The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-09-02

oldest and noblest families of Italy. The
two Sisters, in virtue of holy obedience,
set out from their beloved monastery,
August II, 1S75,-Sister Magdalen being
appointed Mother Abbess of the new
foundation, or of any other foundation
to be made bv his holiness, granting
her all the rights and privileges COM
monty enjoyed by the superiors of the
order, expressly ordaining, that in
these new foundations the first rule
of st. Clare should be strictly ad-
hered to, especially in the things re-
lating to the observance of holy
poverty.
They arrived in New York, October
u, having a most calm and pleasant
voyage. Here they encountered many
trials, which though severe, did not
discourage them in their noble under
taking, but rather afforded a means of
manifesting the true worth of their
noble characters. After a series of
bitter disappointments, they received
an offer from his grace. the archbishop
of New Orleans to establish themselves
in that city. They gratefully accepted
the offer and through the kindness of
Mrs. F. A. Drexel and Mother Bowler,
a religious of the Sacred Heart We're
enabled to reach their new home,
March Is, 1877.
Their stay in New Orleans was of
but short duration for on June II. they
were surprised by a visit of the Very
Reverend Father Gregory Yanknecht.
minister provincial of the German
province of the Sacred Heart of st.
Louis, Mo-, who told them to get ready
to leave New Orleans and to go to
Cleveland, o. Without inquiring into
his motives, they simply bowed their
heads and prepared for departure.
leaving August S.
at Cleveland new trials awaited
them: three months had barely elapsed
when Father Gregory, accompanied by
Father Kilian, came to tell them that
a number of German Poor Glare Col
letines were on their way to Cleveland
and would arrive the next day; that a
fusion of the two communities was to
be made and that they were to conform
in every detail to the usages of the
German Sisters. They had received no
previous intimation of this matter
Without knowing the reason, they had
been conducted to Cleveland for the
purpose of introducing the German
Colletines for whom Father Gregory
had promised to provide a home in the
United States. but had failed to OBJ
tain the necessary permission from
several bishops to whom ne had ap-
piled for leave to establish them in
their dioceses. When. however. he in
formed his loTdshin, the Ri. Reverend
Bishop Gilmore, that there were two
Sisters belonging to the family of
Bentivoglio. who wished to settle there,
his lordship. having heard of them
from the Ri. Reverend Bishop Chatard,
at once said: II will certainly re-
ceive them
Upon the arrival of the German CON-
munity it was found to be impossible
to conform to their usages and Gus
toms, the rules of the Colletines differ
ing in many essential points from the
first rule of St. Clare, which latter the
Sisters had been sent specially to found
Besides this. there were several rights
which had been directly conferred on
them by the apostolic see at Rome
which they could not renounce until
they were taken from tfrem by those
who had granted them. They wrote to
the father general in Rome fully ex-
planning matters and received his sane
ton to leave Cleveland which they did.
February 26, 1878. thus a second time
deprived of their home. but thew went
with brave hearts trusting TO the guild
ance of God.
They decided this time to make an at
tempt to collect funds to purchase a
proper site and build q regular mon
astery, although they had been in
vited by the archbishop to return to
New Orleans. Accordingly I. thew
started for New York where they We're
known and hoped to find friends will