The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-05-17
RUSSIAN LADY STARTING ON A sLEIGHENG TOUR.

then troubles himself very little as TO what
they Lelieve--jusl as Napoleon once said, he
would not interfere with any mans coE-
science, but whoever did moi cry out ''uiue
FEmpereur should be shot.
On the other haGd, the Greek Church is
presided over by The Patriarch OF CONSTANT
! nople. Twelve meropolsns under him
compose the Synod or Grand Council and
regulate all civil and religious matters in
their comm uni;es, without any interference
by the Sultan. The imposts which the Greek
nation pays 10 the govergmepi arc apporlion-
ed not by Tie Musse!man authorilies, but
by its own archhishops and bishops Those
prelales are de ogicio members of the mun.
cipal councils by ihessame right as the Tur-
ki>h governors and mufiis; aud the SnIlan's
officers are bound 10 see 10 The execution oi
the decision or judgements OF the bishops
in all that relates TO their respective dioces.
The Danubian prircipslilies contain pop
ulation OF -four millions, all of whom, except
about 10000 Hungarian Catholics, are mem.
bers OF The Greek, but not OF the Russo Greek
Church, aud hold that church which is pre-.
sided over by the Czar's aid-de-ramp TO be
heretical. A mere statement of these facts
shows how baseless is the pretex of Mich
olas.
Iu creed the Greek church is the same
with the Russo-Greek Both are patriareha,
and much Ike The Catholic. The Eastern
/ or Greek church differs from the Roman or
Latin in making the Holy Spirit proceed
from the Father alone, and in denying pur-
2aiory, for which ii does not find salisiac-
tory authority in the bible. 1t admits the
same number OF sacramenis as do The Ro-
mans, but holds that baptism should be per
formed 10y lmmersing the whole body three
times in water. Ttansubsanliation Is recog.
nlsed in the administration OF the coinmun.
ion as well as in the sacrifice of The mass,
without, however, making the host an OBJ
lect Of special worship. Confession is oh.
igatory but il may be general, or special,
or auricnlar, as the penllent chooses. Ex-
iremc unclion is bestowed not only on The
dying, but when desired, on persons who
are i'll 10 any extent. Predesiinaton is not
admitted, nor the transfer of superabund-
ant merits itom one sinner 10 another, nor
special indulgences for the living or the
dead. 1t prescribes and observes more fas,s
than The Roman church. No instrumental
music whatever, but only choral singing is
used in the churches and no stools, chairs
or benches are allowed. Paintings are ad.
miIted, bu! no sculptures OF stone, metal or
wood. All The laity may freely read the BIZ
BILE, and the priests may marry These
priests have very long titles, and very short
salanes: some English Bishops having
revenue nearly as large as that of the whole
Russian hierarchy. Peer the Great, like
Henry VIII OF Eng land, took from the clergy
and monasleries all their properly which was
very great.
The Greek church is liberal in its creed.
and holds that whoever is baptized in the
name OF Christ will be saved. 10 its con-
duct il has never in,erfered with the civil
rower in the decision of social or nolnical
questions; and its priests have never, like
those in the United States, protested in the
name OF the Almighty against any act of
egislation,sEIhe Greek church has never
used It's power or thrown lis influence a.
ganst civilization or science, and can safe
~ boast that !, would never have excom-
munlcaied Calico, nor protested against tie
theory of Copernicus, nor condemned vac
cination, or lhe culture Of the potato. The
Russian clergy number 100000 and inclu-
ding their families, nearly 1,ooO, 900.
Originally the Latin and Greek church was
one but a schism arose between tie patri-
arch Of Consisntirople and the bishop or
pope of Rome, having its ostensible origin
in a few words difference of creed, but in
reality arising only from The ambition for
supremacy Of these two Catholic prelaies.-
The question at variance was whether the
Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father alone,
or from The Father and the Son equally
But The patriarch of Constaniinople soon
broached his discovery. that the Scriptures
do not forbid priests to marry; and after
such controversy as might have been ex.