The sun., 1894-03-14
MRS.WM. ARNOLD CATHOLIC
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TgF CHURCH OF THR RRDRBMER.

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III. friends and relatives OF Mrs. William
,,noid as we'll as the members OF the Prot
a.,.nt Episcopal Church Of the Redeemer. at
p.,t avenue and Eiehty-second street. will
Ter With surprise that she has Joined the
pnr.n catholic Church. More than . month
zoo Mrs Arnold told Father W. Everett John
.on that she intended to leave his church and
h.come a Catholic. but the nsws was kept
vithin a small circle. including several mem
Mars of the catholic clergy In this eity Mra
Arnold refused to discuss the matter last
evening.
Father Johnson. who has been rector Of the
church Of the Redeamer since his predecessor.
tather Henry A. Adams. Joined the Catholic
church said:
"Iknow In q general way that Mrs. Arnold
has become q Catholic. A few weeks ago she
told me that she would leave our Church to
;oln the Roman Church. and understand that
.be has since carried out her intention. I can
not give her reasons for the change. Our dis
cussion Of the matter was very brief and Mrs.
Arnold did not 90 into details. She has been
an enthusiastic member OF the Church OF the
Hsdeemer for several years and has been q
liberal giver OF money for It's support. The
y
that Mrs Arnold's sympathies had been with
The Roman Church for some time"
Mrs. Arnold, who was Miss Annie Stuart
Cameron. is the widow OF the late William Ar
nold, who died about three years ago. and
whose father was the late Richard Arnold Of
IN, firm OF Arnold. Constable 4 Co. She re-
eslyed q considerable fortune from her hus-
bands estate. and Is said to possess 81. 00o.-
600 She is about 30 years Of age and lives at
l,020 Fifth avenue, on the corner Of Eighty
tSno,rN tSTS ,trsSt sea.e Bsbyon She has no eh
Mfs .Arnold's greatest interest in the vel.
ieSSn sS.%s. SSisR began when he came from
SpfsiO ii he Joined the catSSiic c GhuPcs in july
lsS The ohT.cs Of sse nsdes%er ssp od;. !;
Worshin % While Father Adams was rector Mrs.
support pG Of the church and is said to have made
verbal promises that che would pay church
S0u.. %oaS !S assr ans for S the
parish house as drawn by an architect included
> residence for the rector and rooms for var.
has not been paid and no further work has
been done on the parish house
faith in a letter to the public on July Ib. 1893.
Among other things he wrote:
hss snaa, tcEI to stSdy sns
for the first time the splendid arguments Of
that half score Of giants who have worked out
OF my teachers and with n Ranctity and q dis
interestedness beyond words beautiful to me.
shipping aud truth evadine atmosphere Of my
NJ ciearnsss OF conviction has under God.
been brought about by tho concurrent action
OF Two long chains OF reasoning. ! have be-
come 9 Catholic at last because there is no
and my observation and my lie have made
me aware. And. secondly. because there is no
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heartache; these moved me steadily for years
eopsstnlos Shs pst!sf system Of the Prots.-
1s 81 tSo fsesor SHs ossn HP
harassed; made by his very tenure i'm mpotent.
the hired ,mOushpieee m q & this Eestry q rich
ally ,olncious. always 10 the way-hers he 10 to
teach these rich masters of his, what they al
dorse any sbonina,ion which may have been
lsnd usually isl established In the parish.
Gods very word. tor peaee's sake. .'d and
they are the, successful rectors tpoor dumb
sSP and IDEAS
nature In the dark At last without an effort,
with the sense Of deep. uniathomahle peace.
turning from its search convicted. and all my
nature knew that light had come. After years
OF anguish and OF doubt and struggle,
passed into Gods strong city. even into His
temnle. there to be hid forever from the strife
Father 4 dams. with his wife and children.
is in England. where he Ia said to be studying
ths Catholic teachings Father Johnson told
asuN re porter that he had learned that the
Catholic elergymen Of this city were not
pleased with the public letter announcing the
Of Father Adams into the Catholic Church had
Father Van Rensselaer OF st. Francis Xavier's
Church said that he did not know what prog
Iess Father Adams was making In the direc-
hon OF the priesthood.l
Father -.dams did some literary work while
ha was pastor OF the Church OF the Redeemer.
He wrote two plays. which were accepted by
upon Bulwers novel What Will He Do With
TIP Father Adams Is an advocate OF Henry
Georges system Of taxation.
2 wealthy parishioner OF the Church OF the
Redeemer had settled upon Father Adams an
annuity Of 81 200 from a fund OF 500 600
which would go TO his family after his death.
The name OF the giver OF this fund was never
made public. Father Adams was then d.
rector. Father Johnson. -.
Not long after this story was started Father
Adams built q house at Great River, l. l., q
lev miles from Ba bylon IL was said that the
only provision In the terms OF the gift Was that
. mass should be said once year for tbs re-
pose Of a certain soul and that a ohantry was
built In the house At Great River for this pur-
pose.
tis understood that Mrs. Arnold was re-
seved into the Catholic Church by Father Van
Rensselaer, and that the ceremony was per-
formed at her houss.