The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-17
RESEARCH cluD
Interesting Session Last
Evening.
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The Dreyfus case Vas the subject Of
discussion by tae Research Club on
Thursday evening. The Rev. w. N.
kincaid read Q most interesting paper
on the subject from an ecciesias-
teal point Of view. Professor Scott
spoke at some length. as also did Pfof.
Brigham. showing the danger TO be ap-
pretended from military government.
T. McCants Stewart was elected . mem
Der and several additional names were
handed In. The subjeet for Aext meet
ing will be Sports
Following 10 the substance Of Mr..
Kincaid's paper:
In order to get 1t the root Of the
Dreyfus affair and to understand its
full meaning. we must go very far
back. Its history really began in 1871.
37S years ago. when . Spanish soldier
OF high rank. named Ignatius Loyols.
having been wounded In battle, SOL
EMMY resolved to change his method
Of warfare and to become a veritable
soldier Of the Pope. He ultimately
created what he called a company or
society Of men organized In . totally
different way from any existing eccie-
siastical organization. That company
Is known today throughout the world
as the Company Of Jesus. or the Jesuit
Society. II was established on three
fundamental principles. First. there Is
what IL known as the principle Of
Pr0babilism-that any doubtful con-
duct Of which you are guilty. although
against the admonition OF your con-
science. Is probably permissible II you
can find any doctor OF theology any
where In the church who has justified
II or excused II; In other words, the
principle Of pr0babilism means the
substitution Of external authority for
the voice Of conscience. The second
marked feature Of this society Is what
IL called the doctrine of Mental Reser-
walton. As all the men who have fig
ured on the side of the prosecution In
the Dreyfus business are pupils OF the
Jesuits. they furnish US with illustra-
lions Of all the distinctive features Of
this society. The doctrine of mental
reservation was illustrated by the con-
duct Of the president of the first court
martial that tried Captain Dreyfus.
You may remember that when he gave
his evidence on his oath he said that
he had read only one of the several
documents that, In defiance Of the fun
damental principles OF Justice, had
been shown to the Judges at the first
trial behind the PRISONERS back and
without his knowledge. But there
happened to be on that tribunal, as
there has been. happily. on this. at
least one honest man, and he appeared
as witness at Rennes. and therein gave
Colonel Mauvel, the president Of the
first court martial, the lie direct, say.
ing that all the documents had been
read, and not one only. ThereupOn
Colonel Mauvel got up and unblush-
had said was that he had read only
one document, but had not denied that
the rest had been read by his clerk.
There you have an illustration Of the
Jesuit principle Of mental reservation.
telling the truth to the letter In order
to deceive in'the spirit; and then there
Is the principle Of which you have all
read-that the end justifes the means
and that to achieve a particular end
which IL Judged desirable and good you
may adopt the most wicked means and
remain blameless, and you know that
at every stage Of this trial what il
called the honorable end has been
thought to Justify lying, forgery and
attempted assassination. No doubt
many engaged in this travesty on Jus
tice have been persuaded that they
were uph0lding the honor Of the
French army. and that they were JUS
tiled In behaving In way that has
staggered and outraged the conscience
of the entire human race. What, then,
was the fundamental principle under
lying the policy Of L0y0la? II was the
absolute supremacy OF external au-
th0rity. The one virtue In the ethical
system Of the Jesuits IL obednience al
all hazards and at all costs. Even II
the thing you are required to do II con-
trary to your conscience. you must dc
1t, and you are held blameless II you
have been ordered to do It by ecclesias.
tical authority. II you wish to know
how thoroughly L0yOla elucidated thil
principle you should read his spiritual
exercises. Here are two Of his instruc.
ti0ns; he puts this sentence into the
mouth of q disciple: II ought 10 desire
to be ruled by superior who endeav.
ors to subject my judgment or 10 sub.
due my understanding; I. G.. you must
submit not only ydur conscience and
your will. but your very reason TO youi
ecclesiastical superior. and you mus
make every effort to bring your way Ol
thinking into harmony with his. ~
that you may do II willingly and In
diligently. Then he adds: u ought
not to he my own, but his who created
me. and his, too. by whose means God
governs me. and yield myself 10 bs
moulded In his hand like 70 much
WAX. ] ought 10 be like corpse which
has neither will nor understanding; 81
like . small crucIfx which 10 twtnsd
about 1t the will Of him that holds II;
or like = stan In the hands Of m old
men who uses II ~ may best assist
or please HIN"
Now from that day 10 this ths his
tory Of the Roman Catholic Church
has been n history OF tbs efforts NJ thu
Jesuit Society 10 dominate the whol'
church and 10 saturats II with thes,
s.sla t..l An l.s