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ASYLUM

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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

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the'

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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
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arishes
ork of
d Irish
iopted
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^; the
ising ;
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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

the '
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bans were
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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-

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

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Idesiroi

possib

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assent

to the

who

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18. But
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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.

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.

and sister

d a novice,

0, now a

sister St.

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rection of
Parity, the
ame time

of their
urs. This
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ent, and

could at
h it was
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arrange-
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Victoria,
property
t legally
as could
spensive
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Charity,
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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,

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 w<M7k has l^en began, without other
resources than those which are expected hem.
that diivine providenoe which disposes of the
hearts and me ri^es of this worJfd. In the
tnomii of June 1850, the ground was cleared of
the immense heaps o( rubbish left by the disas-
t^otts foe of 1845. Since then, exfiensive ex«a-
twi9ons have been ififadeiniihe rock by minifi^
and the pveka^te, for opening drains and forming
cellars.

A^er amo{^ attentive study of the mother-
house in St^^ntveal, % plan has been cbawn by
Mr. C. Bailiafg^, Architect; and about the
beginning of luly, tiie execution of this plan
was commenced uiader d^e superintendence of
Mr. Baillarg^ himself, and of Mr. D. Dussault.

instruc-

\ic/k, the

time is

and at*

loiH, the
ling their
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[xesywko
wish
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mt the
of the
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poor and
nes, lint/
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« disas"
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fovtting

mother-
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Qt the
lis plan
mee of
issault.

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

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.

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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

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
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