The Washington herald., 1909-04-27

and they had 20 clean out a log hut
which had been used as a Chicken house.
before they could rest. This hut was
their home for some months. They
taught out-of-doors for some tine. when
the weather permitted From the log
house at Nazareth. and the hen roost at
St Vincent. the community has grown
to the point where it has "a members,
20 novices. and Is postuiants. tt has
hfty-three local branch houses in the arch
dioceses Of Boston and Baltimore. and in
the dioceses Of Columbus. Covington.
Little Rock, Louisville, Nashville, Match
ez, and Richmond
The Ursuline Nuns. the Gray Nuns, OF
Canada, and the Sisters Of Notre Dame
de Samur are among the other leading
orders Of sisterhOod. II was to the latter
order that was intrusted the task OF
founding Trinity College for Women, at
Washington, the first church institution
for the higher education or women The
Little Sisters OF the Assumption, a New
York order. has beautiful work. They
go out into the homes Of the poverty
stricken and nurse, take care OF children.
and cook, taking no fee therefor. not
even accepting their own food. II is their
motto that the poorer the people the
surer the claim on their charity. The
Bon Secorrs are an order Of sisters who
nurse IN the families OF the well-to-do,
accepting pay therefor. which goes 70
the order and not 20 the individual sister
When the Catholic Church first tried
to plant sisterhoods in America, they
found great opposition, even among its
own people The English CaTmelites
were the first 10 arrive. reaching Balti-
more in I7so. But they were a cloistered
order. and met with so many discourage
ments that they did not succeed. After
them came the Poor Claires. They were
also a cloistered order. and failed TO gain
a foOthOld. But out OF their efforts grew
the new community. 70 which DR.. Neaie
gave the rule OF the visitation order.
which has iourished ever since. and en-
races the famous Georgetown. D. c..
convent
By 1S02. only five orders had succeeded
in getting a foothold on American soil.
4 score OF years later the native Amer
lean spirit began to be felt. and 1t re-
suited in the burning of the convent OF
the Trsuline Nuns in Boston. About
this time there we're many people who
went about claiming that they had been
members OF the religious orders Of the
church. both for men and women. and
pictured narrowing tales OF what had
happened. The native Americans were
only too glad to spread these tales Some
OF them were investigated by Protestant
newspaper men, and found 10 be without
I Er4~r~ r1~aH4- y
taken a leading role in denouncing the
nuns and claimed 10 have been in a con-
vent herself, was found 10 have been a
notorious character. who had never been
inside a convent
The women OF the Catholic Church are
far ahead OF the men in work along these
lines Il IS said that there are i've times
as many women in American territory
who have devoted their lives 70 the work
OF the church as there are men. There
are certainly FIVE times as many orders Of
sisterhOod. Even the negro and the
Inuian are not overlooked by the women.
The Sisters OF the Blessed Sacrament
/ look after the dark races with a particu-
lar care. and there are many beautiful
Indian girls who have Joined the order.
and are devOtinE their lives 10 It's work.
II is said that they make excellent sisters.
fully alive 20 everything that goes 10 the
uplifting Of their race. The Oblate Sisters.
founded in Baltimore many years ago.
was the first order 10 make the welfare
Of the negro its special interest.
The Episcopal Church has found Il
advantageous 10 follow the example OF
the Catholics IN England. the effort 10
establish orders Of sisteThoOd has been
successful. and some success has attended
similar efforts in America The Deaco-
ness Home OF the Lutheran Church IS
another example OF the sisterhood prin-
ciple applied by Protestants
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