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Las diagrammas suivants illustrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ,«J BOaNliAlue, ■f'f, ,.'^^ •^^.i 1^ :-. • ' J? J ^•''" / t . ?J *'»'■ ''M.--'''''i^fe'-' :->'^S^~ ^ ■.•■■ \14 - ,; l\ .r,^ ^n- .) '" ASYLUM OF TRB i$t(t$ of AV (^(yim© QUEBEC: Vrlatod by Ang. OOTfi ft Oo:, Kear the Archblahop's Palace. 1851< ASYLUM OF CHARITY, AT illJEBEC. Under this name is designated a large esta- blishment, now in the course of construction and contiguous to the Orphan Asylum on Glacis Hill, comer of St. Oliver Street, in St. John*s Suburbs. The buildings were begun in the month of June 1850. In the spring of the year 1831, several cha- ritable ladies in the suburb of St. Koch conceived the pious project of establishing a benevolent society in favour of poor and destitute children. With the excepticm of a society of ladies for instructing the children of the poor, no such institution had yet existed in the city of Quebec. The suburb of St. Koch, already comprising a large population, principally composed of thi: working classes more exposed to the vicissitudes of fortune, presented to the zeul of the charitable ladies a most abundant harvest, in the number of children deprived of their natural protectors, who were exposed to the baneful influence of a life of mendicity and vagrancy. The condition of these children deprived of moral instruction and inhaling the poison of vice and of infamy from the lips and examples of their seniors, was, in the minds of the religious portion of the community, a source of serious misgiving touch- ing the futurity of the rising generation. The victims of misfortune were rendered much more numerous, by the tide of emigration an- nually setting in from the British Isles. During the season oinavigation the wharves of Quebec were crowded with hundreds of unfortunate chil- dren, whom famine and sickness had deprived of their parents, either during the voyage, or shortly after their arrival in their adopted country. The sight of these numberless misfortunes induced the ladies of St. Roch to form a society for the relief of these orphans. Under the protection of heaven, this noble ins- titution prospered; but its means were not adequate to the extent of sufferings to be relieved. In 1832, the emigration from Ii'eland had been much gpreater than during any preceding year ; the ravages of cholera were dreadful amongst the poor emigrants enfeebled by the hardships endured on sea, and huddled tc^ether on the Suays and in the streets of Quebec, without le means of being conveyed to their destina- tion. The number of destitute orphans thrown on the bounty of the citizens of Quebec, in conse- quence of this calamity, was considerable. Promptly and nobly did the country parishes come forward to claim their part in the work of benevolence and charity. Several hundred Irish children, bereft of their protectors, were adopted in families residing in the rural districts. But many more still remained to be provided for ; the wants and sufferings of the poor were increasing ; and winter was fast approaching under the most discouraging aspect. Christian benevolence knows how to multiply its resources; devotedness is always sure to find* congenial hearts, prepared tor< and infuE the sistef parti the' a scl demi whi( bycl and red much ation an- During Quebec late chil- prived of shortly ry. The iuced the the relief Me ing. ^ere not relieved, md been gr year; imongst urdships on the without lestina- >wn on conse- [erable. arishes ork of d Irish iopted But ^; the ising ; '' most >lence dness pared to respond to its appeals in favour of humanity and generosity. Tne ladies of Saint-Roch to infuse a new life into their society, and to extend the sphere of their usefulness, invited tlieir sisters, the ladies of the City of Quebec, to take part in their jrood work ; and consequently, on the 26th of December 1833, was remodeled, on a scale less disproportionate with the existing demands upon its resources, an association which has endured to the present day, supported by charitable donations, by legislative grants, and by the proceeds of annual bazars. For several years, as already mentioned, had previously existed a society of Ladies for the mstruction of the children of the poor. Esta- blished with the same views, and supported by the same means, it was natural that the two so- cieties should uuite their efforts for the welfare of the humbler classes. On the 1st of June 1834, they bought in common a property situated on the lot now occupied by the establishment of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Placed under the direction of ladies salaried by both societies, this institution became an Asylum for orphans, and a school for the poor. Finally, after the lapse of eight years, on the 30th August 1842, tne two associations were united into one bearing the name of " Society of charitable Ladies, for the promotion of edu- cation, and for the relief of orphans in the City and Suburbs of Quebec.** On the 12th October of the same year, the new society was legally reco^ised and constituted by an act of the pro- vincial parliament, under the title of "Chari- table Society of Catholic Ladies, in Quebec. ** Three years had scarcely elapsed when the dreadful conHagratiun which consumed the su- burb of St. John, on the 28th June 184d, des- troyed in a few moments the Asylum conse- crated to infancy ; and the poor orphans were left to deplore their sad condition, over the ruins caused by this heart-rending catastrophe. After such a deplorable accident, the only hopes of this noble but ruined institution were in heaven, and in the hearts of the benevolent ladies who had laid its foundations; there, God had planted the germe from which it was to spring forth with renewed freshness and vigour. But in the mean time what was to become of the poor children ? The bountiful hand of providence came to their aid ; the association of the chari- table ladies of Montreal offered to take under their charge and protection the destitute orphans of Quebec, who were admitted gratuitously at the Providence Asylum, where they remained from the end of June 1845 to the 1st of May 1846. This space of time was actively employed by the (yatholic Ladies of Quebec in forwarding measures for the re-establishment of the insti- tution. A meeting of the ladies was held on the 81st Julv 1845, and it was determined imme- diately to oeein the erection of an Asylum for orphans. Tne Reverend Cure of Quebec, who aided by the Society of Education, had under- taken to restore the house of the Christian Bro- thers, likewise destroyed by the conflagration, being impelled by motives equally favorable to both institutions, proposed an exchange of the ruins belonguig to the Catholic Ladies, for those of the house of the Brothers. The offer was accepted ; the transaction concluded ; and i the ' the .>y. bene toth the Lew may recei catio A i lid pros miti its ( prev insti fruit orde Asy forti pros thol life, true gui< uutl I geo bisl pio the toi ed the su- 1845, des- m conse- bans were r the ruins \e. ' "^' the only on were in lentlftdies God had to spring our. But f the poor rovidence he chari- ke under e orphans tously at remained of May loyed by rwarding he insti- held on sd imme- Asylum bee, who d under- ian Bro- agration, arable to re of the lies, for he offer ?d : and the Ladie s immediately laid the foundations of the house now occupied by the Sisters of Cha- i>y. Situated in a most central position, the benefits of this establishment can oe extended to the Upper and Lower Towns, as well as to the suburbs of St. John, St. Roch and St. Lewis, from which hundreds of female children may be, within its precincts, admitted to receive the blessings of a solid and religious edu- cation. Although the institution formed by the Catho- lic Ladies of Quebec had attained a degree of prosperity, unexpected after its former cala- mities, the society deemed it possible to widen its circle of usefulness. It is in the ways of providence that the most useful and salutary institutions should flourish and produce their fruits, only after having passed through the fiery ordeal of long and painml trials. The orphan Asylum had run its career of troubles and mis- fortunes. Having risen from its ruins, it was prospering under the wise direction of the Ca- tholic Ladies and seemed animated with a new life. The orphans were brought up and ins- tructed by pious women, under the attentive guidance of the Ladies, and of the ecclesiastical authorities. It was reserved to Monseigneur P. F. Tur- geon, at that period Coadjutor of the Arch- bishop of Quebec, to second the zeal of the pious directresses, in extending the scope of the establishment and rendering it more adequate to the present and future wants of the city. A religious community could alone realise these hopes. Moreover nothing could be more consonant with the views and desires of the Ca- 6 tholic Ladies^ Society than to entrust the direc- tion of such an establishment to Sisters of Cha- rity, who would find in the city of Quebec a vast field open to their charitable exertions. But whence were Sisters of Charity to be obtained ? Insurmountable obstacles left no hopes of obtai- ning them from the mother-houses in Paris. In the midst of these perplexities, it was suggested by persons of great experience in these matters, that nothing could be found in Paris preferable to what Canada possessed in the community of the Grey Nuns, founded at Montreal by Ma- dame Youville, about the middle of the last cen- tury. Encouraged by this information, the Bishop of Sidyme, acting in concert with the Catholic Ladies, formally requested the superior of that institution to establish a house of her order in the city of Quebec. The answer of the Reve- rend Mother Superior was : '^ that having taken into consideration the importance of the demand, the community had named five sisters, who after mature reflection had cheerfully accepted the mission. " In a subsequent letter, dated the 98th July, the Reverend Lady Superior remarks : '* that she reposes an unlimited confidence in the good will of the citizens of Quebec... Our sisters, destined to found the new colony, do not shrink from the difficulties. The obstacles which now and then present themselves in the way seem to add to their courage, and to increase their desire of beginning their foundation in Quebec. They regret not being able to leave sooner, that they might assist the victims of cholera. Let us hope that the Lord will bless their zeal, and that th Ihim w Ifices U Hap I so dea] Idesiroi possib ^ivisio assent to the who toQu ments afCh I thisd^ I of gi^ I then fi lady. I ,At: ritabl in M foUov the 4 just < ravag of th this f sessi< they amoi Hea^ rival from devc Sist< Pilo le direc- of Cha- ec a vast 18. But )tained ? 3f obtai- iris. In ggested matters, eferable unity of by Ma- ast cen- Bishop L/atholiG of that )rder in e Reve* ig taken iemand, 8, who ccepted 1 July, ^at she e good sisters, shrink h now 7 seem 3 their iuebec. r, that Let ], and [that they will never cause any dissatisfaction to Ihim who has imposed upon himself such sacri- liices to introduce them into his diocess/* Happy in having been able to realise a project jso dear to his heart, the Bishop of Sidyme was [desirous of hastening its execution as much as nossible ; he therefore caused repairs and new divisions to be made in the building, with the assent of the Catholic Ladies, and according to the directions of the Superior of the Nuns, who purposely came down ivom Montreal to Quebec. In consequence of these improve- ments being made, the arrival of the Sisters of Charity was retarded for a few months ; this delay was painful to the good nuns, desirous of giving their assistance to those who were then suffering in Quebec from the prevalent ma- lady. At length, on the 21st August 1849, the cha- ritable servants of the poor left the mother house in Montreal, and arrived at Quebec on the following day. The cholera was still raging in the city; two orphans of the institution had just died of it, and it was to be feared that its ravages might be extended to the other inmates of the house. The courageous sisters deemed this a most favorable circumstance to take pos- session of their charge; and the same day they where employed in distributing consolation amongst the poor children confided to their care. Heaven rewarded their zeal ; ior after their ar- rival, no other deaths occurred in the institution from the cruel malady. The Ladies who had devoted themselves to the good work were: Sister Marie- Anne Mallet, superior ; sister Julie Pilon, of Ste. Croix ; sister Eulalia Perrin of St. 10 I Joseph ; sister Perpetua Terriault, and sister Theresa Clement. To these was joined a novice, also from Montreal, Miss Alice Dunn, now a Krofessed nun, under the name of. sister St. lary. The society of Catholic Ladies of Quehec were happy to confide the entire direction of their establishment to the Sisters of Charity, the former engaging themselves at the same time to lend to the latter the powerful aid of their counsels, their influence and their labours. This was not all. As this establishment was ex- pected to undergo a fuller developement, and as the house in which the Nuns resided could at most form a wing of the building which it was deemed expedient to erect, in order to obviate to future difficulties, it was necessary that arrange- ments should be made between the two bodies. The society of Catholic Ladies, enjoyine a le^al existence, by virtue of an act, Vlth. Victoria, Ch. 24, could not validly dispose of its property in favour of a religious community not legally recognised. On the other side, the nuns could not prudently undertalse large and expensive constructions, upon ground of which they might be dispossessed. To overcome these grave dif- ficulties, the Catholic Ladies of Quebec assem- bled, on the 27th April 1860, and resolved to make over to the Bishop of Sydime, the use of their property, in favour of the Sisters of Charity, with the power of extending the building for tne ends of the institution. Annexed to this giant were several conditions, the principal of which was : that the nuns should receive orphans, keep schools for poor female children belonging to the city, &c., &c. 11 and sister d a novice, 0, now a sister St. ' Quebec rection of Parity, the ame time of their urs. This '< was ex- ent, and could at h it was >bviaie to arrange- o bodies. Iff a legal Victoria, property t legally as could spensive Jy miffht ^ave dif- assem- )lved to > use of Charity, ■ for the 3 giant which 8, keep P»g to It was already remarked that in order to extend the operations of the institution, it had >een proposed to add a lot contiguous to that dready possessed, and to erect on a large scale an [asylum of which the existing house should form la wing. The present Archbishop of Quebec [desirous of furthering the establishment of a charitable Asylum in the city, had purchased. Ion the 28th May, from Mr. Ed. Prendergast, for the sum of £1300, cy., two spacious lots, the one adjoining the property of the Catholic Ladies ; the other, only separated from it by St. Oliver street, and extending to the cliff the cape, above the suburb of St. Koch. A street, however, bearing the name of St. Francis, and uniting Richelieu and St. Olivier streets, separated the two properties, and pre- sented an insurmountable obstacle to the pro- jected constructions. This street, formerly opened by the proprietors of the two lots for their private convenience, in consequence of a long and pea- ceable enjoyment seemed to have become public property. This difficulty disappeared through the liberality of the Municipal Corporation. This body duly appreciating the advantages of such an institution, in order to prevent every future difficulty concerning this street, made it over to the Bishop, for the oenefit of the Asylum, on the 30th March 1849. Such noble proceedings deserve to be recorded in the annals of a City, for the honour of the body to which are confided its ameliorations and its true interests. Notwithstanding the insufficiency of the house actually occupied by the Sisters of Charity, it contains six professed nuns, four novices and four postulants, eight aids, thirty-five orphans, 12 and school rooms in wkich 260 girls are instruc- ted. The nuns visit and assist the sick^ the prisoners and tise poor. At home their time is divided hetween prayer, manual lahour, and at* tendanee upon the oiphans. Sfjft satisfied wkh all liiese occnpationsi the Sisters of Charity are desirous of extending their assififtance to a greater number of orphans, m well 08 to the m&m. and aged of both sexes, wko are left without protection. Besides, thej wish to establish halls of refuse for poor female^ de- pri^d of work ; infirmaries ; a large kitchen in which mi^htbe prepared for the indigent the broken victuals sent from the tables of the wealthy ; work-shops in which, with the assis- tance of the charita^ Ladies of Qnebec, dothes might be received and prepared for the poor and the orphans ; a dispensary udmve medicines, l^t, ba^ages, &c, eeuid be cnstributed to the mem- bers ot !^ laJbonri^ng classes. The when in mt the of the assis- ■9 dothes poor and nes, lint/ te mem- lit other ;ed hem B of the In ^e beared of « disas" i^eexioa- mining fovtting mother- aHFn hy Qt the lis plan mee of issault. 13 The first story of this building has been finish- ed in hammered stone, and covers spacious and deep cellars, in which are furnaces whence heat is to be distributed over the whole house. The principal front of the Asylum is on St. Oliver Street, and measures two-hundred and twenty feet, including the house actually inha- bited, which will receive a fourth storyand be prolonged ajs far as Richelieu Street This and a building corresponding with it, at the south- western extremity, will form the two wings of the edifice. The central part will be raisdt six stories on St. Oliver Street. For the advanUuj^e of the sick and the orphans, galleries will be opened along the wings. The chapel facing St. Francis Street is to be of gothie architecture, and surmounted with a spire. The edifiee will be one of the largest and the most chaste in design that the City of Quebec ofiers. To form a correct idea of it, the plan and the works com- menced must be examined. When the clearing of the ground and mining were commenced, in June last, the only funds at disposal were the sum of £4io cy, placed in the Savings Bank. This sum hardly sufficient to pay the expenses of levelling the ground, was partly the gift of charitable Ladies of St. Roch, and partly the amount of individual donations, of alms, and of savings made in the house during winter. This sum was soon expended to pay the wages of fifty workmen ; the foundations were not yet above ground, and the funds were on the point of failing, when the present Arch- bishop of Quebec imposed upon himself the sa- crifice of all that remained of his private property, amounting to the sum of ^00, to which he has l^ 14 since added another sum of £50 cy. Including d£80 obtained from different sources, the whole amount of money received reaches the sum of jei,150cy. To these liberal donations, must be joined a handsome gift of building timber, valued at jCd2, from MM. Wood, Petry and Poitras, and from F. X. Paradis, Esquire, of St. Boch. The public may judge of the order and eco- nomy with which the works have been carried on, by castine a elance over the following esti* mate of what has been done to this time. Cartage of rubbish £160 11 11 Labourers employed in clearing the ground 7 7 7 Miners 145 1 4 Joiners and sawyers 77 1 4 Drains 25 Blacksmith's works......... 9 10 Architect 25 88 toises of masonry, hammered stone, at £2 10 per toise 220 81 toises of masonry at 35s 141 15 334 toises of common masonry, at 30s 501 Estimated value of the works... £1315 18 2 Money expended 1150 £165 18 2 This balance of Jei65 18 2 is due to the strict economy of time, to the attentive distri- bution of labour according to the capacity of the workmen, and to the choice of materials. The Sisters of Charity have now been fifteen 16 11 11 7 1 1 1 7 4 4 15 > the istri- fthe n months in the City of Quebec ; thev have visited the poor, tended the sick ; watcned over the orphans; instructed the ignorant; they have entered the halls of the rich to obtain assistance for the indigent ; they have, in fact, been the connecting link between the two extremes of society, wealth and poverty. Whilst large sums of mone^^ are daily squan- dered by worldlings, for their pleasure and in vanity, would it be impossible to lay aside our mite, in order to assist in preparing an Asylum for want and old age. If we pay attention to the misfortunes which surround us, we will hear voices appealing most piteously to our hearts. Behold the decrepit old man, extending his trembling hand to obtain a morsel of bread with which to prolong his days. Who shall give him a refuge, when he is too weak to reach your door ? How many aged and infirm women left without support ? m)w many poor ^rls lying on the bed of sickness, who for triflmg wages, have ruined their health in the service of the rich, and who now are left without shelter ? Who can understand the moral ane^uish, the cruel anxieties of these forsaken beings, who wholly depend upon the charity of strangers. There are spectacles more melancholy still. One is frightened, when descending to the lowest re- ceptacles of human degradation, debased beings are found writhing under fearful maladies, out ■ casts from the ranks of society, condemned to die slowly, blaspheming the God of heaven, and cur- sing the human family. The world turns aside from such scenes as these ; but charity kindly bends over the victim of vice, and whilst minis- tering to the wants of the body, strives to heal I the ^ivxMiiKlfl of the soul. Tliis is not all : if wa pr^e the wovnds of society to the bottom, we will find that maay iiifiEMiticides are yearly can- mitted by unfortunate motheitS) who desirous oi concealing their Bhame, leave their offspring to porish, because no place is opened to receive them. To whom then will be entrusted the dare of soothing these sorrows, of healing Uiose wounds, of preventing, those crimes ? To the Sister of Charity who nas devoted herself to this sublime calling. With the alms of the charitable, ahe will open a refuge for the aged and the sick ; she will protect the foundling ; she will instruct the ignorant ; she wiTl reclaim the victims of misfor- tune and of vice. An appeal, made for such a noble cause to the liberality of ^e citizens of Quebec, camnyt remain fruitless. It is well known that a charitalble institution for lliese ends was wanting in tlie City of Quebec ; the constant efforts of tbe Catlu^ie Ladies, during the last twenty years, show lliat they weve aware of the necessity of svich an establishment. The Almighty will reward their zeal ; to them has been entrusted by tive Arch^ bishop 4^ Quebec, the execution of those nvo- jects ^ey had so sdcilfullr planned. Undc» tneir auspices, with the aissistonce of Heaven, will be raised a monument of charilty whidh will be an honour to the City of Quebec, and a blesMng to the suiSering classes of our popidaltion. Besides the members of the commitliee of the society of the Catholic Ladies of Quebec, the following Ladies have consented to collect sub^ [if we h we >U8ei ing Jceive [are of Iter of [blime ; 8he ktthe ^ififor- • ' ,< - •• 17 jriptions for the erection of an Asylum of Cha- tyin this city: Mmbs. Power, J. Prendbboast, Golfer, H. Murray, J. Sharples, C. Sharples. Alleyn, D. Maouire, J. Blais. Misses Downes, HORAN, ^ 0*Meara. (t-1 ty^<- -^ emidii ita/ble J City tholie tliat their Lfch. ibeir a be an erto L.PROULX, CwSof Quebec and Director of tne Sisters of Charity, the the lb.