The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-04-26

Father Nugent of Liverpool, is wonderful
man in his way. With small sources and with
very rough and manageable material to
| work upon he has succeeded in performino
nothing less than marvellous feats among the
poor of Liverpool He is never tired of MAKING
public appeals in behalf of ignorance and
destitution, and he is seldom unsuccessful
And why Because he knows how to 90 about
the work devolviDg upon him. just notice
the originality of his last appeal. Throu Oh
his fundamentally an institution has been
established in Liverpool, where the little
waits and strays of the streets of Liverpool are
clothed and fed. He has persuaded some hun
dreds OF working men to abstain from public
houses on Saturdays, Sunday and Mondays.
and to give penny each in aid of his home
he has by this means accumulated moro than
o million of pence and served those working
men and their families immensely. Since the
opening of this home 100000 suppers have
been given to destitute boys and 10 900 bows
have been provided with a nights lodging
Many of those little ones have been also pro-
vided with situations in England, in the
United States and in Canada. The home has
dealt permanently with 1000 boys. There are
now ICY in the refuge, and Father Nugent
has taken the eminently practical step referred
to above to provide additional accommoda.
tions for another $50.
Besides this great work, Father Nugent has
established Home for boys some what similar
in design to, but far excelling in development,
our st. Vincents Home. This work he COM
menced about ten years ago Collecting half |
a dozen parentless and homeless boys he &C.
cured the gratuitous use of an old stable |
which he called the Home. From this humble
he has built up the splendid estab-
lishment which affords shelter and education
to about three hundred boys. Here, under the
training of competent instructors, they are
taught various trades, among others that of
type setting. The Liverpool Catholic Times
is printed by the boys and we have heard it
said that their printing establishment is as
extensive as that of the Picdyune in this city.
Another work that Father Nugent is carrying
out successfully is the establishment of Total
Abstinence Leagues. Referring to this, Arch
bishop Manning, at one of the recent monster
meetings held in London in furtherance of
the movement, said:
In Spitalfelds the association is about niue
teen to twenty years old, and from its first
oundation it has given the pledge to no less
han 80 900 persons. In Southwark and West
minister the number altogether associated and
pledged amount to 10,43S persons. cloud
,heeTs) 1 am sorry that you have cheered SO
oudly for am obliged to tell yoa something
which Father Nugent communicated to me the
'ther day, viz, that he has not less than 20 900
pledged persons in Liverpool alone. l confess
hat the information made me very much
shamed of myself-very much ashamed of all
ny flock, and steadfastly resolved that we
would outstrip them. 1t WAS true that the
liverpool people might have the start of ua. !
challenged Father Nugeut and said TO him
Although you have got the start of us, don't
mean to be left behiud: Now, you see, trust
Dg in your goodwill, have pledged my good !
Sord-don't make me break it-aud therefore
hope we shall to ght make u resolution to
Increase our number If every one of ten in
be thousand in London would find some one
riend to join we should soon beat Father NJ
.ent in. Liverpool.
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