The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-22
vows OF CELUBACY.
Catholic Prelate Who Thinks They Have
no Place in the Protestant Church.

New York Herald.
Mgr Capel, who made 'Vows and Religious
Orders the theme of his lecture last evening in
the Church of ST. Agnes. was asked by re-
porter to express his views upon the Potter
Lee Huntington controversy.
II purposely retraned," said the Monsignor,
from referring in my lecture to the vows taken
by Mr. Huntington. But beyond all doubt it is
a strange phenomenon to see the Anglican
Church, after having rejected and destroyed the
monastc system in England, now, after lapse
of $50 years, admit in the fullest possible
way that religious orders are absolutely
necessary for efficiently carrying out the
work. of the ministry among such
peopletss those who inhabit the tenement houses
This is one more proof unintentionally given in
support of the truth and wisdom of the Catholic
Church. 1t is straw indicating very clearly
that the whole High Church movement is, in
spite of its leaders, steadily moving to Rome. the
center of unity"
"How does the episcopate in England regard
this movement"
There is no bishop in England who would
dare to administer VOWS of the kind reported to
have been taken by Mr. Huntington. The well
known Brother Ignatius" (Lyne) has
for years been struggling. to obtain rec.
ignition in England. He has received
deacon's orders but no bishop will ordain
him priest, and, indeed, some of the bishops have
| even inhibited his work On the other hand it
has to be admitted that certain Of the clergy in
England have formed themselves into congrega
IlOnSs uOIaDly Inc N6V. MI D0HSOH anu MS IOl-
lowers, at Oxford, and the Rev. Mr.. Newgee and
his followers, in London. But all this is, so far
as the public know, done without the approval
and sanction of the bishops"
ION whose side of this controversy do you
hold to be public sentiment in England"
Beyond all doubt Bishop Lee. IN his letters,
renreSe-ts .o general sentiment of the Protest
| ant Church in England. While it must be
equally admitted that logic is on the side of DIR.
| Potter, for if you admit women to vows OF chas-
| tity, obedience and poverty and gather them
into orders, there Is no Fen why men sh'uiu
| not do In like manner The underlying ques-
ton is Who has the authority to call such orders
! into eXiStence?"
8 Has the monastic system place in Protest
antismT
cit is wholly alien to Professionalism every
where, and for the simple reason that Protest
| alntism does not admit the existence of an
authority that can call into existence such or
ders and expound and control their constitu-
lions and rules In Catholic orders the vows of
and limitation from the rules of the order which
have been first approved by Rome"
DO you look upon the VOWS taken by Mr.
Huntington perpetualg"
Il am sorely puzzled to understand whether
Bishop Potter considers these vows to be ALWAYS
binding. for, if reports says true Bishop Potter
offered the pulpit of Grace Church to Pere
Loyson Pere Hyacinthe). who took these very
VOWS IN perpetuity, and, nevertheless took to
him Mrs. Merriman as wife. It is to be pre-
sumed that a similar set of circumstances aris-
ing in the case of Mr. Huntington Bishop Pot
ter would deem her perpetual VOWS Of chastity
null and void, perform marriage ceremony for
the gentleman and then offer him his pulpit
again."