The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-12-20

Abbot, of st. Stephens, Frain, of st. Vincent
de Paul's, Rouxel, of the Cathedral, Chase, of
the Propagateur, and DeHam. c. IS. r Z, of the
Church of Notre Dame, were then most hospit-
ably entertained at dinner by the Fathers of
Holy Cross.
At $3.50 o'clock, His Grace proceeded to the
Farm Hall, large and substantial building
erected by the boys, where the general meeting
Of the Society was held. The Society now
| numbers eleven Conferences located respect
lively in the parishes of st. Patrick, st. Mary,
St. Joseph, Annuuciatisn, st. Ann, st. John
the Baptist, St. Peter, st. Alphonsus, st.
Theresa, st. Michael and st. Stephen. From
| the reports read we gather that the Confer
ences meet regularly every week, and that
they steadily fulfill their mission of alternating
the dstresses of the worthy poor. Their
means are very limited, being derived princi-
| pally from the collections among the meT bers,
though in few parishes the donations from
| the congregations are liberal, these having
| learned that the surest and best way of helping
| the destitute is through q society which uses
every means at command to ascertain the
worthiness of those to whom they give aims.
The report from the committee for the relief
| of the sufferers by the overflow was listened to
with great interest. The Society has sent
many thousand pieces of clothing, donated by
our citizens, to the poor in the country, besides
large supply of medicines and other neces-
sary articles.
| From the report of the President of the Home
we take the following:
1.-THE original intention of the Society was
to afford Christian home to neglected and
abandoned boys, who are always numerous in
this city, particularly for newsboys, who are
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rents, and to erect workshops where destitute
| boys could be taught trades Up to this time We
have not been able to fully accomplish these
| designs. We have never been able even to
| extend the buildings SO that we could properly
accommodate the boys that we were. in Chris.
tian charity, compelled to receive. With ton or
we think, all that we had in view in establish
ing the Home Five hundred and thirty boys
have been taken care of during the eight years
the institution has been open.
! "Since the arrangements with the Fathers
of Holy Cross, all the boys aisle to work are
transferred to the Farm, there. in addition to
schooling, they taught gardening, tai
They we'll lodged and fed, educated, par
TALLY clothed and provided With medical as.
sistance and medicine at an eXpe .se Of 8 x
dollars per month each, whilst, according to
the report OF tue Superintendent, 1t costs 81 80
month for only the educating of each child
in the public schools
The above sufficiently explains the nature of
the Home and the farm. 1t only remains to be
said that the interior management and the in.
strnction Of the boys are left entirely to the
Fathers of Holy Cross, of which Order the
Rev. Father Marine is the Superior in this Do
cese. The Society, with such little assistance
as the parents, guardians ana nlends of the
boys can give, supports AID educates over
hundred youths Nae would otherwise be
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10 swell the already large criminal class of oul
Population.
After all the reports had been read, DR.
Doumeing, in behalf of the Society, read al
address to His Grace, giving expression to tn
lively satisfaction experienced by all in tn
3 evident interest manifested by His Grace il
a the organization and its works.
g His Grace replied at length stating that b
had always felt the greatest interest in tn
, welfare and prosperity of the Society and c
it's several works. He was very we'll please
with the success of the Home and thought tina
. the Society was doing great and noble worl
u the effects of which would be NANTES
throughout years to come, in thus caring fo
!, the poor boys. He congratulated the Societ
upon the advantages arising from their agre,
ment with the Fathers of the Holy Cros
whereby tho latter had been given charge {
the management of the Home, aud modestl
" laid claim to q share of the glory of havin
suggested the plan and aided in its consummt
y ton. His Grace then feelingly alluded to til
k restitution of the poor people of the owe
e, flowed districts particularly of those in til
d civil parish of Point Coupee. He had heard
IS several of actual starvation in TIL
e. parish, and from personal observation on
It visit made there four weeks ago, and by report
g received from the local clergy and old resident
't of the neighborhood, he was certain that til
r sufferings of large number of the poop
lie must be great beyond description at tt
1t present time.
y Concluding, His Grace thanked the Societ
Is for their zeal and the truly Catholic spir
manifested by all Conferences in their 'chil
10 like submission to their spiritual guides.
IT was, he said, his earnest wish that ConferenC