. History of the Catholic church in the United States--. refer it to your project of a retreat in accordingly sailed from New York with her daughtersin a Baltimore packet on the 9th of June, and took up herresidence in a house still standing in Paca Street near theSeminary of St. Sulpice. Here her heart expanded withholy joy. Near a chapel where she could hear mass everyday from daylight to eight oclock, and attend Yespers andBenediction every evening, her happiness was first scholars were nieces of the Rev. Mr. Du soon came. Miss Cecilia OConway became h
. History of the Catholic church in the United States--. refer it to your project of a retreat in accordingly sailed from New York with her daughtersin a Baltimore packet on the 9th of June, and took up herresidence in a house still standing in Paca Street near theSeminary of St. Sulpice. Here her heart expanded withholy joy. Near a chapel where she could hear mass everyday from daylight to eight oclock, and attend Yespers andBenediction every evening, her happiness was first scholars were nieces of the Rev. Mr. Du soon came. Miss Cecilia OConway became her as-sistant and other ladies were soon ready to join her, desirousof their own spiritual advancement and of serving the next year it was deemed best to give them a habit, con-sisting of a plain black gown and cap, with plaited borderand a rosary hanging from the girdle. Mrs. Seton took thethree simple vows of religion, in the hands of Bishop Carroll 1 Rev. Wm. Du Bourg to Mrs. E. A. Seton, May 2, 1808; Rev. to same, May 12, HOUSE ON PACA STREET, BALTIMORE, WHERE MRS. SETON FOUNDEDHER COMMUNITY. (646) MRS. SETON AT EMMITTSBURG. 647 on her knees before a crucifix, to be binding for one yearstime only, but to be renewed at stated periods, if she shouldso wish to engage herself. A gentleman named Cooper, a convert like herself, aboutthis time projected a manufactory for the use of the poorand purchased some property at Emmittsburg, in FrederickCounty, Maryland. The education of children rich and poorwas part of his plan, and he invited Mrs. Seton to take chargeof that department. Accordingly in May, 1809, Mrs. Setonwith her daughter, two sisters of her late husband and one ofthe ladies who had joined her, proceeded to the building on Mr. Coopers property as yet unfitfor them, they took up their residence in a log-hut erected onthe side of the mountain below St. Marys church, by Du Bois. Those left in Baltimore soon joined t
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