The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-14
Father Lake and his Widow.

ssrah Geneva Chafs. y 49, MARI
age with HenrY ), Lake. the bsillian.
young Catholic priest. created such 8
sensation Ia this city several yssrs 2gD.
Is DOW living ta quiet SIils" tiooo at
santa Cruz. Cal Father LAX IL wDI
b. reDsrn bered. "a. = son cf Henry
Lake. Il the dry gossi, hrm a Lake il
McCreery. Of this city After embrace
nlg tlar c.ilsoiie faith the young man
-fudssst ~ b. prsss Ia. @si al ~ ioh'. >
college. ia FossitAsa. Hasing tsk~n
deacon, ord. r. b. eNered upon the
rider of ,hs Selist FATHERS
in thi. CITY IL went 70 Rome
to e.,sapl. u b. eeeles4s;ic%l
essvsrats,ss. snd wl.ife 81 ere cosl.efesi 4
library of i.~th,I IL .ige .tns.. stsics
was said - > ,qu,ii i in Amrric. only
by the J,.uii FATHERS Of this city.
Upnu his return 10 New York he sew
cred las CONNECTION with the Parlist
Fathers, and was appointed a-si-ta"t
10 Father ff-s'oa ~ ~ Aaus Church
He first attracted public notice by
preaching \ Christmas sermon III St
James Church, IN which be denounced
in the strongest terms tile use II the
Protestant Bible ia the public schools.
This sermon produced i profound sen-
sation in the continuity. and drew
upon the bold young orator the cen
sure Of his sup-rioEs Ills next e>ca-
pade was in St. Bridget Church
where be had been invited 70 preach ON
the topic OF temperance. Here he de-
elared that the use of intoxicating
liquor was o national evil, and that
much of the wretclled influence was
due to the example of certain priests
who allowed themselve, To be beguiled
by the intoxicating cup. Father Lake
Was dismissed from ~, AIMS and sent
10 Manhattanville. In November.
1853. he formed the acquaintance Of
MISS Chaia, young girl twenty three
years of age. who had written u book
of verses and was studying elocution
with "a view of becoming a public
reader and was also understood 10 have
espoused the Woodruff doctrines. The
two pursued their studies under the
same instructor, were thrown ire
qaently into each Others society and,
within one noLth after their first meet
nag. we've secretly married, Father Lake
in the mean time, having been dis
missed from the priesthood For some
timc they lived quietly together under
the name If Ednionds. bat their iden-
tity was discovered aud they suddenly
disappeared from the city.
They mant 10 California. IT srems,
a f..s \ l..
Ia friend in New York. breathing
of perfect happiness. and describing
. the Joy aud bliss of her welded life,
the dey 1iion of her husband, the glo-
rlous SUMMER of the land of flowers
III which they were living, and where
there was naught 10 mar their perfect
and complete felicity but the fact that
her husbands heart WAS still divided
between bis love for her aud bis de-
votiou 10 his Church. which preyed in
ce,san.ly upon his mind" Such is the
statement Of the correspondence in
question.
Mrs. Lake, from her retreat III Santa
Cruz. has recently detailed the circum.
stances that led to the marriage. her
few years of welded life having been
suddenly brought to All end by the
death of her husband, some months
since, of consumption. Il have been
blamed" she says, for inducing Mr..
Lake to break his vows and leave the
Church. II is false. When he told me
of his love. and We discussed the pecu-
liarity of his position. advised him
10 stay In the Church. He studied up
the question of oelibaoy and this led
him 10 investigate, aud he concluded
that the system was nothing but a gi-
gant'o fraud of course.I WAS passive
10 his wishes. for loved him. We
talked the matter over thoroughly and
carefully. He spoke of his own career
as gay and picasure-loviug young
man. who had until be became Cath
olio, regarded all forms Of Christianity
of nothing more than cunningly de
vised fable lie Was unlike any PRIEST
| have ever seen in manners snd con
yer crsation. He was inpulsive. frank.
outspoken. aud . man keenly susoep-
,lhle To female influence"
AFTER our marriage" she says further
on. I'VE lived happily with some friends
oi mine in New York under an assumed
name. uumiudiul of the terrible com.
motion in the Church over the extraor-
dinsry step taken 10y my husband.
But finally We were discovered and
persecution AT once commenced. One
bv one cur friends were turned against
us Ivy detectives employed by the
Church. Those who betriended US
were threatened, aud We were even like
the ishaSelites of old Ny husband Was
50 afraid of the displeasures of the
Church tha, be did not know what TO
DO He told TIE he WAS constantly fol
lowed and did not know where or how
he would be struck The constant
struggle and strain Of trying 10 escape
persecution finally worried Us both 10
.ckn.s and we secretly sailed Tor Cal
iiornia, reaching San Francisco ou the
9th OF November. lsst. Here We
stayed for two months. aud then. III the
hopes If finding A more congenlal eli
,nste for oonsump.ive. We went 10
Santa Cruz and there settled down for
life. Ny husband bad little capital
and cndcsvortd - embark IN several
business enterprises, bat from the time
that Catholic prics, walked INTO the
house and sn,horitatively and ominous-
IN remarked Your secret j. known,
he never enjoyed any business pms
perity He started a newspaper, but
he had DO heart for the struggle against
the Church and the persecution that.
even in this favored and lovely land
lad found as cat
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