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made for him 10 escape in case O
sudden surprise. In poor ireland
they were received joyfulIy anc
with open arms, and soon had many
schools for the youth OF hat land.
IN CHINA AND JAPAN
they gained for time strong foot.
hold, but in attempting to NEEDLE
with the affairs of the government
IN Japan, a fearful massacre ensued,
and the Jesuit fathers 10 that coun.
try became martyred saints in the
eyes of the church. Great credit is
due these early missionaries for the
practical training Us well as relig.
ious teaching that they gave to the
people of Uruguay, of Paraguay,
and of the PHILIPPINE Islands. The
native population still practice their
method of farming, and in many
other ways of ry-day life show
the power which the fathers obtained
over the people of these countries.
THE DECLINE.
In the seventeenth century the
Jesults began very rapidly to de /.
cline in public favor. BY a royal
decree in Portugal in 1859 they
were positively expelled from that
kingdom, and because a self respect.
ing old Jesuit priest refused to alb.
solve the infamous Nine. de Pompa-
dour, mistress Of Louis XIV, unless
she would not only repent and do
penace but would also forsake her
wicked life and ways, through her
influence over the king they were
again suppressed in France in 1894.
Spain followed with great harsh.
ness, almost amounting 10 cruelty 10
l767. Then came the lesser courts
of Naples, Parma and Madena.
Rome alone was left, and the Pope
supported them all the more kindly
and zealously on account of their
disgrace elsewhere but
TIE SUCCEEDING POPE,
after endeavoring in vain 20 have
tee edicts OF suppression removed 10
those countries where they had
been passed, issued an edict himself,
saying "that without inquiring into
the justice of the charges made
against them, still for the sake of
peace and unity in the church be
suppressed the society in all Chris
tendom." In Spain and Portugal
the few who were left were driven
into exile at once; in other Catholic
countries they were permitted to
continue their literary pursuits only.
In Prussia, under Frederick the
Great, and in Russia, under Cath.
crime, they kept up half existence
as society for education. Suppress
sion with the Jesuits means o tenn
porary quietude, waiting, watching,
ready at the first favorable oppor-
tunity to spring into full life and
action.
They have, however, never been
fully restored to power in any of
these countries, Except in Rome and
in some OF the Italian states, but
are suffered to remain ofGentimes
under suspicion. LII 1871, by bull
from the pope, the band of suppress
sion was removed. In France they
have been barely tolerable till now.
In the Empress Eugenie's time her
confessor was Jesuit, and it is
said that his influence over her aud
thus over the emperor, was uu-
bounded. Ia Russia they are totally
excluded on account of their sue
cess in drawing proselytes from the
Greek church. Father Peck is the
present vicar general of the Jesu
its, and it was through him largely
as he is vast power behind the
throne, that the very troublesome
dogma of papal infallibility was
PUSHED THROUGH AND SETTLED.
Five years ago Prussia end Plus
TX. became involved in o decided
church contest. The pope had pro
nounced sentence of excommuDica.
ton against some eminent German
Catholic clergy men, who denied him
the divine infallibility and so were
punished. King William, through
Prince Bismark. demanded that the
sentence should be removed, and
added through him ave do not
go to Conosss.' This historical al
susion may be thus explained: Hen
~ ~, of Germany, in 1884 was
for years in constant quarrels with
his Saxon neighbo-s, and, after
many defeats, interspreaded with a
few appetizing victories, finally
called upon the pope to mediate
His holiness was delighted of urse,
to fill such a position, and imme.
dIately issued orders 10 serd mes
sengers with them to the German
ana Saxon courts. In the mean.
time Henry bad settled his affairs,
much to his own satisfaction, by
totally defeating his neighbors, max
ing their princes his prisoners, re-
building their stropgbolds for
himself, and also doing many things
in regard to church affairs of which
the pope totally dIsapproysd. He
summoned Henry, with strong re
proof, TO Rome. Henry in return
assembled bishops, sbbotts, and
priests, and deposed the pope. In
retaliation, Gregory VIII. ezccm-
muuicated and depossed Henry,
absolviDg bis subjects from their
allegiance, and commanding them
to not obey him in the future. At
first the king made light of bis pun
lshment, but ban from the pope CT
Rome affected people differently
than it does now. Henry's subjects
gradually fell from their allegiance
to him, and finally declared that if
peace were not speedily made With
Rome, he must be deprived of his
crown. He started for the nEternal
City" under great difficulties, sought
the pope, who was then at Canosss,
humbled himself outside of the cas-
tie gates barehesded, barefootej,
and clothed in the penitent shirt of
hair-cloth. He wss granted al
audience, made an unwilling sub
mission aud was forgiven. The
Jesuit of the presen. day is IS de-
Lermined and as exacting as for
merry, but the greet advancement