Before her the purple-clad gute of Mgr. Haouisee loomed, his hand extended in blessing. She knew words of thanks, and so, before the whole gathering, she reverted to the kowtow to express her gratitude After her came a whole army of the poor. Some were lame, and some. were blind, and some were tiny babes, carried by parents scarcely more than children themselves.
'One and all they felt the bundles unbelievingly, and then, eyes round with wonderment, they' made their obeisance. Some, too excited to bothered by kow-tows, simply spared broad grin for their benefactors. None argued with the quiet-spoken Sisters of the Holy Family, who for months past have kept a wary eye on whoever came to their clinic for treatment, seeking for the poorest among them. Then, tle careful work of investigation done, the Sisters gave each a ticket. That ticket admitted them into the "party."
Once out of the hall, bearing their bundles, sometimes a blanket against the cold of the nights, their bread, and their slip of crimson paper, every one of the 563 spared not a moment Ju examining the treasures in hand, Again their eyes shone. The slip of crimson held a treasure. In it a whole dollar and an order for rice was concealed! That, indeed, was wealth for most of them.
The service lasted for nearly two. hours: at noon the procession was formed once more and filed out of the chapel into the brilliant sunshine. To the sound of chimes and hymns the congregation followed the procession and poured out of the chapel. Bishop Nichols and his party of clergy: were Joined by the special guests, all of whom proceeded to the University hall where a luncheon was given in honour of the newly-consecrated Dishop and his family.
"We have made no attempt to discover their -religion," reiterated one of the men who sponsored the movement, "Some, I suppose may be Catholics. It doesn't matter. We are sure that each is worthy, and there fare no beggars among them."
There weren't. But surely some of them must have been Catholics, for, out in the compound there is a statue of Christ, standing in an attitude of Dlessing. " Pechaps one out of every thirty or more dropped the bundle Uuniform, and he was not immediately {intending to visit Henli, nor, matter of fact, did he wish to car move until he was in it the procession of clergy after the
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