The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-04
AN APPEAL
For Assistance of Orphans of North
west Canada.

For Assistance of Orphans of North
west Canada.
Appeals Of every kind and descrip-
ton are nothing new nowadays. They
are of common occurrence in our daily
and weekly newspapers; they depict in
glowing colors the pitiable situation
of this or that community, of such or
another work of mercy threatened by
imminent danger if Christian charity
does not avert the peril. And how
often are such sad stories. telling the
public of the life-work of some far
away servant of God and humanity
works built up and cemented with
their very heart-blood. How often,
repeat, are such dreary and nearrrend-
ing tales not read with the same calm
and undstrrbcd spirit wherewith we
glance over the columns reporting the
daily railway accidents. They are read
and instead of stirring up some gent
Ter feelings in hearts that claim to be
| human they often produce but a smile
of scorn on the lips of the reader, who,
Struggling his shoulders, will mutter
his final sentence in words like these:
after all it is nothing but nonsense, a
the result of cXaggeration. No doubt
the writer would have done better to
consecl1te his leisure hours in finding
out some branch of industry whereby
to support his work than in penning
such Il worthless article"
The final result is that the cry of
some distressed brother in Christ re-
mains acknowledgements intended to
promote the honor and glory of God
and Holy Mother, the Church-works
wherein the foundation for the well
fare. both spiritual and temporal, of
many destitute member of humanity
is to be laid. are left without assist
ancc their life being but painful,
| lingering between existence and death.
while those in charge of such institu-
Repeatedly have I appealed to Chris
tian charity. Moreover the result OBJ
tanned tells me that the effect produced
must have been as described above.
The first part of the winter is now
over. We have had to struggle hard
to get along with the help Of last years
Il, N,,sn rs
thing up for the next summer; but
| alas. how is 1t possible when there is
hardly enough for the present mo-
m"nt: Yet in winter some kindheart-
cd persons ut least grant an OCCASION
I'll remembrance to the poor. whilst in
summer such a thing is of the rarest
occurrence. Then every one seems to
have his heart set on things of diff
ferrnt nature: Sports. excursions,
summer resorts and Il thousand other
amenities of life demand the whole
attention of the happy possessor Of this
| worlds goods. but the poor are for
gotten: they see how money is simply
thrown away. they sigh i'm grief and
despair. saying: why can't have
Il tiny share in life's luXuries under
the form of Il loaf of bread to still the
| hunger that tOrments me now for so
many days: Was this the intention Of
| God in laviShing His goods to the
worlds favOrites TO see them squan-
4! H. l.
in speaking thus? May every one
Judge for himself But let me bring
the chapter to II close.
My Dear Renders: I hope YOU will
not refuse Il little assistance to Il crowd
of poor orphan children. thrust into
this wide and cold-heartcd world with
out amy one to love them or to care for
them. The winter is always hard on
them, but the summer is sometimes
harder still. Last year we spent a few
months in untold anxiety. Hardly any
thing came in. and when at the end of
the month the baker handed in his bill
there was often not a cent wherewith
to pay him. dread the same again
for this year and not without reason.
For the love of God and the sake of
your own immortal soul have pity
with the poor children. Any contribu.
tirn. lnwpvcr so small. shall he CRATE.
fully accepted. and YOU may rest as
>Ured that the kind donors shall not
l:r forgotten in the orphans prayers
Wishing YOU the blessings of IIcav
on. | remain. yours respectfully il
Christ.
RE'N. w. RRUECK. O. MI.
ST. l'atrick's Orphanagc.
rnrp Albert. Snsk.. n. w. r.. Canada
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