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soup. At that time he was Rev Joseph
Leycester Lyme, and his fame ran
| through the East End of London like
| the flame Of a train of gunpowder.
Here is another case. In August,
1873, during the building of the Abbey
Church at Llanthony, some stone fell
from height and crushed workman
His poor body was described by an eye
witness as resembling "a mass of
pulp" To the monk, now Father Igna-
thus and Superior of the order, was
borne the news that a workman had
been killed. In his cell he had bottle
of Lourdes water-the water of the
well known healing well Taking this
he went to where the man lay. Re-
lating what followed Father Ignatius
has more than once referred to "the
voice which whispered its commands to
me-" 81 knew" he says, "that the
Master was about to call on me mes
sage of resurrection in the name of the
Lord of Life
So the monk knelt by the body. He
sprinkled it with the Lourdes water,
and. in the presence of the other work
men. commanded it to rise in the name
of the Lord
If search were made it would doubt
less be possible to find now eyewit-
nesses of the astonishing thing that
happened. At once the man rose. He
was whole and well. Without uttering
word he started to walk to his lodg-
ings a mile distant Everybody was so
surprised, the worker of the miracle
excepted. that nobody followed him;
they stood still and stared Afterward,
when the man was examined. not
scratch was found on his body and he
knew nothing Of what had occurred.
Father Tgnatius tells of other mir
acles One Of the most recent concerns
a boy who was dying of typhoid fever.
The monk was beseeched by the boys
mother to come to his aid. 81 believe
our Lord intends that 1 should raise up
this poor boy by the power Of His
name he remarked to ii companion.
and accordingly he went to the house.
Sprinkling the patient with Lourdes
water he called him by name, and add
ed: ''Jesus Christ says you are to get
up The boy is described as having
risen at once and the next day walked
FIVE miles to present Father Ignatius
with some flowers for the altar.
Hardly less strange is the monk s
account Of how one night the Voice
babe him leave his cell and 90 to the
chapel. The summons was obeyed and
Father Ignatius describes his horror at
seeing the woodwork in flames. He ad- !
vanced boldly to the FIRE The flames
fell back before him. Without water, /
without effort Of any kind, simply byI
the viii which he says be derived from /
his Master, the fire was made to die 1
out. Moreover. when he came to look
around. he could find no trace of it \
except the ashes Of some cloth busters |
in a recess. A miracle had happened he
declares. The fire was stemmed and |
the woodwork restored
At LlanthOHy the rule Of st. Bene-
diet is vigorously observed. The monks
rise at clock. Picture for your
selves the uDutterable bIeakness Of the
heart Of the Black Mountains at on
4 winter 5 morning They assemble in
he chapel for mathis, and, working
and praying, speaking only in whispers
land that seldom. speaking not at all
from at night until 9 in the morning.
hese men who are supposed to be dead
10 the world pass their days.
Making all allowance for the zeal
md the petv Of Father Ignatius, how
,ver. II must be said that his monas-
cry has not been a success. Not many
men have been able to stick to the
aonastie life at Llanthonv for more
han a short time. Some Of those who
ave survived the novice stage and talk
n the life vow have bitterly repented. ]
Taking the life vow is an affair Of '
erribie solemnity. The intending monk