Evening journal., 1916-05-22
S7.S9l.S5 FOR THE
DIOCESAN DIOCESAN ORPHANS
Annual Report Submitted to
Catholic Churches by
Bishop Monaghan
SACRED HEART
BIGGEST GIVERS

In the Catholic churches OF tho Do
spse of Wilmington yesterday the an
nual report Of ihe collection for the or
phans was read, showing the receipt oil
81 .S9l 50. st. Pcters Female Orphan
age. Sixth and West streets, this CITY,
and st. James Protectory for Boys AT
Rcybcld. arc supported mainly by '''S
annual collection.
Sacred Heart Church leads the col
lection with l,IO7.5O In ihnt-rhureh one
friend gave $500, another 5000. one ga's
s75. two $50 each ana two S25 each.
IN the report thc Right Rev. John y.
Monaghan says ,
"ln presenting the following report of
the collection taken up IN the iah ol
1915 ior the support ot the orphans oil
our diocese, we would again urge upon
our faithful people the necessity OIL
keeping up their interest In this work,
which has been carried on 50 success
fully during the past years, Ia behalf oil
our orphan asyhms hc expense oil
intainiug these institutions increases
wear bv year, and our sisters IN charge
of ON orphan hnmcs would be absolute
iv nowcrlcss Go cairy on this greatest
Of all charities without this annual col
lection.
1--WE sincerely trust, therefore, that
the interest manifested 10y the reverend
clergy aud their respective parishes Will
continue 90 grow II cannot tail 60
bring the choicest blessings of Heaven
upon ne all.
"'The poor yc have always with
vou said our Lord aud ihorc ~ no iall-
ing oil i'm the numucr of the orphan
chilir committed go 0ur care by Di-
vim, Providence. Their number Is cNct
increasing year after year, and our two
homes are now taxed 10 their utmost
capacitv. And YET il Is only m our or
phan asvhms that these little ones can
ina the home they have lost, and the
love they have missed, since the hands
that helped and the hearts that loved
Them. became still in death. Gods re-
ward n hundred fold will not be wanting
fo ever, act Of charity extended to these
homeless and helpless children. Tho
prnVers ascending continually TO Hou
from their Young and innocent hearts
for their bcncfactors. viii bless and help
ms In our dailv lives; will strengthen
and encourage us in our last hours ON
earth; and even after death VIII bring
10 our souls mercy from God ana rest
eternal in our Heavenly Home.
"We gratefully acknowledge the re-
ceipt of q hcqucst of 1888 from J. II
Harkins. deceased. OF 81. Peters parish
Wilmington. TO our boys protectory
and similar amount TO our Girls
Asvlum. The deceased beneiactors o
our orphans and all the contributors &
the collection win be gratefully rcmem
bcrcd in the daily prayers Of the sister
and the orphans;
Tho collections from the variou
churches and missions are as follows
Sacred Heart Church, Wilmington
Sl.4s7.5O: st. Peters Cathedral vii
minaton. Sl.2l0; ST. AIMS Church
Wilmington. S 0Ss; ST. paurs Church
,lmmeton. sSO5; 81. Patrick
Church. Wilmington. $500; 81
Mary's Church Wilmington, Sil6
st. Thomas Church. Wilmington
s2S2: St. Elizabeths Church. Whining
tom s2O5; ~. Denis Church. Galona
Md. S2Ol 40. ST. Peters Church. New
Castle. Sls0.75: st. Joscph's Church
Henry Clay. sl7ll0; St. Paurs Churcl
Delaware City. Sl74 Hockessin an
Ashland. $50; ST. Hcdwig's Churcl
Wilmington. Sl35; ST. Charles Churol
Cane Charles Va. Sl2l65; st. John
Church. Newark, S93.25. Chestertow
and Rock Hall. Md. S,42a; Niddletowl
Del. Bohemia and Chesapeake Cit.
Md. $40; Immaculate Couceptio
Church. Elkton Md, $685. Holy Croi
Church. Dover. a,,o; Cambridge an
Dorchester County Missions, Md. S5C
Easton and ST. loscphs. Md. Si9.5'
Salisbury. Md. and Missions SA1.5'
CLAYTON and Smyrna. S26.55; St. John
Church. Milford Del. and Mission
$50: Ccntrevillc. Queenstown M
Church Hill. Nd. $3.50; ST. Stanislau
Church. Wilmington. So; Farnhurs
sla: Ridgcly and Denton, Md. Sl66
"Friends Of the Orphans" Wilmingto
$50: Ancient Order Of Ilibernians, $40
total. 81 .s9l.S5.