The morning call., 1891-05-11
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
Lecture by Rev. Father Shaw at
st. Teresa'S Church.
Sketch Of the Life and Labors OF the Great
Apostle Of Charity" Who Went About
the World Doing Good,

At St. Teresa's Church on Tennessee
street, at the POlTero, of which the Rev.
?. O'Connell is pastor. Rev. Father Shaw
delivered a lecture last evening in aid OF the
fund of st. Teresa's Conference of the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The
church was well filled and about $50 was
netted to the funds of the society, the
officers Of which are: Spiritual Director,
Rev Father 0Connel: President. James
Kingston; Vice-Presdent, T. f. LOvett;
Secretary, John White; Treasurer, Cor
nelius Coakley.
The reverend father belongs to the order
Of the Congregation of the Mission of
Chicago, aud is at present conducting a
mission at the Sacred Heart Church on
Fillmore street. he is a powerful speaker,
with a clear, rir gIng voice and bis address
was listened to with rapt attention. Among
the clergy present were Rev. John +.
Nugent. pastor of St BFendan'S Church
and Rev. =. Scanlon, rector OF St JOseph's.
Father Shaw chose for the subject of his
lecture The Apostle of Charity" and after
describing the life and labOrs of st. Vincent
de Paul, he urged those present to follow
his example and to devote as much as posi-
bic of the means with which God had
blessed them to the cause of charity, sweet
charity" He said: I've are wearing the
surphce and stole tonight, and our subject
is one that IS near to God, near 10 Jesus
Christ The society we speak for is named
after the apostle of charity. The Society OF
St Vincent de Paul in the greatest lay So
ciety OF the church of God; its aims and OBJ
jeets are to uphold charity.
ST. vINCENN'T LIFE.
"Who was this saint? He was among the
poorest of the poor born at the foot Of the
Pyrenees. While learning his letters he
learned the lesson OF charity. His father,
unable 10 do much for him. sent him to the
FRANCISCAN Fathers. He went TO and fro,
tending hogs and running to the grISt-mIli,
but all the time lie opened his purse and
gave of his pittance to those poorer than he.
He grew up this way in his beautiful SIM
plicIty He was like medal, man on one
side, Jesus Christ on theOther. tie Drought
WOrds Of consolation 60 those 10 trouble or
distress and taught them how 10 lay up
treasures in heaven God came 10 him as
he came to Elias and called him to take care
Of humanity. at the age Of 70 he was
called TO organize a society for the purpose
of aiding the temporal and spiritual welfare
of man. Jesus passed along doing good and
St. Vincent de Paul followed the divine
model His motto was God in the end
Jesus Christ in man and man in Jesus
Christ
you have heard Of philanthropy, mans
humanity 10 man. There Is no obligation
in philanthropy TO give food to the hungry,
drink 10 the thirsty, or TO visit The prisoners
and the unfortunate. Philanthropy viii
not pluck the ragged child out OF the gutter
and ClOthe and educate him; will not take
the Negro the ChiBaman, the Arab or the
South Sea Islander and place him on par
with white men.
INSTITUTED FOR THE POOR.
philanthropy knows no such thing as
charity, but is pTaiseWOrthy as far as II
goes. The obligation in giving aims is
NV tba world
was 10 St Vincent de Paul q & eefiee1ttufe of
COO. salvation qERendS On a mans giving
Tor tae rich MAJ is the prOyider for God.
GIVE, ana give abundantly, is the command
or Jesus 4nrist. 1t goes TO every religion
ana embraces every age and sex. This or
QaT was instituted for the poor, and IL 1t
were not for the poor we would not be
preaching these missions
'Gud Is charity, and he Is charitable who
is in God and who has God in him. We have
the halt lame, dumb and deaf, blind, white
yellow and black people IN every cline TO
assist and work foT, and ST. Vincent de
pauPS children are spending their lives
among them for charity, sweet melting
charity. No questions are asked by them
as TO nationality or creed; all are children
IF God, and they minister to all. st. ' in
cent de PauPs mission was to help the low
est Of the low. His great heart would burst
as he cried cut to Christ, the Father OF the
IOar, He became the almoner Of the galley
slaves OF france. lie knew the poor, LOT
he had been a slave himself, and he went
down to the DEPTHS like his Lord and Mas
ter. He made a study of the poor, as rep
resented in ChTist's own person. and who
was pourer than he? poor in his birth,
poor in his life, poor in his death, poor in
his abandonment, poor in his sneers OF the
wicked world.
a WIDESPREAD CHARITY.
Here is the meaning of his great life. He
became the provider of God among the ma
tons His object was charity and the
alienation Of human misery. There is not
a province in France where his followers
may not be found. His missionaries have
traVeTsed the seas and for misery have left
JOY. They have spread his doctrines the
wide world over. He still lives, for God
never lets the just Man be forgotten. His
works are still here being carried out by his
sons and daughters. he that abideth in
charity abideth in God and God in him"
In his peTUTatiOn the reverend father said
that his career was fast drawing to a close.
He asked all in the name Of Christ to love
the poor, and when the members Of his
Mission passed along to give them some
thing in the name Of Jesus Christ who loved
the poor and loves those that love the poor.
The rich, he said, should be the almOners of
God, who is the god of riches. Man must
live for his fellOwman and must also live
Tor God.