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ARRIVAL OF PERE HYAOLNTHE.
HIS POSITION AND PURPOSES DEFINED.
STILL A CATHOLIC, But EAGER FOR REFoRM-PAY-
ING TRIBUTE TO HIS WIFE.


Pere Hyacinthe Loyson arrived yesterday from
Liverpool, by the steamship Alaska, and went TOT the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. lie is little changed in appear
ance since his last visit to New-York, which was
made some thirteen years ago. His face has the
same large, genial outline, although there are a few
wrinkles around the eyes, and his hairismore sparse
and gray and now is worn long and flowing, instead
of, as formerly, being cropped close. His manner
has lost none of the charming vivacity of former
days. He wore the dress of an Anglican rituaist,
and was writing his diary when TRIBUNE reporter
called, but at once he entered cordially into CONVEX
al have had a somewhat stormy voyage he said,
and suffered severely from sea-sickness, Ihave
not enjoyed the trP much r, am surprised TO near
] am much gratified TO hear of the kind things he
has said of me. am anxious to rejoinm wife, who
is % OF
do not do her justice and her portrait in the Paris
Salon is frightf1l caricature. My wife has sus-
tanned me most nobly in my struggle.
GAS 10 my position, it is by no means so vague as
my opponents make ont. an still a Catholic. for
though ! associate much with Anglicans,
deal of reformed Catholic Church.
never had any intention of joining them.
believe that reform within the Catholic ChHrch
is possible, and more and more wished for by the
quired IS great though chiefly in discipline not in
doctrine. ] wish to place before tho American
public my idea of Christianity as large and com
prehensve system, repudiating all narrowness
Yet cling to ancient Catholic doctrine, separating
the Catholic Church from its later Roman accre-
lions. believe in the sacTaments the episcoPacy
and all the ancient doctrine of the Church. There
will be nothing aggressive in my lectures. ! think
that such violent attacks those of Pere Chirrgny
aIe imprudent and unchautable.
81 have never yet had fairplay at Paris, because
my church edfce in the Rue d'ATras is so poor and
badly situated. 1t has been enormously, stated
that through the sympathy of the late Archbishop
sums from England The Archbishop was
most kind, though not so much as
the amcnted Dean stanley; ~, but the
pecuniary help that received was small. The Worry
which the maintenance of my church has entalled
has produced an Illness but apart from tins am
quite happy. wish every priest had as happy
home. . ,
u shall probably give two lectures in Ncw-York,
but the date is not fixed. ! am leaving for wash,
ingtOn, where my wife and child await me- but L
shall return in ten days. consider that my books,
from inaccurate translation do not fairly represent
my views and intend TO bring ont collected cdi,
tion, including my later Orations on Garfield ana
Gambetta." +,
The conversation was conducted wholly In
French, the Pore being unable to speak any Ing
lish. lie is accompanied by a French Able. canon
of Perpignan, who is still in communion with Inc
orthodox Church and says his mass daily. ioIe
Hyacintle inquired after Assistant Bishop f0tti'
with whom he had COTrcspOnded, and expressed Ills
qualification at the assistant bishops elevation.