Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-13

Special correspondence OF the DEsEzr-
NEWS.
When one glances around and
contemplates the turmoil and hustle
in politics aud religion. he can't heIp
wondering what q mysterious world
il is We live In. Lo0k at the vas,
number Of political factions and par
ties, and hear what they say of each
other. Protestants aud Catholic
abuse each other without stopuinp
TO consider why. Both alike abuse
Mormons, and in Ike manner can't
tell why. We never stop to exam
inc the philosophy or literature o.
any sect outside our own. This
thought struck me, as took up last
weeks issue OF the Catholic Home.
the official organ OF the Roman
church in Chicago. Why not read
this carefully, and see what this old
Church Il doing in our new coun-
try. The Home is an eight page
weekly, and taking into considea-
ton the strength OF the Catholic
Church in this city, it is far from
being prosperous journal. The
English speaking Catholics, though
closely welded to their church, are
far from being liberal patrons Of
church literature. This Is win,
perhaps, 50 many Of them know 20
little Of their own or any other re-
ligion.
Let Us take a glance at the Caiho-
nc Home. We find ON the lrsi page
a two-cOlumn article from the New
York Herald descriptive Of Roman
Catholic nnnnery, situated fourteen,
miles from the New York city hail.
This nunBery Is known a. She ls,r-
pus Christi Mana.tss, and m.
women Eho occlpy 1t known as The
Nuns Of Perpetual Alteration a the
Order Of 81. Dominic. The com
munity st present cOnsis.s Of IS
clustered nuns, sisters for outside
work, ani pIstulluts or prob.tion-
ISIS This Is the only house Of thi.
order in the United States. In lis
cip!ine and asceticism IL resembles
the Frappist m9nE., one inonastry
OF whom also xists in this country.
The Order Of St Dominic was
founded away back in 1915. At
solute poverty, mendicancy, ehAst-
ity and Obedience are the resluir,-
ments Of its disciples. This was tha
order known as the "Blael1 Franz.
from the black robe habituslly worn
outside the clOister. To this onieT
belonged the famous Thomas Aaui-
mas But the women branch Of the
order y comparatively Of modern
iAie. The life Of it nuns Is passed
n constant prayer and Perpetual
ldoration OF :he Sacrament.
The nuns rise at 5 n. m. At 4
hey assemble for prayer aud ule,ii-
..tion lasting two hours. At
breakfast consisting for each person
IL a cup OF coffee aud two ounce. on
bread, is served. From this time mi
.O-S0 the nuns are empioy,-d in
sacred garments and priestly
Iestments. Prayer is again prac-
ised for half an hour. AtlI O'Clock
Inner OF soup, fish aud fruit r.
erved. Meat is never placed on
able, nor is IL ever paTtakea on
After dinner recreation Is taken 10
p m, when one hours absolute
iient contemplation l. INDUCED in.
Ii : p. m prayer lasting for half an
our Is praetised. From go 70 a
I. NJ. WORK In the Common nom IL
ar.iet on. From 70 g p. m. ves-
ers, beaediction and payer are the
ruer. At 8 p. m supper Of potatoes ,
nd tea Is served, and then recrea- /.
Ion tai go I. NJ, at which time d,
rayer, meditation and examination ,
conscience Is carried ON till s 30 I
. m, which is the hour for retir- /
x.
The bed is q bare plank. Ok feet
ng and three feet wide. The /
uns sl0p in their robes. ami at /
licnight they are again sum- Q
ened for mathis, which last two =
ours- From TO a. m. sleep l. b
;ain INDUCED in. During all this =
~ and night, silence Is observed K
efore one nun can open her lips 70
lother, permission must be OBJ Y
iDed from the prloress. 4,
On the fsce Of a clustered nun e
an can never gaze. IL occasion a
qnires that man must be spoken a
, the nun stands behind a doutIe n
tticed window, also curtaines. with 4
uze, during the interview. The b
'ctor is not admitted 10 The nuns a
esence until she Is in danger or d
ath- II this is not trying 10 gain
aven by making earth n hell. N Il N
fhcult 70 see what else IL Is. The d
ticle reads like a chapter from ~
NE old tome, written in the dsy, m
Numa Pompilius or Of Sesostris -
The next article Is n pen picture Il,
Father Ignstius, the Protestant a
INK. He Is classed as an aesoteric | "a
uaiist" He is also = famou. %