Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-07-30
CUB EUROPEAN LETTER.
Notes Oh Pcre Hyacintlie.

AS Pere Hyacinthe. This is not the in
PRODUCTION to any moving tory of fallen
celebrity. The fact that Mr.. Layson
was dining in cheap restaurant vas
simply an evidence that he wished to
economize. Nevertheless, his striking
face a. he sat there in his lay garments
called up 10 my mind a far different
vision Of Il Carmclite monk, the origI-
nality of whose t!cquence used to at
tract 4 more worldly than catholic audi
ence within the walls of the Cathedral
of Notre Dame. 1t Is a curious history,
that of this priest, who, after having
tried the regimes Of several of the mon
:,stic orders, ended 10y abandoning
them all, and establishing himself as
the apostle in France Of Old Ca hole
ism or Gallienisn. Mr.. LAWSON wa
born at Orleans in 1927, and studied AT
the College of Pau, but he does not APP
pear to have distinguished himself in
spite of a natural disposition which
gave PROMISE At Tau he was seized
with the poetic frenzy, ANA seriously
believed himself de- tined to be 4 rival
Of Victor Hugo and l.amartinc. His
taste Tor rhyn." was encouraged ~ the
applause Of the salons of Pa;;, until, in
1915, he WAS admitted In the seminary
OF 81. Sulpice. After completing his
studies he spent som" years in teaching,
but feeling the field Too narrow. he
asked TO enter toe church of St. Sui
pce, where he was accordingly appoint
ed Vicar. He soon, however, aban-
doned this parish to enter upon 4.
noviciate with the Domini ans at Fla
vigry. He did not stay with them
lcpg, and in 1859 he joined barefooted
CarIaeli;es, and took the perpetual
vows in 1860. His apostolic life began
in 1861, and after preaching in all the
important provincial towns, he was
called to the pulpit of the Madeleine,
and there to Notre Dame.
Then, as now, Pere Hyacinthe, with
all his conviction, never succeeded in
others. He impressed you
by his learning, and he fixed your at
tention for a moment by the originality
of the subjects which he treated, ANA
the boldnesS of his language and meta
phor. Like the Pere Ddon, whose
Lenten sermons preached at the Trim
ite, have, it appears, spread terror to
the camp Of the orthodox. pere Hya-
cinthe's Ideal "aI 30 rrco1tile the
Church al modern progress, filth and
science, Christian sclf-sacrilice and
modern sclfshn-ss. He WAS ready to
make all sorts OF concessions - the
worldly nay, some even went to
Notrc Dame simply to be tickled by the
worthy Orators development Of delicate
subjects, just as they went to the Paais
Royal theater to grin and wink their
eyes over risky farce. The audience
Of Pcre Hyacinthe at NCtre Dame was
very characteristic.
The nave Of the cathedral wa open
to men alone; the women were reie-
gated to the side aislcS. Around the
pulpityou saw disnitarie5 Of the Church,
savants, economists, public |
orators, lawyers, deputies, students aud !
priests in large numbers. Leaning |
against pillar was 4 journalist taking |
notes ; indeed, had it not been for the |
.0nsured heads and the bright robes Of !
he prelates you might have thought |
yourself at q lecture at the College de |
France, The side aisleS, too, had their
The women pressed |
,nd struggled to hear Pere Hyacinthe, !
u.s. rs they now press and struggle to |
near Pere Did0n or ptrc NoHsabro. |
Here and there amongst the au.tere !
eminine public, an eieytJitc Is cOnSpicu-
>uS, with her coIuetli>h hat, and 4
gallant cavalier intrigueS for a thai! !
Ill ! d j}efit duhc for his curious compln-
on, ju-t Us if they were at q fAohi Unable /
at the Madeleine. At the
toor, files OF carriages, emDllzoned
how, ,t,7i J |.