The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-16
Mother Superior General of Sis.
tiers of st. Mary Joins Ro-
man Catholic Church
NEWS CAUSES SURPRISE
Mother Superior Margaret Glare at
Kemper Hall is Senior Official
of the Order-Will Remain
Loyal to the Church
(F'rom Monday IS Daily

(trom Monday Daily
A profound sensation was caused in
church circles in Kenosha today and
particularly among the better known
members of the Episcopal church, when
announcement was received that Moth
er Edith, the Mother Superior General
of the Sisters of ST Mary in charge of
Kenlper nall in this city had been
baptised into the Roman faith at Phil
adelpbia on last Saturday morning and
had left the Mother House at Peeks-
kill New York, to give her life to the
work OF the Roman Catholic church.
The announcement Of the change in
faith of the Mother General who hS
been the head Of the Great Episcopal
Sisterhood for many years, came as a
surprise to the members of the SISTER
hood in Kenosha and to the Associate
sisters in this part Of the country. The
Mother Superior General is widely
know among the older Epicsopalians
of Kenosha and the Milwaukee do
cese as she was formerly in charge Of
Kenper Hall in this city. She came
to Aemper Hall in the early seventies
when the school was first turned over
to the Sisters of st. Mary's by the
diocese and remained in charge for
nearly ten years. She was greatly be-
loved and revered among the Sisters
stationed here and among the members
of ho io4o
Sister Margaret Glare, Mother Pro
vincial of the western district and who
is now at Kemper Hall in charge of
the work and Sister Catherine, the
Mother Provincial of the southern dis
ftrict, who is at Memphis, Tenn, have
conferred on the matter and it is posi-
bic that both of them will go to Peek
skill to seek to prevent any of, the
other sisters at the main home of the
order leaving the Sisterhood to follow
their Mother Superior General into the
Roman church.
Sister Margaret Clare was seen at
Kemper Hall just before noon today
and it was evident that the action of
Inc Mother General had been a great
shock to her. 81 do not know as |
desire to say anything for publication
at this time, /" said the Mother Superior
Provincial, you have probably re-
| ceived the full reports of the leaving of
The Mother General and her union
with the Roman church and [ am not
IN a position to give out any further
statement. I do not know of any other
OF the members Of our Sisterhood that
will follow the sister into her new
faith The great majority of the Sis
tiers OF st. Mary, east, west and south,
are sane, loyal, devoted church women
of the Episcopal church. I am in
charge of the western district of the
order and [ can answer for the Sis
tiers OF my district. Not one of them
will leave the order to 90 into the
Roman church. " Sister Margaret Clare
insisted that she did like to discuss
the matter of the successor to Mother
Edith. cit will probably be one of
the Sisters from TIE eastern districts, -
said the Mother provincial, "but I'M
der the rules Of the order it will be
some time before the election can take
place. 1t was stated that she had
been considered as leader for the
office and in reply the Mother Provin-
clal salu: There is nothing in that,
| simply could not be made the Mother
Superior General I am too much of
Ia Protestant. [ know that [ am the
Senior Mother Superior Provincial, but
| shall remain in charge of Kemper
Hall and the other schools and institu-
tions IN the western district regardless
of what may be said in regard to me
assuming the higher position
In speaking of the cause Of Mother
Edith embracing Roman faith, Sister
Margaret Glare stated that for time
there had been young Irish Chaplain
at the Mother House who had been a
teacher of Romanism and that his
teachings had been largely responsible
for the change in faith of the Mother
General.
Under the rules of the order the
Mother Superior General must be elect,
ed by the members Of the Sisterhood
and it is necessary for a notice to be
given for two weeks and this must
be mouth before the election
is held. Notwithstanding the state
ments of The Mother Superior Pro
vincial, it is claimed by people
well yersed in the work Of the
Sisterhood that she will be the choice
Of a large number of the Sisters for
the high Office and that she may be
forced to accept the call to head the
Sisterhood