He was a close friend of Monseigneur Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst , founder of the Institut Catholique .
Was friend 's secretary from 1884 to 1888 .
He was a close friend of Monseigneur Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst , founder of the Institut Catholique , and was his secretary from 1884 to 1888 .