Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-09
A FLOCRISHEyG ORDER.
Growth of the Society of Jesus in the
United States from 1884 to the Pres.
ent Time.

From tho n. Y Herald
The prominence given to the Jesuits by the
recent debate on the Freedom of Worship bill
gives special interest to the facts concerning the
society of Jesus established by Ignatius
Loyola-canonized as ST. Ignatius-for the
propagation of the Roman Catholic faith
1t is well known fact that the state of Mary.
iand was the first refuge in this country for the
Jesuits. Two priests of the Order of Jesuits
landed March %, 1884. from the English vessel
the Ark and Dove, on the Island of ST Clement.
IN IN chesapeake bay. which has since disappeared
others Of the Order of Jesus flying from Eng
lish persecution, began the mission which they
G tntn a. 81; Marys and which afterward grew
INTO the Province of Maryland, established July
., 1858, and which 1naily-August z 1879
Vas W changed into the New York and Maryland
Province of the Society of Jesus The differ
ence between mission and a province Is that
the former takes its laws from the province
Which sentit out and the latter is allowed the
lhlrty-slX fathers, thirty-one scholaSticss and
forty-three lay brothers, with a number of
churches, missions aud tourishing educational
establishments for the laity, as well as for MEM
Ders OF the society, the JeSuits being a teaching
as Wen as preaching order, and there are few
establishments Of the Com pany OF Jesus.
The priests of the order Travelled from France
e Iana a ana thence down to New York, then
was administered by Father jacques, in 1912
1852 three Jesuit fathers established the first
tSathoiic mission in this city in a room of the
G mouse OF governor Dougan, who was Irish
CATHOLIC. These We're Fathers Thomas Harvey,
Henry Harrison and Charles Gage. They estab..
lished school near the Bowling Green. and the
ground on which old Trinity church stands was
the play ground. When the penal laws were
enforced enforced the JeSuits were expelled, but they
returned gradually. ST. Patrick's cathedral in
Mott street, was built during the pastorate of
the Jesuit Father Anthony kohlmann, early in
aboS th: J ss Iheo k0b
mann and fenwick on the site of the ne w
cathedral, 9TH avenue and 5Oth street. It was
known as the New York Literary institution.
JESUITS IN NEW YORK
The first Jesuit church of New Yorl, was
founded in 1S47. The year previous Bishop
hughes had placed the colleges which he had
established in Foi dham entirely in the hands
OF the Order OF Jesus In 1850 the Jesuit church
the college of st. Francis Xavier was then
erected by the order, standing today among
The New York Maryland province embraces
MARY iand, New York, Pennsylvania Rhode Is
land Virginia. Massachusetts, New Jersey and
colleges and novitiates exclusively under Jesuit
control Among them are the Georgetown.
M oodstock; st Francis Xavier, st. Johns and
II mas nineteen Jesuit churches and missions.
The number of Jesuits engaged in teaching
preaching and parochial labors is 656. The
majority of the Jesuits now here are American
order
vince OF Missouri, with headquarters at St
LOUIS. and which includes the western states
California and Buffalo
The order is stronger in numbers now than at
a any sine since Its general suppression. 1t is
OF them In Italy, with l $3.50 societies; Germany
I'VE = oS; with 2,975 societies; France four, with
societies, the latter including all English-speak.
ing lands, making IL, 7O1 branches of the order
IN the world, according to statistics taken
lew months ago. Every member Is bound to
implicit obedience to the orders of the general
o! the society, without hesitation and without