The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-14
CHASTITY RELIGIOUS RITES.
People who Sleep in Collins, Wear Chains
and Undertake to Work Miracles.

People who Sleep in Collins, Wear Chain
and Undertake to Work Miracles.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-There arr
five women and one man living at No
I62 Amherst Street who sleep ever.
night in their respective collins. A Ger
tain DR.. Jacques, widower and gradu
ate of the Victoria School Of Medicine
has founded a community at the mum
Der above mentioned, and, in order tt
verify the reports as to the extraordinary
character Of the house in question, {
visit was paid to the establishment.
DR.. Jacques has the appearance of {
very sincere man, but is evidently
touched on the religious question. and
in fact, he admits that Archbishop Fabre
is not pleased with the work he is carry
ing on. However, he believes God i:
with him, and that the ecclesiastical ap
probation will sooner Or later descend
upon is head. II made a bargain with
the bon Oieu, "becan the zeal Gus doctor
'the year the smallpox ragged in Mon.
treal," says the Toronto Empire. 81
visited no less than 200 cases, and in
return God greatly favored the mission
have in hand. viz, The alteration Of the
Holy Face"
Among the patients was a family from
St. Jerome named A.ubip, and the father
and mother, with five daughters, the
eldest twenty-four years and the young
est thirteen, now live under the doctors
roof. The parents live like ordinary
mortals, but the five children lead a life
almost as severe as The terribly austere
regime Of a Carmellte nun. The house
in question Is not Of modern construc-
ton by any means, and when the visitor
was shown into the courtyard in the rear
the elder Aubin was engaged washing
the doctors wagon, and his good wife
was similarly occupied with the wln-
dows.
AS this worthy couple do not belong
to the community proper, and conse-
quently do notsleep in cof1ins, they were
left at their work and the next floor was
reached. The five little sisters, as the
doctor calls them, were found robed in
red material, with a white head-dress
falling down over their shoulders.
These girls have no education whatever,
yet their medical protector says they
are very learned in things pertaining to
the celestial sphere. Theyretire at $50
and arise at 4, and although all work for
the house, the greater part OF the day is
spent in alteration and prayer.
By the side of a nicely decorated alter
stands post about six feet in height,
and upon the latter hangs an OK chain
ten feet long, the use Of which was ex-
planned as follows by the good doctor:
When Montreal is given over to carni-
walls, to balls aud parties, and when the
devil finds it easy to tempt frail men and
women kind, 1t IS at these seasons that
the five sisters devote themselves most
intently 10 penitence and prayer. This
heavy chain is hung around each SISTERS
neck for an hour al a time, while they
kneel IN prayer for Their sisters Of the
world whom destiny has thrown in
temptations way.
TIE doctor now draws aside a curtain,
and a large deep coffin, painted black
and covered with gray cotton, meets the
astonished gaze Of the reporter. The
cloth being removed, the pillow is found
to be made Of soft wood, and not sim
gle article Of clothing is visible. The
five sisters sleep upstairs, the second
floor beng divided into half dozen
small, cheerless rooms OR cells. The
furniture in each ofthese sleeping apart
ments consists of a black coffin, a table
and tin wash basin, the same absence
OF clothing beng quite as marked as on
the floor below.
In reply to question, DR.. Jacques
stated the girls would rather die any
time than leave the community, and he
ratified off the most wonderful miracles
that had been operated following brief
sojourn in his community.
A brother from Okla had left his own
establishment broken down with disease,
and after sojourn of forty-eight hours
at No. 1G2 Amherst Street had return
ed to his menastic home in Otland weigh
ing sixty pounds more than when he
left and being qnite unreconizable by
his religious conferers. In fact" con-
cluded the doctor. 'far more miracles
are performed at Ste. Anne de Beaupre,
and everything has been done but bring
ing the dead to life again."