The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-05-19
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Hew York is a much larger city than
New Orleans. does q great deal more
bosiness and takes metropolitan rank
when compared with her. There are
many other cities also in this country
far more important than New Orleans
in point Of size and prosperity. hut we
doubt if there is one among them or
elsewhere 50 free from provincial war
rowness as she is, SO broad In its views
OF humanity. so truly cosmopolitan.
This is not by any means the first
time that such a theory has forced it.
self upon US. but several very recent
clrcum stances have served to recall 1t
In a quite impressive way. The Tour
nament' lately given for'the benefit Of
st. Vincent's Infant Orphan Asylum,
was SO complete a financial success
that attention is attracted to it's me-
thod. $500 has already been actual
~ turnedovcr to the Institution as net
proceeds Of the enter tainment, while
returns yet in prospect promise to still
swell the amount considerably. 1t will
be remembered that the entertainment
was nnder the direction of an entirely
unsectarian board of managers. Not:only
Catholics interested themselves, but
some OF its most active promoters were
found among Protestants, Jews and the
miscellaneous class who profess to be
''nothing at ALL" The attendance was
equally miscellaneous, the grounds
being crowded with the eQuipages of
our best citizens entirely irrespective
Of creed.
Ut course, the presence of thousands |
OF persons who were there aud the con
trlbution of several of the thousands
OF dollars received could not be con-
strued as 4 tribute of esteem for the
work because it was Catholic /; they
were rather evidences of a broad. sym
pathetic humanity that knows no creed
where there is a question of suffering
ana poverty and helplessness. The
Daoies We're in want, and' thercupop
jew and Gentle. Christian and Moham
medan, Saxon aud Celt, Teuton and
Latin. Arab and Turk. Chinaman and
to the front
promptly and generously in their aid
another incident in this. A distin.
galshed Jewish Rabbi happening 10
visit the House of the Good Sheph.rd
discovered that the<Nuns were maxine
mosquito bars of some close material,
Eng uiring if that sort of stuff won,a
net every heating and sitting, he was
that it was so, but that the Sisters
mad no means OF getting better material.
1~herenpon the Rabbi called uDos, 4 +.
Wen khowa and wealthy Hebrew bro I
ser on Camp street who immediately 5
a handsome-monsy dona,ior to- +
the institution to remedy The evil. {
q this shows the low ebb of any, !
tnlng like sectarian bitterness in this I
and the prevalence. of a ,
large, cosmopolitan spirit of tolerance I
or the views of others. It is a o $
mlscoheept'on, a harrow ignorance. g
Which confouuds error in creed with i'm /
morality Of character. Assman may be t
mistaken and yet honest, wrong in bis {
onylctlons and right in his actions. !;
blgctrys ignores this, while Tolerance, o
insists on it, and we contend that the I;
Intelligence which esta4|ishe. such a
'oler;nce is a more positive indication d
u high civilization than is the shire wd-
less winch controls the worlds com
nercial Narkets.@N. O. Morning Star. :