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ic4 Ototcoa uo1 fOIIuHlC0 mQCu tu&tOn
lately, from the circumstance other hav-
ing embraced The Roman Catholic reIi.
sion, with the intention Of taking The
veil. A Yorkshire newspaper publish
ed in the district where Mrs. Wood aud
her husband have lived oflale years,
states tina, the lady has had leaning ic
Catholicism since 1886. when she FIRST Wis
tied America with her present husband.
arising from the following circumstances |:
10 that year she gave bererstuitous serv.
ices 10 q religious Catholic society 10 Bos.
ton. and afterwards she had small tesii-
monial presented 10 her, singularly and
beautifully writtenon tinted paper. The
following is copy !" Msdam-Thts is
but slight token Of the orphans grail.
tnde-but il is hallowed BY the Orphans
prayer. Whatever is happiness 90 easth
may il be yonrs-and when earIh's Iabnes
are done. may those exquisite and Thrill.
ling tones which have relieved our wants,
be blended with the sersph voices aroahd
the throne fof God ia Heaven. Written
by an Orphan" Il.
This affecting testimonial has preysd
upon her mind ever since, and often has
she expressed her admiration Of the reIi.
gion and beauty which she heIe became
more directly conyersant with. To the
impression this circumstance made upon
her mind is attributed the change il her
religious views. 10 reply TO certain in
situations as TO the cause Of the extraor-
binary step she had taken. Mrs. Wood
addressed the following letter TO one Of
the local papers:
"SIR /: Having understood that rumor
has been circulated 10 the neighborhood
Of Wakefield imputing that iheSill treat
taent Of Mr.. Wood has forced me into a
convent feel i, Imperative on me 10
give the most unqualified contradiction 10
the report. and 70 state that Mr.. Woods
conduct 10 me has been uniformly kind
and indulgent. Mary ANNE WooB.
Convent. Micklegate-baB York. Feb.
IL, 1913" ISL {
II is admitted on all hands that they
lived on the most happy terms. and tha:
her marriage with Lord William Lennox
asthe reverse. Blu, although profession
ally popular in the provinces since that
event, where she. has realized fortune,
Mr.. Wood has never been able 10 make
good her stand in London. Up TO that
Tine she was one Of the greatest favour.
ties 10 the British metropolis. The Dab.
lilo Evening Post givesthe following state
ment.
To dispose Of all scepticisn as 10 The
conversion Of Mrs. Wood to the Roman
Catholic religion. we are enabled 10 state.
through the Kindness or protestant gen
ileman Of this city. friend Of ours Mr.
Robt. Brennan (who will excuse our Civ
ing his name)-thst he ate using his
utmost endeavorsto dissuade Mrs. Wood
from the~step she was about 10 take. &C
companied that lady. on Saturday last.
from The residence Of MI. Who'd 10 the.
convent at York. where she now is---;
that Mr.. Wood, on their separation. made
for her an ample provision. should she Ell
Their take the veil or return 10 1--we 10 The
world. The separation Of Mr.. and Mrs
Wood was solely on the ground Of the.
impossibiliiy OF her being received into
the Catholic church without ri solving OF
Sucn seParalloni as mat cnuTcn GOES not
recognise the doctrine @of divorce, and
Mrs. Wood felt there could not be any
compromise in matters that regarded eter-
nifty. The parting d. Mrs. Wood from
Mr.. Wood aud tSeir infant son. was truly
affecting. and proved the intensity Of their
attachment the sacrifice they made, and
the triumph of religion over this world
II appears that the decision Of Mrs. Wood
was no sudden sbulition. Oh the COP
trary she had been for several months 10
communication with the jealous and iru.
ly pious Roman Catholic clergyman OF
Wakefield. the Rev. Mr.. Morris, whom
she had selected as her instructor 10 the.
tenets OF that church, into which she
was publicly received on Sunday. the 9th.
Of February. 10 The chapel Of Wakefield,
where she made her frs. mmunion.
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