, 1879-05-06
NOT1lE DAME.

oar beautiful ho.ie IN n prosperous condition.
hntl never secn It's brlnyc1 tn,nutrs, religious
n,nl students, IN s,,cl, glnwing u.nl promlsIg
dispositions. WI. III duty Lnanu to purt with
,I,cu In o1c.lIcncc TO the Holy seu calling nnu 10
uur Muthcr-llous III rnris; md tllry were al'
determined, rs hnl never seen tlr1n bclorc, to
SECURE for tl,e cua Of dune Commencement
such rs otlr fsicn,ls md patrons had never ecc
at Sotrr Dame, / left nll, for The eshtecntI,
tIuu, tu the hands and under tiu eyes OF our
Blessed Mo,tcr's towering statue OIL the lofty
,,onn nf Tim rnsrrrs,tr I left ft1)y shari,,.r In
~. III - ~, ,,.,., t,r
tae lo5ous ""le'pa'i""sol MI, VI s'ea t'''S 1''
Tue exhlp'tloh ~ near az ha''1'
Alas! w.at Il sad uild unexpected change was
10 CONT nl,l disturb our happy ,lreamsl Forty
xlx hntra hal srorcc,v nossrl AMI our ,.car md
.@',,,s ,,.s' u"ton ,'.s ,1oo,nnI -, IL, . ,..st
uo ..,,,,s. 49,, ,,, ,,,,'..,,,,,,
liavin!, returned In all speed from Montreal,
nul II crow.l uf visitors looking. will, u,npzc-
,",,t , ,,no,, ~, tanr,.s,ctoo,n,, .,.,,, ~ ,l.
complete annihilatton OF th!rty'segen years bard
labor, au immense bed of askes Htitl Ichris,
buryIng, us they say. quarter of million OF
,,oi.rs win multlt,ule pf trcas,rcs " wlirhro,d
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'tseit can ne'er replace
My return home among my precious little
| flock hnd always brloro filed nv soul with such
| delight Bus to-,ay-,l,c Good Shepherds
|
ou"""5 oeto's' '''l'n', ""' p" 's" e.eep
tons, afe gone, n'l M desolate st!eci titot nlo
in silence ai,.1 In tears! Fortunately hare rot
come 10 aIl to their aillictlon, but 10 cousuIo
,hn,n ~ r ,.n rnow,r,, M Go bor ,nre,c nr.
'"s" -'' 49,. nav" H." .s'f ,.'t,,. .oI ,'.
e'oehtal tn's u'so sa'onl'1S mas oeen'
and how hcroeally every QUO present, from
| within aud without, tried for hours to snyo th3
huldtu,rs aul tlrr content, from The ,lestr,1ct-
IT,. .lrn,cnt Nv ,trat,um1 rrrntcst conso1ntJon
"e ele"."t' ~ ~ "1ss ~. . 49,. ses
IL ueriSca from the 1act 1l''t no p'ano attacncs
to any onc, that 10 HE has been lost, and no
| personal injury has been reeeiyeu, though tie
| many daring nuts of deyotedness from uur own
!ntnatcs and hc!Elibprs, anu tue ct'zeiia OF South
Bend, often Inspired tue most SERIOUS alarm.
But Is There no rAy Of lt5at Alid Ut hupe Is th'R
dark hour Of trala From hu1nnn point OF
yIuw, ruutcss, the trial Is terrible. AS every
one knows, sl'ico y lew years ttie country hls
DAssca through nm unprecedented crisis; ltte-
rary Institutions have fclt 1t 1norc severely tt'an
uny other, nttl our own ers inns hecn no exeep-
tl,l to the rule. Our tlrss resource ls the iii:
surMl,ce money. F4SoU. AL l can command
iHvsult, froM personal RESOURCES, Is 81 .uooi which
| chccrfltly oiler III the tirst dn1Iatton on tt!c
list now uicn among my o!I nnl devoted pnrisl-
toner's Ut Notre Datlle.--a feeble tribute Indeed,
but (iou knoTs It Is ntl l, or tho eotlllnuultY,
But again, Is there no other means. uo
grounded hope Of injecting this sudden culatll-
ityl Thcru ts. thank Goli Theru Is, 1arc say,
inurc than enough tu t!!l MY sou! WILL rprlcct
I LHAk pE@U4E 4t4tH C4ApoEA+
this dreadfnl atiliclion will be changed Into a
blessing and jUy: f" In tiie evening WcepuE;
aiA III Tue morning, gadness." Thu Testimony
nlrcauy received frun The EplscolMcr anu clergy,
from the press, and friends AElsl arquaintnnces,
leaye no routn for dcspondcner. No calamity
could be met, AiIti possibly nefef waa met. witi
sucn gratifying assurances OF substantial usslst-
ance. NJ words can express tho boundsess
gratitude With Which wo recslyo such consollnls
evidences VI llc esteem NM nllerttun u "eil
Nutre DAME was he'll IN this unton. Our loss
Is Immense. but 1t liah revealed o,lr numerous
friends nl,c. n,ore cleurly tI.nu our SUCCESSES
| Ind ever 4lone. ~
lienee may assure them already that Notrc
Danlc will hu rebuilt at u'lcr, anu more bcautt
fully and more splcnd,aly than ever. From thy
tho ti:nu wY nccd to complete tho work. sret
Is Inv confidence that | feel pcrf1ety justified III
, Inviting our friends. patrons, nm bcnefActors
to assist ut the nrxt opening Of 0ur CLASSES, on
thu usual first Tuesday III HeptGHber, wlicI
SIC promise to inako memorable epoci, The
} most solcsnn ever wtllessed at Notro Dnsne.
From uli appearances, t!e new Notre DAM
will Iar cxecc.l thu llrsi III beauty Ut design III
Wi! rs in capaclty a,la eonycn!enc without
spcaf,ns Ut tlit aldtt!nllal recent improvements
of Tic t.ay. Our friends mar rest assured t!m
nothing VII he spared t. Justify among them.s
| tL.y nlay iuyu tnkcll III r1,fsillg again, fro,I
sn,5Ideriny ruins, such a monument 10 sc.euc,
u,ts Christian l,ural'ty, OH thu beloved dopaIt
ui ll,u Mother Of God.
regarding ryury bcnclactor'h r. lla,ne an.l ru,ati,.,
viii truus,nit butil grIo,ls!y, to grateful a,l.
| admitting postcrity. But 1t wit! To. bn atsllss Il
. mention, for thG saku Ut tluse who love on
sarrel Faith, that ~ br,rfurturs t1,ey will nj
shuyo In t!,e benefit Of daily Mass to bo orctc
! here forever,
: Unu wur1 ,norc aud close, Afapy rcutlcme
n, thu Press Of uII rrectls ami partios. nye wit
i d kit.turss will never forget, nlut,c II strnu
upncu TO the pl,bliu at arge 10 CONC to our Ee,
u.,d ra,so agaIi. our fur-i;I,ned University srot
in hIrnI,r r1,us: most ui tIIym l,Iyu uxnrrssc
No, univ tnur brst wishes for its rlur;u,,s Ut,
speedy resurrection, bu. a!su their Irtn couyls
!. I'm int within fnw mnntils Nntro DaIn
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