New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
THE PARSONS STUDY.
SovF THINGS SAID AND DONE.


Poor Father Ignatu,. Though DO not sympath~
with many Of hi, dea, cannot Ielp feeling sorry for
Nj, ill->uccc>s in TIN, country lie came 10 the United
state, seeking rest and change Any one WHO
ha- attended hi, meetings can testify that he has
.nt no rest and little change-chery nickels
lie arrived IN the he., If summer and al once began
holding service, IN This city. of course nobody at
t,rd.d Then there came reports about hook
written bv a rccalcrint member NJ Father Tznatius'S
order charging him with cruelty and tyranny. Per-
hap, we took the charges with grain Of SALT bus
they left an unpleasant impression all ths
sane. Then the Father went I" NewfoN
and electrified everybody. but gained no
recruits The elegant people there aid. How eio-
oucnt and what fetching habit And hVe minutes
.ftorward were deeply immersed in the next lawn
party Then he went Ia Boston and was nhiOl'ed DIV
bishop Paddock which helped him considerably. Ana
now he i, closing a mission IN TINS 'N IN "h'h no
has almost entirely failed 10 get at the fashionable
peoplc among whom he has been most successful IN
the past lie ha~ not been taken up by the churches.
nor by ,ocicty. nor by the people; aud suspect h
viii carry back little money for Llanthony Abbey.
II j, not likely that Father ISnaims thinks highly N
the Christianity OF New lorS. for he has been virtually
o.trlri-,d by all the churches including hi' own.
l,p- Who have heard him wonder at his III success
,r the, admit his power and earncstncS> well ~
the winning charm Of his manner. But the fact -.
Father I.uat.u- T. out Of relation with the world ~
TODAY. III, theology l. sort Of emulsion. the eie-
uent~ of which are meiacvsi~m and Calvini>m IN
h, preaching hc Lays 80 much stress on subjective
belief that he seems 10 ignore the agency Of tho
church ard the necessity of good works Doubtless no
!, , sincere and sodly man. but whether rightly "
WRONGLY the vast majority of Christians TO-DAY look
upon h, scheme OF religion a. an idle dream
soma newspaper asked the other day why own
Episcopal monk, Father Huntington. has held alo"f
from Father I.natm,. Those who know Father Hunt
insion are not surprised that he Ia, not publicly IN
doi>ed the English monk for he has sympathy with
mcdacval,m rcvvali,m. In fact. just now he is
busy ng To- solve Of the social problem, Of ths
day hy the aid of Christianity. work that wond sem
10 bc peculiarly trivial 10 men who think with Father
Ignatnl,. Urra High church Epl>copaian> have 10
,a,onally talked about reNvng the monastic orders.
bat notice that they have taken good care not 70
have anything 10 do with the man who has been
honestly trying 10 revive a monastic order in their
church.
There are So many beautiful charities in this great
wicked city that II seems almost inNdiou> 10 single
ou any one Of them for special mention But would
like to SAY a word IN commentator OF the baDieS
Hospital on the corner of Lexington ave and Fifty
fifth St. first Of al because It thoroughly deserves
in, sympathy and support Of all good people and
,econdly because it does it, work mode>N that -
almost unknown to many who might be glad I" NIP u"
If /, entirely unScciarau aud i managed Icy a NUN
Der ~ good ladies, many of whom freely give g~A1
deal Of their time Ia II. The lot Of the adult poor
who fall III i'm their stui'y and often no'onie tehehleh"
i, bad enough But 1t is vastly worse for SICK bap'e'
i'm such tcncmcns. In fact their chances for recovery
are exceedingly small No one can ~ through '''
ward, Of this Babies Hospital and see the poor
little tots rescued from disease ana death 10y te GEM"
r,iui.tr,tion, Of women without ieciag deeply IN
tere,tcd. in this real and practical charity in'
nanag,r hope that Il, TIA, time, when the world Is
,ou,mcmo,ating the owly birth of the infant Jesus.
,ic,, will be some who will remember these other
uf,ut, VIII, 80 ,oIey need our help. and call Ia mihh
those word, of the Mister -" lnaNnuch a. We nave
done il unto the least of these my brethren We nave
done 1t unto Me-
We are all glad that DR.. Virgin Is not gong 10
Dns;on iii, church has shown III gladnesN IN II SUD
,tautaI way, 10y increasing his salary When | Z" up
to Harlem / hnd that the good Doctor II one oi tho
men whom every one delights 10 honor. ~
preacher pastor and citizen he has made an enNlnbio
record lie has brilliantly successful IN building
ND "A strong and success m church, and his dccison to
ty with II viii encourage it, members 10 Work AN
harder, III cooperation with their PASTOR