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head of him who was indeed their benefactor! He 

 obtained for his purpose a house from Cornelius 

 Heaney, Esq., to whom the orphans of New- York 

 owe very much, and who afterwards gave the same 

 house to the Sisters of Charity, for the benefit of the 

 fatherless. Here, guarded by a watchful care, they 

 were fed and clothed until the time when they could 

 safely take their places in the busy world. 



Rev. Mr. Quarter resided, during this period of 

 his missionary career, in the house of Mr. Snowden, 

 the publisher of the Courier and Enquirer. The 

 great attention of this young ecclesiastic to the 

 people of his flock, the heroic self-devotion, and the 

 sacrifices he underwent during those days "that tried 

 men's souls," produced so great an impression upon 

 the minds of the lady and family of this gentleman, 

 that she with her three daughters and two sons 

 embraced the faith that taught such heroism for 

 God's sake. Often, during the period of that 

 fearful visitation, did she herself sit and watch while 

 the worn-out priest was resting his exhausted frame, 

 so that she might give him notice of the calls upon 

 him. 



