The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-24

Mr. EDITOR:-Last week woman
came here at the invitation, under.
stand, of a society of ladies, to unveil
convent life. If she came in the role
of an exposer of the life of Sisters,
then | can safely state that she came
to Islander women whose lives are pure
ly and simply devoted to Gods service
among His children, irrespective OF
color. creed or nationality. If the
foregoing be true, straitened indeed
must be the resources of that society
to raise money. However, the recep'
ton that woman received was worthy
the noble aud generous Protestant
manhood aud womanhoodo of Ravepna.
ISLANDERS never make converts. They
always, in due time, react. For u
while people may believe, but a time
will come, sooner or later, when the
right will prevail, and then the con-
vert of yesterday will turn today with
no confidence in his former teacher.
Ii any one wishes to know what
manner of people live in converts, let
him seek out some soldier with a
crutch or an empty sleeve, who has
been nursed back from death to life by
Sister of Charity in some hospitsl,
during the late war, and he can tell
! him. [ now recall the names of some
Young ladies SO well known to the
people of Ravenna, that they need no
Recommendation from me, viz: Misses
M. A. Kinney, L. King, NJ. Furlong.
B. Fitzgerald, aud .. Halter.
Can it be possible we priests and
people would see our dear On-s pursue
any but the path of right? Again,
the Protestant pen of Chas. Warren
Stoddard has drawn picture of the
! - NH ho m
ed home and all, to attend to lepers on
the island of Molokai. with Frs Da-
rien and Conrardy, that is powerful
enough to make one exclaim with
Lacordaire, Lo the age of marty r.
has returned" Go to Jacksonville
aud ask the people what kind of peo
pie are Nuns 90 to every city in the
south that has felt the horrors of the
plague, aud ssk the same question
Go To cleveland, and find the Cenven'
at The Good Shepherd, built by Mr.
w }. Gordon, a Protestant. and ask
the poor fallen women, gathered IL
from street and broshel, what kiud o
people are Sisters OF the Good Shep
neru? How much do they charge yol
here? Come with me 10 st. Alexi
Hospital 1or Incurables, no matte
what their creed or color, and pll
those unfortunates with your ques
tions. and they will answer you, will
tears of gratitude to the Sisters fo
their tender care. Come, aud | viii
show you another sight. See! " ha
a sight the little Sisters of the Poo
present! See all the helpless old isdie
and men. See how tenderly they al
cared for. How neat and tidy the.
are kept How are they supported
By the aims of Protestant and Catho
,, lie alike. The Sisters 60 to the kitch
ems of the wealthy, the hotels and til
markets, and beg for their poor OLE
people, accepting with gratituda th
remains. And these Nuns were n
beggars in the world. but young ladie
who would grace any gathering or an.
L home, Miss McTayish, of Baltimore
t brought as her portion nearly half
million dollars to the Convent of tn
Carmelites. The Superior of the Poo
Glare Convent, Perry St., Cleveland
Z was known in the world as the Dutch
/ ess of Auhalt, Germany.
, Every denomination has seen wit
regret some wolf in sleeps ciothiD
+, creep ineo the fold and scandalize il
members There haye been bad priest
t anu ministers, but, remember, thi
only goes to show the Divinity {
Christianity, because, were 1t only tn
work OF man, it would long since nav
. shared the fate of human institution
T 1 pity the people who brought ths
, woman to town to perhaps slande
some of the noblestot Gods creatures
l whose charity is like that of jest
/ { hist, because il extends to all maj
kind.
need not mention orphan asyium
select schools for poor children, vi,i
lug the sick in their homes, Free Dil
pensaries, Night Refugees for poo
woIk king girls, etc, etc
Let me close by saying, God blei
the Protestants of Ravenna, and uni
/ us all on the last day.
: J. T. CAHILL