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Show LIVED TO GOLDEN JUBILEE. Dominican General Who Fifty Year Ago Was Not Expected to Live. Now York. Tho Bov. Hyacinth M.. Cormier, master general of tho Do mlnlcaus, who colobratod tho goldot Jubllco of his admission to priesthood, on May 17, was not expected to llvd long when ho was' ordained a pries', and later when admitted Into tho or' dor. Henry Cormier was born nt Now Or-loans Or-loans December 8, 1832. On May 17. 185G, ho rccolvcd priesthood, by dls pensatlon, as ho was not yet 24. Ho immediately choso to 'ontor the Order of St. Dominic, but It was vory doubtful for n long time whether he could realize his hope. Ills health Tas bo vory dollcato that he seemed un-nblo un-nblo to bonr tho austerities ot tho fo-llglous fo-llglous life. Ho had frequent hemorrhages antf a dolay of two years was required to soo whothor his health would lmproo. Then tho pope consented to his admission, ad-mission, provided nt least n month should elapse between his attacks of Illness. Onco 29 days passed without n ro-turn ro-turn of tho troublo nnd Plus I2f. ylold-od ylold-od his consont. Fnthor Hyacinth, which namo ho had takon, was professed pro-fessed at Santa Sablnn In Itomo, May 23, 1859. But It was not dreamed by thoso about him that ho would live to take up tho work of tho order. In fact ho had been anointed n few days beforo his reception and tho ond soomod closo nt hand. Forty-five years later, however, In 1904, ho was mado general of tho or-dor, or-dor, and he celebrated tho golden jublteo ot his admission to priesthood. |
