The Irish standard., 1896-09-26
FOR TIE AGED POOR

FOR THE GED P01Rl
/ The New Home IS Opened With I'M
posing Ceremonies.
s3I At the junction of Broad way and Sec
Iond street northeast stands a white brick,
five story building, plain in architec ture,
and surrounded with high fence.
Above the entrance to the grounds are
the words Home for the Aged. Little
Sisters Of the Poor tits monument t1
| the generosity OF the citizens Of Minnea-
polls in general, and to q few citizens il
particular. 1t is monument, also. tc
| tiers Of the Poor. the Minneapolis auxil-
liary Of which was instrumental in its
erection. s. q. Il, 81
Within, it retains the plainness Of the
exterior, but withal Is inviting. Every
thing shows the greatest care in arrange
ment and keeping. Not a speck of dust
Or dirt can be found, and from the base
ment to the ceiling of the fifth floor every
thing is in admirable order 1t is, as the
! inscription over the entrance would sig
! Nifty, the Home of the Aged Under
its roof at the present time are so inmates,
everyone over sixty years Of age and una
be to earn their own living &.
They have been admitted irrespective
of sex, creed or calling. It's doors are
open always and any person aged, poor
and unable to work is always a welcome
guest. For six months it has been open
thus, and during that time large NUM-
Der OF unfortunates have found shelter
within its walls. Mother Superior Mon
MICA is in charge of the institution, and
with her are ten members Of the Sisters
of the Poor organization.
It was some time prior to July, 1895,
that charitable minds first conceived the
idea of building home for the aged OF
Minneapolis With the Sisters of the
Poor the conception Immediately grew
into determination to accomplish the de-.
desired end. Samue. Hill generously Of
fered TO donate the three lots upon which
the building stands, and the work Of rails
ing sufficient funds with which to assure
the erection of the building was at once
begun. Perseverance and hard work won
In the end, and IN July 1895, the. first sod
was turned, and construction commenced,
Last May the building was completed and
turned over to the Sisters of the. Poor,
since which time it has been filling its
mission, in caring for those who are with
out friends and unable to care for them
selves. hi. " ~
The first, and most important event in
the history of the noble institution took
place last Sunday afternoon, when the
building was dedicated to the use Of char.
ity by Rev. Archbishop Ireland. The ser
vices took place at 3 O'Clock and long be-
fore that hour the building was thronged
with those who wished to witness them.
They were held in the regular chapel
in connection with the home, and after
blessing the chapel and the house accord
ing to the rite Of the Roman ritual, Arch
bishop Ireland delivered a beautiful ser
mon in common grafton Of the occasion.
H:s subject was charity, and his senti-
ments were expressed in eloquent terms.
The house in which the stood. he said,
had been erected in the cause of charity.
1t was erected with the one purpose in
view. OF doing coed work toward all men.
He considered it one of the greatest du
ties Of every man to help humanity and
assist the poor and doWnfalen. In elc
guelt language HI pointed out that Christ
himself had eft the poor in his own p ace,
md that he expected every man to come
to the ass:s a.. &c OF his brother when such
assistance W3s necessary. No matter, Of
what nationality Ct. creed a man. .,sa5 be,
a bioSSh- n dist1e IS wa 8 a ways a brcthef.
was no idea OF assisting the poor. They
was no idea Of assisting the. poor. Thy
were simply left to live, suffer and die.
With the advent of Christ, however, thers
came a knowledge that all men. had du-
ties towards the poor and the suffering.
A mans wealth. he said, was d OF for him
self alone. When he had taken what he
required for his own maintenance and for
the present and future needs Of his fam
iiy. he had duty to perform which re
CURED that the balance should be used
for the betterment Of the poorer. In coli
clus:on,. Archbishop Ireland left those,
who had already assisted in the good
work. in the hands Of him who had said,
Whatsoever you shall do to the least Of
my little ones, you do to Me. - 8
At the conclusion of his address the
archbishop gave the benedi lotion and pro-
nouncad the edifice dedicated for the pur-
posesof charity, 80 /, .,.,,... .@.+
During. the service and the remainder
Of the afternoon the building was thrown
open for inspection by those whose de-
sired A large number took advantage
Of the opportunity and were shown
through the var. GUS wards by the ever
solicitous sisters.
In the basement is the Kitchen and din
ing room, the latter having a seating ca
pacity of over 100. The floors are all laid
with tile and everything is scrupulously
clean. The same neatness IS to be found
thu oughout the entire building, On the
second floor; is the office, the chapel and
several store rooms. The upper, floors
are arranged in sleeping and day quarters
for the inmates and are most comforta-
bic. FLA.
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