St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-10

. not entered the mind of the pagan
: world. And so we could not expect to
find pure disinterested charity. But
! Christ came, taking on himself human
nature. He came in the Iowlest stage.
so as to show His tenderness for u.s.
He surely was amiahle and attractive
He put Himself in the place of the poor
and deSpised. Christ spoke, and men
saw in their fellownen Christ's person
iiication, and there was a strange,
ambition to sacrifice one for
the other, and to show this
they sought out the most abandoned.
the most miserable of their brethren.
The teachings of 1000 years ago has
never ceased to bear fruit, and this COM
passionate feeling for the miserable to-
day is silent testimony to Christian
religion.
The ceremony of blessing the build
ing was an impressive one. The arch
: bishop, followed by the clergy and these
by the mother superior and sisters,
traversed each department of the house,
sprinkling holy water as they went.
After this service was held in the
chapel, and the ceremony concluded
with the benediction.
Among those present were the follow
ing. accompanied, many of them, by
their wives and children: G. l. Nc
Carthy, John 5. Prince. John Caulfield,
John w. Willis, Capt. O'Cennor, NJ. f.
Prendergast, Marshal Campbell. Thos.
Berrisford, DIR. Markoe, John Bell. ].
W. Crosson, Andrew Delaney, Mr.. Cop
ley, John Mcclellan, DR.. Calvin, Will
lam l.. Kelly.
In the reading room occupied by the
old men, a strange sight was presented.
Conf Ttable arm chairs are provided
for those whose infirmities demand
such luxury, and the occupants of
some half dozen of these were worthy
of special attention. One very old and
unusually helpless man has not spoken
Tor two years, cannot walk, and is
yet ready to smile his gratitude
for the care and kindness bestowed
On line by the ever vigi1ant nurses. An
other grandfatherly looking, subject.
who is Daralyzed on one side of bis
body, betrayed the fact that he was
gentleman by staggering across the
room with his own chair, to offer it to
lady visitor who was standing an inter-
ested spectator of the scene. Many of
the old fellows wore plush caps of
varied color, which proved, upon ill.,
quiry. to have been made for them by
the equally old ladies, some of whom
are handy needlewomen, despite their
years ana lnfirmitY. In the female de-
pditHtift, SOHieDOuy grandmother, an
old lady of eighty-five. evidently in her
second childhood, sat nursing, with
great solicitude, gaily-dressed wax
doll. Others, upon whose intellect the
ravages of time have failed to leave
their mark, smiled at sthe quaint be-
hayior of the old lady in the co rner,
and did all they could to entertain the
visitors. Those who were present at
the opening of the Home for the Aged
will not be apt to forget the experience.
The patient and hopeful bearing
under affection of the OLD and infrm
people, the still more patient care and
solicitude of the Woodworking sister
hood tor their helpless charges, could
not fail to impress the visitors
with sense of the great value of such
an institution as this in the hands of
corps of women so pre-eminently fitted
to rule 1t. The successful launching of
charitable institution of such charac-
ter=and proportions as that just opened
can but reflect great credit on the city
and promote the establishment of sim
liar places, now much needed in other
branches of charitable work.