The Irish standard., 1893-05-27
St. Vincent De Paul Society.

0t. v1uCSIL OV aoA 0OSASIJ'
OF the many institutions which the
Catholic Church has established Cor re-
lieyine the wants of humanity, none per-
forms a more useful work than the St.
Vincent de Paul Society. None deserves
more encouragement and assistance irop
the members of the Church. By it lay
men are enabled to participate system
atically in the work of the Church;
through it the poor and the rich arc
brought together, and by it is created the
brotherhood of man, not the vague, co-
mantle brotherhood so highly extolled
and so little practiced by poets, orators,
politicians and Observation-Disclosures,
but the true brotherhood which is
founded on charity, real, substantial
charity, abounding in good works an!;'
loving it's neighbor for the love OF Goo.
1t is high privilege for people outslds
Of the Church and not belonging to the
religious orders, to be enabled to tak,s
part in the work of the Church, to par
ticipate in the service it renders TO Ilg.-
manity, to enter, so to speak, into tie
very SANITARY of the Lord and to Divide
with His annointed ministers the laDors
and functions of the priesthood. To the
followers of Christ Who SO loved men
that He died for them, the St. Vincent
de Paul Society offers field where they
can prove by work and self-sacritice thaS
their love for their fellowman is true and
deep down in their hearts end THAI in
calling themselves followers OF Christ
they are willing to prove their sincerity
by initiating His self denial and His Ia
bors. To the sensitive person who grieves
at suffering, whose heart 1s sore-troubled
by the sight of poverty, the ST.. Vincent
dc Paul Society offers the opportunity
of strengthening their souls by giving
the occasion to alleviate suffering and re-
lieve poverty. To those methodical aud
eminently practical people who find that
promiscuous alms-givinR is injurious to
the recipients and that charity should be
systematized like ordinary work and cat-
ried On by business methods and ON busi,
ness principles, the st. Vincent de Pau!
Society offers splendid opportunity to
put their ideas into practice and to give
not instruction and theories alone bst
example and practice. By the rules OF
the society usually followed where the
membership is suff 'iently large parish
ie divided into Sections To each Of
those sections two members of the soci-
ETY. are assigned It is the duty of these
members to visit the homes OF the pooc
residing within the sections confded to
them aud to relieve any wants they msy
discover. BY Jhe society thousands are
relieved in their material want; but it's
work does not stop here. there is
greater and more beautiful charity to
perform than the bringing relief to bodily
suffsrings. The soul and mind of man
suffer more acutely and more severely
than ever can his body; mental and
spiritual trouble may often be greater
than physical agony. In this respect the
members render immense service to the
poT and the Church and to society, in
reconciling them to the hard condition
of their life and urging upon them SUBJ
mission to Gods holy will. All Catho-
jics should join the society, or at least aid
it with their money.