The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-26

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E, DonaldsonviiIe. La, 1914.
Along dormitory.
5-Cistern for rain water.
e-Kitchen. refectory and pantry; one
corner bathroom.
7-Washshed.
s-shed for the children to dine in.
his diocese, for which purpose large
brick building was commenced on the
adjoining lot. Nine acres Of land had
been decided to the Sisters of Charity
of st. Vincent's de Paul for charitable
purposes. To give an impulse to the
undertaking, it was called Hospital.
The Bishops view was to give the
young Sisters an opportunity of being
trained to the duty of nursing the
sick, at the same time to enlist the
sympathy of the state and people in
favor of charitable establishment,
thereby to draw appropriations and
contributions to aid the contemplated
work. Sums to a certain amount
were collected from various quarters,
however not sufficient to finish the
building, and the Bishop himself made
the last advances to complete it,
$4,000. In December, 1849, the keys
were given to the Sisters hands, with
directions to enter the house, to their
great dismay. They delayed, not dar-
ing to take possession, for fear that
patients would be brought into the
hospital with no accommodation but
it's bare walls-for they had neither
bedsteads, beds nor bedding, nor
nourishment, or medicines for the
sick.
They laid the huge bunch Of keys at
1.-The foot of the altar in their little
| oratory, begging our Lord to please
keep them for they did not know
what to do with them. After several
weeks deliberation, second invita-
ton from the Bishop decided their en-
trance, which was performed silently
in the dark of the evening, the first
week of January, $780, They had
been installed three weeks before 1t
was known in the neighborhood. a
Sister had gone to New Orleans and
/ made known their wants to kind char
i liable persons, who were not slow II
generously contributing. She return
led with ample provisions Of furniture
4 The apartments were soon fitted up
| the pharmacy furnished, the rangt
i and kitchen utensils put In order, ant
the mess-room got In order and readl
ness. There was no income for tn
maintenance Of the hospital, excep
$1,000. which was given yearly by tn
state legislature until the period Q
4 the war. Up to that time there ha
I Eheen received 327 patients, anon
) whom were 90 deaths, many with tn
sacraments Of the church and seyera
, baptized. The inhabitants did not en-
) Ecourage the receiving Of sick, no IN
: dividuals giving assistance. The hos
pital closed at the beginning OF tn
war. 1861. Already in December tn
, chanel ornaments had arrived fror
!, Paris. without the Sisters knowledge
!, the magnificent donation Of Nine. \
LANDRY. whose devotion to. st. Win
cent had prompted her to MAKE
promise Of one day ornamentlng q
altar in his honor. She took &C
vantage of this opportunity to prov
q her fidelity. She had already accom-
= plished a first promise, that OF namin
+ her first son Vincent, but he dying
. his baptismal innocence, left lncon
! nlete the latter part of the promlss'
! which was that of giving him to tn
= conpregation. She generously r.
stoned herself to the will of God an
oensolad herself by the hope that )
= Vincent would adopt in his stead al
: other member of her family. The r
- Gulf nroyes that our Lord has reWar'
~ Cd two fold her confidence, and draw
{ two Of her own into the family OF 5
IS Vincent-her eldest ana o ner y9u yum,
!, est daughters. On the 29tn Oh : an. IL,
- :, ary the first mass in the chapes W
= said by Rev. Father Gandoifo,
5 Gnistinian, the house being blessed
y Rev. Father Gandolfo few days pr
!, = vions. During the period from ~
10 1850 a number Of postulants nj
= entered. several of whom had r
u ca;ved the brown habit, which W
y then the novices'> costume. Some
: The number had gone on mlssio
:, others 9TH at Father Maller's first viz
:. after the adoption Of the fren
u rnles. were directed to go to the Ce
le tral House, St. Joseph's, to flnlsn
= the Seminary. By the departure
~, the young Sisters several apartmel
If were left unoccupied. AT me -
~ gestion of several Of the sisters
le was resolved to fill up the vaca
a rooms by thirteen female orphans,
= honor Of our Lord and His twel
a anostles. No sooner agreed up
AZ than accomplished good Sister he
up soon found us the number from
= hest Of her crowded house. fr
as their entrance dated the bounti
l ns supplies Of Providence, making q
= the Divine promise of taking care
- His little ones. Very soon tne ny =
- her increased to twenty, TO tWen.y-A
90 Bakers had been directed to turn
" bread. the butchers to send the yea
IN SUNNY of meat; clothing was 8
.as from various quarters, planters .
" nlied sugar and molasses, pota...
py corn etc. Room was now Wan''
$: that is. q play room, wash room
IN ~ urinary Good Nine. Narcisse
'lls ceiyed the want; one morning w
the leavino. the house she presented
an hand, and left in that OF ad tne s olss
MS a roll of bank notes, $soo, TOT
Pc required necessity. No tnan 1s, "
pu- permitted to be expressed. she !.
the r. the Sister: "Say nothing, thi
i've nv hank for eternity" upon WI
ng: sha called a few short years after
or! from which, no doubt, she has
yer, a;maa hath principal and inter