The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28

and priests CT the whole earth" He was,
however, fanatical ascetic, and torment
Ell his poor body in thc most cruel man
ner, living frequently, together with his
monks, on heechtree leaves and coarse
barley bread When he took, for the
stTen gthening OF his weakened stomach,
s0ine flour prepared with oil and honey |
he cried bitterly. lie enjoyed q very high |
reputation, and when he once entered |
Milan his hands and arms were sore from |
the kisses with which they were covered |
by The faithful. He might have become |
Archbishop or even Pope, but he refused |
al such h0nCrs. Neither Pope nor Kim |
Der0- dared enter his convent at CitCauX |
on horseback; both walked. He was the |
soul Of the second crusade. and his per-
suasiVe tongue caused SO many men to |
take the cross, that in some cities only !
ore remained for every seven women.
Bat the statistics OF The sexes m these
cities, prer;o, .iy, are not recorded.
AL the GOOD, or a. least, al the best
part OF T. g good, which the Benedictine
converts might have effected, WAS annihi-
lated by the converts Of the me1dicaGt
orders, which combined the most servile
Submission OF reason to the worst super
sti'i0n, with scandalous morals.
'i'he idea OF the iaer2icant orders orig
mated n the head Of John Rcrnardcll,
g0od-farnothing son 0! shopkccper II
| Assist, IN UmITia. lie IS known under the
| name Of ST. Francis ct Assist: or the
| " serGnlia father Not doing well in
!. his fathers business, he became soldier,
| and was taken prisoner and FILL sick. IL
| IS nct clear how ne became p saint, Tor ct
| first &c appeared 10 be 81 IDIOT; Of whom
| the ia.alllDie P0pe ilGaori0us himself said
4 e..
| lowest company, wore the most filthy
rags, ard piovsly robbed his father 70 get
| means fsr the restoration OF & TuiGcd
! church. However, the Bishop OF Assis;
tco,l the simDle:c1l under lis protection,
and be went abCrs the country begging
for La church, with such Unexpected sue
cJss tilst he conceived TIE llcaof institut-
| inC 2 meniiCant uT1eT. Though Pope
HoaoIi8us despiscd him, innocent the
Thru, equally infaiiible, confirmed the
code which Francis drew ~ sor Ills re
order, To- Hithstanding His iuia.libilitys
having cs lied it at first "a rule Tor pigs,
bat net Tor human be.ngs."
"Aims" f'rauci3 declared, care cur
ileritage. aims are eur Justice, begging Is
cur purpose and our royal dignity; ig-
ncIa;ny and cont mpt arc our honor anG
ear glory en- the day OF judgment"
Francis was the best example or iiuaiili-
=. In the COMMENCEMENT be was very
;auch laughc,! ~. bit after three or fear
year; TIC reputation of his ssnctiiy stood
so high That the clergy and people came
10 meet him ja procession = hen lie ap
Fro&ci:s /. city, and the bells oil all the
churches Welcomed him. Ghe more the
| street. boys teesed BIN, CT PEELED him
| Nith mud, the better he was pleased.
:, hen IL went about begging II Assist,
he put everything ea;abie that he received
| into the same pot, and when he became
| hungry &c fei from the heterogeneous
| mess. Once, invited 20 dinner by q Car
di9ai b. dii aot touch any at the dainty
| disne9, but etuci; - his pot, 50 the disgust
OF al Ire gulsia. lie lOVkd the lover
animals very n;uch, and called them his
| brothers and sisters. lie frequently
pTsGCAe.i to geese, ,.acks, @ni; hens, and.
when Gree the swallows and spa5roT7s
disturbed him by their twijiering, ie ask
ei his "jear sisters 10 keep quiet. For
recreation, he Ioiied himself on thorns
went up - tie neck Ia freezing ponds.
ana silent II he SNOW. He died IN 1926,
b;;: during his lie the number Of FRAN
e.ScsD monks was very great, and, after
/ l.:s deNh, Increased Ike sands - the sea
shore. Z &c Franciscan General offered
Pope iirs TIE Il.ird en army Of Forty
ihoEsana t'r@nciecans for the war against
the Turks. Though s. great many con
vents were DESTROYED by the Reformation,
there were Sill existing, st the beginning
Of the LAST century, seven thousand mon
nestCf;cs Snd niHc handled nulneTIeS oi
this ofter
T., 2 sWoTa enemies &c the FrarciecanS
were the Doninic4ns, whose origin date
from shout the same time. They are
named after 81. Duminiclis. q SpaGiGrd
whose Es.9I= VAS It1rlioictS GuZ7nan ie
wl.s seat 10 france TO convert some here
ties (the Wa.dcnsea), and there conceived
f the Lea 81 inStitus.3g u monks o-dar lOl
/. the instruction Of the people. He re-
ceived permission from the Pope, AMI &c
This order the RCmish Church owes tina
introduction Of the lnquisition and The
: censorship OF books.
70 conclude, politely viii few fca;al,
! saints. ii Theresa gyas {. mobile Spaniard
baTn IL lJ15. Her admirers give ner very
, Lieh-eognding names, as ARK OF wisdom
| Heavenly AfalZonc, EaiingAIden Organ
! and Cabinet Secretary OF the Holy Gn0st
:, When still cutie young, she intended Il
| run oil 10 jnc Egyptian desert; bat, at J.
. years Old, her parents Thought it best I,
place hcg III the Carmeliiau Euanery If -
=, Ayiia. The host flew on its own account
: from the hand OF the administering Bsh0j
= into her mouth, aud then cvery,oa,
. ! knew tjiat snc Was & saint. She became
:, atbess ct a nunncry at p1stTaGa, where E;
:, scraph visited her, and tapped her witt
: 3 rcj-hOt arrow several times. The psil
: YVES So sweet thai she would have liked ]
to c0Dji-.Ie forever. The Spaui.rds still
), celebrate the anniversary OF this rcd no
!, tapping, on the e.th OF August.
- 4. =
= foot. Blind Obedience was their principa
: law. i nan who made u WY lace at b..
bread was stripped, tied to the crib OK tt
?; dookey, and haa to share fer ten days hi
. oats and hay. Such bar5arous severitie
= enforced the biz dest obedience. When
= nun once asked St. Theresa who was 1
= sing CT that day at the evening mass, sh
- was in q bad humor, and said, "Ihe cat
q Therefore the run took the cat under he
:. arm, went 10 The altar, and, By pinchin
= its tail, made il sing az we'll IS 1t could.
:. The nuns OF 1t. Theresa slept o.
> | th0Gns, or in Ike snow; drank fran spit
= toons. dipped their bread Ia rotten eggs
. anal pierced their tongues with pins,
!, they broke silence.
> Nearly = contemporary Of ST There's
a was an Italian, Catherine De CaTdone. Sh
!. lived IN q cave, wore = dress iuteriacc
= with th0rn3 and wire, ate grass like
: beast without using her hands, and cnc
tasted forty days. In this state she live
. three years. ST. Passiiea, q Cistarca
= nun Of Sienna, beat herself with thornt
. and washed the wounds with vinegar
. salt and pepper. She slept on cherr
= stones and peas, wore mailed coat O
4 -ixty pounds weight, immersed herself i
n freezing ponds, and once hung herself fO
n a time, feet uppermost, in a smoky chin
:. ley
a -. ClsTi, Of Amir, lived very severely
Il Instead IL shift she wore g dogs skin
= or garment made OF horse-hair and sh
ig was SO humble that she would kiss Ia
,, fee. of q dirty peasant girl without pei
:, hitting her to wash them FIRST. After sis
= had "saiiied them by hex kiss (then VIII