The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-24

Appro8ching from the south you come upon
anew roadway. roughly made OF broken stone
breaking into the woodland. which little be-
yond becomes an open grove OF trees, beneath
whose branches you catch glimpse OF a
struggling yellow building. conspicuous In this
land Of old fashioned country farmhouses by
reason OF its newness, its air Of serene COM
fort. and the belfry and cross rising from one
OF Its gables. To the north there are acres or
grass land or cultivated fields. and to the west
the foot hills of the Catskills are blue In the
hazy distance. When you arrive a pleasant
faced young man. clad in frtar's gown Of
sober brown greets you warmly while under
the trees are groups OF young boys and men
whose features for the most part bear the in
effacesble marks OF privation sorrow. and dis
ease. This is the chapter house Of the Brothers
OF Nazareth. and these are their wards,
The experiment that Is carried on at Priory
Farm and that has now almost passed beyond
the experimental stage has q twofold char
acter 1t comprises purely religious life and
charitable work. The Order OF the Brothers
OF Nazareth Is the only lay Protestant brother
hood in the world: it Is one OF only three
orders. clerical and lay. in the Protestant
Church in the United States. 1t is the most
recent manifestation of the contemporaneous
revival OF interest In the religious life in the
Anglican Church. and derives its inspiration.
even II 1t does not directly trace its descent,
from the celebrated English order known as
the Cowley Brothers, at Cowley. near Oxford.
Brother Gilbert. the Superior ofthe Brothers
Of Nazareth. entered upon the special work Of
his lie when. in 1877 he became a postulant
in the Society OF St. John the Evangelist. the
Boston branch OF the Cowley order. Suisse
Quent!y he went to England and served no.
int nf fo,n Tov- fl,av~
turning home, rejoined the Boston society.
ihls experience was far from satisfying to
him. however. He never felt quite mt homo in
the order which did not at gil points meet his
spiritual needs or seem to offer to him tho best
came to New York, and for few months Ia
which has the, Rev. Father Huntington. the
dlstnguished Episcopal monk. at it's head. In
1850 me idea OF lay order dedicated to pray
r. r. Devotion. and the service Of man. quite dis
uunct from any clerical order. came to Brother
hilbert and out OF this inspiration came the
n The order was Of slow growth. For time
brother brother Gilbert was It's only member but soon
other earnest and devoted men were attracted
thasIastn unable to stand the test OF severe
ssen'denial and dropped back into the world.
1 1n. enough nave remained to place the order
upon lrm footing and to insure its gradual
community has been defined as the service
service Of man in such work rs iaymen may
Perform for the bodies and souls OF their fell
ttows.' Much time is spent in religious medi-
aye In the matter Of simple ways Of living and
Jay. mental service forthe sick. poor. and friend
and and VINO mSI are take e care o. The religious lie
Is not sasy to 6eeo Hi ca a full member of the
sxactlng; Abundant opportunity is given to
themselves to drop out Of the ranks and.
n "a 70 iA nalt M Nuht
lew are chosen. The candidate is received six
Weeks Weeks as visitor and then serves a year as u
n nHd tahen three yeaf paed
ior tve successive times Then, alter nine
m zee years OF probation. final vows for life
The habit OF the Brothers is a long brown
s x,rdia bound at the waist by a ieathern
A bont from which erueiix Is Psnlidant
ana upon the street low-crowned black hat
~Ih stiif broad brim.
ger ger was the management Of st. Andrews Cot
i Ssxjn J. l., y The Goy cTSss Mission
H. A. and 800 boys are cared for In tho course OF
S the hands of the srothsrs - OF o Sasa
tSm mel, princlpa establIshment In the au-
lF9dale, a large old iashionsd frame house on
Hat Hat i2Oth street. adjoining the Harlem
5s al sShs and Home for
yen neh and Boys. Later ON home for
S days Was opened, but this was given up in or
e cSs mat the Brothers might be free to tako
IIsctlon with the Mission Church OF the Holy
oiI3ss' When the permanent buildings for the
Muel on lrlOry Farm were completed. II was
Mo,9,acht best to concentrate most OF the work
IN ' .he order IN that one place. Another work
mmH!ch tho brothers arc engaged every sum
AZ AZ y me maintenance Of the clerical retreat
IN n uhh eTG, near the village OF Ellenville
viii Ster county; There are several cottages.
s1,oVi!shment, and Episcopal clergymen OF IN od-
rest there.