Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-10
day, delivered the following opening ad-

over Gno exercises or laying tn6 cornor
stone of this magnificent asylum to be
erected and dedicated to the noblest OF
all charities, the care of the little or.
phans. The good Sisters, under whose
management this building will be placed,
are devoting their entire lives to deeds OF
charity; and what can be more self-ssc-
rificipg than caring for the homeless,
and those left destitute by the death of
parents? 1t has been my good fortune,
personally, to know the first Superioress
of the order in this city, for over thirty
years. Let me- tell you a little incident
which happened recently, showing the
character of this noble, unsefsh woman,
Several months ago the fftieth annivsr-
sary of her entrance into this or
der of charity occurred. On that
occasion a number of worthy
ladies got up purse of several thousand
dollars and kindly presented her with
the amount for her individual use and
benefit. What do you suppose she did
with the money? Need 1 say? This
same kind-hearted Sister Scholastica i'm.
mediately turned over every cent to the
building fund, to be devoted to the erec
tion Of this monument to charity. Well
may the people of this city lend help.
! ing hand to the good Sisters in their
many kindly acts of charity, as children
of all religious denominations will re
ceive in this asylum the same fostering
care and attention. 1t matters not to
them whether the parents of the poor
little orphans were Protestant, Hebrew
or Catholic-they will all be cared for.
Other gentlemen far more eloquent than
/ am are to be called upon to address
this vast assemblage this afternoon, 80 1
trust you will excuse me from any
further remarks.
The ex Mayor then announced that a
collection would be taken up for the
building fund, and appointed the follow
ing men to pass the hat: Joseph Mes
mer, Victor Ponet, John P. Moran, DR.
Lindenfeldt, DIR. j. Mccarthy, Anthony
Schwam, Andy McNally, D. F. Donegan,
Sylvester Grant, Herman Limbrock and
]. 8. Redona. About $500 was realized.
Mayor Hazard was called upon and
spoke as follows: Although the boom
has passed away it has not swept from
our hearts the charity which would pro-
vide for the homeless. No matter what
may rule of the various ideas
which divide mankind, when the human
race comes before the Creator on the day
of Judgment it will be found that that
principle in the human heart which de-
mands that something be taken from the
comforts of life that the fatherless and
unprotected may be cared for and
educated, that principle will receive the
everlasting benediction OF the Almighty.
Let the cornerstone of this building then
be laid in the broad principle of charity
to all. The work will be superintendent
by that Supreme Architect, the builder
of those houses not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens.
r. F. Del Vale followed in brief but
eloquent address: 1t is my good fortune
to have known the good Sisters in whose
care this asylum will be placed since nv
earliest recollections in life. When we
we're but q handful of people in this
now great and beautiful city, the Sisters
of Charity betook themselves from their
homes in the East and followed the star
ofcivilization westward until they reached
the Pacific Coast. 1t was on January
6, 1865, that six of them arrived in Los
Angeles and established themselves in
the work of rearing the youth of the
country. They are under solemn vow
to assist in alleviating the sufferings of
the human kind, to aid in the elevation
OF those who would be protected only by
the hand Of the charitable. Thus they
have brought out to the better use of
mankind thousands of children who
would otherwise have been lost to
the world Of civilized progress. No
government is truly great and
worthy of the higher admiration
of mankind, which has not among
its principles that of the rearing aud edu-
cation of helpless children. The noble
State of California, by enactments OF its
Legislature, has incorporated into the
laws of the common wealth a provision
that every orphan child shall receive 8
certain amount from the Stats tor it's
education and support. Those children
could not be under better guidance and
protection than that of these Sisters. We
dedicate then this building to the pur-
pose for which it was erected.
| The last speaker was Hon. Stephen M.
White. Hs said: Looking over this
large sssemblage, composed of those
whom l meet in daily contact, l am led
to think that your presence here is not
due to mere curiosity to see the laying OF
the cornerstone of this edifce, but be-
cause you sympathize with the object for
| ~ WILL 10 UicCbDu DcCduS0 yOu
wish to lend your presence and contribute
aid toward the success of the work.
There are various transactions in mans
life which in after years he may look
upon with doubt as to whether his con.
duct was in accordance with what ex.
lperience has afterwards suggested, but
no man, | care not what his life NAV
have been, who has given to the cause OF
charity can ever look back upon that
act with regret. In his last moments,
when the sordid, selfish worldling is
about to be summoned hence, and gazss
at the panorama of spent years which
passes before him, the one white spot in
it all will be where he has done some
act for the elevation of humanity. But
is it enough to lend our moral support
alone-is our mere presence enough to
answer the demands of God and hu-
manity? take it that no one will deny
that this ia a laudable work. Who can
look upon the Sisters of Charity and not
say that it is we'll for man that they have
existed, and that they are now here with
US? On every battlefield where
the contentious of men have brought
misery upon each other aud
in every hospital where sick and dying
suffer and endure, the Sister of Charity
IS ever to be found ministering angel.
No one will question that material aid
should be given to this noble work. It
is easy enough to talk of the good Sisters,
but thi6 Ch aritv mazda tho ay Nauditura If