Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-06
HARD ROW TO HOE.
An English Monk Undertakes q
Difficult job.
he WOULD SAVE SOULS IN CHICAGO

Father Ignatius Arrives and Begins His
Mission-Some Account of n Remarka.
BILE Man-How He Looks, Dresses and
His Methods What He Thinks OF
Brooks and Newton Told in His Own
Plain English-Dr. Briggs Sustained by
the Union Directors.
CHICAGO, June 6-"Father Ignatius, o.
s. B., Monk That's the way he signs
himself. He arrived in the city yesterday
first monk of the church of England since
the time of Henry VIII. He is the founder
of the Order of St. Benedict in the church
of England. This statement will throw
light to the uniformed on the peculiar
style in which he signs himself Father
Ignatius come to Chicago to uphold the
old Welsh motto: "Y Gwir Yn Erbyn Y
Byd," which means, Truth against the
world" and TO uphold the truth he viii
hold mission here, beginning to-day ut
$3.50 p. m. He is accompanied by Fathers
Michael and David, who came with him
TO this country. Father Ignatius is a most
agreeable gentleman.
Description of the British Monk.
He is 80 years old. Years of extensive
travel and wide learning and study have
made him an interesting and brilliant con
yersationalist. Father Ignatius has 8
smooth-shaven face, with a complexion as
pure and rosy almost as that of a maiden
He has high forehead, his face is full and
round and pair of blue eyes sparkle
with intelligence as he warns up to fer
vent exclamation on any subject. He is
Of medium height and build. He has that
circular cut OF hair known as tonsure and
5 clad in long, flowing, hooded robe OF
black serge. girdled at the waist by {
hempen rope, above which dangle string
Of beads and cruciix. On his bare feet
are sandals strapped by leather thongs
He never wears boots or shoes-alwavs
sandals.
Like Our Own Jerry Simpson.
In the summer he wears no socks He
wears this garb both in the pulpit and or
the street. Father Ignatius is therefore {
figure that will attract people to hear him
through curiosity. But the great crowds
that have heard him in the east were
charmed by his fascinating methods of or
atery The idle curiosity-seekers became
Interested listeners. The father possesses
4 smooth elocution and the pantomin C
ge5ticulation of an actor. He has emphat-
lcally Theatre nature, with that indefin-
abb something called personal magnet
SIN And then he is novelty. That
counts great deal.
Has Taken a Big Contract.
To reporter Father Ignatius said, after
expressing the opinion that the United
States was the most glorious country il
the world, and that it would in some
future epoch Anglicize both American
continents: Il come to Chicago save
sous -not to seek notoriety have the SAINT
simple tale of Christ's birth and his saving
power for humanity to tell that has beer
told for centuries. / believe in this sim.
Ilicity of Christianity. 1t has force ]
dons fight for creeds. l do missionary
workto save souls, to tell the people how
to brome better men and women. rs,
pecially do believe in this simplicity OF
teaching IN these days of new-fangled
notions about Christianity.
An Allusion to Brooks and Newton.
"The church of England, to which be,
long, has historic faith. 1t has been up,
held for centuries. These modern heretics
who freak down this old faith are doing
nothing to build up the church, and they
oughtito leave the church. refer to such
men Is Rev. Phillips Brooks and Rev DIR.
Heber Newton. Newton is paid hand.
some salary to preach certain doctrines OF
the Episcopal church, and instead of that
he is accepting the money and preaching
something entirely different and in direct
variance with the declarations of the
church He ought, therefore, as matter
of honesty, leave the church. He is taking
the money from the church. but is not
keeping the obligation for which he was
employed.
should Go Out or BE Kicked Out.
Let him get out and start a church OF
his own. If he doesn't get out he ought
to DC kicked out. Such men as Brooks
and Newton preach views opposite to those
held by the church, and then when the
church defends itself and properly calls
them heretics, they answer back that they
are preaching nineteenth century liberal.
ism, and that the church is narrow-mintl.
ed and iOgy. Let these heretics get out OF
the church, then, to preach their liberal
ism, and nobody will bother them. They
can thenpregch without molestation the
same a Bob lngersoll delivers his lee
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