They met together for prayer, meditation, and discussion, in his chamber at the College of S.Barbe.Here he unfolded to them his own plans, and poured out on them his spirit.

At length, upon August 15, 1534, the ten together took the vows of chastity and poverty in the church of S.Mary at Montmartre, and bound themselves to conduct a missionary crusade in Palestine, or, if this should prove impracticable, to place themselves as devoted instruments, without conditions and without remuneration, in the hands of the Sovereign Pontiff.
The society was thus established, although its purpose remained indecisive.

The founder's romantic dream of a crusade in Holy Land, though never realized, gave an object of immediate interest to the associated friends.

Meanwhile two main features of its historical manifestation, the propaganda of the Catholic faith and unqualified devotion to the cause of the Roman See, had been clearly indicated.
Nothing proves the mastery which Ignatius had now acquired over his own enthusiasm, or the insight he had gained into the right method of dealing with men, more than the use he made of his authority in this first instance.

The society was bound to grow and to expand; and it was fated to receive the lasting impress of his genius.