Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-07-29
Pere Hyacinthe Again in Trouble.

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The notable who used to bl
known as Pere Hyacinthe, nov
the Rev. Hyacinthe Loyson, Of thu
religious denomination called tint
Gallican Catholic Church, was re-
Gently before the Court OF the jug,
dc pate in Paris. The facts Of thu
case are thus briefly recapitulated
NJ. Loyson and his Vicar had beef
on rather bad terms for som.
time. When, on last Palm Sun
day, he announced that henc. fort
his Church would be places under
the Jurisdiction of the Bishop OI
Edinburgh, the idea OF coalesc In &
with an Anglican Protestant Pre-.
late was too much for M. BIchery,
who resigned. and left the CHURCH,
declaring that his Gailican faith
was outraged, aud that his con.
science would not allow him to &C
cept the "variatiopsu of the ex.
Carmelite Father. TO this NJ. 10y
son replied by summons charging
his Vicar with carrying off the
books and keys of the Church, to-
sether with The poOr-box, contain.
lug ia francs. NJ. Bichery, con-
sldering these charges libellous,
brought counter summons,
claiming GU francs damages, and n
sum of 139 francs for expenses
for cabs used in visiting members
OF he congregation, aud doing err
r,nds for Madame Loyson. Ac.
rOrding to his counsel, M.
Blchery did all the serv.
ices Of the Church, M. Loyson
only appearing there at rare inter.
walls to preach sermons. An An.
yiican Committee gave ten thous-
ana francs a year, which M. 10y.
son absorbed in his own personal
use and in Keeping up his house at
Neuiliy. In March the relations
between M. Blchery and NJ. 10y.
sou became rather strained, owing
to the interference OF Madame
L0yson in the a administration Of
the Church. When Madame 10y
son called on him to bring up the
account-books OF the Church to
Neuiily he refused to do SO, and
wrote letter to NJ. Loyson pro-
testing against the conduct of his
wife. The disclosures in this epis-
tie caused considerable sensations:
MADAME Loysnn has neither di
vine nor ecciesiastical right to in.
terfere in the affairs of our Church,
She forgets that women ought to
hold their tongues in Church, aud
that We are not here to do her
work. Never has priest of the
Gallican Catholic Church sub init.
ted to the csprlces of woman.
Never has a vicar allowed the col
iections for the poor to be equan.
dered away az they have been here.
1t pains me, my dear Father, to be
forced to say SO. but cannot un-
derstand the elasticity of the con-
science that pays for its dinners,
cabs, photographs, cakes, sugar,
etc., out of the aims which the faith.
full give to the Church for the
poor. II you wish to be veritable
curate, do not allow yourself to be-
influenced by Madame Loyson, and
then you will fluid in me an obedi.
ent colleague; but II you do give
way to her, then I shall disobey
you firmly, In order to remain
faithful to the law" After this
protest 1t Is easy to understand
that 1t required little to bring
about an open rupture between the
two; and M. Loyson having mani.
festei Protestant sympathies in
the matter of the Bishop of Edin-
burgh, M. Bichery resigned. The
case for M. Loyson was that M.
B'chery desired To become rector of
the church, To which NJ. Loyson
objected. The Juge de
PaiT postponed his judgment for
a fortnight.