Wishart, Alfred Wesley, 1865-1933 · Trenton, N.J., A. Brandt · leaf 265
stic orders was encouraged andeasily obtained. The novitiate of the Jesuits islong and difficult. Access to the highest grades ofthe order is granted only to those who have servedthe society many weary years. But in spite of such variations from the oldmonastic type, the Society of Jesus would… … IGNATIUS n>as ILQYOILA AFTER GKEATBACES BSGRAAOTG FROM THE•WIERZ ERUSTT The SOCIETY OF JESUS 261 ment of past experiences, for the objects of thesociety were practically the objects of the Mendi-cants ; the vows were the same with a change ofemphasis. The abandonment of austerities as ameans of…
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