The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-08-19
SAW THE TRUTH At LAST.
Protestant Visits convent-Unexpect-
ed Sights He Saw There.

ed Sights He Saw There.
Rlewen, who lived in a rural COM
nlunity with but one church. and that
Methodist, took a trip to Philadelphia
recently and, calling on former resi-
dent at the crossroads, placed him
self under his guidance to see the
sights, writes j. P. in Catholic Stand
ard and Times. Paramount Park, In
dependence and Carpenters halls, the
League Island Navy Yard, the public
buildings and other points Of interest
were visited.
The way to his hosts home took him
past Little Sisters of the Poor's
Home for the Aged, and when he first
spied in his eye was caught by the
cross. Here it might be said that the
genial host is Protestant in the gen.
eral sense of the term without any
apparent UNCONVENTIONAL ties, and, to
use a law term, without prejudice"
Isn't that a Catholic institution
over there?" asked Blewen as they ap-
preached the home
Yes" said his host.
They tell some queer stories about
those places" said Blewen.
"Who are they?" asked the guide.
why, everybody" said the visitor.
mo, not everybody. don't" said
tho host
Have you ever been in one?" said
the city man.
"Of course not" said the other.
We'll, you don't expect them to
come out and pull you in do you? Let
us so in and see what it's like"
But we can't. They don't let Prot
estants see the inside of those places"
well. let us try, anyhow"
The guide led the way and, getting
the car of the aged porter and then of
one of the Sisters, told them he had a
visitor to town who wanted to see the
institution. The Sister at the door nut
him in charge Of another Sister and
the building was soon we'll covered
dormtorics, recreation room, mems
smoking room and the chapel. Here
Eleven was much attracted by an ar
tiStic statue of our Saviour and exam
nnd it closely, even to the nail prints
in tho hands and feet, and when in an
other part of the building insisted on
going back and looking at it again.
II was getting close to supper time
and as they approached the refectory
the guide suggested that they take
supper there, telling the visitor that it
would not be like the Bellevue STRAIT
ford, but lie would no doubt consider
it very good for a charitable institu-
ton for those who had no home of
their own. The visitor hcsitated, but
the guide, nothing daunted, asked the
good Sister if she could furnish sun
pers for two more odd men" who were
just visitors and being told Eyes," he
sat dawn at Il table and mOtiOned his
"townie" to do the same
They had fairly good and substan-
tial neal but no more than the other
men around them
AS they were about to depart Blew
en- put his hand in his pocket and
handed the Sister a so bill, saying, II
have little more money than l will
spend on this trip, and though am a
Methodist, it looks as if you can put it
to better use than would"
Once outside he astonished his guide
by the warmth of his commentator of
one Of the places they tell queer
things about"
Some time ago another "townie"
visited the genial host, who asked for
Blcwcn and how he enjoyed the trip.
lie is we'll and enjoyed the trip i'm
menscy, and although he talks about
all the sights generally considered big
in Philadelphia, it is a place for old
men and women run by Catholic Sis
tcrs that he talks most about, and he
has lots to say about it's chapel and a
statue OF the Saviour he saw there;
and say, what do you think? Nearly
every Sunday he runs M tn town to