Fox A Connesronpexe was with deep emotion that the many friends of the religiouses Ausiliattices learned on March 27 of the death of the Reverend Mother de St, Francois. The Reverend Mother de St. Francois arrived in Shanghai in 1886, Since then, say for several months during which the state of hor health forbade it, she has never ceased to exereive the brightest zeal, inde fatigable charity, in the most ditferent circumstance The Institution St. Joseph, through which pass thousands of children who should carry into Inter filial memories of her who had loved and known ther there, was the nursery whence came all that in' Shanghat" might exercises Christian and charitable influence Up to the last minute her ear was burnett towards those—and they are numerous—to whom she might a help.
There were few circumstances in which, under the call of want, she did not rise to the occasion. " For abandoned babes there was the Creche St, Monique, for all tittle ones the Institution de St, Joseph dex Champs, for young girls whom the necessities of life had forced to work a protection, and for the old and poor a house of retreat.
We do not doubt that the old chape} in Rue Montauban where she has for more than 40 years done her good works will be filled with trienes when requiem mass is said on Tuesday next, April 2 at 7.90 tum. We offer our profound and respect{ul sympathy to the Reve end Mother Superior and to the Mothers who have shared—the labours of the Reverend Mother de.
St. Francois,
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