The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-10
FRENCH ORDERS TO COME HERE.
Plans Of Evicted Nuns and Friars-WOrk
for Them In the PhiliDp1nes.

The effect OF the Associations law upon
| the religious orders in France Is beginning
10 be felt in the United States. Although
OF tho 5000 members Of these orders az
fected by the law less than one hundred
have so far landed In this country, arrange
ments are being made by some OF the most
important congregations in this country to
, take care Of many more.
Thirty Franciscans, five Redcmptorsts.
six Dominicans. four Augustinians and
seven Jesuits. twenty members OF the
Order OF the Holy Cross and eleven Carme-
lites comprise the list Of those who have
come to America, up to the present date.
! 1t Is not probable that moro than 1000
triars and nuns will settle In the United
States. The greater number OF those
who wish TO continue their life work under
the prot OF the Stars and Stripes
will choose the Philippines for their field OF
labor
II is not the plan of the missionaries
to abandon their present fields by any
means. but rather to lessen their forces
in these fields and give to the United States
large army of missionary workers for the
Philippines In return the Church in
America would be expected to unite with
the unorganized contributors for the sup
port Of the foreign missions.
OF the contemplative orders, the Order
of the Perpetual Alteration, branch Of
which Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan Of New York
established in this coun try four years
ago, will probably transplant its mother
house to this country. A large n lumber
of members of this order are expected
here by the first of June. The sisters of
the Perpetual Alteration spend their entire
lives in prayer and work such as sewing
and mending for the poor and for poor
churches as well. The order Ia devoted
to the veneraton Of the sacralpe Mt and
one of their chief rules ia to keep at least
one member of their congregation kneeling
before the tabernacle, in which is kept
the consecrated host, every hour, Of the
day and night. II is clustered order.
After her return from France four years
ago Mrs. Ryan resolved to establish a
branch of this order in the United States.
She purchased large plot Of ground ad-
erected the convent and private chapel
and then personally conducted five Of the
nuns to their new home. In this cloister
at least fifty of the sisters can be provided
for
The Benedictines of the Sacred Heart.
the Trappsts Carmelites and few others
Of the contemplative orders that have
branch houses in this country expect the
arrival Of parties of their congregations
by the first of June.
OF the Dominican Order few members,
at least, will 60 to the Philippines, and some
Of them will probably be called to this coun-
try and be assigned to the new house OF
studies being erected by the Dominican
fathers in Washington
II believe the majority Of our fathers
will remain in France incognito.' said one
Of the priors of the order to reporter for
THE Sun. They, have already, Of course.
They have discarded their habits, although
they probably are now wearing the garb
Of the secular priests. which / believe is
permitted.
Il think most of our fathers still believe
that this terrible condition of affairs will not.
cannot, continue, and before they ask to be
permanently transferred to some other
field they wish to await developments.
They cannot preach, nor teach nor
follow any other ministerial means of
last sacramento of the Church TO dying
man without violating the law, an. they
dare not speak Of the ;njustices which they
ere s:fsing, but they wish i possible to
BILE in the hope that they may yet be en-
powered to congregate.
OF the teaching orders against which
the. war on the religious orders, was in
of the Holy Cross are among the most
prominent. Believing that ii would be use
less to apply for authorization to continue
their work in France. they disposed of
their property, placed some of their in.
situations in the names of individuals and
quietly disbanded before being ordered
to do so.
Only seven of the Jesuits have come to
this country. and they have proceeded to
the French parts of Canada temporarily.
Very few of the Jesuits will come to this
country. Most OF them will remain in the
vicinity of the scene of their work, as they
have done in like circumstances in the past.
The majority Of the Holy Cross order
will leave France. Many of the Arch
bishops and Bishops in the United States
are strongly in favor of urging the members
of the order to establish some Of their in
situations in the Philippines. 1t is sal
that one of the American Bishops who will
go to the islands is endeavorng to arrange
this transfer.