The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-25
TIE LLANTH0NY VISIONS.
-zzR IGNATiUS MAKES A PLEA
rOP TIE MODERN MIRACLE.

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al Times by Many Persons Mira
les of Healing Wrought by Leaves
I'm a Bush Where the Super
,a+,1ral Figure Stood.
From the Neio York Sun.
r,.bsr Iynatius, the Episcopal
- has described himself as "an anach-
-, in the nineteenth century," and his
.,.rsnce here and elsewhere has evoked
:, s,,all amount Of censure among religion
-, Of all denominations. Frequent and
r,psuallv contemptuous comments have
t.aD made upon the visions which he says
ne appeared at Llsnthony abbey, his
-.o,sstery in South Wales, but no one who
t,s assaulted him seems to know precisely
mat these visions were, or how or when
.hgv bapuened. To a gentleman who has
.,ss the reverend father several times since
&c soiourn for mission work IN this city the
Rsneiictine monk has expressed himself
freely on the subject, and he authorizes this
rublication OF bis views:
"Tbere is a feature of our monastic life at
Tlanthony abbey more precious to myself
ond nv brother and sister Benedictines,"
GAYS the eloquent ascstic, "than the appara-
+ions and visions God has vouchased to US,
and the miraculous cures which have indi-
rectlv resulted therefrom. We regard them
as glorious and special manifestations of
Gods kindness and love, however much un-
believers may be disposed to scott at us for
Cmr faith. So much has been said regard
inc this phase of our clolstered existence
that / wish to state just what wonderful
things were seen and experienced in the
autumn CT the year 1880.
"But before doing so wish to say a word
on the general subject of visions and super
natural forces. Is there any christian who
docs not believe. as much as | do. that the
Bible is the infalhble and inspired word of
Godl This book is full of the supern natural.
From the first chapter of Genesis to the last
chspter of Revelations-which is a book of
visions-there is nothing but one continu-
Gus narrative regarding visions, miracles
and apparitions. Therefore, faith in the
supernatural is a necessary part of christi
agitv. Time and again, when talking on
this subject, l have asked-and made pause
for any Catholic or Protestant christian to
answer me-this question: Can you give
me single text in holy scripture to prove
that miracles and visions are to cease with
the apostlesP That question no one has yet
attempted to answer.
Jesus Christ has left supernatural
legacy to believers. He has said, these
signs shall follow'-not apostles-but them
that believe: in my name shall they cast
out devils; they shall speak with new
tongues, they shall take up serpents; and if
they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt
them; they shall lay hands on the sick and
they shall recover Jesus also SAID of be-
levers: Verify, verify, say unto you, he
that beieveJh on me the works that | do
shall ne do also; and greater works than
these shall he do, because l go unto my
father Therefore, say Christs promise
is not limited to any particular time
or circumstances, aud whea there
is no exercise of the supernatural in the
visible church of christeadom, it is owing
to the lack of faith. When we hear of
miracles amor the Jesuits, or any other
body Of faithful christians in the Church of
Rome, or any other church; when we hear
of miracles among dissenting evangelical
congregations-Gnd could refer you to a
house now opened by a Protestant minister
in London for healing by faith-we need
not wonder. for we are living in day which
demands supernatural manifestations more
than any other epoch in the christian
church.
LAS matter of fact the christian world
Is quivering with the supernatural in every
direction, but people have not the courage
to come forward and tell of the things they
see and hear. You cannot read the lives of
such men as John Wesley and Ignatius
Loyola without finding the supernatural
cropping up. John Wesley testifies TO it in
his life, and so do the saints of the different
parts Of the Catholic church in their lives;
and so do many Protestant saints Of various
denominations
Therefore believe that the age of mir
aces has not passed, but is full upon u.s.
Visions don't come 10 us on horse cara, or on
railway trains, or in the marts Of commerce,
In the holy, quiet hours when man draws
close to his Maker. then tho visions of God
come upUn him. And the monk who lives
nearer to God than the busting, busy man
OF affairs, often sees heavenly foi ms, hears
heavenly voices, and is thrilled by MYSTIC
influences which others can only partially
know aud understand.
u now come to the apparitions at Liam
tho1y. | have challenged the fullest in
qulry in regard to them. have offered TO
give the names of the witnesses. who are
now scattered, to any committee who may
wish TO investigate them. l have always
been wiling to answer any questions cons
corning them at meetings when they have
Dean the topic on which l have discussed
The first vision was seen en- Monday
morning, Aug. 30, $780, 1t was fine sum-
mer day and Brother Dunstan went as
usual at o'clock into the church to take
ms watch. He knelt about twenty feet
from the altar. At the south side of the
altar there is large window, which was
not then filled with stained glass, and con-
sequently bright light shone upon the
sitar. The brother had been half an hour
at ms watch when he raised his eyes and
saw, In front of the tabernacle, a kind of
due mist playing. He thought that his eyes
must oa affected, and he ru bed them.
thinking it was an illusion. But as
ne still looked, tho mist thickened
until he saw the monstra ce, or silver YES
sci which contained the host, within the
taoeinscle, glimmering in the mist. outside
the massive door of the tabernacle, which
was locked. The door is of iron nearly an
inch thick. The key was in my cell, which
mad Tot left that morning. The mist
gradually cleared away, and then the sacred
vessel containing the host was plain before
inc brothers. eyes, and the sunlight from
sne window flashed upon it. He saw this
ler nalt an hour, and on leaving his watch
sui looked back upon it.
An associate sister then came in to take
ner watch, and knelt down as usual at the
screen In the outer church. When she
looKed at the altar and saw the same ap-
pearance, but she did not dream of its being
supernatural. She supposed the bless d
sac ament was exposed, and was much
es,onished to find that the host was exposed
wlthout the usual signs of reverence and
ueVotIon. As soon as her watch was over,
at II o'clock, she went to the monastery
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