Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-07-29
Rev Father Weiss CompIimented
Vincentians on Their
Good Showing.
Touching Addresses Were Made AZ
General Meeting of the
Society.
ST. VINCENT De PAUL'S FESTIVAL

Last Sunday the Vincentians all
over the world celebrated the feast
of st. Vincent de Paul by receiving
holy communion and in the after
noon general meetings of the con-
ierences were held in various cities
and towns. The St. Vincent de Paul
Society is undoubtedly the leading
organized charitable association in
the world. Il has been a power for
good in both the old and the new
world. II is only surprising that
more Catholic men are not members
OF this organization. The Vim
centians in their respective parishes
look after the sick and needy and
also aid in securing work for those
out of employment. Their charity is
always unostentatious and their
works bring blessings on themselves
and families, because they are con-
stantly practicing both the corporal
and spiritual works of mercy.
In Louisville last Sunday all the
local conferences made their general
communion at st. Georges church.
The men made the early morning
visit from every section of the city,
many of them travelling seven or
eight miles to attend. All were
pleased, and many surprised to see
such a handsome structure on South
Eighteenth street. The Rev. Father
George Weiss, pastor of the church,
celebrated the high mass. The music
was rendered by an augmented choir
mndar thn dirnnfinrn Of Drpf -
ros. There were men present from
nearly every Catholic choir in the
city.
After the gospel Rev. Father Weiss
addressed the members of the So
ciety, and commented upon the fact
that it was their first visit to st.
Georges. He said he welcomed them
with pleasure and that he felt hon
ored to have present so many Cath
olic men who had banded together to
carry out the work and spirit of
st. Vincent de Paul. He dwelt upon
the service they were rendering to
humanity and the church and bade
them continue to be faithful members
of the st. Vincent de Paul Society.
Father Weiss also told of the es-
tablishment of a conference in st.
Georges parish ten years ago, and
dwelt on the good work 1t had done.
1t had been his aid in the parish,
he said, and as result the parish
and the people were now being re-
warded with the blessings of God.
Then referring to the gospel of the
day, he said that the society was like
the tree that brings forth good fruit.
The words sunk deep into the hearts
of those present and all felt well re-
paid for their visit to st. Georges.
On account of the extensive re-
pairs in progress N st. Francis Hall
in the basement of the Cathedral, the
general meeting of the conferences
was held In the knights of Columbus
Hall, Fourth avenue, near York
street. j. ]. Caffrey, President of
the Particular Council, presided and
introduced Rev. Father Richard Muir
ply, o. M. c., of st. Anthony's
church. Father Murphy spoke on the
general work of the order and told OF
his observations of its members in
other cities. He admonished all to be
faithful Vincentians and assured
them that they would receive untold
blessings, both temporarily and spir-
itually.
The Rev. Father Eugene Donahue,
OF the Cathedral, who is Spiritual
Director of the Particular Council,
and the Rev. Father Louis G. Deepen,
who has always taken a deep interest
in the Vincentians, both made inter-
esting and instructive addresses. Be-
fore the meeting closed twenty new
members OF the society were enrolled.
John A. Doyle told of the work OF
the order in the Louisville School OF
Reform and said 1t was his pleasure
TO report that there was at present
not one Catholic girl in that institu-
tion.