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lHAPTI'lilX
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IN THK lM.K(iKS.
1. We mut do all that In possible,
Un-aum wo do not know if bound
with the la-t vow of hlui, who U the
claimant of an Inheritance, meanwhile
wo do not know if it I confirmed, to not
bo had In tho company a younger
brother, or of nune other reason of
much entity. Before all, that which
wo must procure, arc tho augmenta
tion of tho society with rules to the
end agreed upon by tho superiors,
which must lw conformable; for that
tho church return to its primitive
splendor for the greater glory of God;
of fata that all tho clergy shall bo
found animated by a united spirit. To
this end, wo must publish by all
methods, that tho society Is composed
In part of professors so jH)or, that are
wanting of tho most indispensable, to
not bo for tho bcnoflcenco of tho faith
ful; and that another part is of fathers
also poor, although living upon the
product of some household property;
but not to bo grievous to tho public, In
tho midt of their studies, their minis
try, as are othor mendicants. Tho
spiritual directors of princes, great
accommodating widows, and of
men,
whom we have abundant hope, that
they will bo disposed at last to make
gifts to the company in exchange for
spiritual and eternal things, that will
be projiortloned, tho lands and tomKr
alltles which they posses ; for tho same,
carrying always tho Idea, that we are
not to losa the occasion of receiving al
ways as much as may bo ofTjred. If
promises and tho fulfillment of them is
retarded, th"y are to ba remembered
with precaution, dissimulating as much
as we can the coveting of riches. When
eonie confessor of jwsonages or other
people, will not l apt, or wants subtil
lty, that In these subj ects Is Indispens
able, he will bo retired with opportun
ity, although others may bo placed an
tlelpatedlj; aud If It be entirely noecs
sary to the penitents, H will bo made
necessary to tike ott the dt stltuto to
distant colleges, representing that the
society has needs for them there; be
cause it being known that some young
widows, having unexpectedly failed,
the company not having the legacy of
very precious movables, having been
careless by not accepting In due time,
but to reeeiva these things, we could
not attend at the time, and only at the
good will if the penitent.
2. To attract the prelates, canonicals
and other rich ecclesiastics, It Is neces
sary to employ certain arts, and in
place procuring them to practice in our
houses spiritual exereis s, and gradually
and energetically of the affection that
wo profess to divine thing; so that
they will be aiTectloned towards the
society and that they will soon offer
pledges to their adhesion.
3. Tho con fetors must not forget to
ask with the greatest caution and on
adequate occasions of thosi who confess,
what are their nam s, families, rela
tives, frlen Is, and properties, informing
their successors who follow them, the
state, intention in which they will be
lound, and the resolution which they
have taken; that which they have not
yet determined olrtaluirg, having to
form a plan for the future to the com
pany. When it is founded, whence di
rectly there are hopes of utility; for It
will not be convenient to ask all at
once; they will be counseled to make
their confession each week, to disem
barrass the conscience much before, or
to the title of penitence. They will be
Ciused to in'orm tho confessor with
repetition, of that which at one time
they have not given sufficient light;
and if they have been successful by this
means, she will come, being a woman,
to make confession with frequency, and
visit our church; and being a man, he
will be invited to our houses and we
are to make him familiar with our
selves. 4. That which is said In regard to
widows, must have equal application to
the merchants and neighbors of all
classes, as being rich and married, but
without children, of that plan by which
the society can arrive to bo their
heirs, if we put in plan tho measures
that we may indicate; but over all, it
will be well to have present, as said,
near the rich devotees that treat with
us, and of whom the vulgar can mur
mur, when more, if they are of a class
not very elevated.
5. Procuring for the rectors of the
colleges entrance for all the ways of the
houses, parks, groves, forests, lawns,
arable lands, vineyards, olive orchards,
and Undir Stipulated Corditions.
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hunting ground, and whatever 'clr
of Inheritances which they meet with
In tho end of their rectory; if their
owner crtain to tho nobility, to the
clergy, or are negotiators, particulars,
or religious communities, inquiring the
revenues of each one, their loads and
what they pay for them All theso
dates or notices they are to seek for
with groat skill and to a fixed Kint,
energetically yet from tho confessional,
then of the relations of friendship, or
of tho accidental conversations; and
tho confessor meets with a penitent of
possibles, he will be placed In knowledge
of the rector, obtaining by all methods
the one conversed.
0. Tho essential jnilnt to build upon,
I tho following: that we must so man
ago, that In the ends we gain tho will
aud affections of our penitents, and
other persons wl'h whom wo treat, ac
commodating ourselves to their inclina
tions if they are conducive. The pro
vincials will take care to direct some of
us to points, In which reside tho nobil
ity and tho powerful; ami If the pro
vincials do not act with opiKirtunlty,
tho rectors must notice with anticipa
tion the crops (tho field of operations)
that are there.whlch wo gotooxamlno.
7. When we receive tho sons of
strong houses In tho company, they
must show whether they will bo easy to
acquire the contracts and titles of pos
session; and if they were to enter of
themselves, of which they may bo
caused to codo some of their property
to the college, or the usufruct (profit)
or for rent, or in other form, as if they
can come for a timo Into tho society, the
gain of which may be very much of an
object, to give a special understanding
to tho great and powerful, the narrow
ness In which we live, and tho debts
that are pressing on.
8. When the widows, or our mar
ried devoted women, do not have more
than daughters, we must persuade
them to the same life of devotion, or to
that of the cloister; but that except the
endowment that they may give, they
can enler their property in the society
gently; but when they have husbands,
those that would object to the company,
they will be eitechlzed; and others who
desire to enter as roliglouses in other
orders, with the promise of some re
duced amount. When there may be an
only son, he must bo attracted at all
cot, inculcating tho vocation as made
by Jesus Christ; causing him to bo en
tirely disembarrassed from the fear of
its fathers, and persuading him to make
a sacrifice very acceptable to the Al
mighty, that he must withdraw to His
authority, abandon the paternal house
aud enter in the company; the which,
if ho so succeeds, after having given
part to the general, ho will be sent to a
distant novitiate; but If they have
daughters, they will primarily dispose
the daugBters for a religious life; and
they will be caused to enter into some
monastery, and afterwards be received
as daughters in the company, with the
succession of its properties.
9. The superiors will place In the
channol o' tho circumstances, the con
fessors of these widows and married
people, that they on all future occasions
may act for the benefit of the society;
and when by means of one, they cannot
take out part ho will be rep!aced with
another; and if it is made necessary, he
will be sent to great distances, of a
manner that he cannot follow under
standing with these families.
10. If we can succeed in convincing
the widows and devoted personp, who
aspire with fervor to a perfect life, and
that the better means to obtain it is by
ceding all their properties to the so
ciety, supporting by their revenues,
that they will be religiously admin
istered until their death, conforming to
the degree of necessity in which they
may ba found, and the just reason that
may be employed for their persuasion
is, that by this mode, they can be ex
clusively dedicated to God; without at
tentions aud molestations, which would
perplex them, and that it is the only
road to reach the highest degree of per
fection. 11. The superiors craving the con
fidence of the rich, who are attached to
the company, delivering receipts of its
proper handwriting whose payment
afterwards will differ; not forgetting to
often visit those who loan, to exhort
them above all in their infirmities of
consideration, as to whom will devolve
the papers of the debt; because it is not
so to be found mention of the company
in their testament; and by this course
we must acquire properties, without
giving cause for us to be hated by the
elrs.
12. We must also in a grand manner
ak for a lean, with payment of annual
inUr-t, and employ the tame capital
in cither (jH'culathin to produce greater
revenue to tho toiicty; fur at such a
time, mcoeeding U move them with
comia-lon to that which they will lend
to us, w will not loe the interest In
tho testament of donation, b-n they
mt that they found colleges and
churches.
IX The comny can report the
utilities of commerce, and value the
name of tin? merchant of credit, who
friendship we may po-Mes.
li. Among th eople where our
fathers reside, we must have physicians
faithful to tho society, whom we can
especially recommend to the kick, and
to paint under an a-p'-ct very superior
to that of other religious orders, and
secure direction that we shall hi called
to assist the powerful, particularly in
the hour of death.
15. That tho eoiifesfors shall visit
with assiduity the sick, particularly
those who are In danger.and to honestly
eliminate the other fathers, which the
superiors will procure, when the con
fessor sees that he is obliged to remove
the cither from the suffering, to replace
and maintain tho sick in nis good In
tentions. Meanwhile we must incul
cate as much as wo can with prudence,
the ft ar of hell, etc. etc., or when, the
lesser ones of purgatory; demonstrating
that as water will put out Are, so will
the same alms blot out the sin; and
that we cannot employ tho alms better,
than in the maintainingand subsidizing
of tho persona, w ho, by their vocation,
have made profession of caring for the
salvation of their neighbor; that In this
manner tho sick can be made to par
ticipate la their merits, and find satis
faction for their own sins; placing be
fore them that charity covereth a mul
titude of sins; and that also, we can
describe that charity, is as a nuptial
vestment, without which, no one can be
admitted to the heavenly table. In fine
it will bo necessary to move them to
tho citations of the Scriptures, and of
the sick, wo can judge what Is most
efficacious to move thorn.
ltl. We must teach the women, that
they must complain of tho vices of their
husbands, and tho disturbances which
they occasion, that they can rob them
in secret of some amount of money, to
offer to God, In expiation of the sins
of their husbands, and to obtain their
pardon.
CIIAPTEU X.
OK THE PARTICULAR RIOOU OK DISCIP
LINE IN THE SOCIETY.
1. If there shall be anyone dismissed
under any protest, as an enemy of the
society, whatever may bo his condition,
or age; all those who have been moved
to become the devotees of our churches;
or of visiting ourselves; or who having
been made to take the alms on the way
to other churches; or who having been
found to give to other fathers; or who
having dissuaded any rich man. and
well latentioned towards our society, of
giving anything; or In the time in
which he can disiwse of his properties,
having shown great affjetion for his re
lations with this society; became It is
a great proof of a mortified disposition;
and we conclude that the professions
are entirely mortified; or also, that he
having scattered all the alms of the
penitents, or of tho friends of the so
ciety, in favor of his poor relations
Furthermore, that he may not complain
afterwards of the cause of his expulsion,
it will not be necesssary to thrust him
from us directly; but we can prohibit
him from hearing confessions, which
will mortify him, and vex him by im
posing upon him most vile offices, oblig
ing him each day to do things that are
tho most repugnant; ho will bo i emo ved
from the highest studies and honorable
employments; he will bo reprimanded
in tho chapters by public censures; he
will ba excluded from the rocreations
and prohibited from all conversation
with strangers; he w 11 bo deprived of
his vestments and the uses of other
things when they are not Indlspensabl
until ho begins to murmur and becomes
impatient; then he cm ba expelled as a
shameful person, to give a bad example
to others; and if it is necessary to give
account to his reliUves, or to the pre'
lates of the church, of the reason for
which he has been thrust out, it will be
sufficient to say that he does njt pos
sess the spirit of tho society.
2. Purthermore.havlng alsoexpelled
all those who may have scrupled to ac
quire properties for the society, we
must direct, that they are too much ad
dieted to their own judgment. If we
desire to give reason of their conduct to
the provincials, it is necessary not to
give them a hearing; but call for the
rule, that they are obligated to a bund
obedience.
3. It will be necessary to note
whence the beginning and whence their
youth, those who have great affection
for the society; and those which we.
recognize their affection until the
furthest orders, or until their relatives.
or until the poor shall be necessarily
disposed, little by little, as carefully
said, to go out; then they are useless.
CHAPTER XI.
HOW WE MUST CONDUCT OURSELVES
UNITEDLY AGAINST THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN EXPELLED FROM THE
SOCIETY.
1. As those whom we have expelled
when knowing little or something of
the secrets, the most times are noxious
to the company; for the same, it shall
im nwwary to ubvUto their effort by
the following method, K-fore thrusting
hem out; it will he necessary to obli
gate them to promise, by writing, and
und.-r oath, that they will never by
writing or wkIng,do anything which
may be prejudicial to the company; and
it will be good that the superiors guard
a p'dntof their evil tncllnations.of their
defect and of their vices; that they are
the same, having to mar ifeet In the dis-
harga of their duties, following the
custom of the aociety, for that, if it
should bo necessary, thi point can
serve near the great, and the prelates
to hind-r their advancement.
2. Constant notice must ba given to
11 the colleges of their having been
expelled; and we must exaggerate the
general motite of their expulsion; as
the little mortification of their spirit,
their disobedience; their little love for
spiritual exercises; their self love, etc.,
etc. Afterwards, we must admonish
them, that they must not have any cor
respondence with them; and they must
s:ak of them as strangers: that the
language of all shall be uniform, and
that It may bo told everywhere, that
the society never expels anyone with
out very grave causes, and that us the
sea casts up dead bodies, etc., etc. We
must insinuate with caution, similar
reasons to these, causing them to be
abhorred by the Kxple, that for their
expulsion It may apcar plausible.
In tho domestic exhortations, it will
bo necessary to jicrsuade jieople that
they have been turned out as unquiet
persons; that thev continue to beg each
moment to enter anew Into the society;
and it will be good to exaggerate the
misfortunes of those who have perishel
miserably, after having separated from
the society.
4. It will also bo opportune to send
forth tho accusations, that they have
gone out from the society, which we
can formulate by means of grave per
sons, who will everywhere repeat that
tho society never expels any one but
for grave causes; and that they never
part wltb their healthy members; the
which they can confirm by their zeal,
and show in general for the salvation
of the souls of them that do not pertain
to them; and how much greater will it
not be for tho salvation of their own.
Afterwards, the society must pre
pare and attract by all classes of bene
fits, the magnates, or prelates, with
whom those who have baen expelled
begin to enjoy some authority and
credit. It will be necessary to show
that the common good of an order so
celebrated as useful in the church, must
be of more consideration, than that of a
particular one who has been cast out.
If all this affliction preserves some af
fection for those expjlled, It will be
good to Indicate the reasons which have
caused their expulsion; and yet exag
gerate the causes the more that they
ware not vory true; with such they can
draw their conclusions as to the prob
able consequences.
6. Of all modes, It will ba necessary
that they particularly have abandoned
the society by their own free will; not
being promoted to a single employment
or dignity In the church; that they
would not submit themselves and much
that pertains to the society; and that
all the world should withdraw from
them that desire to depend on them.
7. Procuring soon, that they are re
moved from the exercise of tho func
tions celebrated in the church, such as
tho sermons, confessions, publication of
books, etc., etc, so that they do not
win the love and applause of the people.
For this, we must come to Inquire dili
gently upon their life and their habits;
upon fieir occupations, etc , etc , pene
trate into their intentions, for the
which, we must have particular corres
pondence with some of the family in
whosj house they live, of those who
have been expelled. In surprising
something reprehensible in them or
worthy of censure, which is to bj di
vulged by people of medium quality;
giving in following the steps conducive
to reach the hearing of the great, and
the prelates, who favor then, that they
may ba caused to fear that the infamy
will relapse upon themselves. If they
do nothing that merits reprehension,
and conduct themselves well, we must
curtail them by subtle propositions and
captious phrases, tneir virtues ana
meritorious actious, causing that the
idea that has been formed of them, and
the faith that is bad in them, may
little by little be made to disappear;
that Is of great interest for the society,
that those whom we repel, and more
principally those who by their own
abandon us, shall be sunk in obscurity
and oblivion.
8. We must divulge without ceasing
the disgraces and sinster aceidems that
they Bring upon them, notwithstanding
the faithful, who entreat for them In
their prayers, that they may not be
lieve that we work from impulses of
passion. In our houses we must exag
gerate, by every method these calami
ties, that they mav serve to hinder
others.
(To be Continued.)
Romanism Flourishes.
Utica, N. Y., March 24, 181)5. Edi
tor American: I have this p. m
upon my return to Utica, after a visit
in a neighboring town, received from
you a subscription paper for The
American for a year. I have received
regularly from you the paper which I
subscribed and paid for for six months,
which I believe empires this month,
though I am not certain, as my receipt
is at my home, Oak Park, 111. I will
not have any mure cent me here.neitLer
reni-w my subscription, as I shall re
turn to my home the first wt-ek in
April. I have found Iloinhni-iu flour
ishing here without any hlc Jrane -.and
receiving much help from milk ard
water Protestants. The hst o!5ce
and positions are held by the in here
the same as In Chicago. Occasionally
some trouble or scandal comes to light,
but the "prt ss" Is always kind enough
to not say much about it, and the sleepy
patriot (':) opens his ryes and ears for a
moment, but finds it too much trouble
to be bothered with anything said
against hi friends (?) so they turn
aside from it, and close their eves and
sleep again. I have done all I could do
in such a siony soil, and have never let
an opportunity goby when I could drive
in a wedge against them. There are
two instance of their subtle workings
which I woulJ like to tell you about.
In a small bit thrifty manufacturing
town, llion, N. Y., they id d J t-a gnat
effort to get the Bible out of the public
school cutirely, but a compromise was
effected which is, ' that If read at all,
it must be between the ringing of the
first and last bell." In another town,
still smaller than llion, there Is only
one school building, in which nine
teachers are employed, including tho
principal, and he, with three of the
teachers are Komans. The matron of
the leading hospital In Utica, is a
papist, or brought up one, and charges
have been brougb against her, but she
brazenly defies them, and says 'She is
there to fight them and she will fight."
And so she has, and is there still. I
could write much in regard to their
power here, but I need not tell you, be
cause you know where they are In num
bers, there they flourish without op
position. I have left your papers to
be read by as many as possible, amongst
them a doctor, and preacher, and
friends In different towns where I have
been. I sincerely nope they will bear
fruit, and, like "the bread cast upon
the waters, will return in many days."
I will attend to the renewing or The
American after my return home. Very
respectfully, A Friend.
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