Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-22


and Of non-Catholics is largely CEN
tered in the new Cathedral High
school, which will be opened for the
reception Of pupils early in September
Brother Angelus, the Superior, ar
rived yesterday, accompanied by
six Brothers. Brother Angelus,
wherever stationed, and notably al
Norfolk, Va, has brought the
schools entrusted to him to a high
grade Of financial and scholastic sue
cess. He will, after being settled in
the Brothers home, at the head Of
Thirteenth street, Immediately proceed
to th3 enrolment Of scholars and the
formal organization Of the school
Following is a brief sketch Of -he
teaching Order to which the Brothers
belong:
The religious congregation known as
the Xaverian Brothers was founded IN
1889 at Bruges, Belgium, by Ileodore
James Ryken. During the early part
OF his life, Mr.. Ryken visited America
for the purpose of devoting himself 10
the conversion Of the Indians, put
finding that field too extensive for MIN
10 cultivate, he returned 70 Europe
and associated himself with the ceie-
brated convert and writer, LeSage Ten
Brock, in conducting an asylum IOr
orphans and destitute boys. The sight
of these poor ch ldren made such an
impressiOn on his mind that he deter
mined TO found s. society sOf men VINO
would devote their lives 70 the Chris
tian education of youth. Thinking that
Europe had her Just proportion OF re
lgious teaching orders, his thoughts
were directed towards the New World.
Accordingly. in 1928 he visited ST.
Iouis. and laid his plans before Arch
bishop Rosati, then Bishop OF that
diocese.
Mr.. Ryken visiteS. America twice be-
fore he began the foundation of his
congregation, and each occasion
consulted the bishop hen IN the COun-
try. They approve bis project, ana
encouraged him TO p u it into eXecu-
ton. Returning 70 EUROPE, be lmme-
Ciately commence IS arduouS WoIh'
nv nrepariug the ~ citutiOn and rules
~ his intknded gregation. In this
he was a. a; "a by the venerable
and ] ,it. Father Van Kerk-
L act was to proceed to
10 was kindly received
Father, Pope Gregory
him words of encour-
uthority to establish the
regation, placing it un-
ction of Mgr. Boussen,
Bruges.
srican missions in view,
hi. was selected as the
new society, because
S could be obtained,
AS39, the congregation
- Sin,ier the
APOSTLE Of then -es, VINO was
a as its patron.
short time many young men
limited and amidst numerous
nd hardships. they prepared
IS for their labOrious work by
study. On the feast or 81.
vier. December 8, 1913, Mr..
his associates were invested
slfgious habit and received
lions names, the founder TAX
al Brother Francis Xavier, al
nafron Of the congregation. The
korn by the brothers resembles
rorn by their patron durlnS MS
i'm India and Japan, ana IS very
like a clerical cassock Win Oe4O
hite collar. .,,
work Of preparation vas con
Aand on October p, 1870 hto1u-
els and twelve companions
\consecrated themselves TO
th&e vows Of religion. The
ing year these promises we're re-
Viewed for life. Active Work was Iu,-
z mediatelv begun by opening a SmaA
school in .Bruges, which soon grew 20
g. Ct Francis Xaviers Institute. Pro-
pressing RAPIDLY it was changed TO ST.
Francis Xavier's College, and IS at
nresent the most fu0rishing seat OF
learning I'm thai city. Since then. other
schools have been established by tee
brothers i'm Bruges, and In otaer parts
of Belgium.
In 1S4S Brother Francis sent out Tor
England where he established the trs-
branch of the congregation. IhaJ COLI
Onv has been steadily growing. ana
now the brothers conduct several Hour
isbine educational establishments IN
london Manchester, M3yheld. Preston,
etc The Catholic Collegiate Institute
in Manchester holds q high rank
among the institutions of its kind, as
+be nublic examinations show, for the
nuniis carry of high hOnOrs and
awards from the college preceptorS. St.
Francis Xavicr's College I'm sussex Is
another prominent Institution under
the direction of the brothers.
But as the congregation was eStao-
lisbed chiefly for the American mis-
sIons the founder looked anNiOusly for
ward for an opportunity 90 introduce
+be hrothers into Thls country. This
was happilv brought about by the late
Arcbbishop Spalding. then bishop OF
oP Huntsville. Ky. Through his iustru-
mentality. Brother Francis. accompan-
led nv six Brothers, arrived IN Louis
VILE XIV. August IL, 1891. and took
charge OF st. Parick's and the lmmacu-
late Conception schools, which they
boId tn the present day. Other schools
soon followed among them -. Xavier S
Institute. now st. Xavier Oluese' ON
broadway. one Of the finest colleges
In 1850 the founder, Brother Francis,
resiened the generalship OF the order,
which he had held for twenty-one
,,oors Brother Vincent one or the
1ioneers i'm this country. ana the pres
- Snnerior General. was elected in his
,isce During his administration the
sAsletv has made rapid progress, both
Nis country and In Europe.
49, ~ the BROTHERS is the re-