New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-06
THE TABERNACLE COURSE.
Loyola and Luther.

LCyOa the founder OF the Jcsts anu Luiner me nero
OF the Reformation. The lecturer was JOHN THoNr.
SON, Esq, of Poughkeepsie lie began BY a sketch Of
the early lite OF Loyols his services in the army his
life q prisoner; his journey to Jerusalem where,
with mo.t une xAmped pety he fingered over tie foot.
steps of the Savior his return to Spain where, a,
thirty years of age he began the study Of the Latin
language in the pursuit Of which he s said to have been
much bothered by the Devil but he persevered. and
comrshed his object AT this time his condnct was 80
liberal tina; he accused Of heresy and arrested on
suspicion OF being friend of Lusheri Loyols came
out victorious ard himself gather Paris the
elements of his new order, among whom be numbered
the celebrated Xavier tie glory OF missions The lee
turer followed Loyoas course through Spsn France,
Italy and Venice where with his brothers he aborel in
the hos pitfalls ard among the sick everywhere. Pope
Paul ILL., after much hesitation. gave the sanction Of
the papacy to the order. which then seemed, and
really were pure and worthy Ia acts OF charity and
mercy. For years did LCyola and his disciples
go forth, three by three. 10 benefit aud sur
prise the world. Loyola after time, called his
order The Society Of Jesus, and at Rome
they first began their labcrs as distinct body Loyola
there, after a long time refusing the honor cho
General for hfe April % l54l and all sworc ODE
denee to him, body and soul His administration was
benefcent the fame of the order spread over all the
world and princes for them everywhere teach
and spiritual guarans and they spread to the
ends of the earth Humility was a; first their srmor
they refused crowns and Borga pushed aside even the
tiara They chose 10 influence the world By mind in
stead of forms, men rather than priests Loyols
died July 81, 1856 aged 65. The lecturer proceeded
to examine the character of Loyols lie was Cath.
Ole, stern and unbendng; but his claim upon ssa
man is independent OF his fame the head of the
ha lad all from anfh o
show and ostcntation of the Church we see him
great hero we see him among the poor and suffering;
we see him full of zeal for his Ssyiors work we see
him there in bis true glory The mincing piety Of to-
day call. him fanatic but would be well Protestant
ism would initiate Loyoa; she would then stand once
the ghts of her true glory Our great danger
lies in undertaking the well the measures OF
the Roman Church As Luther was the Reformer OF the
century so was Loyola the Evangelist thereof lie was
very similar Wesley in his enthusiasm; yet his plans
were cooy laid and surely guarded; he was passion
ate but his zeal never clouded his One great
J object was ever before him. He not great as
genius, scholar but he was great In all that
regards discipline perseverance and faith The speaker
sketched briefly but glowingly the history and
character of Francis Xavier, the apostle Of mis-
sions, and the pioneer in that work in the pesti-
leniia climate of India Xavier a man whose
passion was philanthropy, whose daring was
selfsacrifce In holding up such characters, there IL
no danger OF stimulating too many enthusiastic mi.
tators We have fashionable sort Of easy enthusiasm,
OF lackedascal pety; but where are the Loyoas aud
Xavers now The speaker then gave view OF the
iron discipline in which Loyola trained his disciples
discipline which he deemed anything but favorable to
living religion The wOrst-in fact, the absorbing idea
of h. terrible dsciplne-was the doctrine Of perfect
ahn In
but one mind in the whole army Of Jesus and that the
mind OF the General Whst IL not a man ft for who
will freely submit to such disciplinci Jcsutism
was a comprehensive military despotism, no more
/ in unison with the papacy than with any other
religious system. Conrasted with Loyola we see Lu'
Their standing upon the mountains Of Switzerland ra-
dsnt in the efulgence OF the word OF God LOyola,
gigantic shadow crowning the Pyrenees, with the
stake and the nquisitora torture for his tools the
first raising to physical and spiritual independ-
ence the second tramm0lng the soul and the body In
letters Of iron the first boldly questioning the truth
of all Papal dogmas the second, looking humby to
Rome az the source of all law aud all faith the FIRST
casting aside the authority OF the Church and taking to
his bosom gentle and loving wife the second, for
thirty years sad to have looked upon the face OF
woman except at the Confessional the FIRST preach
ing justification by faith the second, looking TO Mar
/
glowing in the light of progress and reform the Span
lard, dmly seen in the dark mists OF superstition
armed with the fetter and the stleto the drst man.
INDUCING the feelings the sympathies the hopes, the
loves, which are our own the last selfoutlawed.
without sympathy without love- statue Of deathcold
marble-having no feelings In common with mankind,
loving no one, rejecting all sympathy, sefsacr-
feed and overwhelmed in humility, anon the proud
monarch Of mysterious throne, regning In couded
obscurity and receiving that obedience due only TO the
King of Kings.
The lecturer then sketched the history Of tho Order
Jesuits history full Of singular contradictions -
one time it Numbered "a proiessed houses, 500 colleges
l7G semnaries 81 noytiate house, 335 residences aud
273 missions including in all nearly 81 members
but in spite of all It's power had been driven rom
France In l764 from Spain in 1867, from Russs, and
finally was suppressed entirely by Pope Ganganeli In
1913 Not long after however the Society was again
restored, and Is largely expanded and powerful
Thus they have fulfilled the prophecy Of Ffsncis
Borpia then third General Of the Order, who said,
Like lambs have crept int power like wolves
have we used IT, like dogs shall we be driven out but
like eagles shall return and renew our youth =
The sneaker proceeded 10 consider the province of
the Church in relation 10 Society, and combafed
the claim that Society has no night 10 reform or
change lts customs without the direction VI The Cnnrea
He continued by asserting that the days OF Jesuiasm
are numbered the Order cannot live under the light
Of free press it s thing Of night Of darkness o.
moral gloom Professionalism cannot use 1T shrink
blinded from the pure lastsr Of her eyes stn.eS nave
discovered It's willy character the aachnSeiiian ana
Tslleyrardic maxrns Of lis policy, and are casting
aide for open and honorable dealing whom u 3D.
dresses the popular ear thousand vigorous cobatson
spring up 70 cruh If exists at all, II IL in some
phA,es Of party spirit, Never again shal fasten me
woke upon The necks Of the nations whenever human
ty Is brought 10 recognize its exalted responsibilities
ard IL innlienabe rghts, there IL shall never more
come with its panther foot and its steel letters TO darken
and 10 Light the gadness Of the day. No more chan
the thoughts and the passions Of one man mold the m
,ftutions of the race In the bright blaze Of civil and
religious liberty hese ess Of the cave Of snpersttinn
shall dash out their brains against the battemenu Of