Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-01

busy one Idleness Is not tolerated WITHIN
the walls OF the monastery Every brother
has hia allotted task, and ne performs
Il all day long. witnOu. word or COM
ment. fl he wisaes 20 say anything he
first obtains the consent OF the superior
Tn re are two other OCCASIONS "heh h'
may utter a sound-when going 10 con-
fession and when singing the olices Oh
the Church.
ORIGIN OF THE ORDER.
The order dates back TO 1860, when IL
was founded, at Ia Trappe, France py
Armand Jean lie BOuthillier d Rance. d
French nobieman OF fine parentd9e ana
great estates. For many years this man
had been the leading spirit OF the gay
set In France He loved 10 adorn NM
self in Jewels and fine r1iment: he least
ed and sport Il and enjoyed 10 the luilese
the carnal pleasures OF lie. suddenly ne
deserted all his gay companions, ana De
took himself to the ancient Abbey or La
Trappe. in Normancie, th-n inhabited ~
a number OF easy-Soins Benedictlhes'
These be reformed. and gradually es,ap
lished the rules and regulations when
to-day govern all the monasteries or the
order. IL is said that SO plous were thr
brothers after the de Rance regime. that
one of them went for 80 many years with
his eyes fixed upon the ground, that AT
last. when he raised them, he did not re-
cognlze a new addition to the apoey
which had been built.
In the latter part Of the last century
some few Trappia,s came to this country
settling in Pennsylvania. They had no
fixed monastery, wandering TO many
places. and always moving westward III
the hope Of Chrlstianizins the lndians'
They got into Missouri and western III
nois. but the haTdships they nad TO en-
dnrs made the mortality so great that by
1913 only few were LEFT THESE were r.
called 70 France. In lSiS another party
came to this country and established the
kentucky monastery called tho Abbey
OF Geihsemane.
THE, FIRST AMERICAN ABBEY.
The domain Of this abbey comprises
som. /. 100 acres. and the new abbey 10 De
established on Long Island Will be con-
drcted the same az the one In KENTUCKY.
Tho architecture Of the Gethsemane aD-
hey Is studlousiy plain and austere. IL 10
a great auadrangular pie OF Drch' thtee
stories in height. There is u large inner
court within the quadrangle prettiIy idiI
OF one side OF Il consists OF TWO
cbaneIs th, one appropriated to the or
! binary services OF the Church, ana enter
81 from without tho abbey wall py 'le
general public; the Otier vo"s 81 -
the Offices II the Trappist order anu en-
ter.I onlv from within the wall as tne
members rarely 20 outside. and then only
| NV perrnlssior Of the superior.
,rhe chapels Of the Trapp.sts are never
nc, =, fo,l< ,pon. Tho yestments
are main the altar decorations cfude,
even the figures of the cruclhxion sceh9
being invariably Of wood and carved anu
painted by the monks inhabitins THO
/ place. -.,-..,., ,-o,,-r-
ono feature. Of the Trappist monastery
&c deeplv Impressive TO the easuai De
holder II Is the little graveyard away ;
10 b.. found near the chapel "heie .is
bro,hers who have passed away are iaii
IN the last sleep. without STROUD or cor
an. Above each grave Is PLAIN woodeil
cnIclsx. bearing the religious name Oh
IN. dead monk. No hint is given OF ms
yrnrlaly identity. A Trapplst Is supposed
| 10 have forgotten the world. and by the
world been FORGOTTEN. IL near and dear
relatIv. dies the brother Is not tod OF
II Nothing which transpres outside tho
monastery walls Is supposed 10 nave any
| interest for him and nothing inside ex-
| cent his duties and the care OF MS SOU.
In brief. the war OF the ordinary priest