Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-13
ROME TO PART lNNESES.
Husband Will Become a Priest, the
 Wife a Nun.

San Francisco. July 13.-The Rev
 Stephen Innes. formerly rector of the
 Episcopal church of St Mary the Vir-
 gin. and his wife are winding up their
 worldly affairs preparatory to making
 pilgrimage to Rome. where they will
 separate. MT Innes will return to this
 country to prepare to become Cath
 olic priest. Mrs Innes, with a com
 panion who goes with her from San Francisco. will enter a convent in
 Rome and become a nun.
 Mir and Mrs Innes became converts l to. Catholicity after giving up their
 Episcopal affiliations in 1902 Ali
 though living in perfect accord and giving their time to good works they felt called upon to place themselves
 directly under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic church.
 Their spiritual plans have been out
 lined by prominent ecclesiastics. They
 are now awaiting the sale of a hand
 some house which they built in San Francisco a few years ago stephen Innes is a son of the Rev Robert lnnes of Philadelphia. Mrs Innes is
 daughter of r. s. Smithers of New York.
 Mrs Innes was Louise B. Smithers,
 daughter of F. s. Smithers a million
 aire stockbroker and member of the
 stock exchange. She was married to MT Innes in June. 1899. at which time
 he was in charge of St Ambrose's mis- | sion. Thompson and Bleecker streets. | The mission was conducted under the
 patronage of wealthy Philadelphian, who. like the young clergyman, be- l longed to the most advanced high ! church wing of the Protestant Episco- pal church. No great success was scored with the mission. and 1t was abandoned four years ago. The Rev | Mr Innes then went to San Francisco and assumed the rectorship of the | church of St Mary the Virgin. the most | distinctive high chlpch of the diocese. | During his rectorship ii became even more noted for its ritualism and the | young rector became known as ] Father" Innes. He remained rector ' for two years. but late in 1902 an- uounced to the congregation that the | Roman Catholic church was the only | true church and advised them to | choose a Roman church if they ever i ceased worshiping at St Mary's. Mr Smithers refused to discuss the contemplated separation of MT and Mrs | Innes yesterday. He lives in Glen Cove during the summer. and Mrs | Smithers. step-mother of the clergy. | mans wife. was reported from that ! place as saying yesterday that neither | she nor NIT Smithers had been in ' formed of the contemplated separation ' by either Mr or Mrs. Innes. Mrs ! Smithers was further reported as say | ing that husband and wife were de | votedly attached to each other and that
 the thought of their separation for all | time seemed too cruel for belief. MT
 and Mrs Innes have no children stephen Innes is the son of the Rev ' Robert F. Innes an Episcopal clergy man. The elder Innes founded the { Philadelphia Home of the Merciful ' Saviour for Crippled Children The elder Innes is now preaching at Avon. | V. !. His daughter lives at Wynne- wood. Pa
 Stephen was always of a mystica. ' bent. she said vesteTday. He was a dreamer from childhood His wife | was very much like him. stephen vii
 serve his novitiats in Rome His wife \ will enter an order. They will nevei
 see each other on earth again We say
 nothing. no: ve think nothing Stepher
 and his wife must decide. and. decii ! ing. let their lives work out as Got
 decreeS--