Here, as elsewhere, they pushed their way by gaining women and people of birth to their cause, and by showily meritorious services to education.

Faber achieved ephemeral success as lecturer at Louvain.
To take firm hold on Germany had been the cherished wish of Ignatius; 'for there,' to use his own words, 'the pest of heresy exposed men to graver dangers than elsewhere.' The Society had scarcely been founded when Faber, Le Jay, and Bobadilla were sent north.

Faber made small progress, and was removed to Spain.

But Bobadilla secured the confidence of William, Duke of Bavaria; while Le Jay won that of Ferdinand of Austria.

In both provinces they avowed their intention of working at the reformation of the clergy and the improvement of popular education--ends, which in the disorganized condition of Germany, seemed of highest importance to those princes.