Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-10-11

social questions and modern aHolo
getics. These are particularly rsrt
Of the School of Social Studies, at lac
Nassau street, New York, but the
same questions are touched upon i'm
pressively during the retreats at each
week end
The subject of Socialism is dealt
with exhaustively from the Catholic
viewpoint and with especial reference
to the interests of the workingman.
The subject is treated constructively
and is approached with scrupuious
spirit of fairness and sympathy with
the good intentions of those who are
striving to better the workingman's
lot The particular aim, however, is
to demonstrate that in Christian
principles may be found remedy for
present day social evils, and that not
merely is Socialism not the only
remedy but that it is no remedy at
ALL
No Fixed Charges Made.
There is no fixed charges for hose
who spend their three days in this re-
treat on Staten island, although It is
customary for retreatants. to make an
offering of SIS for their board and
room and other expenses during that
time. This sum, of course, does not
come anywhere near the actual cost
of the material services rendered. but
L IL -1x<, hoxy wiz
the retreat have been so generous IN
their contributions that the work has
been carried on without much tinan-
Cial worry. Now and then Father
Shealy say he finds check for S1,0SO
or more in one of the envelopes OF
Monday morning after the retreatants
have gone back to their workaday
world. No one, however, is excluded
because he can make no offering at all
in recompense. All that is necessary
is simply to arrange privately with the
director, who wishes it most clearly
understood that the man with no
money is as welcome at the retreat
as the man who can contribute largely
to it's support.
In Beautiful Spot.
The House of Retreats is on Finger
board road, at Fort Wadswortll. The
grounds form part OF what was known
as Fox Hills, beautiful undulating
slope in the most accessible part OF
the island. The original owner Of the
property had a keen sense of its arts
30 II ~
wealth, and is said to have spent a to-
tai of 100000 in building the great
mansion and on the improvement of
the 20 acres or grounds about 1t dur
ing the many years that he lived there.
Walks of granite meander through up
pected views of the sea and of this
rolling country inland. There are
tennis courts and grottos, conserva-
tories and grape arbors. For some
years after the owners death the
place was used as a summer boarding
house and fell more or less into disre-
pair. The grounds were lapsing back
into their natural state when the prop
erty passed into the hands Of the Lay
mems league and the retreat was es-
tablished there. Since then the place
has been restored to most of it's orig
inal beauty. There is nothing like it
on Staten island and few estates near
New York that can compare with II.
The house is imposing with its great
staircases, it's wonderful carved pan
els and it's huge fireplaces.
The place was renamed Mount Ms
rensa" in honor of the Spanish town
of Marensa, where ST. Ignatius of 10y
ola, the founder of the Jesuit order,
wrote his famous spiritual exercises.
1t was this book that introduced the
retreat plan Of campaign into the war
for the conquest of souls.-New York
Press