The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-24

good woman possesses that in the near
future some means may be forthcom
ing by which they will be enabled to
build an addition at the north side.
And who knows but that their faith
will be realized, and that someone
with a good heart may be moved to
give them the needed sum to carry on
this good work? This work from
which we all derive benefit, for what
citizen does not reap the reward when
those who might be menace to the
community are set on the straight and
narrow path, and so trained and di-
rected as to develop into good and up
tight citizens? t~=E7 y
All the heavy expenses of this great
institution are met by such income
as may be derived from the sale of
the work of the inmates, and the gifts
of those who in some sort recognize the
work done by the order. Not only is
fine sewing done but the laundry adds
a little help toward the immense cost
Of maintaining so many, by taking in
outside work and the laundry work
for ST. Paul Seminary, the st. Thomas
Seminary and some private families.
Is House of Industry.
This is essentially a house of indus
try and even the children in the preser-
walton class help to make articles Of
clothing, and every afternoon they may
be found working away in their own
sewing room. Here and there may be
noticed little girl wearing white
veil on her pretty little head. These
are the children who have just been
baptized and who for two weeks after
the ceremony are distinguished from
their fellows by this little thin white
veil, the constant sight of which re-
minds both the wearer and her class
mates of the solemn ceremony through
which she has just passed.
But study and work do not fill their
whole day and there are pleasant recre-
alton grounds hung with swings il
which the children can run and jump
and amuse themselves to their hearts
content. Leafy trees shade the
grounds, and bright flowers lend them
color and beauty.sa,zso- rs &3l ~.
Sickness 10 Very Rare.
On the first floor is the chapel which
is so arranged that each Of all the d.
visions within this fold has it's own
chapel. In the center is the altar with
its splendid adornments, its soft lights.
and perfume Of incense directly in
front Of it is the chapel Of the good
sisters and here they sit behind the
railing, for this is q clustered order,
to the left is the chapel for the COM
munity of the Magdalens, and to the
left that for the reformatory girls.
The upper stories Of the building are
devoted to the dorTnitories and the
infirmaries, but the latter are so sell
dom occupied that their existence is
almost unnecessary, and sickness is a
rare visitant here. The dormitories of
the sisters are pretty little rooms with
rounded windows overlooking the
country road for a. long distance, ex-
quisitely white beds, with spotless
white curtains that can be drawn
round so as to give the occupant pri-
vacy, line the walls and each has her
own washstand and toilet appliances.
The dormitoriese Of the Magdalens
are arranged in much the same way
and the same is true Of the reforma-
tory girls except that neither their
beds nor those Of the children are In
closed with curtains.
Each one makes her own bed but all
work in both the dormitories and the
single rooms, which are called cellH
must be finished by 10 a. m. The nov
ices have their dormitory in the third
story, and in each division there is at
least one sister Of the Good Shepherd
who sleeps there.
Though this building was only erect
ed in 1887, the work was begun here
in St. Paul on the 21st Of May, 1868,
and the first building was that old
stone medical college later occupied
by the Little Sisters Of the Poor, and
torn down few years ago. The order
is not a very old one having been first
established in Anglers, France, in 1929,
but there are now five distinct districts
in the United States with a mother
house where novices are received and
trained at the headquarters of each
district.
They are as follows: New York, st.
Louis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and st.
Paul. The latter district includes the
Houses Of the Good Shepherd at st.
Paul (the mother house,, Minneapolis,
Denver, Omaha, Helena, Seattle, and
the newly established one at Portland
from which the Mother Provincial of
the order has just returned after &C
comprising successfully the arduous
task Of organizing the work and es-
tablishing it upon firm and sure