
sumea lam dear to all the power of religious
- n farm +
bringing from the habit of fighting nnder
me same banner, had soon knit their hearts
'nS sous ana they had become friends even
MP. They soon inquired whether that faith
Nnicn they were SO happy as to possess. ouoht
~ 70 cement their union by some band more
ousoIihg IMAM controversies which tbonrh
iecessary, were sometimes passionate or ofFsn-
I'VE to Piety. They understood that IL ,yas q
to establish another association, ex
mould preside, aud whose harmless Object e
'hp;at DC the worship of Our Lord Jesus :
H sueb IN na ,ss sb persons of few poor
ssonat was Tue Principle or rather instinct of
nee. 1t retained that denomi alton. which ia a
uopteo IN parls, by the youth of the Schools. Fl
b;cb S Stud1ns meeti.g s of young men; but
lought that her object is to make speeches on 4
aarlty' and discuss the methods of improving =,
1e condition of the laborino classes 81
BY placing herself from the first under the p
VOCATION OF ut. Vincent de Paul, in order to "
'tain through that great servant of Cod a d.
hie spares OF the spirit of charity and foith
owed plainly that it was not by purely thee In
tlcaI studies, but by deeds and deeds alene. ar
co iI to the measure of its weakness re-
nee the examples of their blessed Patro, al
The first meetings took place in MAY. 1881. A
icy were tben composed of only eight Nom 30
cause a at tf tSs was was perhaps an advantage
~ ss Oh inc members, there prevailed in the Of
inference those habits of cordially. tbose hr
'di.o na 20 SIMPLE and familiar manners the sci
.ui'on OF Wnich, thanks to God, has not an
en- loss; Those who formed the ORIGINAL an
pup VIII preserve for all their lives the han tei
oeII OF the friendships then con- VIC
3 Is easily imagined that n Society of eight thu
dents was richer in charitable Intentions WI
on III money And perhaps the perjury Of itS to
orable circumstances assisted IL at tb" Cra
me once OF periodical paper in the az,
:. oa fetlt bourbon st. sulpice first afford CO..
~ r. Sue a.ea newspapers published the OF
LeEy essays ot some of the members of the OF
lLeTence, who thus found means to snnnIv Wo
dehclency in The collections by contrihy ma
\ 70 tne eharlty-fund the amount paid for of
wo months after its formation, at the opsn- &c
Oh vacation time, the Society reskoned 81
uG niIeen member after the vacation, its e
School District in the house fornerIu I'll ~ the
M aII dc 6onneS Etudes." The ranks were pei
nbers. "a many ne" H.
1875, as the number of the members wos ito,
ards OF IoO, 1t was necessary to divide the VIII
was not without long and painful hesita- CRY
J, mat the division was decided upon for anc
only was It painful to break off the reIa- vie
IS already formed, and the delipbtfnI LSh;, mel
ttendtng altogether to the work coneeTteJ rup
~ put also 1t was feared that tberebv enc
ut nS tR bo s Weakened the oaly principle by to
Gu the Society bad any force and Gsefui. of
, mean the spirit of christian unton 80 ",