The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-21
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EHH NhEAE CAEhOLLOD AaSEhEEHs
Tho CenHuro OF HyRGInthe by His
Superior.
The French steamer which brought
to our shores the Psre Hyaclnthe, also
brought French papers containing the
letters OF his Superior at Rome reprov-
ing him for his utterances. The first Of
these letters, dated July O, appears to
have determined the publication Of
Father Hyaclnthe's letter Of September
20. The second, dated September %, 10
bis Superlor's reply. The lettersdo not
Indicate the precise character of the ut
terances by which the eloquent preach.
er incurred the displeasure OF his or
der, though they leave no doubt OF his
present attitude toward the church OF
which he has been such distinguished
member. It seems that there has
been no actual interference with his
preaching, and no formal complaint
that In the pulpit at any rate he was at
all heIerodox. But he has repeatedly
been found fault with during the past
five years for letters, addresses, &C., TO
political and other clubs, and as remon.
STRANGE seems 10 have had no effect, the
general OF the CarmelitGs at last for
babe him to publish any letters or dis
courses, to deliver any address, except
In church, or to take part In any meet
Ing not strictly religious and Catholic.
1t was on receipt OF this order that
Father HyacInthe determined to leave
the convent, and wrote the letter which
has caused 80 much stir. The Superi4
or's letters are rs follows:
ROME, July %, 1869.
My Very Reverend Father Hyacinthc:
have received your letter OF the 9th
inst, and In short time after the
speech which you delivered at the
Peace League. l have not, happily,
found in that speech the heterodox
phrase attributed to you. 1t must be
said, however, that 1t contains some
vague propositions, admitting OF unfor.
tunate interpretations. and that such a
speech does not come well from monk,
The habit OF the CarinellIe was pertains
ly there no longer IN It's place. NV
reverend father and dear friend, yoI
know the great interest l have alway Q
taken In you. From the commences
ment OF your sermons at Notre Dame
de Paris, have earnestly exhorted Won
not to Identify yourself with questions
In dispute among Catholics and on
which all were not agreed. Because,
from the moment you attach Yourself
ostensihly to one side your ministry be.
came more or less unfrultiul with the
other.
Now, tits patent that you have made
no account OF the intimRtion OF your
father and superior, NJ last year you
wrote a letter to club in Paris in
which you freely disclosed your opln-
IONS In favor OF party having little
wisdom, and In opposition with the
sentiments Of the holy Father, the epis-
copacy, and the clergy In general, 1
was alarmed, NJ were also the French
clergy. wrote 10 you Immediately 10
enable you TO see the false path Won had
entered on, In order to stop YOU. But
In vain, for some months after You aus
thorized from yourselfa periodical re-
view In Genoa to publish another let.
ter, that has been the cause OF 30 much
vexRtlon to you and me. LASTLY, dur
ing your last soIourn at Rome, / made
you serious observations, and even
rather strong reproAches on the false
position you were placed in on account
ourimprndence, but you had scarce
~ arrived at Paris when you published,
under your own signature, a letter de.
plored by all, even by your friends.
Lately your presence and speech at
the Peace League have caused as great
scandal In Catholic Europe az hap pen
ed about Elk years ago, on the occasion
of your speech ut q meeting In Paris,
You have, beyond doubt, given some
reason for such recriminations by some
bold, obscure and imprudent phrases.
have done all that i could up 10 the
present to defend and save YOU, To-
day ! must think OF the interests and
honor OF our holy order, which, un.
known to yourself, you compromise,
You write me from ,Parist November
10, 1858: 4 avoid mixing the Paris
Convent and the order OF Mount Carr
mel with these matters.' Let me saw
to you, my dear father, that this is an
Illusion, You are q monk, and bound
TO your superiors by solemn VOWS, We
have 70 answer for you before God and
man, and consequently have to take
the same measures In your regard as
in that OF other monks, when your
conduct is prejudicial 10 Your soul and
our order. -.-'
Already In France, Belgium, and
even here, some OF the bish6ps, clergy
and iailhful are blaming the superioTs
OF our order for not taking certain
measures In your regard, and II Is cons
cluded that there ID. no authority in our
congregation, or that It shares in YOUR
opinions and course Of action. / do
not certainly regret the course have
followed up to the present 10 regard 10
yout but matters are arrived ut auch a
point that 1 would compromise nv
conscience and the entire order II 1 do
not take more eftlcaciouB measures in
this matter than I have done In the
past. s1 .H.E a.. ..... 4. ~
Mediate In solitude on the great
truths OF religion, not to preach them,
but for the profit Of your soul. Ask
Light from heaven. with u c0utrite and
humble heart. Address yourself to the
Holy Virgin, TO our father, st. Joseph,
and To. our seraphIc mother, St'
Theresa. A father can we'll address
these words 10 his son, although he be
u great orator. Il 10 o very serlous
question for you and for us all. Ipray
70 the Savior that he may ,deign to ac-
cord you his light and grace, / recon.
mend myself TO your prayers, and give
you my benedlction, and am your
very humble servant. % -
FIR. DOMINIQUE DE SAINT JOSEPH,
Dr. Superior General.
The following Is the superIor's letter
In answer to Father HyacInthe's reply
TO the above; .. ~ IL Fl, ~
ROME, September 20.
ReUeTGnd Fdther-Your letter OF the
10Th only reached me yesterday. You
will easily imagine how deeply Il
afflicted me, and with what bitIerne ss
Il filled my soul. ! was far from ex.
peoting you TO fall TO such a depth,
Therefore my heart bleeds with grief,
and In filled. with an immense pity for
yon, and l raise my humble supplica.
lions to the God OF. all mercIes that He
may enllghten yon, pardon you, and
lead you back from that deplorable and
fatal path on which you have entered.
Il 10 very true, MY reverend father, that
during the last five years, In spite of
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