Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-11
CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES In AMERICA
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

was at one time ambassador to The
Hague from the cars court. Prince
Demetrius was one of the two seminar
ians at St Mary's in 1874. After he had
completed his work in this institution he
went to Loretta, Pa, and during his mis-
sionary work in that section of the coun-
try is said to have converted 5000 Prot
estants to Catholicism.
st. John Baptist de la Sale, a famous
churchman and distinguished educator.
who lived in Rheims, France, during the
latter half of the seventeenth century,
order which has prospered in the United
States. 1t Is the Brothers of the Christian
Schools, religious congregation devoted
| to the education OF youth. The first
school was founded in Baltimore in 1s45
French founder OF the brotherhood was a
remarkable man in many respects. Ii
was he who discarded the individual
| method of instruction and initiated the
simultaneous or class method which OBJ
tains In the schools today. In 1852 he
organized primary free schools in Rheims.
and two years later started normal
schools. AS the product of his genius
| technical schools and schools of design
| were started In 1900, and a boarding col
| lege was born under the same guiding
hand in 1923. He also established many
| Sunday schools and evening schools.
The Alexian Brothers, who have hospi-
tails in several important cities. have been
concerned chiefly with the bodily welfare
| Of mankind rather than mental develop
| ment. This Is in line with the spirit of
| the times during which it was founded
at the height of the great plague called
| the black death. In the fourteenth GEN.
| fury. During that frightfui scourge,
| which depopulated many thriving centers
of Europe brave and devout men united
| to assist in alleviating human suffering.
Among these was found the germ of the
Alexian Brotherhood. The founder of the
order is known only vaguely as Tobias,
and the birthplace was at Mechen. Bra
/ bant, in 1900. They were first called the
| Cellites, but later on chose st. Alexis of
the fifteenth century as their patron. Dur
| ing the French revolution disorders and
persecution proved disastrous to the
order, but In 1850 1t was restored to it's
| ancient monastic discipline. The first
Amer can hospital under the direction of
| the brotherhood was established in Chi
| cago in 1866 by Brother Bonatura The
Ian. The handsome building erected in
1888 was destroyed in the fire of 1871,
| but was rebuilt the following year. There
are numerous important hospitals
throughout the middle west which are
! under the direction Of this brotherhood.
y
An educational order which has been
river valley is
Devoted to the Care that of the
of Maynard Youths. ,hs poor OF OF
ST. Francis Seraphicus, devoted to the
care of destitute and hayward youths.
1t was founded in 1857 at AK la Chapelle,
Germany. by the venerable John Hoover.
In 1885 a band Of brothers was sent to
the United States. In 1858. through the
interest of Mrs. Sarah Peters, q wealthy
philanthropist. the brotherhood began its
labors in Cincinnati by assuming re-
sponsibility for fifty boys. In the days
friend was found in Reuben r. Spring.
er, who paid the rent and other charges
of the community home.
The Reformed Cistercians, or Trappist
Brotherhood, came to America in 1904 in
order to escape prosecutions in France.
The members fled under the leadership
Of Urban Outlet and settled at Pigeon
Hill. near Conewaso. Pa. They re-
and there suffered many privations, hav-
ing to subsist chiefly on lentils. As a
result many of the members died. The
hrst permanent foundation Was the mon
establishment was brought about by the
revolution Of 1S4S in France.
A community which has purely Amer
lean origin is the Sisterhood of st. Ann,
founded In the little village Of Vaudreuil.
Quebec. by Esther Blondin. who realized
that the education Of children in country
places was being sorely neglected. 1t
was first proposed that the sisterhood
confine its teaching activity to poor chill
dren, but this policy has since been
broadened. The founder died in 1890 avt
the age OF etghty-One. The first house
established In the United States. was In
Osweso. N. Y, In 1870
The Ursuline Nuns were pioneers i'm
charitable work in the province of Loui-
siana. Members of this devout order, |
which was founded at Rouen, France, by
Mary Tranchepan, who later became
known as Sister st. Augustine, landed
at New Orleans August g.. 1727, and
they have been active in that city ever
since.
There are numerous other orders now
prospecting in the country, which cannot
be included in the small compass here
allowed.
Tomorrow-FEATs OF ENDURANCE.