, 1879-08-11

tic itfo of man whose plans arc made for him
byan incatnatcd Providence called Provlncial.
is wardrobe - s.t aa,a mt,1g Gs 'Sr '' u'o ~ '''
Nn,i the Cunon could not llolp smiling him
self nk thlt quaint description OF tho peculiar
functions Of Provincial. ,,
nIsh a cjew TO tho sccantcr's whereabouts was,
in cIcct, that tho woman who had called in tho
mornIpE with tho lettor to the Canon might be
no 1ces person than
Mrs. uAKTr,
living at No. 2o5 Aberdeen street. After quit,
t{nu The Canon's house, tho reporter ln seacch OF
+ fortunate at cnongh ] to and Mrs. Earty in
possession Of tlle family, dqorstsps;; }pra.an;
on at Inc subject on whici, the reporter was .eck
fnr ltcht, Or else, mindful Of that excellent
maxim, that the end 5nstiGcs the means, sac
purposey davowea a.! knowsnGe M hs o. any, erc9 M
INV letter from Father Van de htooEtel which
shc Ind been the means Of conveying. In truth.
sno was mot The Indy who had gone with any
e stes e any Ss9e Van d Morse
was, not having seen h!u' slhcc nc eamo oaek
from Dubuque. -.-,.
got from those dOorsteps.
The reporter called AZ
ST. 1oxAT1us coLLEaa
in sco Father Vau do Moortet; 1t possible,
atreo il was supposed that he might have Touo
ti,crc. The ringing Of tho bell was answered by
the porter: wh3 was nsked; st,, ,.xou
"Ssa liz e' '''"''
"bs poS you Know where h' ''''
ii il Father Meyer tn'"
And the reporter was shown into the waiting
| room. 7.-
| Ho ts kIud-hcarted. Gentlolnanly priest, and
roccycd tho reporter very ,politoly;
~ am seeking information about Father Van
M9ottel" ssa t'lS foGGrtFf .s'a E.,bc, ,ovo,
t.IIas ha rccantcaF
ayes. That ts tEue."
"Aud returned to tho Church,"
"And A. to tho osdoF'''
"iis cau do ono without Tho othcr1"
aCertatnly. 1fo left us by letter soma weeks
beforo he toUk the atop ho did,"
"'rhrre secms to ba great rejoicing over his
rotusnl",,
"Wuat will bo dono!'' ...
"That dopuuds upon tho action OF tho Church
A's'i "Do you you know where llo Isl"
81 40 not but understand he is at Eccley's,
on Morgan street, or Harty'e, on Aberdeen
%I!s IL t, ha' not been h'ro'"
So tho reporter bid The Father good.day, and
wont ia ssarch Of AEr Kcsler's residence. Hu
found It, but Father Van do afoortol was mt
'l,csr, md had never boon thers but once, Mr..
Kcoloy said, and TINT wns some timo ago. Nor
WAS hs at Atr. llnrty's.
not seou to confirm It, TINT hc has returned to
he Roman Catholic Church. but not TO the
Society OF Jcsus. ..-
TuE TRIBUNE Of Saturday published
DlsPATcII rAo,t ST. LOUIS
rclattye to Father Vau DO Moovtol, and con.
sanng tho instnuation that Il waB on account Ut
| woman That he had loft tho Order. THIS dis
patch was based on acrtca Of interviews pub
!shcti In Tie Gto6e- Democrat Of Saturday, tho
must interesting portions Of which, though
fals!tied In part, at least, By tho FatheFs return
10 bis first love, arc given below;
THE Rsy. FATHER Hta01Ns, s..J.,
' Provincial for thu Western Province Of Missouri.
anu within whose Iur!sdctlon tho Chicago house
ss s MooSe had ad' s IT, H. st. E,us
nunty ovetn yea. ago, ., anl, while hofc. had, In
fs.se1sSlps IN te University, In Which Position be
eava general Satisfaction. ITO was recognizcd By
al| AZ seholar IT no y mean attstnment. an orator
tu thu eaueo of rollg!on aul tho preparation and
perpetuason of the Roman Catholic faith, and hlio
| goIhrr Qaee m exemplary n,o1beF Of tha Ordae.
, "Wero Gcre no weak points In hls faithf" hsked
ths fSspoti Spna u .,ch pronounced p,ounsne. \, to
II s issy's Il n Il. GS, # Father
st 10 s 'tsso vsa
WooEtc, now cl!ea as unworthy of bolsef seru ii,
pstt III of.@s%s ao2m. q iap. nf.;eiiy e, II
.ta,ise. en4 ths Toal presoleo In tho saeraulsat
~: "nS isso YOU oelleye Father Van do Moostel hat
!. othe. reasons than .hsse - i 10 RaTe'"
{ Ana what 3Yuee tnQYff
"ws 70 ss ffanx . womsn Es,nsu Tas Tho cause
s. 'ss WIS ss s.d IL Il
= | tolls Of sumo woniun aud th!s was thu only hall
i WY decent manner ot getting ont ot i'll trouble.
n "Why ao +, {eu believe woman Ia at shs bottos
j. t:Dscause wa hare evidence At haud that lead
III u s pot w. hsss %s h
!. hare their Information directly from beadqast
e i "po 10Y ms.n to ',y Father Van do Moorte
TX ;ss aeat ,b;os keeS I. I'D =
. ave only Know that hs elthes has oesn msrste
"And who IL ths ladyi"
Il .'honodT appcars 10 know"
Ie ..WAeea da hs msst hsrI"
- t"Th&t IL a!so A nystory."
- "And 20 all yuu ka0W il that Wom1n has hae
= = Sssa q !. aoqu. to bs tairsisdt'' -
II Father higgins statsa further that II was nc
II only possible tnat Van Moottsl would naluEall
j not married, might receive tho necessary d,tper
n snto4 4nd baconau secular prisas, FntheE ill.,
gins, like tho others. regretted his fall, and hops
~ that hu would uot long Fomaia in tho d.ngerol
and su.ptcl9as ap!sltuai attitude n whse ~ L.
Id Ia eatnest Ia taking 10 EpIacopsllaulam. which
BY no aieana psth of roaes. iy!ng between tho .,
tttmes OF Uitfamontnn!sn aud ulHA pfotestaasisn
Nor could 1t bt raid th2t hs ame1 At any not0rfetl
a. the road to pmlaenco In bis own chufch wi
10 clear 10 him, and. would 10 uncloadet tf Il
10 stosnls Of ssnoFaa that uu.t gather aeso's b