The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28

separate entrance, facing southwest, admits The
congregation OF Gc,haemanc station,
Opening u small door ~ the southeast end of
the JuJc my guide led mt back into the CORR.
dor, ana then, again turning to the left, found
ihlSsaaii ,acG more IN That part Of the monastery
rev smaller apartments, one the room OF the nh.
h,ol, ana the other the room for the postulant..
Father Joseph unlocked the big doui leading
into the main entrance hall. and. wishing me a
good afternoon, bowed, aud Disappeared into he
inferior OF the monastery.
TN reaching my room | Opcncl wide my win.
lows, ana, admitting the fresh, spriuy.likc mir,
Threw myself into u chair and once again lie, the
before my inner eyes. ! thought OF the motto
uhn' ma seen on NJ wal Of the entrance hall,
mere. leave your h3ry NJ the door; here Is onl.
monastery, mus, leave his body behind. or must
mortify Il by lcts Of discipline and constant pen.
anGc' No that he gains perfect control over cpch
and every movement OF his flesh! S,nctitlcntiun
worship and prayers, and work, either spiritual
SWT "Sn,,li MI ,hr hours from : A. NJ. IN ~.
i%icicnl! The farm, belonging 10 the abbey, con,
iains ] Loo acres Of land, of which but a small
part Is under CIVILIZATIONS; the large vegetable
grape vines, demands the utmost care. The
ground Is not overferlilc. aud rs products must
In former years, the abbey owned u factory in
which an the cloth used, In the monastery was
aud. 4 has no. been rebuilt. All The work il
performed by monk, only u few family brothers
lending n helping mana. These innilN brother r..
81 whom There are NJ present quite II number,
are mostly incu well advanced in wears with no
klth or Kin, still able Ia work, who come 10 tho
monastery to end within ia walls their declining
days, ana are in compensation for their work
Vent and rnrcd for by tho monks until lngtl,
They live not inSllc The monastery, hut In The III.
tie. Ions O%nc'Story building which ono passGs on
entering the monastery grounds, and which, he
sides HE por'cr'h lodge, contains rooms for
these brothers ard u chapel in which every
morning mass IL said for IhCiu. There Is II surt
orr Mhiting room Tor women, as no woman Ia
pormittei To set foot upon The interior grounds
of the abbey. and also u hOok-binding shop. A
number OF other shops are iorGtcd IA tho lr s.
inCnt of the monastery buildings.
Tho order OF the Trappists, or. as they stNln
themselves. the Reformed CiStcrcians OF Dur
Lady dc Ia Vrnppr, had its origin in France, ana
tho Abbey OF Geihsemnile In con SequCnt!y under
the jurisdiction o; the motherhonsc, located in
mat country. Every two years the affairs OF tho
Abbey and those Of Gethscmano College arc
looked into and inspected either by II delegate
sent by the llolherhOuse or by the general o{ the
order himself. The college Is under the direct
supervision of the Abbey, II has been an.
proved by nm act OF the Legislature of the stale
OF Kentucky, and its dictatorship Is intrustcd
70 the hands OF ono OF the religious, Father
Iyprlhn, q highly educated man. u native OF
irc!ald. An inspection OF the affairs OF the
Abbey Will take place after Easter this year, and
II ~ probable that on this occasion the now SUI
Porior OF the monastery will be either chosen by
the community orappointed by the genera! OF the
order. The Abbey OF Gethsemane was founded i'm
tho year ls4s by forty-throe Trappist monks.