The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-05

BIN. nh tIcy nearly always SUCCEED, so hnbit-
uated ute ihcv 10 controversy The Llcc-
torM Prince II Maycnco" he continues. Maxi
milan Of Buvaria.undthe ArchduSe Ferdinand.
all Of them mon Of eminent abilities were pupils
itho Jcsuits' school. 80 skliul in cyoiiug vast
and lofty thoughts in the minds Of their disci-
pies. These Princes wcro themselves rcformprs.
and they had accomplished through their faith
thcrrsto ration OF the Catholic religion Here
may We pcrtiurntiy compared Tho language Of
Huber. one .. the most rancoTous writer's
against tho Company OF Jesus. The order"
he Comedies in a short time gained great adj
vnntagcs over Proto siantism: the rcuOvaiiug
movement was smotlered in liay. and IN Cor
many. driven back 10 the countries ~ the
North" In support Of this assertion tho Ger
nun writer lorrows Macnulay'a words Prot
cstantism." says the latter. was checked in
its victorious march. and hurled backward
with n gidGy rnpidity from the foot Of tho Alps
to the shores Of tho Baltic. Before tho order
had century ct existence. il had nllcd tho
whole world with monuments Of It's martyrs.
and Of lis great struggles for tho faith
Let Us now glance at somc opinions pro-
nouuccd h. Indifferent or uniricnGly critics at
Tho time Of the company's temporaryoycrthrow
In the last century. Il is curious IN note that
when league Of Their enemies WIS formed
under tho Due de Choiscul nnG Nine. do
pomradour-a league which included the Par
laments the University. and the ,knsenists-
ono Of the latter. man Of severe virtue. Frnn-
co.'s de fi'z-Jumes. Bishop Of Scissors. in his
demand for the suppression Of the company.
made tn 5 strange reservations We willingly
do tho Justice Of Observation-Disclosures that there Is no
orior Of the Church whose members are moro
regular and more austere in their manners. -
But let Us hear the rrotestants. And first
Schlosser. Professor Of History IN Inc Uniyer-
sity Of Heidelberg: 80 The various courts Of tho
House Of bourbon. not seeing that they were
going 10 leave education in very different hands
united against tic Jcsuits" md speaking
Of the Jans"nists. no adds: d" BY nsaus often
oquivocal they had laborcd to destroy the Is.
teen enjoyed by tho Jesuits." Enaliy frank
and decided IL Schoe's avowal: Tho Jansen
lists. with "a show Of great religious zeal andthe
philosophers. while talking loudly NJ philan-
thropy, worked together To upset tho pontincal
authority. But to ovcrturn tho ecclesiastical
power 1t was necessary 10 isolate II by taking
away the support Of tina, phalanx which had
ever been devoted to the defence Of the Pontin-
cal throne" And elsewhere Schoell remarks:
The imprudence Of few Of its members fur
nished the arms for combating the order; or
rather 10 prosecute n society whose existence
depended on that ot the Catholic religion and Of
the throne. was considered rs conclusiVey en-
t;ling one 10 cnll himself philosopher" Tothe
same cnect Is DAlsmhort's remarkable ndmis-
sion: Tho Jesuits were regular troops. assem-
blcd and disciplined under the standard Of gu.
persttiou. They were the Macedonian phnlnnx
which It behooved Reason to see br,ken and de-
stroyed. The Jansens,s are but Pandours or
light cavalry. whom Reason will have but little
trouble in overcoming when thoy are alone"
And lnaliy .Cretineau-Joly who maintains IN his
lectures a thoroughly impartial point Of view.
writes IA follows: In their hands wcre the
future generations. Nothing hostile 10 the Holy
See or to religion could succeed as long as the
Jesuits were there. The Jesuits were unassan-
able in their faith. 4 conspiracy was formed
ngainst them; they were called guilty because
they refused 10 take part in the schemes that
were enyelopng the Holy See and the mon
archies."
As regards the probable motives 81 Nine. dc
Pompadour and Choiseul in comprising the
downfall of the order. no objection pro hnbly
will he taken 10 the evidence al Sismundi.
Nine. dc PompaGour." writes the Calvinist
historian. above all things wished 70 win
reputation for onorGy and she believed she had
found the means by showing herself competent
for a coup d9dL The Due de- Choiseul was in
luenced by the same smallness Of mind More
over. they were both eager 10 turn away public
attention from the discredi,ahle events Of the
war; Beneath the ruin Of the Jcsuits they
sought TO efldce the memory 81 Roshach.
Elsewhere we oro told by the Geneyan
author: They hoped 10 earn popularity 10y
haiteriue at once the philosophers aud tie
Janscnists, and TO cover the expenses 81 tie
war with Prussia by conhscatiug the goods Of a
rich order, and thus save being reduced to re-
forms a.. Statements almost Identical arc
made By Lacrelelle. who was the declared
enemy OF all those whom be derisyolv called
monks" We road In his history. The Mar
quise de Pompndour. who had never been able
10 prove her claim 70 viGor 81 character, was
anxious. hy destroying the Jesults to demon
strGto how thoroughly she comprchendeda coup
de'0t NJ. do Choscul was no less iealous uf
tue same honor The monks goods would de-
fray the cost Of the military operations. and
save the need Of fiscal Innovations. while the
homage paid at the same time To- two powerful
parties like the philosophers and the Jansen!sts
was a sure means Of winning popularity"
As for the pressure brought 10 bear on the
mind Of tho Spanish sovereign by means Of let
ters imputed 10 Father Rcci and which i'm
pugned the Kings Legitimacy. Protestant his
torlHns concur IN pronounclng n correspond
ence fabrication on the part Of the companys
enemies. Coke as,ribes them 10 the French
Minister. others 20 the Duke OF Alba but their
fictitious chaTacter is denied by no authority
On this head S!smund observes: Runlors Of
plots and Of caumnious accusations as well rs
NpocrYphal letters. which wcrc intercepted. ns
was intended succeeded in deciding thu span
ish King OF a particular miss.yo forged IN
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