The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-25
Father aiossa'. Lecture Monday Evening"


THE GREAT WORKS OF THE sIsTERs OF hEncy-
As already announced, the Rev. II. Gissera,
C. ss. r., will lecture to morrow, Monday owe =
ming, at ~ O'Clock, in st. Alphonsus Hall, ION
the benefit of the works under tho patronage
of tho Sisters of Mercy. OF Father Gtese1'A
m erits as an orator and lecturer it is unnecsR-
sary for us to speak.-his fame being, IN thAS
country, co-extensive with that Of the neh@""
Order of which he is 30 useful member
Since his transfer from St. Alphonsus Con
vent to the missionary house at ChataWay
Father Giesen has been continually travelling
through the South giving missions. That hS
every where moved the hearts of tho people,
awakened the Indifferent to n realiZatieGs
of their peril, and the good to increased fer
vor and zeal, all who have ever listened to hiS
words of earnest exhortation will understHnte-
In Memphis, 80 great was the anxiety Of eh"
people to follow the mission & ven by him, THAI
hundreds of persons found it impossible evS0
to get standing room at the doors Of tn"
churches when he preached.
As he will give this, his frat and only lee
ture for the purpose of assisting tho Sisters
of Mercy in their works. our readers will justly
conclude that he considers these works of GrO0s
Importance. Whether they are or not, we VIII
leave to each of our readers to judge for him
self after reading the following brief skotoh
The House of Mercy was opened January
23d, 1872 Since then over three hundred
women and young girls have found n home
within its walls, the average residence OF
each being about five weeks The young girls
are taught trades, and the women ARE provided
with situations IN respectable families, tho.
Sisters having n record on which Is en-
tered the name Of any party making applt-
cation for o trustworthy servant. IT sult-
able person be not in the institution, tho
Sisters, from among the large number OF poOG
persons they know, soon find ono This woHA
was commenced in March lnst-ten months
ago-since which time over 700 persons have
been placed in good situations. The idea thst
the Sisters exact payment for their serviceS In
getting servants for families is altogether
erroneous. Having only ono resource-thS
charity of the faithful-they, of course, would
refuse no donation, but that they do not exact
compensation 10 proved by the fact that ooly
OIL q half dozen occasions did they receive an
remuueration, and then it was voluntary OF
the part of the persons benefited
Ono Of the chief works ofAhe sSterhoo1As
the visiting of the sick and the poor OT~
500 families have received their geneF0oS a.
sistauce many of them residing ut STSAs dis
tapces from the Convent, some IN Gretn3
others in Bouligny and Algiers aud Others in
the 10 wer parts Of the city.
The Sisters have Charge Of the paroohiAl
girls school, and also teach music, painting,
EN- broidery, needlework, etc.
With this record of few Of the works OF
the Sisters before them, We sincerely believe
that not one of our readers, if he can spare
the amount, will hesitate about purchasing the
pleasure of hearing, 70 morrow evening" our
great Redemptorist missioner.