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an active life in the field and from the emoluments of 

 the court and camp, he turned his future to the austerities 

 of the monastery and devoted himself to the formation of 

 the Society of Jesus and the propagation of its doctrines 

 throughout the world. With Peter Faber, Xavier and 

 five others, the society was founded and missionary work 

 commenced. After varying fortunes the Pope recognized 

 the order, Loyola having been chosen supervisor. The 

 society spread and became a power, and while Loyola 

 lived it was for good ; after his death the Jesuit order 

 became corrupt as it grew in wealth and influence. 



This year (1883) is the two hundred and fiftieth anni- 

 versary of the settlement of the Jesuit order in America. 

 Marquette carne to America and preached from the St. 

 Lawrence to the Mississippi river, which last he is said to 

 have discovered. The Jesuits also accompanied Lord 

 Baltimore to Maryland in 1632. There were, in 1874, 

 seventeen Jesuit colleges in the United States, and the 

 sect numbered about 1062 persons. 



ANNUAL MEETING, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1883. 



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THE annual meeting this .evening at 7.30 o'clock. The 

 PRESIDENT in the chair. Eecords of the last annual meet- 

 ing were read and approved. 



The reports of the Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Li- 

 brarian, and the Curators and Committees were read, and 

 duly accepted and ordered to be placed upon file. 



Mr. T. F. HUNT, chairman of the committee upon 

 nominations, reported the following list of officers, which 

 was duly elected. Messrs. T. F. HUNT and F. ISRAEL 

 having been requested to collect, assort and count the votes. 



