New-York tribune., 1922-11-01
FatlnerVauglnan,
Famous Jesuit.
Dead i'm London
Noted Catholic Orator Held
fashionable Pulpit, hut
Devoted His Life 10
Work Among the Poor
Bitter Against Germans
Hailed America as Cham
pion of the Rights of
Mankind During the War

LONDON, Oct. 81 {By The Associa-
ted Press).-Father Bernard Vaughan,
one OF the most prominent Jesuit
priests in the world and a brother Of
the lata Cardinal Vaughan. died here to.
DAY. Several years ago he tourad
through the United States and narts of
Canada and Alaska and later Iectmred
IN Japan, where he addressed the House
of Peers. :
Father Vaughan became i'll two or
three months ago at Sheffield but re-
covered suffcientiy to be removed to
eae aesult College at Putney. There he
was ar, abie TO get about in rolling chair.
three days before the end, His broth.
ers in the Society of Jesus were around
ms bedside when he died peacefully at
8 o'clock this morning.
Worked for Submerged Tenth"
Bernard Vaughan was born at Court !.
field on August 20, 1s47, and was edn.
Gated in the Jesuit College at Stony-
hurst. Then, as father of the So
cietey of Jesus, for eighteen years he
took an active part In the relipious
and civic life Of Manchester. In 1901
ne went to London and settled IN
Farm Street as q preacher to rich
and fashionable congregation and as
a worker among the poor OF Westmin-
ster and Of the East End. He organ
ICED clubs, concerts, bazaars and other
agencies for the good Of the working
masses and the submerged tenth.o
But ne did not neglect his aristo-
cratic congregation. In 1905 his series
OF sermons on the "Sins Of Society" cre-
aoed nationwide sensation and at
tracted worldwide attention, as did
its sequel in 1907, series on the
Sins Of Society Gauged by the Pas
sion Of Christ"
Father Vaughan visited Montreal in
lSlO as cathedral preacher at the Eu-
charlstic Congress-, and then made a
preaching and lecturing tour through
canada. the United States and Alaska,
Ihence he went to Japan. He revisit
ed the United States in 1912 and gave
series Of Lenten sermons at st, Pat
r1cks, Cathedral. He was the English
preacher at the Marian Congress at
Home IN 1904, his sermon being en-
TITLED "Siniess Mary" He had previ-
Sinful Mary" before the then Prince
OF Wales, afterward Edward VII.
Many of his sermons were published,
with other books from his pen, notable
among which were "The Roman
Claims" "Faith and Reason" aThe
Triple Alliance" "Life Lessons From
Joan of Arc" and "The Demon Of If
Drink in the Temple of God"
Urged Killing of Germans
During the World War he was a
veritable evangel of aggressive patriot
ism, laundering from his pulpit that it
was the God-dictated ducy of British
soldiers to "kill Germans, and then kill
Germans, and again kill Germans! +"
When at last America entered the war
he rejoiced, and on the first anniversary
Of that event he cabled his congratula-
tions to "the champions of the rights
Of mankind, the American people"
He was pastor of the famous Church
Of the Immaculate Conception, in Farm
Street, Berkeley Square, London, the
vast auditorium of which was crowded
whenever he preached, with audiences
comprising hundreds of the most fash
ionable people Of the British capital.
He used no manuscript for his SER
mons, but poured forth with at least
the appearance of entire spontaneity
torrent of thrilling eloquence which
entitled him to rank among the fore
most pulpit orators of his age.