The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-04

FfeliEious sanctity and made woman III
men arc seeking to return TO the policy
Of the pagan world. which permitted
Wish to , eoo manu- Tie an ehu forthwith wch
still places around the marriage vows
the. sanctity OF religion. and stands as
barrier IN the path of those. who
home and the main source of modern
Catholic Church ever. uphold the
.whicl, Is dependent Individual and ma
tional happiness and prosperity.
VIC are glad to welcome the rep
rr,s res OF a great church ike
kind; to this state and this city.
The THE past. hope. will be but the
prelude Pre- 70 the still greater good OF
preston to my appreciation and S..-t-
~ situ ID :, to this church which is crown
20 b @ 80 t4. many worthy
Christian. Church will unite in the
work before us and thus enable hu-
m hs ny to-, to be lifted to higher plane.
fore us we will find ample work for
all. hope the moral forces Of the
r,or VII ID, he found working in har-
an ony a,l kfe aang STEP touching elbows
US d s,rlxe to to- teach broader charity,
W fnrt;,ns assis tan, to the weak and
vice for our Lord and Master Let us
strive to restrain that wasteful
canse an ana eSttray;agance which has
that humble and happy homes. Win
parents. and children alike blessed viii
a are I relimingg Influences OF education
gorgeous palaces. with thejr I,.,,;nr,
display, tenanted by cold. seirisI
n ne us and an unbblesscd with love. Let
Tive rn 10 '9cu, na once again prim
church and our fathers. Let us apain
S Is, 70 Keep the man above tho dol
, ,ac: s,; Let each one of us, to the fun
IN the worlds work-the worle nea pa,i
Tor It's progress and betterment. !" ueu
Other. Speak.
. iiere was long. continued applause
an eminent church dignltary on Tia
Platform remarking audibiy that his
ADDRESS was worth coming to 2ich.
m M aa TO- hear car. Mr.. Thomas B. Rapler.
tribute 10 9 yir~,ni, responded with
orchestra re, to break into Dixie" to the
apparent pleasure of delegates from
an parts of the country.
-, MI; AieNander Johnson, secretary Of
and Correction. which meets on We'd.
nesday, extended the greetings or tltat
body and invited ali present TO ro.
main In the city for the sessions of
o onn general organization. We don't
ana teach MS was the graceful man
ner in which the invitation was ex.
pressed Mr.. Johnson spoke of the
ma sniticent organization and work OF
Ing that although he was a member
Of another church, the Catholic asso-
ciation had always been an object OF
MS profound admiration.
rector of the New York society. con
VeSed the greetings of that organize
ton after which Bishop Kelley. of Sa-
Vannah, was introduced amid prolonged
applause. The bishop opened his re-
marks by saying: Neither you nor |
ever heard Il more beautiful tribute
10 the charity of the Catholic Church
than we heard from the Governor of
Virginia tonight" Continuing, in a
humorous vein, he told of speech he
jamestown Exposition. where from the
Governors remarks he gained the i'm
preston that Virginia was. bounded
Only ON by the North Pole; the Atlantis,
Ocean.
Address Of President.
President Mulry presented his an
nual address in a carefully prepared
and and. tho,nghtful paper in which the
were set forth. He said in part:
We are gathered here tonight to
celebrate our diamond jubilee. To
the members OF the Society of ST. Vim
cent de Paul this is a particularly au-
spicious occasion. Seventy-five years
ago in the city of Paris. France,
few earnest young men. alarmed by
the prevalence of irreligion among the
RI 1--WE v,,, {1.N
proaches of the st. simonans. who
asked for proof of their faith. organ
lied the Society of ST. Vincent de Paul.
"Of the many so-called modern meth
poor and afflicted. scarcely is there
Vincent de Paul. In his work for the
betterment Of the condition of the
poor poor, his great hope lay In the re-
ing. was to be the prime motive in the
visiting OF the poor. The benefits to
be derived We're to be mutual. ele-
waiting the benefactor as we'll as the
recipient. Poverty was due largely to
times TO lack of thrift. Again. intern
perance. coupled with misfortunes. COM
ing thick and fast upon them. filled
the hearts Of the poor with bitterness
towards the world in general. and
towards those particularly who were In
better circumstances.
DO the conditions differ day? It
is and always will remain, the same
old story. 1t is peculiar to no partic-
ular age. nor associated with any GER
tain locality. Always. will we have
the poor with us and ever will We
find conditions to be remedied.
Poverty arising from youth that
cannot vet work. or from age that
can no longer work; from sickness that
took away strength, or from accidents
that paralNzed the limbs--un doubted
~ we can never take sufficient care
of such as these. But are there not
Door who can work and will not. oilers
who prefer to beg sluggards who are
q menace and a disgrace to soclety7
Why support such? To give them. Is
it not to encourage vice and rob the
real poor? In well organized society
there will always be poor, hut never
bessars Tho poor viii ALWAYS he
succored. the be~ears never tolerated"
Spirit of Cooperation.
rs there anything strange In this
doctrine? Does modern charity or mod
ern methods In It's dspensation differ
very materially from the plan laid
down by st. Vincent de Paul? After
reading the above extracts must we not
canddly admit that we are all work.
ing along the lines he has mapped
out?
'.CI late there has existed feeling
|of alarm among some of the members
Of the society. To-day tho spirit of