, 1879-08-12
VAN DE MooRTEL AID THE JEsU1Ts.

frt,o ,t,-,+ ~ 17othor VI. ,,r bfo,nrrr ro
' 1.s.,,.
F'sea feco41eetlonH u 'ho ee'onteont" eut'-
tury. llis renunciation OF tho Society Ut
Jesus, his moved p,,rpoBo to unite with tho
Protestant Episcopal Church, his return to
tho bosom Of the Catholic Church, md his
sudden disappearance from public WOW,
these events, following ench other in rapid
Succession, constitute q romantfo episode iii
striking contrast with tho ronllstio character
Of tho prosent agc. The roveroul father
gavo as lis roaaonH for his withdrawal: I,
Tho absolut!sm OF tho jesuit Society
whnt might DO called tho tyranny OF tho
Ordor, which is exercised not only ovor tho
body, but ovor tho mind and soul, especially
on tue will and Intellect; and, =, tho
dogma OF Papal lntalltb'I1ty. Iheao points
wero fully atased aud enlarged upon III tho
fathers interviews Of Saturday aftornoon.
fle dec'aFed that lie Ind severed his connec~
lion with tho Jesuit Order OF his own mo.
tio'', and forever. But tho samo evening i,o
pennod and forwarded to tho several city
nowapapor Offices tho following note Of TO-
cantatton:
"The symnathy expressed on all sidcs by my
ola friends Is 10 true and heartfelt that h"u ny.
ncanat .ba rsnes - r,a ana -,.osrS ~
return to The Church that opeuu In nrms to recslyo
back an csrlng chilli"
This is tho only thing tho public knows Of
VAN DE llooarr1, tho late Jesuit priest,
since tho moment Of his departure from
Canon Kyow1Es' house, whoro ho had boon
Hospitality aud fratoruo]ly entertained, IIo
loft thare without tho slightest intimation Of
his purpose to nbscond, his note Of recanta-,
tjon of Professionalism Ia without dato or
mo,h of locality. an1 nil efforts to trace tho
| whereabouts of its nuthor haya proyod abor-
t;vo ,rbo nrobo,i,;tv ;s TINT In bna oone
into rotiramant to riyo bImso1f limo for re-.
noc,;on or h in nononco for lila sins. 1Ie
ID m 1onoor n Jea,,it On this point tho
constitution of Tho on7cr Ia ;mnnrotivo.-
- r,nco mt forovor ant :" The boeksl;1or Ia
m 1oncor At for tho "sociaty of Josrs. !"
hut viii, do for tho services Of
I'm fYotho1io Church. This faot loods
naturally to a consideration Of ,l,o
nocul;or foaturea md history Of tho
rcmar,,oh,o relic;ons or,or known M lin
"societv of ;1os,,s." It is ncarlv three COLI
tnrfos md n hulf old. having beou founded
bv 81, 1oy.r1us I,oyo,A in 153o. and sanc.
t;onod ,,v Pam, ,,ul1 in 1Eto Tia mosto IN 4.
"To f;on'a orrotr,. clorv," Ita mo,nhors ns.
a,mo t1,o thyoofo1d obliaations "common to
ali catho1io rol;pious ortlers-clnstitv. noy,
crtv. md obolIeuco II, md In addition "biul
themselves unresefyodly TO 60 rs pissionarjos
10 auv country which tho pono may Indicate
h ,bonon The oraor IN indenen,1ant of thu
co.hol;o Church propor. maintaining sepa-
ratc establishment. md il subject only tn
thc pono. OF bourne tho Order IL the yery
incornat;on Of mental and snirItual t1osnot,
ja,n Toxo,. voa ,ta first oonaro, u,s
thcorv vna lint - All things would "a we'll
In tha world If 1t were bronohi
;n+o n stnto of n,so1uto. unreaxonino
nnoo;nna1;no anl,m,ssiyonoss to n SINGLE
hon1 r,,1;ng i for ita gooa." Tim mcmhcr,
~ III soo;otv oro o.on,ntoJ Yrom tho or7i
nory ,,,,,;ou ~ o,lor monks. thav nractico n,
r,1nrouu o,,stor;t;os. narfor1n thoir nrinc;nn
worl in aocrot. ncl,ng onon1v t1,rouo,' infor;o,
,uont. md oro o1cmnt from iii on,sconn1 oni
o;v;, ,nr;oa;o.ion md taYos Tho;r noa,t,v,
r,roror,ot,vos NJ nower aro In inrorso rotfo !,
thair o1a,1ntions from tho obligations com
,nor n othcr mo,ka A s;no1o inatonce on1,
nao1 1,o ,ror,;o,oa uThcvcan aheo1vo fron
n, .;,. and cc,ov,ast,ca, rcna1t,os. chon,o N,
n1,,oota of tha vows NJ tha lotty. md oeonir,
ostntos w,,hont fnrt},er panol sonctfon vluc,
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