The Red Cloud chief., 1880-02-26

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To foin the order q The Mas % Mua.i
Carmel IL considered oaa q 10 grpzess
sacrifices which aCA;kogic uan ADV
can make. The order l. diyiiea into
the cAlcested. or "sAsi.' ansl disal.
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IS usemhcrs ara bni few Ihsrv xrr hui
thru coaSrnts a the latter IN ,Ae tinted
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Louis, and oar ~ NrR Drt~an. Ii.
one a; baltimore WAS established "a far
back a. i59p. The -. Lon. sns;s'uss "a
vas founded In lsS- Shortly aftes -
opening Mrs Roman. a nissce e cxLCov
Roman If thi, city, entered the order
This young lady MS one q the h<lics q
the Crescent tiy. Her beauty, Asr
wealth, And her brilliant conversational
powers renslcrei her an oman Fl, 20 50
ciety. The love 81 Cod. however. 49,
stronger within her than tia; q either
pleasure of social position. and che 70
nounced ali the charm. Of ~scir;y .orihe
sasierr life and solitude 81 The c.anvsnt
In lss7 she returned tn her native ciiy.
together With Sisters Marguerite. nllo-
rosa, and Gertrude. with the intention Il
founding a onvcn here. The hrst 80
,abiished themselves in = private Tvsi
isnc. IN | rsuline Street, Finding IL
inadequate To their purposes. they re-
moved to the present building. on Bar-
racks, be,ween Rampant and Burgundy
Streets. In buying IL they Incurred a
heavy debt, which has been = burden
ever since.
A loS iigh: Il steps leads Ia The IN
trance. One Of the ''oni' or msndi.
cant nuns answers to the hell. The first
object hat strikes the eve Ot the visitor
is an e,sgcre. on which are exhibited
beautiful specimens Il the fancy work
II the sisters. These Se sold - visitor.
and help "a support the institution
Two facts attract the attention immcdl-
atsly. These are the perfect cleanliness
If every thing and the complete silence
that rcigns. The furniture i ruugh and
yery plain. but the neatne.s 81 arrange
ment prevents one from noticing IL
simplicity AT first. In the hall there are
two doors opposite each other. One of
these opens into the chapel, the largest
visible nom. The hanging> II the altar
are the only thing In the whole build
ing which approach in any way Ia rich
ness. On n side If the altar il n
child's crib. artis,ically adorned, on
which lies the figure If "A babe, wrought
in wax by one of the nuns. On the
other side 81 the altar there i a grated
window, which j. covered by a per
forated screen. IL i behind these that
the sisters listen u the services which
are read every morning by their chap
lain. Father l;oydhaus, Of the Society oi
Jesus. Near this is another window
through which the sisters receive the
holy sacrament. On that occasion the
parts Of their face> above the mouth are
closely yelled.
The other door in the hall leads into
a small recepiion-room which opens
into several other rooms If similar di-
mansions. The principal feature Il the
first room spoken If il a large window.
barred and covered with the same sort
of perforated screen as that in the
chapel. Taking n seat in front Of this
window, one will hear the tones Of a
voice coming from behind the screen.
No form a be observed. The yoic.
belongs 10 Mother Theresa, formerly
Miss Roman. No member of the out
side world has seen her face since her
stay in the convent. Those who
saw her on her arrival IN New Or
describe her As a lady of com
manding presence, tall, and i~nclining "a
corpu'ency.
Neither she nor any Of her compnn-
with the exception If the mcndi.
cant nuns, Y q step across the bound
airy Of this ~alcovc, and therefore no
idea a he formed Of the inner sur
There is garden which the
cultivate in connection with the
building. Ii * raised several feet from
the ground, and presents a very pretty
appearance.
The mode of life prescribed by the
order is very severe and self-denying.
They take but six hours sleep, and de-
over eight hours to penancc and
prayer. These eight hours are taken up /
by the regularly prescribed prayers.
but besides these private prayers are
said. The latter are often accompanied
by self-imposed hardships. The dress
the nuns is very simple. The cloth
nc il Of coarse wool. The hood is
composed Of linen. A sandal 81 coarse
IL worn on the feet. The food
S very simple, a no meat or any thing
prepared with fat is tasted. There are
,ut two meals taken a day-one called
Inner, at IL n. m, and a collation. at 3
D. III. These rules do not apply 10 the
nendicant sisters. who are allowed to
Of meat aud wear shoes. The
not given 10 sleep and prayer they
to manual labor.
No wonder that An order that imposes
many hardships a find but few
MEMBERS. Since its establishment here
,ut four have joined, making the total
Of occupants eight. These are
Sophie, Xavier, Francois, and
'laire. The latter three are the nj ="
IT mendicant sisters. Sister Sophie il
Hiss Freret, a member Of the ancient
md well known family of this city.