Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1909 — VISITED THE SHRINE OF ST, ANNE. [ARTICLE]

VISITED THE SHRINE OF ST, ANNE.

E. ,P. Honan returned last week from attending the International Convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters at Toronto, Canada- He reports a very delightful trip, and while we were sweltering in an at-

ihosphere of nearly 100 degrees in the shade, it was not above 80 at any time there. One of the interesting points visited by him and many other delegates -was the Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre, 21 miles northeast of Quebec. Relics of St. Anne are kept there and thousands of cripples and other unfortunates journey there each year to be cured of their infirmities by prayer and touching of the bones of the Saint. On one side of the church is a big cabinet containing thousands of crutches and other appliances used by cripples and which they have discarded after having been healed.