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Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
r ONDON, oct. 49, Father Ignatius,
the famous Protestant Monk
who denounces the higher crlu-
csm as more dangerous to Chris
tlanity than open atheism. and boasts
that he would still believe everything In
the Bible, even II It said the moon
was made Of green cheese, has again
furnished striking proof Of the unques-
tlonab'c character Of his. faith, At
Llanthony, in lovely Welsh valley,
surrounded by mountains, where he has
established a monastery and summoned
the middle ages back to life, he is erect
ing a beautiful memorial to cOmmem-
crate wondrous apparItlon Of the
blessed virgin, which he declares APP
peared there "a years ago Time was
when such an undertaking would have
evoked a storm OF angry protest and
derlsive comment IN the English press.
But the popular estimate Of Father lg
natius has greatly changed In recent
years. Even those who most strongly
differ from his religious views have
come 10 respect him for his earnest
ness. sincerity and unselish enthusi-
assn. Many have heard him In Amerl-
ca, Tor he once preached "A mission from
New York TO San Francisco.
SPECTRAL SIGHTS OF LONG AGO.
His description Of the apparltlon, as
beheld by him and several OF his monks
and lay brothers, recalls the numerous
stories Of spectral visions supposedly
witnessed IN medieval days, when the
church ruled supreme, and sCoiting
sceptlcs were unknown. According to
Father lgnatius the Virgins appear
ance was heralded by a great circle Of
light flashing out over the heavens and
Illuminating the whole country round
about In the center OF this circle
there gradually took shape a gigantic
figure standing Sideways with hands
upllfted, in the distance the m NIX
says, THE figure seemed TO be about %
feet high, but as It descended II as
sumed the ordinary size Of human
being ! saw distinctly the outlines Of
the features against the bright light,
and also the exact form OF the drapery,
all as plainly and clearly as Il Is pos
slble for me to express"
NEVER SEEN AGAIN.
II never appeared again to the plous
watchers but on each recurring ami
versary Of the blessed vision Father
Ignatlus and his little community have
celebrated the festival OF "Our Lady OF
Llanth0ny,' And now, having acquir-
ed the necessary funds, they win give
permanent expression TO thler faith IN
the form Of a marble statue. represent
ing q female figure with outstretched
arms holding IN one hand the camp Of
truth In which Hight wiz 0o kept per-
petually burning li-- n devout
father fondly believes BE days
10 come, when the Ga ngl1nd
shall have seen the co., ts ways
and ceaslng It's Efforts g. llcilc scl-
ence and religion, rcve.t so the faith
and methods OF lbs earlier guides. pill
grims from afar VIII gather IN thous.
ands for prayer and inspiration and
miraculous healing
HOW HE BECAME a MONK.
Il was In 1851 that the Rev. Joseph
Lrycesler Lyme, then curate, q years
old, determined to embrace the life 0f
Il monk while still retaining his allie
glance 60 the English church Assam.
ing the name OF Father lgnatius, he
FIRST attempted to found mon
astery at Norwich But the blsh-
op forbade him to preach. mobs at
tackled him and his companions, and
pouniless and In broken health he was
driven out OF the town For years
thereafter bis life was a story OF perse-
cuti0n. endurance. pluck and tremen-
dous resolution ending In 1870 IN the
calm OF Llanthouy Abbey. But 1t was
sorry haven o. refuge he first found
there lie slept for a time IN a cow
shed while the other monks occupied a
windowless barn close by. However
times mended and as the means We're
provided he wrought wondrOus
change IN that peaceful Welsh valley
until then almost uninhabited.
LIKE THE MIDDLE AGES.
The visitor, viewing II for the first
time. seems suddenly transported back
through the dead and gone centuries 10
a scene that belongs 10 the middle ages
-an Illusion TO which a singular air OF
reality Is lent by the figure Of Father
Ignatlus. arrayed as an abbot Ia the
garb Of ST. Benedict. with tonsured
crown and the pastoral stan In his
hand. The monastery and It's great