Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-16

The bill providing for the appropriation
of money for the support of institutions
established to reclaim fallen women having
become law, a GLOBE reporter was sent out
on mission Of investigation to see what he
might discover in connection with those in
stitutions which might lay claim to share in
the appropriations AS he had previously
visited the Christian Woman's Home and
opened it to the view of the outside world,
and as there was but one other institution in
the city which processes to deal with the
social evil, his undivided attention was
directed to that. II is true there is a sort of
hybrid disorganization which holds secret
conclaves discussing the savory subject, but
as it will hardly lay any claim for 1noiety
OF the appropriation, seeing it does moth
ing but talk, and that too wide of the mark,
it will be left to a more convenient time to
disclose it's m0dus 00erandS of dealing with
the question.
TO the House of the Good Shepherd then,
the reporters attention was directed, and
when inquiry disclosed to him the fact that
this was no other than nunnery, chilly
feeling crept down his vertebrel column, and
filled him with trepidation as imagination
conjured up pictures of iron-bound cells and
dungeoned cloisters-of the. rack, the tor
lures, writhing victims and a cruel sister
hood, hard featured and as applicable as
fate. Though possessing the courage of a.
Custer and the enterprise of Stanley, he
began to regret his fate, that he was on the
staff of a paper memorable in it's laws where
the gathering of news is concerned
or that some. other of his thou
sand and one colleague news gath
erers was not detailed for this particular
service. However there was no time for re-
grets, and GLOBE man knows not rebellion
1t was not therefore many minutes before he
stood before the associate bishop of the dis
trict with the strange request for permit
TO make thorough inspection of the prem
ises of the Good Shepherds
WITHIN THE PORTALS.
The courteous bishop at once conceded,
and further stated that he had no doubt
Father Stanley would be glad to do the hon
ors. ''You will take the sisters at disad-
vantage said the bishop, mot expecting
you, but doubt not they will be pleased to
show you their little flock of sheep and
lambs" Being somewhat treasured by the
presence of his guide, the newspaper man,
sat out for Wilkin street and soon appeared
before the dread establishment. Passing
along well kept walk through the lawn to
the front entrance, the door was open
leading into the hall and after ringing bell
Father Stanley and the reporter entered, the
latter's pulse rising little nearer the nine
ties than usual. The hall is
Il small apartment with three doors,
the one in front being grated,
giving it something of prison-like appear
ance, but a glance around upon the texts
adjoining the walls, indicated more the
dwelling place of mercy and peace than of
punishment and restraint 81 am the good
shepherd, and give my life for my fock.'' Il
came not to call the just, but sinners to re-
pentance." blessed are they who dwell in
thy house o Lord; they will sing thy praises
forever
On the one side of the hall is a reception
room and on the other two small reception
parlors. All are scrupulously clean and
tidy, neatly furnished and comfortable
The one side of these parlors is sepa-
rated from passage way, or corridor, by 8
grated screen. Here is where the inmates
have communion with their friends The
visitors had barely time to inspect these
rooms when door leading into the screened
corridor opened and handsome, stately
lady entered, dressed in the habit of the
order and with the badge of the Sacred
Heart.
Briefly Father Stanley introduced
HE GLOBE reporter and explained
the nature of his visit
Sister Bernard, the Mother Superioress, a
once expressed cheerful readiness to show
the reporter over the whole establishment
and the door leading from the hall into thu
interior of the building was opened, anl
the reporter found himself 'swithin the mure
walls Of nunnery." A staircase led t,
the second floor, at the head of which upo1
the right was the SISTERS assembly room,
neatly furnished ard provided with goot
piano; upon the other side of the landin.
was the chapel. The reporter entered b,
the chancel, which contained the stalls 0
the sisters on each side, with that of tn
Mother Superioress at one end. Over eac]
stall was small scriptural picture. A cab
met organ, and a life-sized painting of 81
of the chancel, which was separated from til
sanctury by grated screen. Father Shanle
opened the gate in the screen and the re
porter stepped into the sacred enclosure
the mother superioress Withdrawing, an
the father kneeling without the screen. Th
sanctuary is calculated to awaken every fee
ing of awe and reverence to take the min
away from grosser things in the contempls
ton of the beautiful and spiritual. hanc
some altar is surmounted by fine oil pain
ing of the Good Shepherd. On the ends
the altar are two large seraphim, with folde
wings and bowed in alteration.
On the one side is the shrine of the virgi
and on the other that of St. Joseph. II
sanctuary is separated from the part of IL
chapel devoted to the inmates by simil;
screen to that dividing it from the chance
but instead of its being ga secret CRATE
iron bars,'' the reporter found this as
other gratings in the establishment only
frail net work of wooden lattice, whic
would require no great exertion to brea
through.
Leaving the chapel the reporter was ioi1
ed by Father Stanley, the Mother Superiore
and Sister Aloysius and again descended |
the first floor and entered the sisters wo,
room, a comfortable apartment with SEWN
Machines work tables, etc. On the san
floor is the Sisters dining room and Il
sacristy. This completed the hummer
from which covered way conducts to Il
asylum. The first department. entered he
was the spacious kitchen in which cooki,
is done for over one hundred and thirty ne
pie A more scrupulously clean apartme1
than this it would be difficult to imagin
the floor and the tables are alike snoy
white and the culinary utensils are bright
mirrors.
The manufacturing room on the same flo
was next visited, and Immediately upon t
marty nassino tho threshold all the OccuDar