Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-06

Strange Story.
-o VI BENEDICTINE MONK APPEARS
No'icE-rIDINGs FROM PURaAToRy-
lfrom the Pittsburgh DISPATCH
we ailuaed recently to a current report tba,
i;v;nP "Ppsr1uon OF priest had appeared to the
ta;ieS aoao' ooe' and we present below a de-
'aheu account OF this supernatural nbenomo-
non IN which the exaggerations of the cnrran,
Iulhors are corrected, ard the reality of tho
appearance affirmed. After all, there is notI
ing more marvellous in this than in the stor;as
reisted In Mrs; Crow s Night Side of ature,'
ano Vwens FOOTBALLS on the Boundaries of
ahotner " orld while it is better autheptico-
tLa .nau I h"iI OF the narratives admitted into
.nose volumes OF the supermundane. Those
therefore, who are ready to subscribe to the
ttuth OF the variations given by Owen-wbo.
nimselt, has come to believe in an inteymed;
ate state OF progression-will be sadly puzzIed
upon what grounds to discard the Benedictine
monk OF st. Vincent's Abbey, as an illusion.
The following is the communication of tho
worthy Abbot: - WIG
EDITORS DIsPATCH-Dear Strs:-A friend
OF mine handed me copy Of the Dispatch of
inc Z1tn instant, drawing my attention to q
''Queer Story" telling that recently. while
Mass was being celebrated in Latrobe. the
spirit OF some priest or saint appeared and
cohniunicated the information to the assembly
tnat IL was all misapprehension about "Pur
gatory." no such place of intermediates state Of
probation existing; ard worse than all that
6pt two priests had yet found their way to
Heaven. wy ~
Inc truth is, that at ST. Vincent's Abbey.
near Latrobe, Novice saw, from the I0ib
sept. until the 10Th Nov, 1859, eyerv dav
from eleven to twelve o'clock, a. M, or from
Twelve to two O'Clock in the night. the anna.
rltlon OF Benedictine Monk i'm his full festira,
oress. After all, he asked him, in the pres
ence OF another member Of the order what he
wanted. The spirit then answered that he had
Deen suffering seventy-seven years already.
because he had not said seven Masses of ohii
CATION; that he had appeared to seven other
Benedlctlnes, at different times. and had not
been heard; and that he would have to annear
after eleven years again, if he would not helm
him. He wanted them seven Masses said for
him, besides this the Novice should, for seven
days, observe the strictest silence and retreat.
and more, he should say for thIrty-three davs
each day three times, the stFiftiath Psalm .
barefoOted and his arms stretched out.
This was done from the 2lst Noyember til,
the 10Th December, when the last Mass was
celebrated, and the ghost disappeared. During
this time he had appeared several times again
exhorted the Novice most impressively, to pray
Tor the Souls In Purgatory, since they suffer
very hard, and consequently are very thank
fui to those who concur to their redemption.
and, sad enough. said that of the five Priests
who had already died at the Abbey. no one
was yet In Heaven, but suffering in Purgatory.
This is In substance the facts that gave origin
10 your strange report; we give it as much
credit as 1T deserves; but this report is correct
@. b. WIMER, Abbot.
St. Vincents Abbey, 26th Feb, 1860.