The San Francisco call., 1909-12-27
CELEBRATES FIRST
|. MASS IN new HOME
Archbishop Riordan Performs
Ceremony and breaches Ser
mon at Youths Directory
Congratniates Father Crowley
and Those Who Aided in
Erecting Structure

Archbishop Riordan performed the
ceremony at the religious dedication
of the Youths Directory, Church and
Nineteenth streets, when he said the
first mass yesterday morning at s
O'Clock in the new. chapel. He followed
mass with. a short sermon, the text
taken from the life of st. Stephen, who
was among the first to suffer and die
for Christianity.
Archbishop Riordan said that it was
a heartfelt satisfaction to him to open
the new Youths Directory and to be
accorded the privilege of blessing the
house and chapel and to say the first
mass.
Il congratulate Father Crowley" con-
tinued his grace, and you who have
helped him to erect this new building.
| also thank God at this time for max
ing it possible in three years for the
Catholics of this city to reuild and open
all but two of their churches. 1 trust
that those who helped Father Crowley
to ca Try on this work will continue to
give to she children of this institution.
This is a most fitting time, the day
after Christina g, to dedicate this Gi-
rectory. 1t is the feast day of St.
stephen, who suffered and whose blood
was shed for the new church.
LIFE BRINGS SUFFERING
'As we begin to live we begin to
suffer God might have made life with
out suffering, but we don't ask ex-
plantations from him. We cry at birth
and groan at death. From one end of
the long journey TO the other the pas
L. \ E.r VI, ,-te+
suffered from childhood. There was no
room for him in the tavern. He was
born in the barn. His was a life of
poverty and suffering. From his be-
ginning to his going out on Calvary
was life of most intense suffering,
one whole life marked with pain.
so we put on blood red robes the
the blood shed by Christ and St. Ste
phen. Through the suffering of this
life we are to glory in the kingdom to
come.
Il wish that Father Crowley and
those present may live many years to
carry out the work of this house so
as to merit the glory and blessing of
the life to come
The visitors were allowed to inspect
the house. Father Connolly and Father
| Crowley, who attended his grace at
mass, acted as guides for those who
went through the building Every nook
and corner. from attic to the baths in
| the basement of the well planned and
regulated home were laid bare to the
critical eyes of many housewives and
mothers. After their thorough inspec-
tfon the women were unanimously of
the opinion that the home was complete
and comfortable In every detail.
There are IS children in the directory
at present; with 35 on the farm at
house has been completed since
Wednesday of last week. Although
everything has not yet been put in
order, the children are comfortable and
happy in their new quarters.
REVIEWS WORK DONE
I'm reviewing what has been done"
said Father Crowley Il will say that
an average of 500 boys year are cared
for. The directory is not an orphanage.
1t receives no financial aid from either
state, county or municipality. Its en-
tire support depends on individuals.
The directory is nonsectarian. 1t has
afforded a home for boys of every
nationality. A Chinese boy we raised
is now one of the best citizens / know
in California. The directory is a depot
for gathering in boys before the courts
have passed sentence on them, or the
policeman laid his heavy hand on their
slender SnOulQeTS. ne preventative
method of saving children is the one
adopted by me. 1t is easier to prevent
than to correct. Environment has more
than inheritance to do with the de-
velopment of children.
From the directory the children are
sent to suita BILE places to work. Those
showing farming tendencies are sent
to the farm at Rutherford. From this
way of training. out of 10000 children
who have passed through the directory
| during the last "a years, only five have
gone to ruin
This is the third home occupied by
the Youths Directory in "a years. 1t
outgrew it's first location at Howard
and Seventeenth streets. The second
home at Nineteenth and Angelica
streets was destroyed by the fire of
1906. The present home has been
erected and furnished at total cost of
s125,0O
When the weather Is permanently
settled there will be civic dedicat ation
of the Youths Directory. The exercises
will be held in the Fairgrounds at the
rear of the building and will be under
the auspices of the Mission promotion
associat ton.