Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-31

Paris Sept. 29) Correspondent of The Londc
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Paris Sept. 29) Core spondent Of The London
Telegraph.
Pere Hyacinthe has just republished
his sermons at Geneva. They contain
the explanation so long asked of his real
creed, He takes as text Of his faith four
maxims: one from st. Augustine, "In
things necessary, we must have unity :;
in things doubtful, liberty; in all things,
charity" one form MontsIembert.
stThe Jesuits are hateful ssct, which
in these times tyrsnnises and makes
profit cut of Catholicism; one from NJ.
Renap, 81 can say Of the Catholic
church what Job said of GOO, Even
though he kill me, in him will hope;u
and last, passage from Pere GTatTy's
treatises on the latest council "they
finished with coup d'etGt what they
began with an ambuscade," PeTe
Hyacinthe tells Sll the story OF his career
at Geneva. When called thither, in
November, 1872, by the sect of Liberal
Catholics, he hesitated for two months
But the congregation offered terms
irresistible. awe dor call you among
u.s." they wrote, etc impose on you the
lightest chain. On the contrary, We
ak you to come for the purpose OF en-.
tightening and guiding us. The new
church, therefore, will be what you
make OF it." l suppose few theOIOgisps
could Ie5ist the temptation Of
founding church really new,
of molding afrssh religion which
shall combine all the merits Of all that
exist with separate and spsciR virtues
to be evolved from moral consciousness,
and no vices. P9re Hya@inthe came
to Geneva, and at fret he had great
SUCCESS. But alongside Of his congregation
sprang up another, which was in truth
Protestant, which seemed to PeTe
Hyacinthe anarchicGl. But after q
public refusal he accepted the cure Of
Geneva "That," says he, Twas my
fault. 1t was resI-iC Wss great. ask
forgiveness Of it from God and man,
He still believed in his church and him
self. He thought he could make of it
the ideal communion. But Others saw
more clearly his weakness, ana with
drew. Then PeTe Hyacinthe did not
hesitate to throw up his charge. Writ
ing to the government of Geneva, he
said, Attached from my very limos.
life TO the Catholic church, il which ]
was baptized, of which | desire the re-
form, not the overthrow, convinced,
besides, by an experience sufficiently
prolonged, that the spirit prevailing in
the Liberal Catholic church OF Geneva
is neither Catholic in religion nor Liberal
in politics, I have the honor to lay before
you my resignation OF the cure" 1t
WAS accepted, and Pere Hyacinth5 mas
now his own small flock, which he is
said to lead to very roundabout courses.
Those who knew him at the hight Of
his fame are least surprised at the cat
astrophe. There is another eide to the
dispute, of course. Pere HyacinEhe re-
mains monk, not only ignorant OF the
worlds affairs, but incapable OF under
standging them. | have heard that
the first quarrel rose between him and
his trustees about the possession # the
church building, which the cure could
not believe to he any ones property ex-
cept his own. And there is, too, that
strange tale of retraite passed in the
grand ChaTtreux monastery, of sg1Dies
of penitence at the fact OF the superior,
of masses celebrated by the community
for the peace of Their VISITORS mind.
Pere Hyacinthe does not see aught ex
traordinaty in all this; but it is not
strange that hard-headed SWitzeTs
should begin to doubt whether such
man is quite fitted to guide them safely.