The Irish standard., 1913-09-06
o him as these Sisters.

to him as these Sisters.
1.-THE Sisters are not afraid of an
investigation, provided the investigat-
ors are gentlemen. The sisters will
be pleased to throw open the institu.
ton to such committee at any
time"
Rev. e. Del. Mcdonnell. of the
Society Of Jesus, who preached at
each OF the six masses in Saint Alloy.
sius, Church, urged that the $3.50
men, who form the Third Sunday
Brigade" of his parish, take immedi-
ate action towards resenting unfair
attacks.
One of the most notable of the
tributes paid to the Sisters was that
Of the Rev. Eugene A. Hannah. of
Saint Martins church, who for ten
years was chaplain of the Sisters
institution in Baltimore. Speaking of
the influence Of the nuns over erring
girls sent to the home. he said: 1.-The
loss of what the erring girl considers
liberty. removal from her home and
separation from those whom she
loves in her own way, arouses in her
strong natural inclination to resist
to the utmost efforts made for her
good. She rebels at the thought of
being placed under any restrictions,
no matter how beneficial to her, and
when she is compelled to enter the
House of the Good Shepherd she goes
in rebellious mood.
I'm a bad frame of mind and with
a. repugnance for religious direction,
she passes through the portals OF the
institution to which she belongs. sIn
a very short time, however, q won
derful change has taken place. This
results from her meeting with the
highest type of womankind. She
comes under the influence of one SO
pure that merely meeting with her
is a moral stimulant. The unfor.
tunate girl came as rebel; she is
soon to be a contented dweller in
this refuge for sinners. In some
cases 1t takes only a few minutes to
change the warped mind and soften
the hardened heart
Father Hannah stated that while
chaplain OF the Baltimore house he
had issued standing invitation to
the city grand jury to visit and In
spect the institution at any time.
This invitation, he said, was accepted
by the jurymen number Of times,
and that on these occasions the jury
membership, composed Of all creeds.
had unanimously praised the methods
and management Of the Sisters.
Many Of Washington's leading citi-
zens, including non-Catholic clergy.
men and large number of Hebrew
business men, have pledged cordial
support to the Catholics in resenting
further attack
The washington POST was the
paper in which ALI the articles con-
demning the institution were pub
lished. 1t also printed another, writ
ten by some uncharitable ,bigot, under
the heading Tin large type)-"DIED
FOR HER FAITH"-and this latter
one convinced the patrons of the
paper that the "Post" was anti-Cath.
Ollie. On that account many clergy
men in Washington condemned the
attitude of the sheet. @
As soon as Mr.. John r. Mclean,
owner of the Post, became aware Of
the condition of affairs, he repri-
manded those who were responsible,
and the editor of the paper has since
apologized to Monsignor VIM. T. Rus
sell, (and 1t was the writer's pleasure
to be in the rectory at the time) for
the action Of the paper, and ask that
Catholics would not be prejudiced
against 1t on account Of this ill-ad-
vised publicity.
The Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia have come to the con-
clusion that while 1t Is their privi-
lege to investigate the institution II
they wish, they have, SO far, refused
to have an investigation but ordered
the Board Of Charities to make re-.
port in the case (NOT AN INVESTI-
GATIOND, which is to be submitted
to them.