, 1870-07-17

bTe hundred ana e11fT-tve mon14texte9, Ind
Xix hundred and four nunue1iea. At the time
Of Luther, the number Of ftiars OF the tnendi-
cant orders amounted 10 two million four hun
dsed and hfty thousand Some founders Of
ccnveuts were very extraordinary men; for
instance, the aboFe-named st. Denedist, who
prescribed to his nouss very sensible rule.
They were to work. The Benedictne con-
vents, conseqnc1tIy, becana plAces Of refuge
fnr science ard 1zt during time very uufa-
verAble TO beth, and we're respected. Princes
Naho retired from business generally chose
tEore couvenis.
Fsr different from the rule Of ST. Benedict,
vaa that set down hy the uishruau Colu1n5a-
nus. Dozens Of lashes were h,s correction to.
The mcst tIifing mistakes. Whoever contra
dicted = brother without adding, II you viii
remember correctly, brother" received fifty
lzsles Who spoke to woman got 100, we'll
told. One Of the most successful promoters
Of nonssteries, and 1t the sAue tins VERY
distinguished man, xaa ST. Bernhard Lu.hez
says OF him: II there ever WAS tr1e aud
pious monk, II wAs Bernhard I never heard
OF read Of one like him, aud vaiae him
higher than II the monks and priests Of the
Whole .,!i earth" e Ae v.s. however, : fan.si-
body in the most cruel manner, living
frequently, together with his monks, on
bcechtrce-lcaves and coasse barley hroad.
When he took. for the strengthening OF his
weakened stomach, some aour prepared With
oil and hooer he cried bitterly. He enjoyed /
very high reputation, and vhen he once en-
tered Milan his hands and a1ms we're sore
from The kisses with which they were covered
by the faithful He might have hecome Arch
bishop or even Pope, but he refused al such
honurs. Neither Pope nor Emperor dared en-
ter his convent 1t Gteau1 on horseback: both
walked. He Was the soul OF the second cru
sade, and his persuasive tongue caused 80
msny men to take the cross, th2t in some
citics only one remained for eve1r seven Hom-
en- Bu, the statistics OF the sexes in those
cities, previously, are not recorded.
Ali the good Or as least, al the best part Of
tho good, which the Benedictine couyents
might lave effected, was aunihilateI by the
conyents OF the mendicAnt otelesy, which COM
Liued the most seryile submission Of reason
10 the WORT superstition With seau1Alous
| morals,
The idea OF the mendicant orders originated
in the head Of Johan Besna1doni the good.
tor-ncthinE son Of ahoplecpes in Assist, il
CmlTia. He IL known under tho namo of st.
| Francis, Of As6isi, OF The q serapllc father.
\ Not doing we'll in Lis fathers busluess. ha BE-
came soldier, and WAS taken prisoner. and
iell sick. 1t is not clcar how he becane 4
saint, for IT first he appeared to be All idiot !;
CT whom the iufallble Pope Houurius himself
raid. - that he was aimpleton." He kept
the ioweAt company, wore the most filthy raSs,
| and piously robbed his father to get means foz
the restoration Of a ruined church. How.
ever. the BiAhop Of Assist took the nin,pletou
uuGer hia protection. and he went about the
| country begging for his church. with sueh un-
| expected SUCCESS that lie conceived the idea
of instisutlng a menaicant order, Though
pDre Honorious deapiEed him, Innocent tbs
Third. equally infaiGble, confirmed the ooda
which Francis drew up for his now order, not
withstat,dng His 1nfailibility'a having called
il At frat "a ruie for pigs, but not foE human
tetrgH.
t'Al1ns." Francis declared. "sre cur heri-
tage, aims are onr justice. begging is our pur-
poes and our royal dignity ignom.ny and con-
iempt ate our honor and our glory on the day
Of Judgment" Francis was the bcst example
OF hu urlility. In the commencement 'Lc
.ss W.. very much laaghed At: but 1. .tser
ton Of his sanctity stood 10 high, tfst the
clergy and people came to meet him in pro
tessiou when he approached city, and the
aells Of al tho churches welcomed him. Ths
more the street boys te.sed him, or pelted hiE
With mud, the better l,e WAS pleased. Whe1
everything eAs.ble hat he received in,e
the same pot, and when be beeamt
hungry he led frum the hetarogeueou,
nets. Once, invited to dinner by
Cardinal, be did not touch any Of thu
tlsinsy dishes but stuck to hin pot, to the dis
animals very much, aud called them his broth
trs and sisters. he frequently preached X
geese, ducks, ard hens, End, when once tht
swallows and spatr0Ws disturbed him BY theil
txittering, be asked his "delr sisters te
keep quiet. For recreation, he rolle limsel
ponds, and slept 10 the snow. He died in 1sa6
hut during his life the number of Francisco,
monks was very great, and, nfteF hia death
increased like the eauds on the eea alore
The franciscan General offered Pope Pins th
Third III army Of forty Thousand franciscan
/ f,P fjta Ia ft,ri. f1,,,t& >,
great many consents were destroyed by III
Reformation. there were still existing, at III
beginning Of the last century, seven thousap
mouasteties and nine hundred nunnerics o
! this oraer.
The swor1, enemies Of the Franciscan
were the Dominicans, whose oagin date
from about the nane time. They ar
named after St. Dominicus, = Spaniar,l. who's.
! nane wae bominicus tsuzmnn. He was sen
to France toconvert Eorne heretics {the Wal
aenres>, And there conceived the idea Of ins.
tuting monks order for the instruction q
the people. He received permission from tb
Pope, and to this order tho Nomish Churc
| owes the introduction OF the Inquisition an
tho censorship Of bookH.
To conclude, politely, with a few femL
sxints. II. THERESA was noble SpapiAria, Dor
in 1915. Her admirers give her very higt
sounding nanaes. n AK Of Wisdom, HeAvcni
Ama2one. Ba1ingatdeu Organ. and CAhine
Secretary Of the Holy Ghost. When atil quit
Young, the intended 10 run on to the EsyI,t,a
desert; but. 1t II years old, her parent
thought il best 10 place her in tho Cnrmciita
nunnerF 1t 81. Asila. The host few on il
terinR Bishop into her mouth, and the
everybody knew that ehe wAs taint. Sh
became abb*se Of I nunnerv at pAstrsn,
where = seraph visited her, and tapped
hes With ! sed-hot asEow several times. Th
psin wAx so Hweet tlIat she would have like
1 %itN fftyn frYh Tf,A Gvn~ -As
celebrate the anniversary OF this rcd-hot tat
! ping. on the 1Ith Of AnKubt.
The nuna Of st. Thefesa had to 20 barefoo
Blind obedience WaB their principal law.
| nun who made WY face At bad bread vi
stripped, tied to the crib Of the donkey, AZ
bad 10 share for tan days his on,s md ha;
Such baTbaTous severity enforced tho blinde
obediencs. When . nun onre asked $
Theresa who HaH 70 sing on that day At It
. ! evening mAns. ehe waH in \ bAd humor, NJ
said, The cat" Therefore she nun took Il
cat under her arm, went 70 the altar. and.
,, Nanchang lte tail. male il Aing ~ wall a.
could.
The nuns Of st. Theresa slept On thotns.
in this snow: drank from spittoous, dipp,
theis bzsad in rotten eggs, and pierced The
tongues wi,L pima, il they broke silence,
!. Nearly contemporary Of g. The.ess y
IN Italian, Catherine de C2rlone. She hr
in cave, ~oro dsess interlaced With thor
md N1fe, ate ErAss Ike beast without usi1
her hands, and once tasted forty days.
. th.s ssa:s she Lived three years. st. Pass,i9e
,, CutericAn nun OF Sienna, beat herself wi
! thornt. md washed the wounds with vinegs
salt and pepper. She slept on cherry ston
I aud r~as, wore mailed coat Of sixty poun
:, weight, immersed lesseN in freezing pont
i and oEce hung herself for time. feet upp<
? mosI. IN smoky chimney!
) St. Clara, Of Amin, lived very severely.
y stead ot shift, she wore dogs skin, OF
n | Ia ~ ,I,.., 81.
e humble that shs would kiss tine feet Of dil
y peasant girl without permitting her to ~
+ them drst. After she hsd sullied them
J her llse then why kiss them, one wo,
: ask y she washed them herself: When St. u:
? died, there were found in her he
: ~ .;aa the Instruments Instrument Of tho ?
Also found in her body three mysteric
o stones, each Of the same weight but Of VIII
+ one WIS ~ heavy ~ Ill three, two were
: heavier than one, and the smallest WIS.,
); heavy as all three together!
y There ire = few examples Of the mise1a
: havoc mat ablecs and degraded superstit
y vanity, opcs made Of the New Testament.
IL scarcely conceivable that such truths CO
. be enacted, or such lies told (for some
= these things are founded Oh fact and 9th
u Are wholly fa1se}. with Al audacious refetas
= 70 the religion q CHRIST. The frequent mi
A-~AVA " A0p 0aNAA!0 ..Aes% - sAAA'A'SAA AAAt1
T. T. lives Of female saints. We have purpoa
II omitted to notice, aa too shocking to be
q msmbered.
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8, CurioaltIeS OF Figures.
ID Much has been said Of late shout the
X m1rkable repetition Of certain numbess in
n tu1e and history; and the 1ol1oKlpR may 81
10 "a au interesting supplement. Ihe figure
rays Gat1nAn writer, pl4ys A especi
y stirling rols in history, aud it is remarks
70 that greAt nuznbes Of the bsssh-yeaes Of
Ia celebrated meu Of ths eighteenth century
Ii ~7th the figure o. He brings ths follow
Is .he va. of & blFtS & sfte1 M he be- u.me 4'D' p'A'
y Glshn WAS born in 1719; Leasing, II
of schubert. 1888: Goethe, 174Y; Schiller, II.
r An1t. 17C9; Oehlensch&ager. l779: Buck
Ia 1883 Heine. 1893. Thess examples can
considerably increased, by including uon-C
H. mans ALTO, Jetusatem md johnson ware b