{"id":5904,"date":"2024-11-18T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5904"},"modified":"2024-11-17T22:36:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T21:36:32","slug":"being-an-enterprise-of-a-sort-too-human-it-has-suffered-the-fate-of-human-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5904","title":{"rendered":"BEING AN ENTERPRISE OF A SORT TOO HUMAN, IT HAS SUFFERED THE FATE OF HUMAN AFFAIRS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nIn April, 1848, Fr. Daly acquired a property in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, without informing the Superior General. He had hoped to establish a noviciate to serve the growing number of vocations. This project ended in disaster because to pay the inflated price demanded by the unscrupulous vendor, Fr. Daly was forced to offer the title deeds of Penzance as collateral. After prolonged litigation the decision was given against Fr. Daly and the property of Penzance mission was seized. The Oblates were forced to give up that mission. (https:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/lemma\/anglo-irish-province-1841-1945\/<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

To unravel this mess, Eugene sent Fr. Charles Bellon to England as superior:<\/h3>\n

God has not blessed this acquisition made in spite of the prescription of our holy Rules. Being an enterprise of a sort too human, it has suffered the fate of human affairs.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Fr. Charles Bellon in England, 15 September 1848, EO III n. 20.<\/em><\/h3>\n

\nThe property of Ashbourne had cost 220.000 francs. To pay this sum, they could not count on the aid of the Work of the Propagation of the Faith, the revenues of which diminished considerably after the Revolution of 1848. The Congregation, burdened with debts, was absolutely unable to assume this new obligation. The Founder wrote to Fr. Semeria, in Ceylon:<\/h3>\n

Do you know we have more than forty Oblates and still more novices but we have nothing left for future investment, being so much in debt that we have no more security to offer for new loans. So Fr. Tempier is totally demoralized. He frets from morning to night that we have nothing left and we will have to dismiss the novices but, when it comes to doing so, my courage fails even more than his. We possess much masonry, large houses but no revenues and it is in this extreme need that the Propagation of the Faith leaves us in the lurch for they are not giving us anything, any more than they are giving to you<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Fr. \u00c9tienne Semeria in Ceylon, 17 August 1848, EO IV n. 4.<\/em><\/h3>\n

REFLECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably.\u201d (George MacDonald).<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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