New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
A TALK WITH THE MONK
FATHER IGNATIUs,S MISSION HERE.
HE DENIES THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN A SUCCESS
HIS OPINIONS.


city has not been On the contrary. he says
he has been unpreccdcntedly successful lie entirely
satisfied with the manner I'm which the public has
received him. and greatly pleased with the kindness he
saws has been shown to him by clergymen Of all de-
nominations. The only thing that has marred his
satisfaction with his experience here is the in
which his mission has been treated by some Of tho
napers. Both secular and religious journals have
made some extremely unavOrabe comments upon him
and his work. and feels that these papers have done
him a gross Injustice In conversation with reporter
| of The Tribune the other day he said:
Several dcnomnational papers that purport to b
conducted in the interest Of Christianity have mads
IL their business to attack me ever since came 10
thi, country Of the secular papers taking Their
enc from these socalled Christian journals. have made
numerous false statements to the eject That only
mcagre interest being shown by the puDllc IN my
mission besides attributng to me statements that
never made These things torment me greatly some
times but have such faith in my work, ana In the
shirt OF Christ that guides that generally manage
| - console myself I sometimes write denials Of the
statements that they make, but they seldom publish
nv letters Here is article about me tia' NAV"
| inst clipped from a leading denomnauohai JOURNAL
| Won see Il is headed a Fruitess MISSION can
hardly decide whether ii was written ID Ignorance or
! ,n malice II it was not written in malice ! an
sura the person who wrote it never ATTENDED my meet
Incs. and doesn't know what he Is taking ABOUT
| :. Va norson who knows anything about my work
| Id write like that | believe l have done great
deal of good in this city. Here Is pa'hdse Vi lev
ters have received since began my "orh III view.
York There are hundred IN THIS pacAase' ana
| 7 have many more. They are from people VINO ha''
Ton converted TO Christ-who have had the true hghi
tcb, 10 them by my preaching. Every one Of
.Lso. heonIe speaks with gratitude OF the GOOD
| christ has enabled me to do for him. Many Oh thSa
confess 10 lives of prOfcacy, and say that the 'huNa
could do nothing for thcm but that the smpie oSpa
NJ Christ that | preach has brought tneh ~ uiem'
o,vcs have letters from ministers oil almost every
denominations thanking me for the lhSpr'uon 'Ae!
havo roccived from my sermons. In fact, II seems
| mo have every evidence that my mission mas been
a grand success. | am only sorry thdt 'd'.'''' SP
here longer for / feel that If oouia SPcnu seaf
pr<cang in this city great work lot 'H''s''a'''
would be done. - .L. r am
81 ,rart Won 10 understand however, that am
| NOT nushinc myself forward 1t Is Jesus 'mlS| ana
| ia alopo II i, not myself that is dong uls work.
| t, ,bo shirt of Christ that is in me- ANY o'her
man could do the work well as 90 IL, II nc "e'e
filled with Chrst's spirit as am On ~" "lsa
all the ministers would see Christ as see MN Aa
7 believe some Of them will believe H"N w"
committed to bring light TO many. In fdc'' ulcr e'
| ,.rs sboy IT, 4 frutesS mission, lndeed' haH'
| o ~ Invitations 10 preach that | cannot possibly
| oont 7 have A number Of requests To speak Hom
digerent churches and institutions III thl' my Ivy
t,tions have come to me from many u'n0''''' 80, -,
ovep A. far away a. Texas ana CaIliorh"' y '-'
rni.copal Chlrch Of san Francisco has lnvited me
| go there aud conduct a two weeks Museum Inc,
| offer to pay all my expenses. but o''''' -,
Ao .irs,dv ,ccepted invitations 10 preach III fAI%
dolpbia and Baltimore. have ARRANGED 70 80
| Florida on the 18th of this month"; ana l WIZ '"p
! a, PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore on my way bd'A !" ''
! North ,.,o. q, ,bis ci,v
~ have preached in about ten churches IN tla ''''
hc.ides nv regular meetings, and crowds nave come
| I xcillV
,r, mn .uch meeting exclusively for men ever tOA
,lace tefor, in this city tlie one I" whch pi m
la. Sunday night in II. Georges 'huf''' Inv 100
church was thronged. and believe mat "Id' N ~
a great deal of good. Papers reporting thi' "lS l'
tert was shown at such meetings a. tht are 'l'.Ns
deliberate fa,ehoods. II the men VINO "Fite S1-" A'
about me could see these letters the les'oS "a ,"'
| I'll, ,hat 7 have done and could see the way lA'""
,ions m preach that am Obliged to rcfus' are pou-'
| ing in upon me they would not say my ml'S'o" ~''
been frutloss' 80,
t,., a, the monk spoke a messenger entered witha
ot,er from four ministers of Williamsburg represent
ing four different denominations ASKING fa"|F
rn.,tus II he could ind time to hold an uhdehomA"
,i,n,l meeting in Williamsburg. and oherlAS % maA'
| all the arran gements and pay all eApel'c''
| .You see said Father lgnatlus. this Is the way
| they ar, coming constantly. but nave 10 i''A'.
| most Of them. | am really here Tor rest w ''"0'
| and huc, bother me greatly when talk much aia
| | must rest ,,
How are You satisfied with TIE hh'H''al '0'"'
| ~ your mission - he WAS asked
"oh v. have no trouble about &c ting al me loAo'
We need" SAID he. " have to-day received 'H''A i'
| the amount Of the Of the Academy OF MUSIC II
Rrooklyn where ! shall preach on sunday Sol"'0oD'
| always comes forward now win the rent lO' O''
halls and oftentimcs several at one time oe' 10 p"'
| ,rh,, We need Besides wha, have received "I
,ur work IN America. have had many Ems ioT oui
monastery am accused Of secNns for money ala
indeed | do seek it, but II Is money Tor u" "o'N "
| Christ ON account OF our vow OF poverty We mo."
can own nothing personally. Every ilnN HI"'' ~ '
our work r..,
! There is another thing am accused or lneI
say am tryins to found new religious society," "''
myself at its head. such statement Is utterly ial'V.
llcr. are altogether too many sorIe' - aAtdd, 50
tic last thlms would think OF would u5 ,t 20 -
hrcu another one. The statement has DeSh i.s's 80,
ny the fact OF calling together on ttIu'' , ~
those persons whom have ueeh aOle 10 N.Y. rse "a
Inc mission. in order TO say few fi;t"eH ~o'u, Se
them and make them acquainted WIN e,,n ION" an;
IN order that they might IN the tutuie Uc r G,;
| ever prompted me III my worh. what Want % 10
~ msny people VINO 20 to church without true con,
'cP'to r1, ,ns, maj tnc spirit Of Christ i WOralS
nav iu,t as ID I'D when lie alive. The ',S thn
+. said or Thought about me. the better VIII uS ptSo'
Tor | hold that anybody, b!""ii' Jones o' hD'.,Sy
iIrcd win the spirit of Christ People telling.
au"'u rw G,v th,i the idea of Christ as a personal
| saviour is spreading among people Of all den'mLs,
lion, IN thi, city It did before That Is why
| want and what an hem Tor. DOM
| caro- Tor praise or graduation IA q monk. HE 70
keep aoot and be alone, and the good maj 90 nS,,
"mni,i"nt reward Tor my labor. | believe the Simple
loye Of Christ Is spreading 70 every church III the Guy
one prominent Roman Cariolc clergyma wh9 In Hla
Ia hear me- actually advised his congregation Ia DO Inv
| wise Then many OF the Plymouth Brethren nave ue|
| 10 hear ne. there You have the t"o eAteWS :.
| christianity The statement thu: nv own thnfcH .
ucslecting me Is false Different Episcopal CLERGY no
| who know that time Is greatly taken ny aIt 10
| get, come and h"li ~trN"as
| for me here In my room on SUNDAYS when an ="
home | feel thar my mission has been a success " ~
every way and although these false reports 80
me IN the papers bother me sometimes Away MA
| To console myself with Nh" Thought that nave o'''
| good and that Christ is with me In my work ,.,
| When the reporter called Father lgntMs T nnS,.cw'
writing an article for d" The North american ke. "a
in reply 10 m article by Cuida, To be- puhl-hei HeA
| month, entitled The Impotence of Christianity