The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-25

Monsignor Nugent, the venerable
prelate, whose jealous and self-sacri-
hcIng work among the outcasts Of the
Liverpool slums has made his name
reVered both in England and America,
is IN st. Paul, the guest of Archbishop
ireland. An octogenarian whose his
tory records a long life of hard and
unrenitting toll among a people ap-
parently lost to all virtue, Monsignor
Nugent retains the fiery zeal which has
made him famous, and the intellectual
Virility which fathered his philanthro-
pic schemes. Like most successful
Workers he has a repugnance towards
talking about his work and when
drawn out is modest in speaking of it.
IF l a be of assistance to you I
will, gladly" said Monsignor Nugent as
he entered the room, a small figure of
a man with a benevolent countenance,
kindly eyes and a large head upon
which his four-score years have left
an abundance of snow white hair.
Save the Boys.
Yes" in answer to a question, 81
was chaplain of the Liverpool prison
for twenty-five years and it was there
that 1 came to see and understand the
source from which crime draws it's re-
cruits. [ saw that we must reach the
source if we would check the stream;
We must save the boys. 1t was not I'M
til 1864 that the Boys Refuge was es-
tablished. At that time l started to
pick UP boys OF the streets, give them
lodging and food and teach them use
full knowledge. Now we have a large
institution in which there are always
$50 boys all learning industrial work,
and, unconsciously, character and in
dustry and patience"
MOnSiQDnr NuOnnt did NOT foil how
he started the magnificent work alone,
supporting his little fold by his lectures
and finally enlisting aid by his eloquent
appeals.
Home for Fallen Women.
"Of late years we have added to our
p~hilanthropic field. We have now
three houses for women, the Woman's
Refuge, a refuge and night shelter for
fallen women who have no home but
the streets, in which, last year, 176
Women were taken care of and 1880
given night shelter and meals. There is
a similar refuge in the outskirts of
town, the Dingle home, or House of
Providence, for unmarried mothers and
their children. We have there always
from fortyeight to fifty mothers and
thirty-fve babies. The mothers are re-
quired to remain and attend to their
children for twelve months. No babes
are admitted without mothers, for it is
not a foundlings' home. The mothers
are merely un~fortunateS, and since it's
establishment in 1897 we have yet to
find a case where n of these girls
went out to a life of sin.
But these are, in a way, only taking
care of the results of crime. AS intern
perance is the curse of the humble
classes in England, efforts for the past
thirty years have been directed to
checking this vice and bringing them
to higher levels. For this purpose 1
have adopted means of social gather
ings and popular concerts to provide
each week innocent amusement and
thus to counterfeit the painful and de-
moralizing influence of public houses.
1 presided each week, giving people
practical instruction in their social du-
ties and administering the total absti-
nence pledge to all who were willing to
abstain from drink. Did many people
AXE the pledge? Yes, on many occa-
sions 400 or 500 people would take the
pledge.
Women Drink More.
els the report true hat vice of in
temperance is increasing more among
women than men in England? Yes, /
regret to say that among women the
vice is increasing largely because the
facilities have been increased by the
grocers' license. The increase, unfor-
~tunately, is not confined to one class,
but is extending to the middle and
higher classes. If women drink, the
sacredness of family life and woman,
who ought to be the angel, become it's
scourge n destroyer. But you know
there is always more good in men and
Women than bad"-thiS is he escorted
the reporter to the door-"and we must
seek to find the good"
Monsignor Nugent will preach tomor-
row forenoon at the Cathedral.