The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-03-18
SHOCKING BIGOIRY OF SOME ENGLISH
PROTESTANT JOURNALS.
New York Catholic Review. ]

For some months past the Sisters of
Charity in q convent in Carlisle place, Lon
don, have been subjected tc 3 series of VIC
lent attacks. These Sisters received into
their house newly born infants who by the
sudden death or desertiOn of their mocbers
were left wholly unprovided, for and who
would all have persisted for want of food,
clothing, and care. So wretched was the
condition of many of these children when
received that DOT even the watchful and
loving care of the Sisters could keep them
all alive, and because some of them died
the cry was raised that the Sisters were
killing them. TIE accusation was absurd
on its face, but it was so persistently made
that the Secretary of State cent two emil
nent medical men and an officer to examine
into the matter. Their report entirely ex-
onera.ed the Sisters; but the attacks upon
them still continue. We find in the Morn
ing Post, of February 135h-the most re-
spectacle in all respects of all the London
Protestant journals, the following informa-
ton:
What possible motive but the purest Christ
ian charity could induce any one to take in
| those miserable little beines (Who often arrive
in q state too repulsive for words), and that
without the smallest remuneration, it wonld
b9 difficult for even their accusers to discover.
We tnink, therefore, that it is only an act of
bare Justice to publish the report of the med cal
officer who instructed by the sanitary
authorities of the district to visit the Sisters'
Home in Carlsle-place, and report on it's CON-
ditiOu to the Westminster Board of Works:
Il have this day (l8th of january inspected
| the convent in Carlisle place, more particularly
| respecting the infant mortality in that institu-
| tion. Generally the premises are thorou ghly
clean, well ventilated, and capacious, and the
children above two years of age present an ap-
| pearance of perfect health. They are evidently
| we'll cared for, and the elasticity of their
| spirits shows that they are very kindly treated.
| The nursery is q sufficiently large Dom for the
| number Of occupants, and gives to each infant
| ton is good, but the room contains o
stove too large for it, and 1 have there
fore requested that if infants are con-
| tinued to be resolved, they may be
placed in the adjoining room. The in
fants receive every attention at the hands of
| the Sisters, who are most careful to do every
| thing that they can to preserve life; but with
oil their care it will be quite impossible to re-
duce the mortality without each child lie pro-
vided with wet nurse, and even then the
mortality will be great in consequence of the
time of their admission. In my opinion the
whole question rests upon the point whether
they should admit infants until they are in o
position to provide them with natural nutri-
ment. In conclusion, cannot speak too
highly of the general cleanliness Of the insti-
tuition, and the devotedness of those ladies
Who have undertaken it's direction"
[Signed BARNARD Holt, N. r. G. s.
We need only add one significant fact to
this statement-that when the smallpox
epidemic broke out in London few weeks
ago the wOrkhouse authorities could fad
nOUe but these very Sisters of Charity to
undertake the nursing of their Small pox
Hospital.