THE AME RICAN,
JESUIT CRAFT.
Tl Unl on Whith the "Company of
Ju" Move i.
I'mm lt rtrlotti Ahii ili'nn:
t HAITI.H tit.
"How tho lin.ny must conduct
wards those who are Ml Mm helm of af
fntrw, and toward others who, althoujli
lin y tuny not W rich, are In some on
paclty of liolng otherwise serviceable,:
t. Mont of what ha Ih ii wild In n
ollfiihlo hfiit. We must Iki Industrious
to procure t tit) favor of men In station
against nil who oniHmo um. Their In
lluenoo ami counsels must courted
for obtaining Influence and station for
ourselves; hut wo must make It ajuxnir
toothers, that wo Hot llttlo by tholr
worldly advice, since wo havo a con
tempt for wealth: but ut tho same
tlmo, If tholr secrecy and faith may bo
depended on. wo may privately uho
their names to aid um In amassing
temporal gtnsls, for tho benefit of tho
Company.
II. They must hIho 1x employed In
winning popularity for uh among the
meaner chumou, and In changing tho
avoi'Hlon of tho populace Into an afTeC'
tlon for our Company.
III. Bishops and suporioroccloslas-
tics must not bo importuned by our
members, oxeeptfor those things which
appear neeeMHary; and even for thoHo
with a proper regard to out extremltloH,
and their Hovoral Inclinations to nerve
um. ThoymuHt not bo offended. Somo
tlmoM It will Ihj asking quite enough, if
wo prevail on prolateH and curatoH, to
cause their subordinates to Bhow rover
onoo to our Company; and If no more,
to Hoeuro thorn at leant from interpoHlng
any obstacles to tho dlMchargo of our
mlnlHtry. In Germany, and other
countrloH where the prleHthood Is not
powerful enough to lord it over tho
jwoplo, tho prelates muHt bo treated
with tho profoundoHt resect, for thus
tholr monasteries, parlMhoM, priorloH,
patronages, foundations for masses, and
religious places, with those of tholr
princes, may ultimately bo got into our
hands. This is by no moans difficult
where Catholics aro intermixed with
heretics and Hchlsmatlcs. This Is a field
particularly favorablo to us, Tho hotter
to gain our point, wo muHt show to thoHo
prelates, tho prodigious advantages wo
can bring to thorn through our influence,
while wo could hardly ex pect to make
any impression In this way ujnm dull
priests and monks. Whenever thoy
favor us under thoHo pretexts, their
,eal must Iw rewarded by public com
mendations; and they must bo lead to
suppose that their members will be
transmitted by tho Company of Jesus to
tho latest posterity.
IV, In carrying out this plan, we
must induce such prelates to make use
of us, both as confessors and counsellors;
and whenever their ambition aims at
higher preferments from tho seo of
Homo, their pretensions must bo backed
by such strong influence on the part of
our friends everywhere, that wo shall
Ihj sure not to fall,
V, Our motnlxtrs who havo inter
course with prelates and princes, must
see that wherever colleges or parochial
schools are founded, tho Company can
always nominate vicars forthocaroof
souls; and that our members aro made
suiorlntondont; for in this way only
can wo grasp tho whole government of
tho church; and thus, in every place,
men will bo mado such vassala to us,
that nothing wo ask for will they dare
to deny.
VI, Wherever tho governors of col-
. jjv bamjK f m In oor iWIgn, or
Catholic or h it tie tdtruct our y
w nul, tUnnii.'h the prelates, vur
the rlneil pulpit; for in thl way
mt r or later, we can Imprv upon
tho ople our wants, and In an affect
log manm r, lay o-n our mii-tD.it lea,
VII. Prolate must lm ieolally
oaremd, whci any of oir tnemUra are
to bo oanonUed; and at snob times,
whatever It way cost, letter mut U
got from prince and noble, which will
fortify us at tho court of Home.
VIII. Whenever prelate or nobles
arts employed In foreign omlMwslos,
they must at all hazards, M kept from
using any religious order except our
own, otherwise great harm would come
to us In the governments they rcpro-
sent, and at the courts to which they
aro sent. Whenever ambassadors of
this kind pass through places where wo
havo colleges, let them bo received with
all honor and esteem, and Ihj enter
talned with as much splendor as re
ligious decorum can possibly admit.
Chapter fourth treats on tho chief
things to k) recommended to preachers,
and confessors of men In power.
I, our rnemborM must so converse
with princes and nobles, that they may
seem to havo nothing else in view but
tho glory of God. But we must not re
commend to thorn any austerity, pon
anco, or duty, which thoy are not wil
ling to comply with. We must mske
their load easy; and wo Bhall thus in
sensibly obtain religious and secular
dominion. We must preach justice to
those that rule, and that God is offended
with princes when they aro hurried
away into wrong, by tho impulses of
tholr passions; but wo must defend
every prince who stands by us, even
when ho 1b wrong, so far as we can con
veniently. Our members must always
gravely protest, and solemnly affirm,
that thoy enter into secular and polifc-
cal affairs with tho extremost reluct
ance; but in speaking of public affairs,
t must bo mode to appear that it is tho
duty of our olllco often to speak such
truths to tho great and the lowly, and
to do many things which, in a wiuked
world, wo should gladly avoid. Wo
must bring to tho attention of princes
such men as will bo serviceable to us,
when anybody is to bo admitted into
tho service of. the state; but tho recom
mendation of our friends, in such cases,
must not seem to come from ub, since it
will como with afar bettor grace from
favorites and familiars of princes, If
they bo creatures of ours.
II. Therefore, lot our confessors and
preachers always bo informed by our
friends, or persons who aro proper for
every office, almvo all, tho names of
those who are our benefactors and let
those names bo carefully kept; for tho
time will como, when they can, with
projor dexterity, bo proposed with suc
cess.
III. Confessors and preachers must
always remember to sootho princes by
winning address; never to give them the
east offence in their sermons or private
conversations; to dispossess their minds
of all imaginary doubts and fears; and
a public, to exhort them only to faith,
lopo and political justice. '
IV. Our mcmWs must seldom, or
never, accept of small presents for their
)j'lvato use; but look only after tho
common interests of tho Company. At
home, plainly furnished chambers or
cells must content them. They must
not appear in showy costume; but at
evory"turn, bo ready to administer their
advice to tho meanest iHjrsons, for tho
world must never say that wo court tho
groat.
V. Tho moment any person in
authority dl.-. Id one 4 our frhn,U I
it In hi place; but thN inut I
Htkit with Mteh tnaiiaircmctit a
avoid gUiitg the lot ttpicion, h n,v
wo must ml 1 wi n In It, but re t to
lh artifice of a faithful friend, whee
Niwer may, In any event, noreen us from
the envy or ha'red, whlelt might oilier
wlso fall heavily tiui the Siety.
CIIAITKKV.
Instruct u what conduct Is to H olt-
served toward our rivals, or such v-
oleslastlo a wo may come In collision
with.
I. Wo must not bo discouraged, or
diverted, from our objects by such
lenplo. Wo must convince princes, and
others in authority, that the Company
contains the Hrfectlon of all other
societies, leaving out their cant, and
outward austerity of life and dress.
But if any other order eclipses us in any
of these part iculars, wo must show that
ours shines with pre-eminent splendor
In tho church of God. Let tho defects
of other religious orders be diligently
canvassed, and gradually published to
our friends; but always with Booming
sorrow, and a spirit of charity, since wo
know that they cannot acquit them
selves so happily even in tho discharge
of those functions which aro common to
us both.
II. But far greater efforts must bo
mado against those who attempt to set
up schools for tho education of youth,
wherever wo have our foundations. In
every case of this kind, princes and
magistrates must bo told that such col
leges and establishments will certainly
provo nurseries of tumults and sedition;
that children must necessarily imbibo
those principles that aro taught to
thorn; and lastly, wo must persuade
them that no society but ours is quali
fied to oducate tho young. To this ef
fect, wo mupt show tho high endorse
ment of popes; tho recommendations of
cardinals, princes and nobles; with cor
roboratlonB from magistrates In many
places, of attestations to tho exemplary
conduct and faithful instruction of those
committed to our care.
III. Especially let us bo mindful to
give to tho public bouio signal instances
of tholr virtue and learning, by show
ing to tho gentry, tho magistrate, and
tho populace even, that tho pupils of
our colleges have conquered scholastic
difficulties, and fairly won public ap
lause.
CHAPTKIt VI.
Proper methods for Inducing rich
widows to bo liberal to tho Company of
Jesus:
1. In this business none of our mem
bers must engage, except those of ma
ture age, Ksrsonal accomplishments,
and agreeable conversations. Lot such
frequently visit widows, and tho moment
they begin to show any affection for our
order, let its good works and merits Ihj
Ingeniously unfolded. If they lend a
kind ear to these, and begin to visit our
hurches, wo must bo Buro to provide
them confessors, who will genially oil
men lsh them to constant jHsrsevcranco
In their utatoof widowhood; and thus,
bo enumerating and exaggerating the
felicities of a single life, they will Ihj in
duced to pledge themselves to a firm
ontlnuaneo in this pious resolution,
which, if maintained, will Infallibly so-
curo eternal salvation.
II. These confessors must persuado
them to undertake somo work of merit,
for which they will receive tho reward
here, and tho glory afterward such as
beautifying somo chapel, or any other
cllglous house, as a sacred place for
their meditations and devotions, day by
day. By such means they will bo more
readily disengaged from tho conversa
tion and adlrvie t imrtunat
ml tor. And although th f may havo
I'hapllati of their n, jet our ounfe
r tmt go U ovlebi-t dim where
aldnw are, to pv them jiri r and
sublime exhortations and U keep their
own rhaplalnn under if It can bo done.
III. Tho management of widows'
holmes mut tie changed Inwnsibly, and
with extreme prudence regard lielng
had to persons, plaevs, affections, pre
judices, and sincere devotion.
IV. All servants, who do not havo a
good understanding with us, must bo
removed but only llttlo by little and
w hen wo have managed to work them
out, let hitch bo IntroductHl as already
are, or will cheerfully become our crea
tures. Thus wo shall dive into tho se
crets of, and wo will have a linger in,
the affairs transacted in tho family.
V. Tho confessor must manage to
gain the confidence of the widow to such
an extent that she will not do the least
thing without his advice, and his advice
only; which he may occasionally insin
uate to bo tho only basis of her spiritual
edification.
VI. Sho must bo advised to the fre
quent use of tho sacramentB, but es
pecially that of penance, for there Bho
will discover her secret thoughts, and
most occult temptations. Sho must feel
tho necessity of frequently applying to
her confessor for advice, and instruc
tions, to tho performance of which she
must be invited by promises of prayer;
specially adapted to her particular exi
gencies; while she must every day re
hoarso her litany; and strictly examine
her conscience before God, after which
sho must communicate tho result to her
confessor. It will bo very well, also, to
induce her to repeat a gonoral confes
sion, although she may have formerly
mado it to another, for this will give a
moro perfect knowledge of all her in
clinations.
VII. Her confessor must often dwell
on the advantages of the state of widow
hood, and tho inconvenience of wedlock,
osixjcially when it is repeated; with the
dangers to which it may expose her.
VIII. It may bo well, occasionally,
to insinuate to her some match, but be
sure to mention one she has an aversion
to; whilo If she has a fondness for any
person, lot his vices and failings bo rep-
esented to her in a proper light, that
she may abhor tho thought of changing
her condition for an alliance with any
jHsrson whatever.
IX. When sho has firmly determined
to continue a widow, then recommend
to her a spiritual life but not a recluso
one tho Inconveniences of which must
Ihj magnified to her but such a ono as
'aulas or Eustachia s, etc., and when
tho confessor has got so far that ho can
irevail with her to make a solemn vow
of chastity, for two or throe years, at
least; then let him take due care to op-
)ose all tendencies to a second marriage.
la may then forbid her from all conver
sations with men, and diversions even
with her near relatives and kinsmen,
under pretense of entering into a
stricter union with God. Take learo,
too, that no ecclesiastic of any order but
our own visits that widow, or receives
visits from her. If this cannot bo done,
lot no mm seo her in a religious capacity,
unless ho can bo trusted. Thus, for a
time, our confessor may subside in tho
arnestnoss or his vigilance, if he Is sure
that his work is being done by somo
ono else.
X. When all this is cralned. tho
widow must gradually bo excited to tho
performance of good works, especially
works of charity, which cost nothlntr
but money and ostentation; but even
this sho must not do on a large Bcalo,
without tho consent of her confessor,
since It is of lasting Importance to her
soul, that her talent Ihj so laid out as to
promote her spiritual interests; and she
must Ihj reminded that charity, when
ill-applied, often proves the cause of sin
in others, which effaces tho merit and
reward that would otherwise attend t.hn
giver."
(To oo Uontliiuuu,)
