New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-25
PART ii.
PAGES II TO IA.
THE MONASTERY ABANDONED
OF ST. BENEDICT GIVES. UF
ITS WORK.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL MONKS LEAVE THEIR
HOME AT JERICHO MOUNTAIN. TENN.
AND TAKE Up OTHER WORK
OBJECTS OF THE ORDER

OBJECTS OF THE ORDER.
Nineteenth century monssticsm in the Episcopa.
church appears to have been failure in this
,.,,--,. for news comes from Jericho Mountain.
ps,~ that the order OF monks known as the
Community OF ST. Benedict has abandoned It's
,,onastery and given up the work which II beg IN
=, that region last spring The sustere Community
~ ST Benedict the outgrowth OF the COM
nunity OF the Brothers Of the Church which was
,,s,itrted by Bishop Potter IN 81. Chrysostoms
Chapel OF Trinity Church in September. 1884. when
Brother Hugh took the ana became the prior
Of The religious community. Brother hugh
was formerly a successful business man in Boston
and was known IN the world as Russell Whl'como'
He became devout worker in the Church OF the
Advent in thai city. and subsequently joined the
General Theological Seminary here and took up MS
studies for holy orders
Becoming convinced that his duty lay In another
seld Mr. Whitcornb left the seminary and with
tho annroval Of the ecclesiastical Authorities es-
tahished the Community OF the Brothers OF the
Church. a religious community for aymen' Inc
object OF the institution was: ITO provide pid-e
In the church where devou laymen may hVe 'he
religious life in community and do pracucai MIS-
sion work among children. boys and young men,
on church lines The brothers We're 10 live among
those they striving TO benefit visit them IN
their homes and care for and assist the SICK ana
rractical christianity their aim TO keep boys
and young men from being overcome 10y me "Un. VOL
in parishes take charge Of sunday schools ana
conduct services for men and Toys gulIas'
Devoted people IN the church provided home DSoe
Ninth-ave in one OF the most crowded tenement
house districts in the city. and The Prlory, as
II was called soon became known 10 many peope'
Brother Hugh Joined by other asscclates Will
IN a comparatively brief period ana tne yuuns
men dressed in a semi-eccesiasucai CARP were
familiar figures in that neighborhood Inc com
muniy increased In number. ana tnelr ne go S
ua.y became Tore ascatic and austere; put tnSI!
continued their work among the poor ana esiap,
llshed and carried on night schoo.s' fhalh'al'eu
readng-rooms and organized boys cubs >, H.,
sacrifices. seemed however. 10 perVade the mem
hers Of IN Law community. and they az one time
resolved to break up their home here and I'VE
among the mountains Of Wales rms pan was
Rui the Brothers felt that their best work could
not he done IT. d cosmopolitan city, and the! de-
cded 10 remove 20 some rura locanty wnere ' ny
might carry on enterprise that woulc me
better benefit humanity. An Offer OF large ana
commodious farmhouse, in Faisngton. Penn nor
far from Trenton. y. j., was made 10 them, rsnS
free. and thither they removed .ast Aprn an anu
orened a home for orphaned and crippled chldren
In the time the Brothers had gwen up tner
name and become the Fathers or the community
% $. Benedict They adopted the fu.l hablt o,
sandalled feet. The life however, was too austers
Tor some Of the members Of the community ana
thev returned 10 the world TO pursue their FORMER
callings Ear.y in the autumn the faishStlh
house was given ND and the monks repaired 70
Jericho Mountain near Pnevi.le where they iVed
In what was little than temporary shelter
remaining members decided 10 abandon their lie
ard 10 seek places for work In other directions
Father Hugh he head o. the community, Is az
present with Bishop Grafton; Of the diocese OF
friends here ne will remain do work under the
well-known bishops guidance