The times., 1901-05-25

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meal they proceeded, as usual. p the
choir to recite the night prayers.
| There both Father Miller and Father
| Cammilo began the "Pater Noster.'
| This prayer is always recited in silence,
with the exception OF the last petitions.
! Every ear was strained when the "Et
ne nos in ducas in tentationem' was
reached. Again both priests recited it.
| There was q moment of silence. and
! Father Cammilo bowed to the altar and
| to the brothers at the right and the left,
and marched out Of the room, as the
| community continued with the "Sed
| liberia nos malo"
This was perhaps the last straw, al
| though there was one more curious lit
tie incident. On the board that con-
tains the names of the members Of the
community, Father Miller had on his
! slip The Rev. President" inscribed IN
Latin. This slip Father Cammilo care
fully removed, and dipped into a bottle
of ink, contending that there was only
| one Reverend President in the house,
and that that one was Father Godfrey
1t was at this time that Father Mil
| Ter announced his intention Of quitting
the house, and taking his flock with
him. But some little time was required
to make the necessary arrangements,
and in the meantime the friction Le
came all the greater. The music at the
| high mass and at complines on Sundays
! became a disputed matter. as also the
question as to who should play the or
gan. Father Godfrey ordered that one
of the students should play. Father
Miller objected, saying that he was too
young To this Father Godfrey replied
that it made no difference how young
he was, so long as he could play.
That afternoon the young student
played. Father Miller had instructed
his clerics not to sing if the boy was at
the organ, and they did not. Two or
three of the boys and the lay brothers
did their best, and the result can well be
imagined. On another Sunday Father
Miller took exception to the tune of a
Psalm that had been started, and so
started up another tune with his clerics.
Both sides continued to sing, rot willing
TO he downed, and discord reigned.
Shortly after this came the instruc-
tons that a part of the clerics should be
sent TO Connecticut, while the rest of
them, who were far enough advanced,
were to go to Rome, to study there
This was greeted with cheers by the
cleTics, but the general opinion was that
Father Miller had been driven out and
worsted.
1t is now several months since Father
Miller arrived in Rome, and persistent
reports have been received that he is
working to have the monastery at
Mount ST Sepulchre added to his own
province. The discussion of dropping
the studies at the college is thought to
have been caused by strong belief that
he VIII be successful.
II is well known that the present
general of the order is not friendly to
the institution or 10 Father Godfrey.
This attitude is added to by the fact
that the permission to build the nonas-
terry was signed by the generals pTede-
cessor on the last day of mis- tenure Of
Office, and that, too, in the face of his
(the new generars) avowed opposition
There are also many who think that the
building Of this costly institution has
needlessly diverted funds from the mis-
sion of the Holy Land Father God
frey's term as commissariat ends with
in few months, and his reappointment
is not looked for.
The College Of the Holy Land is not
regarded in the light Of a paying con-
cern, as the majority of the students
receive their board and tuition free. At
the present time, the close Of the second
scholastic year, all OF them attend their
classes in the monastery building, with
the exception Of one or two, who go to
the Catholic University for special
courses, including church history, liter
ature, etc.
These students, who began their stu
dies in Brookland in the fall Of 1889 at
tended one Of the Jesuit institutions in
this city during the first year In the
summer Of 1900 it was decided to have
ali The classes held at the monastery,
and in the following fall this was ac-
cordingly done, the students being
taught by lay and clerical professors
Should the present classes be given
UP, it is not known whether an attempt
will be made to continue the education
Of those now at the college by sending
them to this city or not.