New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

vice The present Provincial Tor the Eastern paIs
OF the United States Is member OF the New foIh
house, the Very Rev. A. " Higgins. While me
Dominicans are not numerous IN thls county, San,
nearly all notable preachers. and they are kept
busy most Of the year holding preaching missions
Of two weeks in parishes that require spirllosi,
stimulus. Personally. the Dominicans are most
courteous and weIl-informed men, with whom ~ Is
clearly and tolerant gentlemen in their weli-ap-
pointed convent 1t Is a little puzSiing 10 m , IN.
ragged. dirty and intolerant Perhaps. however.
that description would oe more true IN some Psrss
the Francscans Domncans are mendicants In
this country That part Of the rule has been niodi-
convent bowever is strictly enforced All the
household work OF the institution Is done by lay
convent, which is correct though In this country
convent is usually thought Of as the home OF nuns
THE JEsUITs
The Society OF Jesus. whose members are COM
monty called Jesuits founded by Ignatus Loyola
in 1910, is too well known to need any extended de-
scription. It's history has been an almost un-
broken series OF triumphs and defeats: In fact II
has generally been the stormy petrol Of the Roman
Church, in whose bosom It has frequently found
its most implacable foes. The Jesuts played an
honorable part in the evangelization Of this con-
tinent and some OF their missionaries TO the abb
orgines lived lives Of apostolic zeal and heroism.
The Jesuit order u.s. however no, a monastc order;
while It's members conform to certain rules. tho
live in the world and they have generally striven
to keep in close touch with the currents Of thought
In the community. The Jesuits in this country
have been active in education.
Church's religious orders. that OF the Congregation
OF ST. Paul better known as the Pauist Fathers.
ave and Slxtieth-st. This order. which Is large
ly composed Of converts from Professionalism. was
founded IN 1858 by the Rev. Isaac Thomas Hecker,
who himself formerly Protestant: In lSS ne
Joined the Brook Farm community and afterward
1s45 he became Roman Catholic and Joined ne
Redemptorst order from which he was released
hon be idp1 n 3.
The Paulst priests have always been very mucn
respected by Protestants well as Catholics and
many Of them have taken prominent and honor
day. They devote themselves largely 10 disspat-
Ing the prejudice OF Protestants against Cathon-
cism. They have a branch house in San Francisco
and a novitiate in Washington
Every New-Yorker has often noticed the large
BUILDING ni n eyeT knows ON
the monastery and church OF the Passonist
Fathers. one Of the most austere orders OF the
the Cross To visit this monastery. II one has the
privilege Of doing so, is TO be transported PACK
Ages. The Provincial is the Very Rev John b.
Bandnell and many OF the members are foreign-
men dressed In the habit Of the order. inc
fathers are delightful TO meet, ard though h many
simple minded as children In matters pertaining %
this world.
GOODWILL TO OUTSIDERS.
One thing will particularly strike the Protestant
visitor to any OF these religious orders In all cases
cordial goodwill with him entirely ignoring the
fact that he is a hereto outside the pale. One
gains the impression that these men are too much
impressed with the realities Of life to worry over
the shlbholeths of sect But whatever may be the
reason for their friendliness It is most engaging
exhibition of good breeding that all religious con-
troveTsalists ought TO initiate.
The Augustnian order which was founded ~
1856 is important As II used TO be- IL VIII
be remembered that Martin Luther Au-
gustinian monk The bare-footed Augustnians are
The principal house Of the Augustnans in this
country is at Bryn Mawr. Penn.
this country the Capuchln Fathers. the Carmel
its Fathers the Obate Fathers of the immaculate
Of the Resurrection the Servite Fathers the Trap
pist Fathers the Vinccntian Fathers. the Marist
Fathers and the Sulpician Fathers:
While the religious orders are still an important
factor In the life and work OF the Catholic Church
ton OF supreme importance that they once held
Their golden age is past. While the world to-day 10
have done. 1t is wholly out Of sympathy with the
monastc conception Of duty. It Is no longer adj
mtted. ii once by everybody. that the Divine
Being gives His special approval 10 those who leave
the trivial round. the COMMON task In order that
they may reach a higher life by blind obedience 10
cas- les a. ne Foundation Of monasticlsm Chris
tians to-day are inclined ask Where is the au-
he ordnary duties Of life is Inherently better than
the man who lives in the world and tries 10 do his
full part In It? ChristenGom is grateful for the
types of saIntship which the religious orders have
produced But it needs to-day other types OF saint
Ship reared and brought 10 perfection not In the
cell Of a monastery. but In the workshop, the fac
tory and the cOuntng-room And because II needs
the saintship OF the common everyday lie. men
and women who will bravely fight in life's battle,
IL longer gives its choice spirits 10 the so-called
higher life OF the monastery II Is not Protestant
opposition that has weakened the religious orders:
They have declined because in Catholicism itself
there is longer the unreasoning response 10
their appeals that in the OF faith led the
nobest and best seek their ranks. With her
great practical wisdom the Church Is able 10 utilize
them to-day but their glory has departed. They
are no longer able sway the heart OF Christen-
dom dominate the politics OF Europe.
This country seems TO De especially allen soil for
the RELIGIOUS orders II is well known that some
bishops do not encourage them. and many parish
priests hostile to them. And this notwitnstand-
ing the fact that the religious orders In this coun-
try are OF the highest character, when mas
not always been the case in Europe. Inc truth
IS American Catholicism has imbbed the spirit OF
the country. which regards the common. every
life OF the citizen the highest lie. and LOOKS
with favor on no rule" that oXalts the non-coin
batants above those who taking part in lifef
many-sided struggle.