, 1879-08-07
CONVERTED.
A Roman Catholic Priest Joins the
Episcopal Church.
The Reasons for the Stap---Hs Is Flow
Living with Canon Knowles.


Living with Canon Knowles.
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For several days there have been r,,po,,
circulating IN Roman Catholic and Protestant
Ep4copal circles touching reported clerical
detection from the oue Church and an ocqulsy.
tlon bY tho other. Caro- scanned To be takrn b,
oil parties 10 suppress tho furts, but for what
reason no ono can toll.
II appears that tito Rev. Theopbilus Van DIR
Moortea, priest, md member Of tic Socletr
OF Jesus, has been attached to tho Church 81
tic Holy Family, on West Twelfth street, and
also as q Professor OF Literature Ia 81. tenutIu,
College. lie Is gentleman iu the sigur and
primo Of life, d thorough Sund accomplished
scholar, all1 about 40 years Of AGE. lie Isl
uatiso Of ono Of tho provinces OF Aotland Or
Belgium, a,,ti has been member Of tho Order
Of Jesuits for nearly II not quito twenty year,,
Hfs peculiar Elft, and one which has won him
great fame, Ia er
Ills POWERS or oHAToRY,
md because Of this he has been ougaacd e1ten.
etve1s on what IL known,as mission. ork, WHICH
is largely carried OIL by tho Jesuit fathers. II
consists OF half ,lozcn clergyman taking prac.
ttcal possession Of d church other than tieiropp,
and holding almost continuous services by day
mid by btrht for several weeks. In this mis-
siou-work, preaching Is a most elective meapl
Of rovlvlng aud strengthening the faith OF thc
wenk, calling bacx to The Church those who have
strared away, and teaching those who arc unIu-
formed or rhestattng tho doctrInea Of the Church.
In this 1nieston.satvieo Father Moortel la,
,boen conspicuous. ao has for tho sauo rea.
son been frequently euRaged on snecial
duty, and for holding special services In other
churches, mud fn Ill duties whore preaching was
m important mart. Fntbcr sfoortcl has nron,.
llv nrsarhr r. o1.rv na1non % catho,o M ' shn.s upa
w pfeacMca III every no"an Ga'po"c eaufea
IN this city, besIdes III many churches In this
and other States. .
Whllc RECENTLY engaged on ono of these mis-,
aim. tov,ra ,ha ,,tr h. ,ros .,, ~, ~.
..nnor,o- -, -ct,,rn - ~, e,,1 49,, ~ sa,o... M
oont,om,n n,,os.I ". >. A ~, y. .a.,..,,
-. ,..',.. Wv, ~ wv olusi ~ iat ~ te1nfnns
~ eu'cago' out On MS arrival nero went TO tile
mouse OF Canon Knowles, the prieat IN chargcoi
the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral, with whom
he bsd nersonal nro,,aluts,;ce. From thar, the,a
IN ,xro,. ,s.tss -. ~ has, ~. ~, 1o.,. o"s ,'s'e
10 "Foeo 'ettee 70 tht neau ot tne 'esu1t otdet
N tn's cisy. announcing his abandonment Of
tlat Society and Of tho Romun Catholic
- ,t.a sa..,,.a =, ~. n..t.!t'S. 1'o1' rc,
~ "' % ..lsse NJ, ~ 'nc ilo.es'ane lols-
fopal church. Ihls occurred some two
weeks ago, since which time ho has continued to
reside at tlc house Of Canon Knowles. Thurs.
0Af alStb u haeA akI1 no IECelfdA hUtuE HllHQf
orders IN tic Eptecopal Church from Disbon
XII arsn hnt arInv - tho .,noas ~ t ,h.t
1.nas , na, 1m's 70 ta0 eaaans ns,. =. 'uas
,,r'astiu f,nn,tn,,. W ps,i, ~. .etoIfa w
,.,;,psn., - ~ ,,ennt,, "AseA 'oN"''oAa'J
T., ,I,o ta.onti.S, H. ~ III, r,xo,,h,
1ectrn nr hoth irfrntirne. what t,c hni,ia +. t,s
truo CathoiicitY ps opposcd to Professionalism
and llomansln. 1t is understood, also, TINT he
will cri.trise and condcE,u eapccialir tho doc
trine OF Pnpal tutaslbity. IN this ho will o.
cunF about tho samc position as that taken md
Sill hold by Fnther Hyncinthe, tho famous pull
pis.osator Of Paris, who renowned the Romsn
Catholic Church soma years ago, unt, utter r.
siding for d willis In SwltzcrEnuu, and marrying
an American wife. has recently resumed preach.
ING or lecturtng Ia Paris.
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