Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-07-05
ST. JDSEII'> ACADEMY
.NEAR EMMlrTSiil'n

Juilt, ''i' 'Hp'Ni"IN INV ''''''-' ''' =
and beautiful beyond comparison, and
reflected great credit upon the Sisters b'
their zeal. ability and devotion to tn"
pupils under their charge, well worthy the
successors and disciples of Il SETON, who
founded 81. IuSrpl's some sixty cid years
ago.
The buildings and surroundings Of ST
.JuSrplis were in elegant or,hr. AZ al
early hour visitors began TO rOngrr@h't
from every directions from distant Ian"r
and ncsr Il: hour, from Spain and Ne"
Orleans from Cuba and south America
and from all the principal cities ot 'ht
Union. the Magnolia of the Florida coast
the Orange g,uvr1 of Cuba, the green h!ls
of New England. the land Of D!rdri"!
kniclrlhockrr, .'uis.my i:rna,', h"usr anC
Lands End, the Banks Of Limerick and
the Valley of tho Kaatskill. where thu
Hudson rolls its waves, We're all represented
hv blue and black-eyrd daughters, duiilu
scholars wrcatlcd with smiles.
At an early hour visitors began to con
grcgatr from every dircction-trom distant
lands and near at home, gigs
bugwcs. spring wagons and people en-
! horseback began to arrirr,--lh CROWD
came rolling into the beautiful court yart
and classic grounds, where everything Iac
pccn prepared for the arrival of visitors
and guests. Mur>hals and sub Mar>llal>
stood ready with their Insignia of ollirr lc
direct the roUI" OF vehicles ana assign
visitors tn their appropriate places in the
reception rooms Courtesy and hlh0hrs'
were extended on all sides.
At abou, alfpa-t eight o'clock the large
Exhibition Hall and the spacious apart
mcnls were thrown "rcn for the admission
of parents and wards, visitors ana guests
aud the public generally.
! These ample rooms were SOON Mica VIII
large array of beauty and fashion. ano
. votarics of art and learning from all SEC
;i"nS of the country.
It., us 90 back little. This Institution
date, back to about the year 1909. il was
founded under peculiar circumstances
, The founder and first Mother superior wa
, Miss ELIZA Ann B>yLty cher m,larI
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namrl, u native of ft,r city of New York
and daughter of DR. Richard Baylry. ;
distinguished physician of that city, and /;
prominent member of Che Protestant Fps
ropal Churrll, over which bishop " lillian
/ Henry Ilohar, exercised spiritual lhrs'1'c
tion i'm those DAYS She was raised ten
derry hya kind father and mother. rccclv''
fine ruiimrnts ola GOOD English education
and al an ear y aG' was ,ii'. '"'' WV .'''
/ pale ot Inc iro''N'An' T'l'''''l''' ""''
/ 90 Mr.. NlliI\M SEl"N,a l'F"'"'"''' ''
( wrl'-'".1o merchant OF '''a' Guy; '"': -,
, after their marriage, "'il''- """ '''''
they had three or l""f 'II' ,'''","'9 y
bless 1h" nnpl'at '"W h'F h"H 'A'',' ''''''''
iniirm in health. ana under We a'N zee "'''
direction at hi l'lNNlr'h.'' ne ''nN ~"
I" he soft and sunny ''''','' 90 ''',, :, "
see whether the vino anu M":'s W NV
tim, rl,..l,. rr~;rn would ne, con, riIu,c {,
the restoration his hral,lt His wife an,
,,l,ir>i daughter accompanied hiiu on ih'
yuyarr. But consumption had taken lr"I
roo, in his constitution, and he waste,
away and died in ,hrriiy of lc:hnrn a'uu
the year lS"5.
Iii, wife. tender and devoted to hisrvrrN
wish. and worn down Nv the cares an,
trouble, and yrra, anxiety of minl ha,m.
been l,r.tt of her loved COMPANION, wa
now lr,o]o,r and almost alnrr in a foreign
CLINE with u family of orphan children (,
maintain and small means lief, To rai>rihcn
and care for their tender wears.
, She at once very Naturally and cnthu
,io,,icoI,y auuI,,d herself ro the ron@ola
lions which rrlirion can alone afford under
such circumstances to as,,larc the Grief b,
which She WAS s,,rr,unlrI She found :
fas, and devoted friend in the person o
Mr., rhiliu Tilirchi,a merchant of Lcyhurn
with whom Mr.. Seton, while II mrrrhan,
of New York, had business relations Of ,
very pleasant and profitable character
After A short >oiourn in Italy, iollowim.
her husbanr. death, Mrs. seton rc,urncd,,
New York. and having ayowcd her deter
mino,inn to abandon the Protestant re-
lirinn and thr bosom of the church il
Which She was born and ioin the Catholi,
thnrh oroiust the protest of her immc
date family connexions and friends anG
,h. Ejshon of New York. William Henry
IJnhor, : 10 WAS looked upon coldly hl
,hns, who were allied ia her by the lies 0
r,n.on~piui,v Il i i
IJcr mind tiycI and hcr means slender
.hn rcn,;rrI ia ,hr ri,v Of Baltimore and
h,l nm interview win Archbishop John
C,rrou ,sl,inr Inn for advice and rs ,o
,hn hn.t c,,,r.r fnr her ia unrs,,c. Sh,
nnor.j q uri,ct, school in tia, ci,v os 4
means of sunnor,inr herself and children
IJnrr .,c rnio warm friends who inter.
aston; ,hou,..Ir.. in bnr h,h,lf Dut sh,
lnnrcl ,n d,vo,r herself in a hirhcr, a
n,nrn nnlLn and usrrnl s,lryr She resolved
~ t,,nrl nr Drl.r If Si.,.rs of Charity
wv Enrnyrr, of =, Vincent dc pou) IN
,ho I.n;,ol S,,,ns Ent hrr means were
No, oInn,,,,n tn her wishes or Icsirns