Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29


Special Correspondence OF The Star.
MARIENBAD. July 49, 1906.
~ 70 one has done more to popular
lze this famous health resort than
King Edward. who is expected to
arrive here for his annual cure
about the middle of August. 1t
ia not. perhaps generally known
that the Partially shown by his Protestant
majesty for the Marienbad waters has been
the means of greatly enriching one of the
most remarkable and wealthiest Roman
Catholic institutions in the world-the Mon
astery of Tepl which was founded as far
back as 1893.
The whole Of Marjenbad and an immense
area OF hand stretching right across Bohe-
InIa belongs TO the monastery. The monks
run the entire place. Here and there monks
have INDUCED I'm industrial specialization
with excellent results, as In the manutac-
ture OF that most delectable of liqueurs.
rhartreuse: but nowhere else in the world
are such a variety of mundane interests IN
the hands of men who are supposed to be
primarily devoted TO affairs that concern
the next world.
That however does not prevent them
from being most excellent men OF business.
Any commission In search OF Information
as to how to run 81 town properly could not
do better than stGuy the methods employed
by the monks of Tepl. Under their guild
ance the prosperity OF Marienbad has
Increased by leaps and bounds. They have
erected magnificent buildings, constructed
public promenades cut down hundreds of
trees 10 make pleasant paths through the
forests. and have provided many other at
fractions for the varied tastes of the visit
ors from all nations who foregather at
Marienhad during the summer. Graft
among them Is unknown. There are no
pulls" Everything Is done honestly,
Thoroughness in whatever they under
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and monks of Tepl. During the middle
ages when Bohemia was the scene of so
many wars and bloody feuds, the abbot of
Tepl was a militant churchmap. who was
quite as ready % mount his charger and
lead his retainers to battle as he was to
celebrate mass or dictate penance to re-
fractory monks. During the period when
the Roman Catholic ernperors of the house
OF Hapsburg were doing their utmost to
exterininate Professionalism in Bohemia. the
successive abbots of Tepi were foremost in
prosecuting the adherents of the new reli-
gion.
Early in the fifteenth century the abbot
OF Tepl took a prominent part In burning
alive the religious reformer, John Huss. at
Prague. A month or two previously the
abbot OF Tepl and other ecclesiastical dig
uilaries had caused another prominent
Hustle. Jerome OF Prague, to be buried
alive at the stake. In the ensuing war be-
tween the Hussites under John Zeska and
the forces. the abbot of Tepl distinguished
himself by his reckless bravery In the re-
pea;ed assaults which were made on the
Hustle position on Mount Tabor. During
the Lutheran reformation. for which the
HUSTLE movement paved the way, the alb
bots OF Tepl were equally active In stamp
Ing out Protestant "heresy."
Times have greatly changed since then
aud the abbots and monks of Tepl have
changed with them. They are up-to-date in
all things. Their sway is absolutely free
from the slightest trace OF religious intol-
ersnce. They display as much zeal IN max
ing heretics comfortable as they formerly
showed In making Il hot for them. They
welcome representatives OF every creed.
accept their money for the good of Marien-
bad and give them good value for it. They
do not let religion Interfere with business.
or business with religion. They have made
presents of land for the erection of places
OF worship for the large numbers OF Angli-
cans orthodox Greeks and Jews who visit
the watering place
Al the administrative posts are filled by
the monks themselves One monk Is in
spectOr of amusements and conducts his
department with a thorough comprehension
OF the tastes OF the gayest visitors. max
Ing EFFORT to impose more sacred music