The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-01
DIOCESE OF DENVER
CITY OF DENVER.
Circular Lett er Calling Fo the Annual Orphans
Collection
Especial Correspondcncc.)

Rev. and Dear Father, Beloved Brethren: Th
month of October is the time for the Orphans col
lection We have now over 40 children in ou1
various orphan asylums, distributed as follows: Ii
| st Nlncents home, North Denver 100; St Clara :
| Vest Denver. 100: Sacred Heart Orphanage Pu
ebo, 101; with numbers increasing every week al
| the three institutions. Hence you sec that we have
/ now actually III little ones to house cIothe and
Iced II we calculate the expense for keeping these
| chlldrcn Mt p, cents day land | am quite sure
| no one who knows what it costs to raise Il family
| would undertake to house, feed and clothe these
! children for less) this would entail an OUTLAY of
Sff week for food clothing and the absolute
~ necessary comforts of home for these waits
whom misfortune has deprived of father or moth
or, or BOTH And here not reckoning the ex-
peDse incurred for buildings for education (books
and stationery, for teachers and nurses (the Sis
ters), and the many other incidentals which are
beyond calculations
AT this rate the result of orr animal diocesan
collection for the orphans would not keep the All
we are now providing for, one week in the three
orphana9es above mentioned. Hence the necessity
Tor US to have recourse to other means. such as
special collections by the Sisters, picnics balls,
entertainments. fairs, etc. which are burden that
could be very materially lessened by a more gem
crous response to appeal for the orphans
Now, we are in duty bound to take care of
our orphans 1t is the Lord who commands us
Ihls command he has laid down in the sentence
lie shall pronounce on the Last Day. the Day of
Judgment-when He shall say to the elect: "Then
shal the h1ng say to them that shall be on his
right hand: Come We blessed of my Father. possess
you the kingdom prepared for you from the foun-
datlon of the world. For | was hungry and YOU
gave me to eat; | was thirsty and you gave me to
drink; was stranger and you took me in: naked
and you covered me- etc. Then shall the lust an
swer Him, saying: lord, when did we see thee
hungry and feed thee; thirsty, and gave thee drink
a ST and tor +Ioo;
thee.' And the King answering shall say to them:
Amen, say to you, long as you did it to one
OF these my least brethren YOU did it to me- >
Math XIV, 34-40
Here then we have the Injunction of our heav-
emily hlng. Now let see the sanction wherewith
lie would enforce this command: Then He shall
say to them also that shall be on his left hand:
Depart from me- We cursed into everlasting fire
which was prepared for the devil and his angels
For l was hungry and you gave me not to eat T
was thirsty and you gave me not to drink: | was
a stranger and you took me not in; naked and Won
covered me not. ETC. Then they also shall answer
Him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry
or thirsty or stranger. or naked" etc, "and did
not minister to thee!' Then He shall answer them.
saying: Amen. say to you, as long as you did
IL not 10 one OF these least, neither did YOU do if
to me" And these shall go into everlasting pun
Math XIV, 41-46. The lesson, with its reward and
chastlsement must be plain to every one But that
mere might be no doubt in our minds as to the
appcatlon of this lesson, its Interpretation and
he obligation it lays upon US all. this same Divine
savior IN the xviii chap. V. of ST. Matthew, tells
us plainly whosoever shall receive, one such little
hid in my name, receiveth me-
We have travelled considerably among the Mex
cans both III the United States and the Repub-
&c OF MEXICO, and we were agreeably surprised
Q ma how thus truly Catholic people thoroughly !
this precept and complies faithfully
With Its obligation We may say in truth that
lnongst them you can find orphans The rea-
on is because Tor every such unfortunate in
tncuYey, scores of families present themselves
o adopt the poor waif and incorporate it amongst
nelr own And lfHyOu went amongst them as we
III, you couid never detect the orphan from the
ther members of the family In our American
with its customs busy life and MANY
ares, 1t might sometimes be very inconvenient /
OF Us 10 extend the same paternal hospitality 10 Il
he poor abandoned orphans. But here the Church s.
)iltlsts representative III midst, comes to our
ehet She builds her homes asyums and houses
l refuge and provides them in our devoted sister
Gods, with real mothers. endowed with mator,aI
carts, such as God alone can create motbars
nose love is a combination of the most exouisite
aterna and maternal love amalgamated in ono z
these asylums she gathers all these unfortunate<,
HON adversely, accidents, divorce (the plaaup b,
ur age), premature death and the one thoussd
ther calamltles humanity is heir to- has denrid
10 Il
er in saving them, alike from temporaland eteal
erdition. -
Now, would one dollar year from every jp- I'll
and every single man and woman that ~ no
ne but self to provide for be tod much sex. -
eet; How many dollars year are wastedS al, vi
ludlelous expenditure in the honest the "
Dor which # it were given to the poor cstitufe
'phans, would bring untold blessings to ii home in
ct every one of us that possby can contbute to wi
us orphans collection one dollar The6ore gen. m,
Gus contributions of such as can d more will TO
lpply the shortcomings of those wha want NAV ce
'mpel to 10 less Let every one of ,,bestow bonn
fully as much as we may to relis the wants of
II dear 9estithte orphans, beang In mind the
lvior's loving, assurance that I viii accept as
me unto Himself Whatsoever e may have done tes
one of these. Anon | sasto YOU, as long as
II did it ID opes of these nzeast brethren You ,,;
Given in Denver 81 feast of St. Matthew,
IN c. W., Bishop Of Denver.
Y. S.-Pastors viii asc read this circular in ten
cir parishes at all ts1asses on the last Sunday !
Sentcnlher and In missions on the first ,sit = :