The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-10-20


Died at the Convent of Mercy, St. Andrew
street, 5:25 p. m., Thursday, Oct 1ber 10, Miss
Jennie McTighe, Of Titusville, Pa., in religion,
Sister Mary Augustine, in the 23rd year of her
age, and the first Of ber religious profession.
Mdlle. Marie Ambresne Vienne, in religion,
Sister Marie Mercedes, in the 22nd year Of her
age, and the frst of her religious profession.
May they rest in peace.
When Sister dies, the world reads the NOR
tuary record carelessly and indifferently and
goes it's way without another thought A
sweet, pale face, dark-robed figure, low and
gentle voice, these are it's only recollections of
the dead, and it knows that many are left
whs,s o,S has fallen. and the. .s., all died to
the word on the day they entered tho convent
portale. How little the world knows about it!
How poor its estimate of q Sisters life! How
mean its valuation of 8 Sisters services!
Oae of tae humble names that heads this
colump, belonged few days ago to simple
Sister of Mercy, TO one of that silent sisterhcod
whose good works are as noiseless as the stars
and which like them, shine forth MI 81 bright
and numerous in the hours of darkest gloom.
Miss Jennie AcTighe was born in Brooklyn
of grand old Irish family-one of that staunch
and robIss race which would rather part with
life than lose the faith. Reared in Pennsyl-
vania and dying in New Orleans, three States
may claim the privilege of ownership in this
most gift d lady ard peerless Sister of Mercy.
Endowed with majestic presence, refined
and beautiful face clear, penetrating eyes that
saw far beyon the surface of things AID yet
| so modest, uuassaminE and captivating that il
she ruled all hearts where ever she moved, it
| was because of that subtle i1faeuce which
| always makes mankind bow down bef1re sup
erior worth and virtue.
One year ago, 10 her happy Pennsylvania
| home, Sister Augustine was the sunlight ot
every heart; the younGest, yet the dearest of
| al the household treasures. She wes the cen.
tire rourd whom they circled all; and brctAers
sisters, as well IS doting parents, looked up
| with tender reverence to one whose mind
| seemed gifted with every grace and whose pre-
| serce WAS endowed with every charm. Her
wisdom, sweet and potent. guided taeir daily
lives, and her rare loveliness of form and char
acter, besutified existence and she a radiant
| halo around their hearts and home Qaeenlike
in her dignity and regal in her grace, yet with
8 sosl as humble as q ohild's, who can count
the admiration that followed every step and
the love th-t waited upon every smileH But
earthly love aud human ties could not win her
hearts young homage nor control the pure
ambition of her grand and lofty soul.
| -"Wherever the sacrifice seems greatest, there
must GO" This was the answer to all the
loving pleadings which would have held ber
back-not from the service of God-but from
| the post to which that service seemed to call
her. With heroism far greater than that OF
| the youDg MosbiteBs she renowned all that
life held dear, and unclasping her hand from
the clinGing embrace of q mother dearer tn an
Noemi, she listened only to the voice that
whispered: Hear me, daughter, go not to
CLEAN in any other field !" aud thus she came tc
New Orleans.
Alas poor city of the South, destined to b,
the field Of death and yet of glory to 80 many
of Gods chosen heroes, how faithfully weI
thou CLEANED for suffering souls by this bEigh
young daughter of the faith In prison cells
in poverty stricken homes, in haupts OF gloon
and misery, this sweet Sister ofMercy "gleanei
and gathered" leaving peace where ever sh,
passed and finding grace in His sight for whom
she toiled.
To the poor, the sick, the sorro wing, he
visits brought relief and strength, and conso
lAtion for faithfully carrying out the rules Q
her Order, che was seen where ever heart wa
aching or a poor tired soul was faintinR in tn
dCst.
No visits of fashion or pleasure or idle curl
osity draw these Sisters from their Con
vent gate; but when the field 10 ripe with th
harvest of death and distress and desolatiou
then they are seen gathering after the reaper
in among the shoayes.|