The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-10-21

YOU of little work in which have taken
an active part. 49,
il extended to the children of the vicious
aud depraved. But if poor woman keeps
her house clean, ard makes her children
look tidy, everybody says: ooh, ole needs
no help She and her husband do not
squander their little earnings in gin
therefore it is not necessary to do anything
for their children. This has always seemed
to me very unjust. / do not see why
premium should be placed upon drunken
ness. / therefore decided to open a echooi
for the children of the most frugal ana
well conducted among the poorest of tue
poOr-such children as would lneVitauiy
become mere waits and etrays of the streets.
After q time saw that the day would come
when these children must pass from ma, and
be set to earn living without help or
guidance. I therefore established in con-
nection with the school place where the
girle might be trained as domesti servants,
some as housemaids, some to watt at table,
and others of the more intelligent kind to
go out as lsdy's maids. A kind hearted
lady has given us great assistance, and 1
can assure YOU that the servants we turn
out are far above the average. They know
how to do their work properly. When
they 90 out to service they return us little
of their savings in return for the money
they have Cost uH-but; of coursey,
not go on with even this limited expert
ment without help"
"The pro Cathedral is not rich, believe"
said l.
at is not" be replied, sand to my office
there is DO income attached. These SCHOOLS
are drain upon both my time and means.
One is often obliged to write little IN
order to exc cut ones income. But DO
not think you would persuade these poor
girls who have been trained by us ttst the
Roman Catholic religion has done them
harm"
ut is this kind of self. denying labor"
eaid / ncombiaed with the solid ground
which you offer to all men of Il devotional
temperament, that is making for your
Church 80 many new followers"
The truth ia," he said, "that We are
living at q critical period. Two forces are
now dividing England between them
Catholicism and Infidelity or Free Think
ing in other words, pure belief and the
absence of all belief. These are the antag-
onistic forces, for Professionalism as power
is dead. / speak of it so far as regards the
Anglican Church, for undoubtedly Method
| ism is power still. For the most part,
however, the Intellectual men of the day
are becoming either Free Thinkers or Ro-
man Enthusiastically, l believe, Free
| Thinkers. 1t seems to me that more go to
| that extreme than to the other. toresee q
great struggle in Europe between these
forces, q struggle which will involve vast
| consciousness cluplLC6 10 won 90 A0A
religions. In that contest expect to see
America play q great part-whatever may
be her disposition, she cannot fail to exer,
q tremendous influence. Hence 1t is that
you had not come here day to ask me-
what thought of Roman Catholic progress
, in Eugland, should have liked to ask yot
, what you thought of it in the United States
1t is u wonderful thing to me- that they ar
} building the second finest cathedral in tn
A New World in New York, and that a Prot
estant should be the architect OF IT,"
, eff Catholicism is making progress i
New York." said I, sit is greatly owing t
the unfailiDg tact which has been exercise
on many trying occasions by Cardinal Nc
Closkey."
= $50 l believe" said the Mcnsignore
r "and know that he ia a man of very grea
3 ability. The Americans, too, are generou
r people, and | have no doubt that man
t Professionals besides the architect have give
a help towards building that cathedral i
n Fifth Avenue"
~ know of some who have done eo.'
y 81 look with great interest on what W
f are doing in America. There 1t IL not
h question Of regainiug ground once held an
Y lost-always u difficult task. That is wins
' is before us here. Some people think thu
: England is on the eve of great conversion
y | do not. What we win we shall win b
i. slow degrees. But, although not so eanguit
v as some IF my frieuds, have nc fear of IL
I ultimate result. The Papacy mas Soi
% through much greater troubles than tho
d which surround it now, and 1t has survive
q, them all. You are a Protestant, and came
j. perhape, understand the feeling which Leaf
70 me to be as certain of our ultimate trlumI
Il over our antagonists as am that We tV
re are now talking together. l do not unde
d rate our enemies, bat think of the pro.
a Uses which we have from the Blessed Foun
at or of our religion, and l know that th'
N will he fulfilled.n
to His conntepance was full of solemn
and devotion, bis manner was earnest al
" impressive, and as he spoke of his mast
at he made the sign of the cross. thong
of his many years of self-sacriicing labc
40 of his work among the poor, of his effol
he to do something towards reducing, even
ny a little, the vast sum of human ignoran
Gu and sorrow. / am a Protestant, as he sal
lie but I should have to be a very bigot
,st one if could not respect, and even revt
ist ence, the spirit which leads a man thus
We give up the best part of his life for oths
al wish,"I said as shook his hand
an parting, "that 1 could do justice to WI
NC you have said to me in the letter which
shall write to New York"
We "You can at least" replied he witt