upon the world a wanderer,—friendless, penniless, homeless, hopeless. If he be in a Protestant country the case is different; for there are warm hearts to welcome him, and if once his sincerity is established, there are abundance of those who love the Lord, who would rejoice to assist him in his struggles, and befriend him in his efforts to be free. But suppose that he is in a Roman Catholic country, his whole character is lost on his withdrawal from his Order; and if he were to throw himself on those who were once his relatives, it would only be to be treated by them as one who had first robbed them of their lawful property, and now, having changed his mind, was returning amongst them a renegade and apostate from the faith. On, therefore, he is compelled to go. It may be against his conscience, against his judgment, against his deepest feelings of filial affection, or his noblest principles of patriotism or philanthropy. He may be called to betray his own brother, or to move sedition against his own Queen: but, the vow once taken, there is no room for a retreat, and unless he is prepared to throw himself as an outcast upon the world, he must consent to do that which he abhors, and to use his own talents in a course of action which he condemns. But why does not faith rise above it all and triumph? There must be many devoted and high-minded men in the ranks of that vast Society; why do they not rise up in faith, and in the name of the Lord take their choice boldly, and say once for all, “We had rather die than obey and sin?” Some have already done so with success, and through faith have triumphed; how many more have struggled to do so, none will know till the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed. For this isolation at the outset is followed up by a constant system of the closest watching afterwards. So strict and complete is this espionage, that it is almost impossible for the Jesuit to think a thought without detection. There cannot be a more fearful evidence of the miserable state of iron bondage to which conscientious Jesuits are reduced than the provision made for their discovery. If they were content, why should they be watched? But we find it is one of the principles of the Order, that every Jesuit is to be a spy upon every other, and that everything bearing upon character is to be transmitted by every individual to the Superior. When a young man is admitted, he is especially examined upon this very point, and is required not merely to give his consent that everything observed respecting his own character should be reported, but to add his promise that he will himself act as a spy and informer on all around him. {40a} Added to which, they are not, except on especial services, allowed to be alone. In Roman Catholic countries they may always be seen two and two, and it is said that in some of the Colleges the young men are required to go three and three, in order that if two are agreed in anything, they may be