National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-16


vain Of humanity thst are thrown upon tho cold
charities OF the world, whether by the poverty o.
death Of nataral parsnts or the criminal abandon
ment neglect or Indifference Of those who hav:
snned against the command Of God and violated
the moral law. The children IN the asylum, nov
numbering upwards Of Afty, vary IN ages rom ons
. AZ the latter aFe the females are transferred Z
cal branches Of an English education, and subse
thus rescued BY these s1csiient Institutions like
instead Of pests of society. Hence the generous
patronage that Is bestowed upon them by all
classes Of the community, irrespective Of creed OF
nationality. .-asEIery , era .F "
The Rev. Father Keane appeared upon the
platform at $40 o'clock, accompanied by Fathers
Walter, Barotti and San Aartino. The lecture
occupied an hour and twenty minutes in delivery,
with remarkable ease and fluency; He com;
menced by saying that 1t had frequently been said
divided. Some said With a sigh that died in the
utterance, but It was . aging that eptomized the
history Of millions Of human beings. The in
old adars
half the world doesn't know how the other hall
lives" 1t was pretty easy, as . Frenchman once
crsdt 70 ~ Sr nu atmrs shis vss nj ~sneraIlv
true. ..ra lr-
The reverend lecturer then wildly described
Sem With Se and sh
vailed outside. The wealthy merchant, while re-
clining in the cushioned chair of his richly-fur
Of Inc whose bony
fingers were raking through the ashes in his back
Silsy the gayisstred lady 10 the gtGtsri1sg
rares. Perfume, couiS not Be expected to think
THE POOR sEANsrREss,
struggling to earp enough 70 keep body and soul
together; the enterprising business. man, seated
in his counting-room and planning for the invest
ment Of his thousands, had no time to think Of the
poor laborer toiling for q bare subsistence. When
enugly slowed away under q warm blanket and
surrounded by all the comforts Of home, how few
there were who thought Of the many that were
things how the thought presses itself upon us,
Good God! how true Il Is that one.h half the world
does not know how the other half lives"
In August last, whom In London, the lecturer
had been sstonished to read Of . case Of starva-
learned Il. fact that in that great metropolis
from starvation within the year.
There were three kinds Of poor-God's peor, the
DEVILS poor, and tho poor devils. OF Gods poor
DEVILS poor his satanic majesty would take care,
unless they mended their ways, and Of the poor
devils, Why they were expected to take care Of
Gods poor had right to be poor, and widows
and orphans, aged and cripples there would al
ways be. The cunning of man could not prevent
cannot stop these things. They may organize
and they may relieve, but they cannot stop
THE SOURCES OF THIS POVERTY.
God does not will poverty; 1t was one Of the ad-
uncts of death, which rimc into the world by Gin.
The poor and bereave1 are Coda special wards.
Poverty was one Of the living monuments Of man g
fallen condition; 1t teaches us Of the stable. the
csrpenter-shop and the sorrows of the man-God,
and brings beautiful virtues into the world One
Of the fearful kisses Of the poor the feet Of the
Saviour was more precious than the most eloquent
sermon or prayer. Tho poor are the most welcome
visitors to Gods temple, and for them in special
tunateiy, many we're false to these teachings.
Thepoor afforded great opportunities to those
who cared for them, and 1t was no wonder that
the heroes and heroines Of charity were our
special favorites. Blessings on those who were
kind to Gods poor. They illustrated the beauti-
fui story of st. Martin Of Tours. in the fact that
be pitied that never learned the sweetness of
giving to the poor. The old proverb says that
God takes care Of his poor: and he lthe lecturer)
imagined he could hear statesmen wish that God
ss 01is w That they dS not Work II the in
terest Of tho poor in the right direction.
COPS SYSTEM OF CARING FOR THE POOR
was charity, guided by tho teachings of the
sentative of Christ. God chooses those who are
to be his agents. and beside his poor spring mp the
religious institqtions So, In All cases ?. loving
Besides. every parish priest was obliged to take
care OF the poor, and cooperating with them were
the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Young Cath.
olcs' Friend Society, and other charitable organ.
izatiops.
In English-speaking countries charities were
not SO enlarged as the Church wished; but in the
old Catholic countries every want OF the POOR was
provided for. Blessings on Catholic France that
had given MS the Little Sisters Of the Poor and
many other charitable societies!
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love Of the poor, but for salaries.who look upon
the poor as nuisances that should be abated. The
places provided for their care were not homes, but
prisons, and often the poor inmates wished they
were in hell, to which many Of them were tending.
Wherever the Church has had fair play, and
where the State helped the Church, the poor were
happy; but where the State has exclusively under.
properIy cared for While tho Church says
''What will we do:" the State inquiries, "Whai
can wedO?" .s
THE DEVILS POOR
are those who have no right to BE- poor; because
degraded poor, which God'spoor never are. Some
might suppose that whom thcy desert God they
down to husks. In their whole appearance was
mental, moral and physical degradation. Some
had spent their whole lives in vice; others
Gelicately trained, had given up all to crime
but sopp had heart enough lett to be moved to
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often at our doors asking for that which, If given,
They could be found in novels Of nth and
sSs G Of " her %ns
down to the lowest level Of the devils poor. They
are found In drinking saloone, and illustrate the
truth that drunkenne:s is the parent OF innamer'
houses, and are finally laid in Potter's field.
Wherever the devils poor are VIC see three great
evils-they are always running themselves pre-;
BY their bad example dragging 6thers down To
their own degraded level.
Now, what was to be done to remedy tnese
evilsf For we must remember that We cannot
transfer our responsibility for the DEVILS poor to
the DEVILS shoulders.
THE cHIEy CARE OF TIE DEVILS rooR
falls to the State, but thu State has never been
able to remedy the evtf-to correct the vicious
habits Of the devil pool we w ~ay, dmsss neg e
do somcthing to better the condition Of the DEVILS
Door. but their success has not yet been heard Of
o o
1t shows the beaQties Of the State system There
were SEQ men and e,00o women committed for
d.nnksnnss. Of tho men, % Of them n , ecm.
hundred times. or the women, 40 were commit.
ted thirty times, and twenty Of them one hundred
BY Shutting up the devils poor they prevented
crime for q time, and no one was ever made bcttcr
by such punishment. The state has tried to cure
the evil Of drunkenness BY prohibttory law.
The State has never made an advance step by
attempting such reforms without mourning clam.
ors from people who imagined that their liberties
were about to DO restricted. B7t that TIN, Stats
had . right to arrest an Evil which was robbinS
and degrading the people was propagation thai
could mt Do Justly cenisd By any rght-thinkinl
man. He did not refer to any particular law
But that the State had the right TO pass some
law " stop this $3.50
EVIL OF IxrENfxRAHc1
was Is clear a. that the STATE had right to pas
that will 60 among the devils poor, snc With gen.
tie words open tho fountains Of long lost feeling,
and satisfy them that u II better 10 eat God
crust than the husks Of sWine. Such was 81.
Vincent de Paurs-eueh were our .--rs,exs.
eocieties-God bless 49, pTa.SSJ
not only refuge g. 80 uSS<. Sd vSicS we're m
ItihMckn 70 NsiBk them In moral and sOcia
staaJing, Ts1s We shall dry mp the sources q
the deyii's poverty. But 70 cure all these We mus
have Christian education. Then We shall hav,
fewer .sharpers'' and more honest people, and
larger number OF those that walk in patAS Q
honor. Then VIC come to ia >. "a Fsgla n
TIE PooR DEVILS.
This was not profnns expression, NOR ons Q
reproach. 1t was tefn Of pity. When We see
fellow in ''fx,".it y natural 70 say 'the poo
devii.n He may be defined to be the victim 9
circuiuetances, which, like facts, were often stut
horn things. The adage says thst the poor devil
\ 6sye 10 take caro- Of Themselves. A. there wa
an endless variety Of circumstances 20 there va
| Q great variety Of poor devils. They wsrs :
numerous % the variety Of nsn .9 oird -
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