The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-21
HyHcInthc IN Interviewed iu New
York.


Directly niter his arrival In New
York, Pere Hyaclnthe was visited by a
representative Of the Tribune, who fur
nishes this report of the interview:
The conversation was partly Of a pri-
vate and personal character, and moi
suited for publication. Father Hya.
clnthe Is, however, entirely frank about
his intentions and his present sltua.
ton. He desires 1t to be understood
that he is still Roman Catholic. He
has never been, he says, an Ultramon-
tame; Is not now and never will be. But
denies that there Ia any reason for
Identifying Ultramontanism With the
catholic Church. He indulges The Arm
hope that the Council will not, az ia
commonly anticipated, consolidate the
Ultramontane theories and constitute
them the creed OF the Church: but that.
on the contrary, II will leave the door
wide open for those who, like himself,
have been throughout life the devoted
champions Of more liberal consEruc-
ton OF the Catholic doctrines, and who
IN particular have defended the entire
harmony between the Christian re-
ligton and the great achievements of
The civilization OF the nineteenth GEN.
tury. Father Hyaclnthe expressly de-
clares his full concurrence In the sentI-
ments OF Father Laoordaire, who died,
according to his own words, IAN i'm.
penitent LIBERAL and OF Count Monta.
lembert, who recently from his sick
bed (Which he expects TO be soon bis
dying bed), sent stirring letter
to the liberal priests and laymen
OF Germany exhorting them 10
have courage, as without the cour.
ageoua profession of the liberal
Catholics, the Church would soon
be lost In the senseless triumph
OF fanatical bigotism.' Father Hya-
ointhe expresses his admiration Of the
wise and moderate words Of the Ger
man bishops lately assembled at FuIds,
which he thinks cannot fail to exert a
most salutary Influence. To the cues
ton what course OF action he would
pursue II, as the common authorization
now IL, the majority of the Bishops as.
sembled in Rome should expressly
sanction the ultra-Papal theories OF
the Roman Sec, and leave no room In
the church for any who utterly repudl.
ate thosA theories, the Father replied
that this question will not como up for
consideration until the resolutions OF
the Council shall be known, He has
no fixed programme yet as 10 his move
ments In the United States. he has
come over to see and to study the
country OF which he has been so long
an ardent admlrer. la his addresses
he has often In mastery eloduence
traced the greatness OF this country 10
Its open Bible and Its popular and free
religion. and he wants to see with ma
own eyes whether the actual picture
corresponds with his idea. After a few
weeks or months he expects TO return
70 france; he may or may not 60 10 the
dIcumenical Council; beyond that no
programme has been laid out for the
future. But the strong basis OF his re-
llgious belief, on which he dweIls with
particular emphasis, is the belief in the
divinity. OF Christ, In the inspiration oil
the Scriptures, and the excellence oil
the Christian civilization Of the nine
tenth century.
Father Hyacluthe 10 now In the prime
OF bis manhood. He was born In 1897,
at Orleans, studied at Pau, where bis
father Wasrec Of the academy. Hav-
Ing, at the age Of eighteen, entered the
Seminary OF Saint SulpIce, be was, az
Ter four years OF theological studies, or.
dained priest, and soon after called ne
Professor OF Philosophy to the semi
nary Of AvIgnon. Later he became
Professor OF Theology at Nantes. After
that he was for several years connected
with the parish ofSaInt Sulpice In Paris,
Feeling n vocation to the mouaatic life,
he spent two years In the t1ovitRte OF
me Uarm eiite Convent Of Lyons, then
Joined that order, and at once produced
sensation by his brilliant sermons.
He preached the Advent sermons al
bordeaux In 1858, the Lent sermons al