The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-09-21

iIm and the pupils Who board Ia The convent
70 iurisdIcsios, I'll the eoiored Catholics Of Bal
mncSs are Under oSf charge without regard to
are By ss as in case Of
p.rosSs yeS cnysains to DO with tho 0o0red
Yea Our schools arc called mission
ssssss4ss "a -s si u e
and two convent schools"
ASc" % 1 q d. W p.i: G. Tsnss
q: Ss1' & the SSSo :sSSS. 81
ssa Das. h oSs
nal. 81. Jossyh's .idooeatS, which. 10 devoted to
essp ;ss taSn s TaS osSS, f.
f Sss.o al III;
Ars there s,s cSlo ssas nysnts in Baltimore p
ssoplei'si ne GSisse: q q. Trsness. Or The
Oblstes OF Proyidsnce, who are exclusively col:
Ws.r tSs s.s Sss
white ana have Charge OF colored infants only
vsoss ioSSn n sSmesmss wsiis
them The 3s and sometimes infants whose parents
s md ,ss way. what doss oS'.ss mean IL IL;
cepted 81 the Church. but not bound By solemn
o Ss dn4d.n 9 Gs q SSa,s With
bert. rofuase from San Domingo Il is relstel
that no had 2 great dislike TO- the colored
ana the losses Of bis family caused by the mo-
gro revolution there. A a sort Of penance for
convent. This is taken az tradition. But il IL
c certain that he did found this convent and
GS CAME teaf herb he r srsns ne fortune on It
s9s o V. sSssI lsss with tour ss
mary s. Mary Ss y sSF'f f.,hs =! joe ss
wander Who suit III tss% Up IN
wondsrful way. He had charge OF them. for
sws as HS Y Hs he f.. s Th s S had
they charge Us, 81 The " SesSit pSr
would BE- destroyed. There was . bitter ioeiins
markabie fact that. sitbousb thoy were founded
IN the hey.day OF slavery. thoy escaped per-
sssrs asc Ssy sa comfy
nection with St. Joseph.s Church was broken
M hy mob II was. Of course. discontinued,
these Obiates on Chase street2"
=. There are thirty.thrse here and six or soyen
same work that they ara doing here"
How do they support themselves
ana a ssoS Ths se sS
rty.eight boarders and forty-four orphans.
besides day scholars. Il 10 a tlrst- class board
Children 81 the Wealthy ana ess. nGIndes ss
children q mep9srs Of C2nsrsas. as well a.
number Of nuns 2" '' !" A'0p'"s ~ 'ne
be- shsos sss %0rs applications than can
Now. about the Franciscan sisters3"
,o In is17 In an alley o. this city, . colored
ai lad ea q nfss r Ss9se
ladies helped her This was Tho beginning Of
the convent n 1881 q lady Of baltimore She
a sSs hoas ss b. r pans 10 be S Su bs
passage Of four English Sisters OF the Order Of
q; Frances. who came out 70 take charge Of
AMI TO teach in the ST. Francis Xavier schools.
At present these Sisters number seven and
70 II Mi a % he nS sa s
,Ss sss, oasSsie sSefsd Schools
Fells Point Ut the sxtrsme end Of BALTIMORE"
Land sss:ias y b.i SHs sa.n0ne' mary
ySs n, nn%bsr The vast nsority Of ths
Prines not only t catnoIies
but practical Catholics They have NO special
bus 9s a.ss In
lions are colorod people. 1t Is a common sight
In those copntles 70 find highly trained Jesuit
ohisms, In Florida. Kentucky. and. indesd, in
oil OF the Southern States. there are Catholic
colored schools. taught BY nuns md Brothers.
At places where there is no colOred church.
There are. In fine. colorad Catholic churches in
Baltimore. New York. Washington. Louisville,
Charleston. Savannah. Cincinnati. st. Louis,
Leave1worth. with prospectiyes, onss ut Chi
fEago Dsr9 fb SnI
In the same buildings. There are colored con-
vents at Baltimore. 81. Louis. and New
Orleans" JAMES REDpATH,