The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-09
PASSIONISTS HOME AGAIN.
BACK FROM ROME, WHERE ONE HAS
BEEN INJECTED TO HIGH OFFICE
Father John Baudeneii to Return to Italy

Father John Baudenelli to Return to Italy
as Consulter- General for America in
the Order-He Succeeds Father Fidelis.
On the North German Lloyd steamship
Ems. which arrived from Genoa on Wednes-
day. were Father John Baudenelli. Father Jo-
seph Amrhn and Father Robert Mcnamara OF
st. Michael's Retreat. the monastery OF the
Passionist Fathers in West Hoboken. Father
John went to Rome In April as Provincial Of
The Passionists In America his brother priests
acting as his oonsulters. They represented
the POO members OF the order in this country
at the meeting OF the congregation OF the Pas
sionlsts in Rome. Fathsr John was elected
Consulter- General for America. and In Sep
TENDER he will take up his residence in Rome
at the mother house Of the congregation on
the CscIlan Hill. there to remain during the
six years he will hold office. Father Bernard
Svestrelli was re- elected Superior General OF
the order.
Father Fideis. whom Father John succeeds
as the American representative OF the Pas
sionists in Rome. was, It will DO remembered.
James Kcnt Stone OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church before he Joined the Roman Catholic
Church In 1859. He is Harvard man and
son OF the late DIR. John Seeley- stone. dean OF
the theological school at Cambridge. After
studying In Germany and Italy he entered tho
army In the civil war. Wounds he received In
the war compelled him to retire ana ne be-
came professor OF Latin in KENYON College.
Four years later he was made professor OF
mathematics Soon atterrward he became Presi-
pointed President OF Hobart College but he
resigned In the following year and became II
Roman Catholic. He first entered the.conHre-
cation OF missionary priests OF st. Paul the
Apostle. but afterwarl he Joined the Passion
lists. Several years ago. before his election as
Consuter- General. he was missionary in
South America.
than Father Fidelis: Nearly all OF his active
born in Italy and was ordained priest IN
1853. lie came to America IN that year and
has been here ever since. As one OF the Con-
suffer- Generals to the. Superior. General In
Rome. he will have much 70 do with the gov
ernmsnt OF the order. and he will act espe.
cially as adviser in affairs relating to the or.
der in America. The order now has eight
monasteries IN this country. and the American
membership is about 200, The Rev. Father
duced the order In the United States in 1S15
Among the American monasteries are Blessed
Paul's Monastery. at Birmi ngham. near Pitts
burg; the CarroIlton Monastery. near Balti:
more: tho IT. monastery at DunkirE. y. Y. and
| St Michaels, at West Hoboksn. 1t was at st.
| Michael's that Mgr, Satolli was received when
| he came here ak years ago.
While in Rome Father John did not see the
| Pope. as the Holy Father. since his illness.
| that the Superior. General and four Of the
| fathers who did see his Holiness reported that
| he was. quite himself again and ought to live
| a number Of years more. Father John will
| leave this country reRretfuy, His successor
| as Provincial will be chosen in August.