Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-19
FATHER IGNATlrs.
a Talk With - Bcnedictine Monk OF the
Church of Euglsnd.

Church az England.
WIZ NE REVIVED NoNAsricisN-rHf Asnxs AND
HIS AssocIArrs-rHEIR DAILY LIFE AND WORK
WHAT HE HAS ,ocoNp,,surn prpt>a MIS- VISIT
tn TINS co,-x-,,
A,.u ,,., .;.l ,l A., $500
,., ~" '"e. "".
having onis monk tohsure or eireie oi nail
surrounding his bald pate. clad in a voluminous
black gown with a covl sneaking with an nm
douh.od E,cl;sh 1900. "a -. L.. -, j.
e., - =, a'" '.'''"e o'e -
ms s'meNhhs Oh the oio style engraSihss OF
Savonaroia This IL Father lgnstius. one of
the most interesting figures now before the
public. He isa uopl of IN. p-;,,sb .bprcb
and a n.r,L.~ - a.. 49,, =. 49,. :
- % '"e o'ue' " Oh n'"e"''i'
monk WIN al that the term am
phed AZ any time IN the history OF the order.
Father Ignatius il the head and front 81 the
movement looking for the revival OF monasti-
cisrn in the Church of England. As one nigh,
expect he has not always found his path lined
ch,,.a,' ne has met Win opposition from The
every dsy comr,on,,lans ,,i,;.,., p'''e "''
!" nh"iN rAs "o"A HERE
rAther Ignatius has been IN this country FOR
some time past and is now IN Washington stop-
ping at the Temnle Hotel pr.,sra,orv ,o he.
s;rn;,, -, -. :, - :, -
Ga,arla T.. !,
VEL -, ...s - NC n"' r'en i0.,N'e
10 baa ~ a,iu ~ tiNe
a. ,h,'-;sa.;, t pAiaii Ihohn' giving nun an
sris,iI, - ~ Nst 10 Va. uil.
a. L.; -. - "e ie'ei,eu "he" ne str"o ou'
other ministers he takes ms, HE ,,lIa.,;T,, a,
the door in the form of admission tickets. for
ne owns up that ne is in this country for the
p.Se ., seurihs none! Tor the Abbey on
land il is ouite the nroner can.r n 90 70 hes,
Father frnatius ana ne saws tba, no .,,.als 60,
the classes rather than for tho masses
When he is j., his monas,ery a, Ilantbo,, i,
South Wales IN. ruIes 81 bis oraer forb,d h.
speaking. save within a certain very small snac.
Of time in the tia,. but last evening he ,ail,,l
with STAR renorter about his life and worL
freely and Interestingly lie j. an entertaipinp
talker and has AN earn.s, aud st,ractiv. man,
ner that makes il very clear yby n. ba. sucl
success with Large a,,i,,nc,.s
a,,o,, -, ....
i'hei ishhuus. as If usually the case Win
foreigners under the circumstances. spoke en-.
Enthusiastically of the beauties of Wasbinptou
and of his ,i..su,, :, 80, -. 81, :, -
he. Il have inst come nm I'm, m. sou,b whar1
the neonle arr, too t;r,d an, o,-.,,.o,,,. H. a.
heat To think Of keenipy ,b.i, c;,,.s,l.,, San
noticed tba, ,hey ~ a,,a; ,I,;,,s
and we're very eager 10 hear the rrescbing a,
the Word Even xb.n 1 ,,as s;,,,,1,- -
through a town ana s,onn,,g I,, Co. a Ill, /
was be-oucht To ,reach 10 ,Lep, Ih,vas,,nl or
in Methodist. Pr.,byt.rinn Tuitarian and Nm,
fist churches and almost ali The onnosi,ion
have met with in This country ha. neon from
INV own church.
HE prv,vrn xox.sr,c,.,, ~, me ,,,,,-,o,,
80" ~ MT N. ~
les was the one 10 revive monasticism IN
the church of England since Its abolishment In
the time OF Henry WILL have been called
catholic because though very high church
man aahefe 10 the saefamehts OF the tatho lis
no, hano.,i,. H. - NJ. ~ u 1 oo ,,
tbare - a. ,,I'ei -, w ~ una
Altogether too Ii,,Ia -. III 80, -. iV ~.
Chris,iapi,v 10 aI,nost h,r;5 ~, sc 80
a. ,,,,.,t,,,, - - 80 va o'e"n nm, ahuN
nro,ct l. ~. -. - 80. -.
The princ;,,I.. IL a., t',v.t "'iu "'
II am Mt on eli -. III .l-,...
that ,oopk. and Nuns o-. ,,,,,b... ,,.,',;.",.J
nv name in The RihI, I;,b., - - ~,
and one other tbin,s tbst a-o oo,,.id,.., 81 ~.
utmost imnor,npre Pr, H. -, =, ..,
cism wa. tbcr, IN. s,;r;, ~, - r,n,, =
sepsrate tbemselyes from tba uorid g. 81.
sake of religion anil ;iv,. aIona u,,1ar n ~ -
fold VOW of voluntary noyer,y .ei,b.cr 49,
obedience. Why christ b;msel, ,,as d. ,,,,as
specimen of a monk and mons.tic;sn, is sim,,i,
an attempt 10 imita,. His Iife UonLs o,a -.
hav, existed in ali Cbr;s,;an ,,aas +, - -,
monks of tn. Church of FngIana NH wi1b
stood the advances of ST. Augustine. II ha
been said again and again that the religion
oraess were aestro!ea because OF the Immoral
Tbev wer,s anstrnrad hn., an u'Sea "a
Iusts of Henry IIII and because he Wanted :,
| fill his treasury from the wealth of The cbur,b
So monasticisln is not an innoration- bnt a re-
yiyaL
! HIS DREAM A. . cuu.n
| ..wb., lila Ii
:. o." W "e "ioiie am
= was my constant dream u DE as much INK
the Christians OF the Bible as possible. re
vered the Quakers then as coming neares, I.
nv ideal but later | found that il ,sas III,
/ spirit of monasticism that wanted. foun,
that there was no monastery for me TO ente,
and l was driven 10 the alternative either @
| joining the Catholic church or OF reyiyin,
monastcism in the Church OF England.
chose the latter though / might have found ,
monastery ready made for me and a life o
comfort. but l could not honestly become .
Catholic for | could not aeceptall the doctrine
ot tnat cnurch. theh had GOOD living u
In actino as u an !, ". asonl IN. iaahet
give up nv living. ali hone of nreferment ON,
worldly welfare. my father disinherited me an,
NV friends and relatives were bitta, L. o,nos.,