. The Benedictines of Caldey Island (formerly of Painsthorpe, York) : containing the history, purpose, method, and summary of the rule of the Benedictines of the Isle of Caldey, S. Wales . do the best that he could. During thenext few months he lived at home, dividing his time betweenhis medical studies, and work at S. Johns, Isle of the week he pursued his hospital studies with undimin-ished ardour: from Saturday to Monday he was to be found inthe East of London, throwing himself into the work of lookingafter clubs for men and boys, street preaching, holding servicesfor slum child
. The Benedictines of Caldey Island (formerly of Painsthorpe, York) : containing the history, purpose, method, and summary of the rule of the Benedictines of the Isle of Caldey, S. Wales . do the best that he could. During thenext few months he lived at home, dividing his time betweenhis medical studies, and work at S. Johns, Isle of the week he pursued his hospital studies with undimin-ished ardour: from Saturday to Monday he was to be found inthe East of London, throwing himself into the work of lookingafter clubs for men and boys, street preaching, holding servicesfor slum children, using his medical training in tending thesick, and laying the foundations of his friendship with and Mr. Hartley, with whom he was in constantcontact. & 17 D 1btstor£ of tbe Community These months at home were of great value to him. Theygave him the opportunity to review the past, to strengthen hispurpose, to define his ideas for the future, and at last to winhis mothers consent to devote himself to the life which wasclearly his vocation. The dangers arising from precipitancywere avoided; and he could await calmly the time to takea further step. 0 J. 18 & ■. Gbe fffret Solemn fl>rote86ton CHAPTER IV Zhc tfivBt Solemn profession N Lent, 1896, Brother Aelred left home, and joined hisfriend in the Isle of Dogs, living at the Priory whichbecame a centre of parish work, under the direction ofthe clergy. He took this step in order that he mightbe able to test himself more closely, and to study the Rulewhich he had accepted as the guide of his life. His resolution remained unshaken. At Easter the Chaplainof the Benedictine Nuns of Mailing, who held the Archbishopof Canterburys licence, clothed him as a Novice under Vowsin the Chapel of the Abbey. A Novice is one who is still onprobation, who voluntarily accepts for the time being a certainRule of Life, from which he is still free to withdraw at anymoment. Both for his own security, and as a pledge of hissincerity,
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