, 1881-03-06

IS DESCRIBED by EulIA " oootA'na-*s ..-
ESCAPED SuS-soME TRUTH AND SOME
EAGGERAT1ON.
C1epxland Hrrald Mcreh3.
Edith O'Gorman. the ex-nun from Jersey
Civ Convent, last evening delivered two
hours lecture in Case Hall, on Life in
Convent"
Edith O'Go1man fled from Catholic con-
rent in Madison. y. J., one cold winter
morning. in nuns dress and pennlless.
She fed to escape 4 nameless crime, attempt
ed TO be committed by the reverend father OF
that parish. Her sister, calling one morning
at the convent to inquire about her, was told
that she was gone, no one knew where. Her
family lived in Massachusetts. The sister
went to Bishop Mcfarland, Of Massachusetts,
to see If he knew where the nun had gone.
No one knew. In August following that SIS
ter herself heard the story from the escaped
nuns lips. At the terrible recital she was
struck with dismay. Her household goas
were all stricken down around her,-tAe
rock Of her faith was gone.
Tie nun Edith O'Gorman is now married
TO Mr.. William Autfray, an educated French
gentleman, who accompanies her as ticket
agent. He was educated to be Roman
priest. but was converted to ProtestlntlSm
before he met Miss O'Gorulan-
Her manager appeared, and in a glib man
neg announced the Friday matinee for ladies
only. lie SAID Ealth O1oTNa1 Appea1eu -
Cleveland several years ago. He then told
the people where they could procure her
oooE- He lhen introduced Aei. u - enop9A'
Of her lecture is given:
ane hGnlan Glnule, to ohav - he laws
uaE noly one must leluse 70 ouey me ~ +h .
81 nature anu lnf nAtuial .inpaaaeS ~ .;it
hea1l Ayoune giTl !s nuuee9 W aee1ps ~ antar
Is ner spouse 10 Ielets iaarll, ..n Ia, snu1 Nv
con5ent III orueF ~ oast Ael sooa. ~, - !,
spl1lua con1essor odheleu me ~ ,s sn'bs nhena -
eoaieat anu saio sucn ~ ea'sa ~ eo,'j
19telJ necessary n olaeE TO Saso 1n4 noT. ti,a
he said was ordained py God 10 MI LIS
Msnest poslllon poss4o'e' u4et "
SPOUSE OF eAAlsl'
Listening to him., entered tne ConVenL O.
he Sisters Of Charity at st Elizabeth, Nag q.
6on, n. j., Oct : ls61 ! gave up my Hhe, 4he
in the outer world. Before entering the
convent / had to. confess. all my toTnl-
e sins, little and big. Every eartnly
tie was broken, and l. entered the conEent
Under the idea that should ma IN the ols-
'els Of Charity entire devotedness to purity
Ind charity. That deiusion was soon 0e'
st1oyed, and the rose tint Of romance was
succeeded By the sternness of reality.
After three months III the convent the new
nuns hair is cut off, she tranples 1t under
earthly yanities.'' Nevertheless that same
hair Is soon sold for SO many'dollars to deck
the head of some other person III vanity. l
Eas given a veil, and by the Bishop SILVER
ting, with which lie said was esp0usad to
Christ. was then compelled to lie as one
dead on the floor for ten minutes, While over
me the Bishop read the Latin service tor the
dead. l was then given new name. ana
terrible curse was pronounced upon all VINO
should attempt to entlce or steal me away.
4l nuns are given a new. name, and their
1oImer life pronounced dead:
The VOWS we took were Of poverty. chaS1
IlT. and holy obedience Nuns give up all
taelr property. The church receives aDso'
1nsely everything they owll. 4 nun cannon
pse the pronoun "my" or 'mlne" WITHOUT
being
GUILTY OF MORTAL SIN.
She herself is ever afterward no longer he1
OWL, but the Dro1erty. body and soul, Of the
Church. Il a Sister Should dispose of a crust
Of bread to q poor one. without receiving the
especial permission of her Superior, which is
seldom given. she is guilty of mortal sin
During nv six wears in 4 convent never but
twice RECEIVED permission from my Superior
to give auytijnr Ia the uoor. and then I wa:
allowed to give some cold potatoes to two
Starving men.
TIE hear SO. much of Sisters of Charity,
Whose very dress sets them apart rs devoted
10 oclaritah,e wnr: All there is no charity
there. The .rue Sisters Of charity are the
.E2ny Protestant women of the land. wilt
nsyer let the right t1a1l.I know what the lef1
hani H., r-..L 4 ~, ,it r