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All the priests and religieuses of the colony were present in the church of Montreal, and M. de Olier, himself an octogenarian, officiated.
The Harmonies Politiques et Réligieuses appeared in 1829. He became active in politics, and was sent on a special mission to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, afterward King of the Belgians. He was elected during this year to the French Academy, at his second candidacy. After the publication of his pamphlet La Politique Rationelle he was defeated in a contest for membership in the National Assembly.
Actions de la Caisse des Rentiers. Actions des Indes. Bons de Moines et Religieuses. Obligations de Receveur. However, they are almost entirely unworthy of attention, and afford but occasionally openings for speculation.
The procession was then formed, and during the singing of the Dies Irae emerged from the church, and walked to the vault, in the following order: cross-bearer and acolytes, the young ladies of the convent school, the religieuses of the community of St.
On these occasions he never failed to go to the city of Troyes, to visit the members of his family who resided there, and also to pay a visit of respect to the religieuses of the Congregation, for whom he entertained a sincere friendship, his sister being a member of the community. On the eve of his arrival, Sister Bourgeois had a singular prediction of the future.
Opposite is the Maison du Noviciat des Religieuses Hospitalières de St. Thomas de Villeneuve. Still continuing in the Rue de Sèvres, at No. 54, is the hospital for women who are incurable; it was founded in 1634 by Cardinal de la Rochefoucault, which is indicated by an inscription over the door; it contains 600 beds.
The first division of this hall contains the finest works of le Brun, many of which are upon an immense scale. L'Hyver ou le Deluge, by Poussin, is truly sublime, but is unfortunately placed in a bad light. There are also some beautiful marine paintings, by Verney. Les Religieuses, by Philipe de Champagne, is justly celebrated for the principal figure of the dying nun.
Three years after, when M. de Maisonneuve returned to France to procure assistance for Ville-Marie, he again visited these religieuses, who importuned him anew to take some of them to Canada, but he assured them as before that matters were not sufficiently matured in the New World for the establishment of a cloistered Sisterhood.
"And you girls probably worshipped him, as a convent full of religieuses would worship their director." "Oh, no." "You are very cool! No! What! a novice not worship her priest! That sounds blasphemous." "I disliked Mr. Brocklehurst; and I was not alone in the feeling.
Our crossing had been smooth, yet sea-sickness had prostrated all his compatriots on board five or six priests, as many religieuses, and maybe a dozen peasants, whom I supposed to be attached in some way to the service of the religious orders the priests represented.
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