The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-28
MME. HYACINTHE IS HERE.
THE WIFE OF THE APosTATE PRIEST
COMES As A MISSIONARY.
She viii Try TO 1nterest Americans IN the
New Catholic Church Founded By fere
Hyaciathe-Her Son Accompanies Her.

She Will Try to Interest Americans N the
New Catholic Church Founded BY Psre
Hynciathe-Her Son Aecompanies Her.
Mme. Hyacinthe Loyson. wife Of tho cele-
brated Charles Loyson. bettcr known ms Pere
Hyacinthe, arrived In this city yesterday. and
is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. She is here in
the interest Of the work which she and her
husband are at present doing In France. m
Loyson is q remarkable woman in every sense
OF tho word. In personal appearance she Ia CON-
manding to a degree. She has q strong though
by no means coarse face. bright hazel eyes
white. strong. even teeth. an agreeable smile.
a firm chin, a tall. erect figure. aud admits
with good grace that she Is SO years old. She
10 a graceful talker. never at a loss for q word.
Her voice Is ~silvery. her manner quiet and
kindly.
A Sun reporter found Mme. Loyson yester-
day seated before a great mass OF correspon.
dence In her rooms at the Fifth Avenue. and
perhaps q more sevarsly dressed woman has
never been q guest OF that fashionable hotel
Her gray-blue gown Of soft cashmere was
loosely-arranged ~rlastron Of tho finest black
net. which hung In graceful folds. frightened
at the waist by a heavy black cord. such as Is
worn by the Sisters OF Mercy. A deep rufle OF
soinbre black served as a collar. and added to
tho effect Of the tight-fltting sleeve. Her only
ornament was a large silver cross. attached to
a black ribbon which encircled her neck. A
long. black veil. supported by u Spanish comb.
served as a head dress.
Tho life story OF Nine. Loyson is a curious
one. An American girl. born Of Puritan stock.
reared in the Methodist faith. and for many
years a COMMUNICATE ofHcnry Ward Beecher's
church. she became by her persistency and
ability a prominent figure Of the. Roman Cath
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UiIf Int the Vatican Ate laq isselt. '"IS Nine Hs', Loys s9n has
w W 1t e. many political; social and nd religions I.u1
the isIth, which later IN Iife she embraced and
r Fen ra ct '1 I. q L! Me %'asi A0 q 6h '5'' Two RTo
sa1. yho we're 5isd porn N o, .s ,hi' u ydS's, a aaa n
Uni Nnito I" States I. | a. seSssai ys sn st 81 her m !"
was one Of The arst women, in America to do
h' srms sEain with Cart. Me- IAN. MifHn an he
e espou ses the as1' Roman oman c SaH He'i faith. NF She
quickly developed into a politician. however.
tween the Ultramontaines. or .Jansenists, and
the Jesuits. taking sides, with. the Liberal
G1th2lifh yAo Of rs' t : fo sSsA s sRs wss as nt tss
sought after and had matured tho plans
for a woman's college at Rome. whom there
dkVohIou vi 'Io fS0h5 tIo u
sweet. voiced Pere Hyaointh, who. despite his
priestly avocation. became enamored OF the
1si,nanto American. and the affection proved
The priest finally %renounced the deep ~asceti.
cism ofthe barefooted Carmelite friar. snapped
Of his happiness. and married the. woman Of
his choice. 1t is hardly, necessary to add that
the h press of Europe snSSnsV was us ou nsseI,aT hits ia its com aMe
their marriage Pere' Hyaclnthe and his wife
h IN ~ n knl fnYnfhnr In In Il ar p,nV
mission-the reform OF the Catholic Church.
Speaking Ct that mission yesterday, Nine.
THE life OF nations presents n series OF
crises whose primary cause eau isi most always;
the Vatican Council and by the war which fol
lowed it. is not only solemn-it is tragicaL.
the liberty Of, conscience by that Council. has
not separated us from ,Papal domination which
Was never SO powerful MS Mt present. and the
perhaps never SO blasphemed. Our great and
v SsanHeS Which hH.to throws sv It alter matt into ths
arms arI Of atheism to escape ultra ,nontanism.
atheism. One holds up as a rsmedy an idoiD
:. Bear i9 mind that ours i not q new sect:
ch1i & .as s''fffS" ero 81! sSo nHn be- but e ope cSnsc 4.
Our Catholic Church has never changed. but
the the l,oman ,Cohhsa Church Ieha has been Isl slowly but surely
changes that Gatholicity was perverted; The
f T. ,h s,'u isitS.. az 80 T Sen 5s" shs ln; sthrSifst
q tho Pope: for tho simple reason that the
alter the Hes es asbit "n"ra Of q our "" chu %fHy Sso iii
Catholic. the, national Church OF power. We
Catholic Church is the great republic Of souls.
Rome d~eviates, from the principles Of Catho-
liz GiH we ds wds sd 15G% the Is sys Is / Toh The ga ho.
man Church BY st. Paul.
Ny object in visiting, America is first to
lost health; but while here expect to accept
the ths Invitations entsr s1Tead sn rsesi ~ dr to gi w.. DRAM Mw
religion, which is an old religion taught by
time, / expect to appeal to our friends for help.
that the good work may go on unihterrupted:
S Shen T ! ssy t1at o safe oi thi Rsy fo Ss siiIians d
Catholics in France only two millions are in
r meHliitny Roman oqn ,o sath foMGs,s The tS.x thirty-tw9
s ssSsss'f T. th} S"sl sss'0 Sise 70 G Ggh ."1 t%ey
stRR ss may o fa,! in ch1ist H%mif Snrlnn! F'ftfht ort sGst
stition. The priests and bishops are perfectiy
Church. but By reason Of their donStin9 the
iniailihility Of the Pope they are regularly and
promptly cxcommunicated by the Pope Of
Rome.
The National Society for the Evangelical.
ton OF France originated by the good Phre
during tho last Lenten soason. already In
the ministers Of the Lutheran. r,resby-
iiomani churches Of France. Now You have
tho history OF our Church. the old Catholic
Church OF France. In p nutshell"
Nine. Loyson Is suffering from an injury to
her foot. which shc sustained ON the voyage
over. having been thrown from her berth
during n storm. 1t Is of q sufficiently serious
nature to detain her here several days longer
than she intended. She is accomp panied by her
son Paul. who Is now Ia years old. and to-
getlicr they will journey westward when Nine.
I.oyson Is we'll enough to proceed.