BULLETIN 



VOL. 15. SALEM : APRIL, MAT, JUNE, 1883. Nos. 4, 5, 6. 



THE JESUITS. 1 



BY GEORGE H. HOSMER. 



MR. HOSMER first spoke of the Romish church previous 

 to the year 1500 ; of the corruption in the church and of the 

 vast treasures poured into Rome by the immense number 

 of persons flocking to the etenial city. St. Peter's was 

 commenced and partly paid by this treasure. The Ref- 

 ormation under Martin Luther was next briefly traced, 

 and the excitement caused by the protest of 1517 by 

 Luther against the sale of indulgences. In 1491 Ignatius 

 Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, was born. 

 He was/ of royal family and soon became famous as a bold 

 and chivalrous gentleman and soldier, displaying great 

 valor in war. In 1521, he suffered from a long and pain- 

 ful illness, the result of a wound, during which time he be- 

 came interested in reading the lives of the saints and his 

 thoughts were directed towards a religious life. From 



[ An abstract of a paper read at a meeting Monday evening, April 2, 1883.] 

 ESSEX INST. BULLETIN, VOL. XV. 4: (41) 



