The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-08-25
81 Thsre was Lack Of Weman's Nursin1. thsvs =.
Desrth Of Womans TearrT va

1nsre wa Laek o. WomanI Mursing, there va
DeaTth Of Woman's TearsT "s
In these times of trouble and sickuesa .,...
is also in our city lack Of woman's pur,;ns
and . dearth of woman's tears. We do ,..
mean that there are not expert and exosl,...
nurses to be had but these can be secn,.s
only by the rich; and it is in behalf of tbs no..
we speak to-day.
de Psul's, composed entirely Of gentleman A..
in their daily ministrations to the poor. e,...
of distress bsyond their reach and oonS;t;.S-
of misery beyond their investigation. Hsno.
it is that an auxiliary society of cbsrit,hs
ladies is much needed to assist these psptl.
men in their delicate mission of charity ana
humanity.
What we mean by "woman's nursin, -.
woman's tears" 10 that active, energetic hal.
aud tender sympathy which is not to he b.d
for money, but is q voluntary Offering for N.
love of God and the service of His creatures
We do not refer here to yellow fever natl.
ents, for the benevolent Howard Associate,
has nobly provided for all such cases amon,
the poor; but we allude to that general missrv
and destitution which stares ne in the face Al,
the year round, and which appeals at all sea.
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sons to the hearts of charitable Christians.
It often happens that there are sick woman
invalid mothers, to whom man, however kips
he may be, can afford NO relief, whoss visit Of
sympathy is more o source of embarrassmsnt
than of comfort. Then there are details Of
dress. of food, of children's management, Of
bodily sufferings, of mental anxieties and sor.
rows of heart, to which only womau's s1psri.
ence and tact lean bring effective help and
proper remedies.
Gases might be particularized without mum.
Der, where woman's sympathy is absolutely
required, and hence the great necessity Of or.
ganizpg societies of ladies to act as auxiliarie.
to the Conferences of st. Vincent de Paul, 60
| that the good work undertaken by these gen.
tlemen can be carried out to the fullest adyar.
tsge Of the poor.
One case known to our observation, may b.
cited as an example of many others. A gen.
tleman belonging to one of tae up town Con
ferepces has been assigned to the duty of visit
ing family consisting exclusively of femalss
A feeble grandmother, bsd-ridden daughsss
and o young child, these are the members d
this sfflicted family, at whose threshold pov.
erty as well as sickness, sits in all its saddesi
aspect and our charitable friend realizes at
every visit, the necessity in this case of we
mans hand and q woman's heart.
It is true he brings them the aims of his
Society, he speaks to them of Gods watohful
ness and oares he enquiries concerning their
needs and necessities; but he longs for soms
charitable woman to console and advise that
poor old parent, to minister to that emaof
ted figure on the bed, to examine into and
ameIiorate the condition of that little child |;
and hence he finds himss constantly repeat
ing these words of the Proverbs:
"Who shall find q valiant woman One who
will open her heart to the needy and strstsh
out her hands to the poorP
And this 10 the question we propose in oG|
columns to-day. Where shall We find Q vaH-l
ant woman, ready to cooperate in the workd
st. Vincent, willing to give her time, and h +
attention, to the poor, eagerly gathering othsn
around her in this labor of love, and perssver
ing in her sympathy and care, in spite of mani
fold obstacles and oppositionsf
It is q pleasant thing to give, if We knoV
that our bounty is well bestowed and thatit
really reaches those who need it.
If o society of ladies, ready to give active
help to the poor, can be formed in the different
parishes, many will become benefactors Of tho
same, for tae reason that not being able
to spare their time, they will all the mor'
readily give of their means to their more % s
tive sisters, to be dispensed by them to thi
deserving poor.
Association, some one has said, is the sursf f
road to success. There are associations ID
almost every object in the political, litsrsT
and scientific world, then let as have onsE
all means in the world of charity. Ali goa
works for the benefit of suffering humsniH
have had woman's hand to help them %
St. Vincent de Paul was the Apostle of ChartE
bnt his snblime mission was materially aesista
by woman's help and sympathy. The desir
of the Little Sisters Of the Poor had birth
the brain of q holy priest; but woman's dsTs
tion gave it existence and perpetuation. ana
now the Conferences of St. Vincent, noble aua
self.sacriicing as they are and always ha's
been, are in need of woman's help to nSEa
their work more advantageous to the poor
more satisfactory to,themselves. We are Sars
the want now ahown will aoon be filed the