| Show PATER HYACIN THES CHURCH pater hyacinthe 18 idea of forming a n new ew religious society composed of both catholics Catho lloa and Prot protestants estanO as mentioned in our dispatches to Is not exactly a new one it to is but an effort to te build further on the foundation laid by the representatives of the evangelical alliance but his methods are probably new as the celebrated heretic 1 1 generally displays a great dera of originality in his work over twenty years soro hyacinthe thou theu a catholic monk supposed to regard non catholic religions as heresies her esies declared that the jewish catholic Cat bolio and protes religions are the three great religions of the civilized world a declaration which kindled in the minds of his superiors a suspicion that a heretic was developing under the somber cloak of the member of the brotherhood judging from that expression it would seem that the reverend father in his advanced age to is only endeavoring to carry out an idea that must have occurred to him already in his bis younger days and the realization of which has perhaps been the great aim of his bis lite life pater hyacinthe has frequently ap feared in public playing the role of connecting link between the two great divisions of the christian world when he be denounced papacy he was careful to emphasize that it was waa only the abuses he aimed at by leaving the monastery only after being formally released from his vows by the pope he at once protested against a catholic institution and acknowledged the authority of the roman pontiff an acknowledgment did not pre vent him from vigorously op opposing piping the doctrine of infallibility promulgated by pius IX when he be visited the united states and england he be freely associated with protestants of various denominations fraternizing with the ministers and speaking from their heir pulpits that such a career should end with an attempt to form what maj may be termed an amalgamation church IW not surp surprising it would have boon been almost disappointing should nothing of a practical I 1 nature have teen W offered 04 um the war world rd by a A pan man W who lip an the attention of two continents on account of his bis utterances on church topics on the attempt of the reformer not much need to be said so bo far CM as he alms aims at the breaking down of bigotry and religious intolerance it is commendable but iche if he holds that the bridging over of the chasm that separates rome borne from her opponents Is ie all that to is needed for the restoration of the church he Js is certainly as much mistaken as many other reformers have been the church baini the organization of the almighty among his children can not be built nor rebuilt by any man without divine authority tho rity perhaps pater hyacinthe has felt this and also his lack of authority to reorganize it for he does not call his organization a church but the national society of evangelization |
