{"id":2881,"date":"2015-10-05T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T03:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2015-10-05T03:44:10","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T01:44:10","slug":"gods-grace-would-build-on-eugenes-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2881","title":{"rendered":"GOD\u2019S GRACE WOULD BUILD ON EUGENE\u2019S NATURE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eugene\u2019s heart had been touched by the miserable situation of the prisoners, as Leflon tells us:<\/p>\n

\u201cEugene then denounced the deplorable condition of the temporary prisoners, particularly the conscriptees who had been taken from one regiment to another before reaching their final destination. These were the prisoners who had gone into hiding in order to escape conscription, and had eventually been arrested by the police. They<\/em><\/p>\n

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not only lack food, but the majority of them are almost stark naked.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The<\/em> Semainier proposes, therefore, that an annual collection be conducted, with the permission of the mayor, and that part of the funds collected be used in purchasing \u201c trousers, shoes, hats, etc . . . for distribution among the wretched needy who are shunted from prison to prison.<\/em>\u201d \u00a0Leflon I, p 104<\/p>\n

His initiative was successful:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe likewise succeeded in providing the draft dodgers with essential clothing. We know that on January 28, he was commissioned, along with two other directors, to buy,<\/p>\n

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for the time being, a dozen pairs of second-hand underwear, a dozen pairs of tapped shoes,<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

and on March 10,<\/p>\n

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some linen material for three dozen men\u2019s shirts, and two dozen women\u2019s chemises, twentyfour bed sheets, ten blankets, twelve Cadiz winter cloaks, twenty straw mattresses, twelve caps, twelve bolsters, and twelve handtowels,<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

being helped in all this by an organization known as \u2018The Ladies of Charity\u2019.<\/em>\u201d \u00a0Leflon I, p 108<\/p>\n

A praiseworthy concern for the situation of the poor which helped to alleviate the suffering of the underprivileged prisoners. At this stage, his motivation seemed to be purely humanitarian \u2013 his compassionate human nature had been touched. Later we will see how he was to undertake similar gestures, but as a result of seeing the suffering through the eyes of the Crucified Savior, and responding to the poor because of Jesus. God\u2019s grace would build on Eugene\u2019s nature in the future.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Albert Schweitzer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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