The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-10-13
TO THE CHARITABLE.
The SISTERS OF CHARITY.


who have charge of the Camp Stree. Female
Orphan Asylum are in distress
They are not only cramped for means to meet
the increased demands upon them caused by
the epidemic, but are dependent for their dsi-
ly food on the credit given them by the ever
indulgent and charitable Margaret Haughery,
and by tie kind hearted butcher.
Uader these circumstances and deprived of
several sources of revenue from which they are
Usually enabled to meet q portion Of their
| necessary expenses, they are compelled to ap-
peal to the charity of the public and especially
to the old friends of the Asylum to raise for
them by subscription otherwise, the means
t. continue their useful and merciful labors.
They have row $50 inmates who are depen-
dent upon them for food, clothing, medicines
and other receesaries.
No less than so of these orphans have been
attacked by the epidemic, only one of whom
has fallen victim to the disease. All of the
o. hers are either corvalt cent or have o fair
pros pect of recovery. This remarkable success
must be attributed, under the Divine Mercy,
to tn skill of DR.. Chopin, their medical ad-
wiser, and the careful and intelligent nursing
Of the Sisters. Nothing more is needed to
show the ficacy and value of their services.
1t must not be overlooked, moreover, that
this Asylum is the Mother House of the st. Vim
cents Infant Asylum and the st. Elizabeth
House of Industry, each Of which is conducted
| independently of the others, but acts with
| them to a common end.
The infants are received at the st. Vinoents
and remain there until about seven years of
age, when they are transferred to the Camp
| Street Asylum.
They here receive a sound primary educa
tion and not only religious culture, but care
| ful training in the domestic virtues calculated
| to prepare them for life of virtue and useful
| ness,
At about fourteen years of age they are
transferred to the st. Elizabeth House of In
dustry where they are taught suitable trades,
or otherwise fitted to earn On honorable liv-
ing.
In pursuance of these benign purposes the
| Camp Street Orphan Asylum has already re-
ceived
| TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY
children from the st. Vincent's Asylum.
| 1t has aleo received
| SIXTY SEVEN
children from the Charity Hospital.
This makes total of
THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN
| helpless orphans whom it has saved from the
material and moral evils of destitation.
A calculation of the outlays of the institu-
tion aRd the values expended en- the orphans,
indicates that the cost of supporting it is
about 3oc per capita per diem.
15o benefciaries at 3oo gives S45 per diem
or SIG 425 per annum. 1t is evident from this
that after deductiug net income of about
1000 from st. Theresa's Church, and some
what larger sum from individual charity, sew
eral thousand dollars must be raised annually
to sustain the institution.
At present the Asylum is not only suffering
from serious falling of in its usual income,
but has gloomy prospecs'for the approach
ing Winter.
1t must not be overlooked that a very small
proportion Of the orphans in this Instit otion
are from the First District and an insignificant
number from the Church Parish in which it is
located. 1t represents the entire city and the
charity of the whole can be justly invoked to
aid 1t in its present e1igencies.
They can get wine for two cents bottle in
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