The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-18
AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
In Behalf Of the Ladies' Bazaar of the Dio-
cese Of Cincinnati.

The financial embarrassment of the most
venerable and venerated Archbishop OF
Cincinnati is to-day as widely known as il
is deeply lamented. The sorrow which
monetary misfortunes have brought upon
the old age of the distinguished prelate has
excited the sympathy of all classes and all
creeds
For nearly half century the American
people, no matter what might be their re-
liglous profession, have spoken of Arch
bishop Purcell only in terms of the highest
praise; and they know that his purity of
lite, his zeal for religion, his warm and con-
stant interest in everything that would ad-
vance the welfare of the country, merited
for him the reverence of every good, hon
est, law-abiding citizen.
The temporal prosperity of the West, as
we'll as the promotion of Christian moral.
ity, are identified with the blessed name of
Archbishop Purcell. 1t is his noble, spot
less character, recognized by the whole
country, that has won for him in his dark
hour of trial the sympathy of all his fellow
citizens. An opportunity is now offered
to the countless friends of Archbishop Pur-
cell to add substantial aid to this sym.
pathy.
While the misfortunes caused by his f.
nancial embarrassment have oppressed the
venerable Archbishop, they have also borne
heavily upon large class of very worthy
poor people, who entrusted the amount of
money they had accumulated by years of
industry and economy to his care, and
which he has invested in aiding churches,
establishing seminaries and hospitals and
largely distributed as charity.
The ong-continued depression of busi-
ness and general shrinkage of values have
so much reduced the reserve which he
thought ample to meet all claims that he
was forced to make an assignment.
Many of the poor depositors are now old
and feeble and unable to earn their means
of support. Winter, with its severity, is
close at hand, and unless aid is soon fur
nished these poor people will be exposed to
much suffering.
While nearly all the depoaitors are Cath
olics, still several of the depositors are non.
Catholics We appeal in the name of char
ity to all classes and creeds to aid US in this
enterprise. Owing to the tediousness Of
litigation, no dividend can be declared bv
the Assignee of the Archbishop for many
months.
" HC SdIuoilC ldultS VI ClUCluIldCl ana
vicinity, aided by number of non -Catho-
lie ladies. will hold during the present
month grand Bazaar, to reduce the debt
of the Diocese of Cincinnati. In the name
of the poor, as well as in the name of the
Archbishop of Cincinnati, we solicit any
donation which you may be able TO send
us. The smallest gift will be gratefully re-
ceived and remembered.
Your generosity will do much to relieve
the suffering and to tighten the burden of
grief which has well nigh crushed one
whom we all hold to be.a bameless victim
OF misfortune. The proceeds of the bazar
will be distributed among the poor deposit
ors by committee of ladies who are taking
part in its management Your Offering to
the bazar can be sent to the address Of P.
Poland of the firm of Poland h Henry, 60
and 62 West Second street, Cincinnati.
BY THE BAZAR COMMITTEE