The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-18

Social Resort Of the Order Composed
of Brilliant Menu Most of Whom are
Priest-Ho>tility To Lord Kitch-

Many Of the most aristocratic names
OF England, France, Germany. Austria,
Italy. Spain. and even Of Russia are to
be found on the social roster of the Or
der Of the JesuIts. which. although its
ranks include some brilliant men OF
humble birth. il for the most part CON-
posed Of priests who are at the same
time accomplished men OF the world.
The publicly acknowledged membership
numbers about 5000 and In addition
thereto there are many priests. prelates
and laymen who are affiliated with the
order Moreover a. nearly all the best
and The highest forms Of Roman Cath
Ole education n Europe are in the
hands OF the Jesuits, Ii follows h
not only most of The members OF tho
Catholic aristocracy Of the Did World.
but also the scions of the Catholic reign
ing houses, nave received their scho!as-
tic training from the Jesuits. From
this it will be seen how extensive u
far--eaching Is the influence which h
order is able &C exercise.
II i the one religious order which
the republic of France regards a a
danger TO its regime. for Ii looks
upon the Jesuits in as Sd strongly
identified with the cause Of monarchy
and aristoeracy and as the brains or
the movement for the monarchical re-
storation, that its principal luminosity
is directed against the society.
In referring the other day In shese
letters 70 the death of the general
of The order, namely Father Martin, l
mentioned that by thet terms Of the ital-
ian law of 1871 the Jesuits alone OF
all the various religious orders are
forbidden to maintain the headquarters
at Rome. This law has, however. since
the accession of the present King been
more honored in the breach than in
its observance, and although a shor-
time ago he prime minister declared
in the chambers that he had no Official
cogniZance of the presence of the hear
quarters of the society at Rome or
of the residence of the general and OF
his principal assistants in the Eternat
City, yet the fact remains that the or
der is now directed from the ~so-called
Germaaic College at Rome when Ia
Il Jesuit scholastic institution.
ANS a1N1sSo LsN 80 ~ t~~" f>~'~
TO Father Martin and the so-called 'as-
s~istant'> of Italy has been appointed
as vicar general of acting general until
the definite election of the supreme
chief OF the Society OF Jesus takes
place. The generals bureau-if 1t may
be allowed 10 use the expreSsion-has
five chief l~ieutenants who are styled
a~ssistants-one for Ital, another ION
Spain, the third for France, the fourth
for Germany and the dff..tfor England
They may be described as the cabiner
ministers of the general. Besides Theses
there is Il priest with the rank OF
assistant who is styled the adnouitor,
and whose business it is to subject 70
criticism the various acts n measures
not merely of the assistant, but even
of the general himself. Then there
are ten priests who are styled Sec
retaries general. :
1t is claimed, though moi officially adj
mittted, that within this circle there is
a species of council Of ten, somewhat
similar TO that which welded 50 great
occult power at Venice in the days
when it was a republic. It Is under
stood that the general, the assistants.
the admoniJor, AND three OF the .nnst-
important of the secretaries generaY
DdIl iSAC II ohty -
fetal mention ever made OF It's
existence is to be found in a
papal bull of Pope Paul III, Dear
ing the date of 1549.
AS to the sourc of the Jesuit
Order, no one has the slightest notion
of their extent, for their property is
held largely I'm the names Of laymen,
who are rot openly affiliated with the
society. But for several centuries past
it has been in receipt OF the gen
erous gifts and requests, and its fall
ces are managed with wonderful clev-
erness, the order controlling entire In
duSrries and even steamship lines, es-
pecially in Southern Europe. That
their resources are well spent cannot be
denied. Much of them are spen. In
mission work, and the Jesuit mission
aries, as a rule, are extremely success
full, especially in China. owing to the
care with which only the cleverest and
most suitable men are selected for the
work. and to the fact that rs a gener
al rule they all idea OF ever
returning home thus enabling them To
devote their Whole thought and soul
TO their task.
Lord Kitchener, whose position at
the head Of the British army in India
is becoming md more insecure
owing to his differences with the home
govarnInent-and to the hostility CT
the English press of every shade of
political opinion in particular of The
London Times-has lately been reveal
ing 4 side Of his character at Calcutta
Of which the general public has hither-
20 been ignorant, for he has been car
rying off all the prizes at the great
orchid show at Calcutta, and the glory
and the beauty Of his floral exhibits
would nave excited the envy and adj
miration even of Joseph Chamberlain,
the former colonial secretary. To those
who Know min best, however. this love
Of flowers on the part Of Kitchener ID
no new trait, and but few are aware