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160 TA .sceur kosalie.
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influence of profound pity , they entered into works undertaken for the relief of the poor with little regard to the strict economy
the deemed saw poor her , necessary superiority and as she in in always more all that normal gave concerned them times all . the possible These wise authorities management credit in what soon of - When
ever was effectedshe became their friend and counsellor . , the at tlie quarter early celebrated age , of twent her y- nomination eight , she as was a named festival a , and " Superieure the public , "
officials connected with the bureau , presented her with a complete wardrobe of clothes . She kept these with the greatest care and her
economy , and wore some of the garments until the day of deatli .
When the revolution of 1830 took the administration of public relief out of the hands of the church , the word _charitS was changed also
for that of bienfaisance _, and a great number of the officials were changed . Many of the new comers were deep their ly prejudiced influence against tlie
the Sisters La Sceur of Charit Rosalie y , and took wished no notice to lessen of this she acted over towards poor the new . administrators as she had done towards ; the old ones ,
fultleness filled their and wishe activit s y , and she hel quite ped disarmed their inexperience them , and ; regained till by her her gen old - of adminis
influence over men and measures . Under every system - tration she remainedin the of the poorthe true
representative of all the good done , in the eyes Faubourg St . Marceau , until the day of lier death . eminentl
From her minute and active sympathy sprung one y good ing result degraded ; she prevented bthe the perpetual poor from becoming tance of pauperised public relief _, from . feel She
y accep individual threw into g her ift charity and not just a that corrupting element alms of love . Accompany which instruction made ing which it all an
donations diminish elevates and the of the food sources advice , clothe of which s , or overt persuades money while , with and she redeems the relieve , d she its strove wants to . y
p To wifel causes persuade y virtues of misfortune a , is man to introduce to to his relinquish famil economy y . his To and vices educate forethoug is the to remove woman ht , and pregnant in increase
housethe would weekl remember y savings the . Would which that all resides who bestow in such money individual on the minis poor - trationwould remember power that it is , the only method by which relief
can be , bestowed without degrading the recipient , and encouraging him to depend on others for the support of himself and his family ,
by trusting to charity , or to the mercies of the law . obli ade When ged it to a advancing rule fulfil never prevented age to , close illness her her , from and door visiting the again numerous st so the much poox duties in ; person she she alw , was she ays
m found time for them , and they liad precedence of the rest of the
world move b : y even her p when hysician weakened , the sisters by li fever ad great , and difficulty forbidden to to prevent speak her or
160 Ta .Sceur Kosalie.
160 _TA _. sceur _kosalie .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1859, page 160, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111859/page/16/
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