New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-16
PULPIT SKETCHES.
THE JESUIT FATHERS AND THE 'hoNO"
OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER.

Tn the annals Ot the Roman N''"''' -,
n "a recorded that Father Isaac loiu's' -. IS
his way 20 New Amsterdam In 1o4'' ""0 "..,,s
governor. holdin, services for the "hn TWO ror+y
,1 4, tho co,onv II Is further written tnat ivy
Gears a ter three Jesuit Fathers esl"ohsno" 49,
catholic mission in New-lots "u''"inH -, -
near Bowling Green 1hev were however W., -,
80 mn :, statutes. such Was the lWpeIlcu W.
" ,,,,,n.h TINT noN claims tho spiritual care Oh
on'onn 90, a an Manhattan Island. Aho'ucF Ve"''
,,,nor KonIuau was the rrrt administrator o' '"' NV
a,o.e,e NJ Ncw-Yurk laid the eOiner-s'o"o W.
Patrick's Cathedral and cstauiisuc" d." go .ho
I.arn,n, OH the site OF the new CAtheara! III loo Wv
I,,s vrcr, invited by Bishop Hughes To the en"rE VI
y,,,r, corlc,c and one OF their number, Fath'r Lar
hin. was commissioned the following year 10 """u
,,,h and found a cole for the Jesuts III tnls 'i''
u,,ed from For lham with Aity ceuts IN ms pooh''
,,s s,lc oart. for the Undertaking, ana tn'S
% dv, cents before he reached MS Io"sihSo ~ -
yorh Il is impossible even 10 glance W YIN e
If developments romantic and eVen''"i ~ 'n'S w.
NTH we reach the wear 1850 when Father Ryan Is 'o"""
- t ,oa q, AoIrishing college the present sue pur-
-, and the corner stone Of the first church s'iehn!
Id stretch OF about thirty years moro ana me WIN
h.s - far outcrown its boundaries that lie" nn" NO
n,fccnt church arises. adjoining the hrs'' LUIS
edihce was dedicated last year .,. aud
rncr il strong temptation TO dwell at this POM "''"
consider somewhat particularly the UNIQUE anu So,
b,e structure. winch Is unqnallhcuS 'o"' tro,,,lv
- ,-..n,,,c,nrc- and Jesuit predictions can '
a., his .psti etie dlrcctlon-Wmle It lfhlAS ~
the CLAIMS and preteusions of Go'h'o az com,
.,cn of religious reverence ana eyhl'o' -. ,ossod
Co.. ,, r,ac in native blue granite must "' I''''"
NV with it, sumptuous anu c'"' 7,a,lo rr.s-
clustered pol,hed columns, its rare a" "uiiN nv
80 H., ,a,,nrceht In the fines: spirit AMI eNecu'oh VI
,,rich work rs to composition, drawing ana 'o'oi
nen, constituting as they doa very s''l' W &c.
,iye religious art; the long perspective VI ,
tho costly affairs with their precious sfop'''S '"'
laffg
an this sde Tie Atlantic. the studeh' c'iSo' %"
,a,,ops AMI ,,enius OF the school OF stfucNuISu "'
, church so finely represents In fact there arc wv
ehnrchr>-the lower, OF crypt church, ana TIC "if>'
ehnrch proper They have about the same 'hc"'
TWELVE THOUSAND WoRHhi'F'NN Wv ,-,a,,,
In these large churches masses succeed III
on SUNDAYS beginning ~ a. H. and cos'"N W." "-
Grand High Mass ~ II. During that une zen n'
are said AMI commonly, 10000 WoIehipltrs nave S''nN
60, ,ona eudalitics societies, cOmliine FC~ltIs9 con-
ter.n,es lectures and duties crowd the ienIi'
nj the day until late evening. Every "NcH NY N ''
a. ar, said AT the high altar IN the lower 'inI0' "
.very one OF the twenty-five jesuit iAthe'e WIG ''n
tu,e tho society. says mass eIeh DAY either III '' E
chanel or at some one OF the seventeen affairs OF IN" t"o
,,ho, Tho nastoral work OF the church = hhdcr ue
care of sia of the fathers WHO are rcih!"''F'"!
mons lectures. and conferences from w" "'''7 W." ava
The various proicssOrships III tue college ohd'' az" "o
,,on of the Rector These Fathers nave heaCs JIG N
Eor
,ty institutions and charities Back"ells hEy anu
pnd,r. Isiands Yet another ministers at tbs IoINos'
and stands. ,y the cibbe of every condemned Ca"onV'
Tb- College Ia regularly Incorporated, gives inc Bach
eor's and Mlster- degrees, and between thi.e ' o'
hundred pupils aIe in the various classes
The Rector has absolute control OF both Coieec ana
Church. and indeed Of every thing Pereon and lhefeeV
h,n tho Jurisdiction of tho society. Every office Of
.ervteo and labor ~ filed by lay brnther-lanit"ls'
sextous attendants, mechanicsIoT there - t-oI' "
shoeakeT and gas filter IN residence -coOhs' ""os'''
ARE ALI sy-DrOhers. There Is no pIe;alce 0I Ahco.io
f re.erye or secrcveness lutVcness about thc cb
hslment.
,,op The venty i've fathers, not person in hrn
dre eonl pont ont the Rector retiring. half shy gen
tleman who seems to observe nothing and to nc o't
mostly in his own reflections One would not suspect
that Quiet dcierentia msuipul it0r or sides oooc'-
rasee and other apparatus fOT the AIstratioh OF eV
tine lectures 10 the sole, central Will and p"Es"ay
We, M one ms bound constrained and no one Is
eecn governing directing. There is onotunB
strangely automatic and imporsonJ IN tue general
movement There is CheCriuness and fiankheSs III as
.losure There is no hint Of a-eticisu, grucsomc or
repulsiyc There Is clearly time tn laugh and Nfcsh
u,ut Is no; an empty word But the pace and spirit OF
,ork :. wonderful and the place fairly nuns under its
multit lei and mccs.ant activities. Anonl'Ies ana
paradoYce bpwiider the observer These me-" are 7'"ns
nositiye characters. All completely ana deliberately
educated. Most Of them clearly haze known c"ndi-
There are no eouIed vsses misanihrOpes nor social
eccentric here Many have brought generous fortunes
and tncone. free rtA the Society. All have brought
absolute sclf-sDnecatiOn, Ud laid aside all WILL choice
and self seeking Not of them h proprietary right
IN ANYTHING his wardrobe. O1e asEs and receives
permission to 20 10 the barber. Nothing Is fted or
rooted.
ABSOLUTE DEVOTION TO An IDEAL.
The Society holds every soul 0f them ready TO start
anywhere and do any lawful Bidding at the motion OF
the Provincial No man dreams OF the probability or
possibility OF personal gain or advancement There are
bare floors and spareness everywhere The furnishings
and amendments OF fathers rOOn aside frdu hand-
fu OF books would hardly bring ten d0llarf at auction
Yet there IS 10 friction nor visible wea1noe. They
seem Ike . "forlorn hope OF IN army who. having
burned the hi yes and left their tDpefl0Sna az She
rear push on cheey TO cloo with the foe at the front
Yet private relations discover the fine inyidualtlcs,
rare tastcs exquisite accomplishments, keen wisdom,
gentle numOr, kindly charity among them These men
have lest everything put g. yet ,usst on seeming
70 have everything They SEEM 20 the common OF
server rvetsi iU hopeless bondage yet there II the
buoy ancy retiuln OF tie upIsr IN their SPEECH
and behavior. There 10 criDgug nor sheer EeIv1ty
They walk talk aud = Like have entered into
q transcendent freedom
II seems not impairment 20 consider ar wc AZ to oh
serve these t%cnty Ave who appear to have got
rid OF all will Yet might u not be that eacn mnus viii
N the surrender enriched and augmented TO the
twenty MN power the mathematician would put H.
and that body or obTYns witb twenty i've vigorous
Enlightened wills stranded and annenlod grew
INTO greater potency that each man casting ms
gil into the treasury found himself enriched In joint
proprietor-bp OF twenty five other Wills AT any rate
hese fathers believe and " they had found tho
golden Me IN this absolute devotion ~ IDEAL
which onends and repch every prcdspopition ~ man
and society. Poverty, chastity obedience are CALLING
shaeklea the he Yet thcse
gather them lovingly and proudly the insignia OF
their they better than coronation TUhcs.
II may be there Ia hint here concerning the uys
terry OF the HOcety social force, when only 10000
men, under these honda find Themselves pitted aganst
the world
HOW BROTHER Is EDUCATED.
Seophytes and candidates are received ~ early ~ sev