Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-26

AhttfHdAf NhFt dhu isltN~fU rAfIdlifUt
was The ! r.nc ~ "A most irnpr S>iyc ami
unusual vcivmonv on Wednesday, morn
ing. September -. when The Sisters a.
the Community and the children of the /
schools assemble ie celebrate the Dia.
mond Jubilee Of Rev. Mother Stanislaus.
when. ON this the ~ixtic.h annivrrSa-y
Of her profession. Ter the sixticth tirlc
she repeated the Vows which boumr her
10 the religious order AMI dedicated her
life IA tie ~~eryic. ~ The Lord. Almost
a whole Lifetime given in nnsrimtrd and
generous devotion Ia the cause ~ cllra-
ti0n under the banner OF the l%ncarnate
Word.
Far away i'll France and long ago in
the wear 1854. il was that IN obedience
10 the call Of the Lord. Mother StaniS-
lauS turned away from an thr world
holds fair in life and Of her own will
chose the seclu>ion and retirement Of the
c~lOiStcr.
Crossing the ocean n one Of 4 small
band nf volunteers. with the ferv0r and
sweetness Of the Novitiate still about
her. she east her lot with the newly
founded community M brownsville.
Here three generations have felt the
influence OF her gentle and loving guild
ance. and rise up and call her blessed"
for, from the infant class gathered round
her comes the greeting:
Our Mothers and their mothers. too.
before W..
Have learned from thee 10 study and
70 pray.
That both within and without the con
vent walls she is loved. rcvered. and
honorcd. il evidenced ~ h. fact that for
the past twenty years. against her. will
but with loving insistence on the part
of the Sisters. he has filed he Office of
Mother Superior:
Gentle and kind. her rule. severe, an,
never.
Mercy. not justice. c'er hath been her
choice
And sn for more han half u c%cnturT.
year after year, She has repeated the
VOWS of her profession. each a%nnivcr-
sarv being 4 mile stone which marked
her growth in The grace and wisdom az
The Lord; and though 'immurcd behind
the walls of her peaceful convent home.
her influence has not been confined 10
The small circle Of her sisterhood, but
like the leaven spoken of In the Gospel.
her teachings. aud far moro the example
~ her noble life have spread. and I'M
many u home in Texas and across the
Rio Grande in the land of Mexico. the
name Of Mother StaniSlaus il revered
ald loved. and lie |. tcnlerl, spoken of
bv grandmother and grandchild as Our
Rev. Mother
III was meet indeed that 20 rare an &C.
caSion as the occurrence Of q diamond
jubilee should be observed In a solemn
manner.
The III. Rev. 4. J. Nussbaum. Bishop
Of the Diocese ~ Corpus Christi. hon
ored the occasion with his presence, and
ocniciated M the solemn high mass. being
assisted by Father Hermann, q. M. A..
and Father Nachcn. O.M.I. az deacon
and subleacon. After the bishop had
placed upon the head ~ the venerable
blessing. concluding the religious cere
mony with solemn benc,iiciiun Of the
Blessed Sacrament.
The altar and sanctuary were most
taStcfullv decorated with the choicest
flowers and plants Of the convent garden.
The hoarders and day pupils Of the
aradcms. together with the children Of
the parochiaI school Of Our Lady Of
Guadalupe. attended the mass ami ap.
preached Holy Communion in u body.
after which they were served with break
fast In the chiIdrn's rc~fectory. which had
been appropriately decorated for occa.
sion
After the conclusion of the services in
the chapel. the Bishop. Fathers Herr
mann, %. NJ L.. Nachon. %. MI Frieon.
d. NJ. I. and the visiting priests repaired
to the pavilion. whittier the Rev. Mother.
with Rev Mother Agnes. and Sisters An.
~tainette and Theresa ~ Victoria. Rev.
Mother Magdalen and Sister Martha o.
Hallettsville. and Mother Claude and
Sister Dolores ~ Galveston. was escorted
and the following program was rendered
with the fnesse and harmony which
characterizes the entertainments pre-
pared by the Sisters II this Community:
PROGRAM.
Rondo Brillanie Weber
Miss Alicia Margain.
subiler Greetings
Accompanies Miss Alicia Margain.