A Retrospect, Three Score Years And Ten
Subtitle: Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Publisher: Benzinger Brothers
Published: 1916
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Introduction; title: Chapter I; title: Reverend Florent Gilet, C.SS.R., Founder of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. His Entrance into the Cistercian Order. His Death 17; title: Chapter II; title: The Foundation. Shadows and Sunshine. Bishop Lefevre Invites the Redemptorists to Establish a Mission House in the Diocese of Detroit. Father Gilet is Appointed Superior of the New Foundation. Reverend Francis Poilvache, C.SS.R., and Two Brothers Accompany Him. The Central Mission House is Established. Miss Teresa Renauld, the First Candidate of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Arrives in Monroe, and Remains alone in the Log Cabin. Miss Teresa Maxis and Miss Ann Charlotte Schaff, who had Previously Come from Baltimore, Md., Joined Her the Following Day. Investiture. Sister M. Teresa is Appointed Superior 27; title: Chapter III; title: The Initiative. The Origin of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Rules and Constitutions. Approbation and Cooperation of the Right Reverend Peter Paul Lefevre, D.D., Bishop of Zela, Coadjutor and Administrator of Detroit 37; title: Chapter IV; title: The Spirit of the Institute. Its Aims. Characteristics. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin. 51; title: Chapter V; title: Pioneer Days. Lowly Beginnings. A Severe Winter. Poverty and Privations. Mme. Josette Godfroy-Smith Enters the Community, and Receives the name of Sister M. Alphonsine. The Opening of School. The New School is Blessed. The Death of Reverend Francis Poilvache, C.SS.R. Reverend Egidius Smulders, C.SS.R., Succeeds Father Gilet. Sister M. Alphonsine Appointed Superior by Bishop Lefevre  59; title: Chapter VI; title: Formative Years. Slow Increase. Reception and Profession. Progress towards Perfect Organization. Education. Prospectus. Orphans are Received. A School is opened at St. Michael's Church. The First Mission. The Departure of the Redemptorist Fathers from Monroe. Death of Sister M. Ignatius, 75; title: Chapter VII; title: Right Reverend Monsignor Edward Joos, V.G. His Birth. Education. Ordination. His Coming to the Detroit Diocese. He is Appointed Pastor of St. Mary's Church, and Director and Superior of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. New Buildings. His Works as an Educator. Progress of the Institution. His Golden Jubilee. Tributes. His Death. 85; title: Chapter VIII; title: Growth and Development of the Congregation. Foundations in the East. Mother Mary Joseph is appointed Superior. The Opening of Parochial Schools in Detroit. St. Anthony's Orphan Asylum. Death of the Right Reverend Bishop Lefevre. The Right Reverend Caspar Henry Borgess, D.D., Bishop of Detroit. A new Impetus Given to Education. Death of the Right Reverend Bishop Borgess. Right Reverend John S. Foley, D.D., Bishop of Detroit. Foundations in the Diocese of Cleveland. The Right Reverend Edward Kelly, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit. Friends and Benefactors, 118; title: Chapter IX; title: Foundations in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The Right Reverend John N. Neumann, D.D., Bishop of Philadelphia. The First Convent. Susquehanna County. Mother House Established at Villa Maria. St. Aloysius Academy for Boys at West Chester. New Villa Maria Established at Frazer. Numerous Schools in Philadelphia and throughout the Diocese 135; title: Chapter X; title: Foundation in Scranton. St. Alphonsus' Academy. Chartered under the Title Laurel Hill Academy. St. John's Academy at Pittston. Right Reverend William O'Hara. St. Cecilia's Academy at Scranton. Mount St. Mary's Seminary. Parochial Schools. Foundations in the Diocese of Altoona, of Boise, of Harrisburg, of Oregon, of Pittsburgh, of Seattle. Orphan Asylums. Formation and Training of a Slovak Sisterhood. Daughters of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. Formation and Training of the Sisters of St. Casimir, a Lithuanian Sisterhood 143; title: Chapter XI; title: Administration. First Superiors. Mother M. Teresa. Mother M. Alphonsine. Mother Mary Joseph, the First General Superior. Mother M. Aavier. Mother M. Gertrude. Mother M. Clotilda. Mother M. Justina. Mother M. Mechtildis. 155; title: Chapter XII; title: Retrospect and Prospect. St. Mary's College. The Higher Education of Women. The Work in Parochial Schools and Orphanages. The Teacher's Requirements. Character Building. The Outlook. Garden of the Immaculate Heart. 175; title: Chapter XIII; title: Approval of the Right Reverend P. P. Lefevre, November 28, 1845, and November 7, 1861. Approval of the Right Reverend John S. Foley, D.D., October 8, 191 1. First Approval of the Holy See, February 1, 1889. Final Approval of the Holy See, November 10, 1913. 183