S.N.D.R.
J.M.J
Chronicles of N.D. du Lac.
The Very Rev. Father R. Moreau, Rector
and the Rev. E. Sorin, Local Superior.
Chapter 1
For two years, the Brothers of St. Joseph had been expected
at Vincennes, and during all that time it had been impossible for
F. Moreau, their Superior General, to comply with the urgent
requests of Mgr. De la Hailandiere. At last, on Aug 5th, the
feast of Our Lady of the Snows, the first colony took its
departure, after a most impressive and touching ceremony. The
novelty of the event had attracted a numerous gathering of
patrons and friends of the house. On this occasion, F. Moreau
seemed to surpass himself, and he communicated to his entire
audience his own emotions.
The first colony was composed of F. Sorin and Bros. Vincent,
Joachim, Lawrence, and Mary, professed, with whom were associated