Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-03
New Detective Story
LEAVES WORLD FOR CLOISTER.
a Well Known Young Lady Enters
Religion at Fanny Allen Hospital.

over fifty collectors of the G. Y. w. r.
\. went by trolley car to the Fanny
Allen hospital last evening to take leave
Of their friend, Miss Anna Collins VIII
enters the religious life in the institution.
The ceremony was short but impressive,
consisting Of II brief sermon, followed by
brnediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
The sermon was delivered by Rev. G. G.
/ Delaney of the cathedral. who took for his
/ text: "tcEold We have left all things
and have followed thee; what thorcf fore
shall We have" Matt. xix. -. Father
. Delaney addressed those present il part
as follows: Nothing great or good noble
or lasting, was ever accomplished without
sacrifice. The vocation of Abraham to the
fath"r-hood of Gods chosen people WAS
confirmed only after the cNaction of q sac
rinCc. The redemption Of the world was
purchased by the greatest of slcrilccs-
the death Of Goldman. Tho foundations
of the grand empires Of antiquity were laid
amiCst scenes OF trial and hardship Nir-
gil, in truth, could sing. after r,hearsiug
tho marvellous struggles and adventures
of Rome's earliest founders: "Tantus craL
labor Roman condere gcntcm."
And what suffclings. what sacrifices it
cost the early builders Of that greater aNd
grandor structure-the Christian churc..
TO level the Crumbling splendors of ihr
old and to raise upon their ruins the last
ing maEniiiccncc of the new empire, Those
were the days of sacrifice indeed. when
the blood Of martyrs became the seed of
Christians
Sc it has ALWAYS been. so If will al,r,,e
hc; the magnitude of the work to be &c
complshcd. of the object to be attained.
must be the measure of the s,cricr, IN h..
made. For, whilst energies may some
trncs lie expcndrI ana sufCc-1nrs undrr-
gone i'm vain. still without such I'm outlay
no hope Of great achievements was ever
entertained, much lcss. realized.
When the iVinc Master saw the harvest
ripe and the lahcrcrs few. and when he
called to himself men who were with
lin to undertake the Ggiptic task of re-
forming tho world. mon who were To- ~n,lr
Nith him the ton and suAerugs which
such AN undertaking must necessarily I'M
lusc, ne kn"N Wnll what a sacrifice tnclr
ready response To his call implied TLey
themselves felt It too; ana, that th'E
deeply appreciated It's vast extent, can hc
CLEANED from the " rlS n Peter address
ID TO his Master ON certain occasion:
"Bcholl, we have ltlt all things and nare
followed thee; what therefore, shaU We
have"
Even his disciples for the most part poor
fishermen they keonly 1eli the bard II
Lana upon them. Tl"N had htu" TO lost
HtiIe TO leave. 1t - lrue-thelr nets tn'Ir
HShlng tackle, thelr lUdeIN constructed
loa'S ana thelr hGAscrN Appolhtr' '"lS'
but II was their an Ihey severed 'n'W-
selves from all thelt dearest iosstSsloN7 )
they cut themselves adrl1t from an mat
'Ih@S closest To 'h' human "e"I' '"eS
mani III" great - Ha'r4A'''
GOD work. holng the greatest requires
the greatest su'rlfCe' IL WAS MS "o'N
thtN engaged H. ana WAC ever u''"g'
taxes It's continuation may expect 10 M
tht greatest sac iIIctS' Inns "oIN' "lIN'
human WORKS. ALLOWS "l no ulNlSlon % ~
tortSls; II claims inc W n'lc dVculoh I"u
'He 'h'rr enc, t'c9 VI '""' 20 ''i !" ~