The Irish standard., 1913-01-18

ton at'ns srs Gs;Ss', fe''srso ss H. sr
of Poverty, Chastity and e.
Then the candidate becomes a .lol-
astic, spends two years in studying
literature and mathematics, three
years more in philosophy and then
from four to six years at teaching,
followed by a four years course Of
Theology. Even after his ordination
ho must undergo a third years no.
viceship at the close Of which he
takes his last VOWS as a spiritual CO.
adjutor or professed Father
AS to Jesuit doctrines Father
Vaughan said:
"Jesuits hold and teach the ap-
proved doctrine of the Catholic
Church and noae other. Our Jesuit
rules, our Jesuit constitutions, and
cur Jesuit spiritual exercises contain
neither in full bloom nor in germ any
tenet contrary to the faith and NOR
ais of any good practical Catholic.
Our textbooks of dogma, of morals,
of philosophy, hold 10 tricks up their
sleeve These books are on the mar
ket and it is our wish. to extend
rather than to check their sale, nor
is our method Of teaching ungctat-
able, anyone who cares to read
through the ratio studiorum' may
form his own Judgment about it, In
the ratio studiorum' you have a Jcs-
uit's mental, and in the spiritual ex-
ercises You have his spiritual equip
ment, drawn out for you per longum
ct latum.'"
Regarding the matter OF Pope
Clement XIV suppressing the Order
in 177S, Father Vaughan said:
This is all strictly accurate. The
Society Of Jesus at the bidding of the
Pope died and was buried. But the
Society was not put to death, be-
cause of the doctrine it taught. but
because of the complaints which were
brought by politica. agitators against
the body. The Papal brief rehcarses
these complaints and tie Pope; with
out pronounci1g upon them, decides
that II is BEST from a;sldiscipiinary and
administrative point of view. to sup
press the Society.
What Clement XIV put to death
in 1878, Plus VII restored to life in
1914. This new birth to the Society
could scarcely have been called forth
into new life if its teaching either in
faith OF morals was contrary to the
traditions of the Catholic Church."
Referring to and answering many
of the more or less absurd accusa-
tons hurled against the Jesuits,
Father Vaughan gave many striking
replies. replete with quick -witted re-
partee. In response to the question
frequently. asked: docs not your
Society teach that the end justif1es
the meaas?' the speaker said: "Of
| course we do, but only under the con-
ditions, accepted by every decent
Christian. In human action three
elements must be Observation-Disclosures
| the end, for the sake of which the
action is done; second, the means or
| What is done to attain the end. Third,
the circumstances or conditions of
time and place, etc., under which the
action is DONE
| If the end to be attained is honor
able the means, If not inherently
wrong are justified; provided, the cir
cumstances are justifiable. The very
best ead would not justify means
which We're. for instance, blasphem-
GUS or nurderous; but if those means
borrow their morality erom the end
in view, the end would justify the
means. For instance, fogging garot-
| ters to terrify them was quite justi-
fable; just as a headmaster is justi-
fled in Furnishing a school boy for his
! correction and training.
'In my country it would be high
! treason for u man to plunge his knife
into the body of the King. and yet
Sir Frederick Treves actually did this
\ thing and was decorated and titled
FOR it. The knife was the oaly means
OF saving his Majesty from becoming
a victim to appendicitis"
How to Breathe.