American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-08-18

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"In tho last procession boy went be-
fore carrying something that looked
! like one of those brass lamps which used
to hang in nearly all the churches.--
This he kept most industriously swing
ing back and forth. as a school girl
swings satchel. A priest carried a
mother bohind the host, and we supposed
they we're censers, but tho wind and rain
would let neither these nor tho candles
burn. Bishop O'Connor was the finest
looking man in the group, and priest
III u black petticoat and lace short gown,
who was stout built. has good head
although his nose turns up badly
| Some one said he was Father Reynolds
and he had busy Tins acting master
of ceremonies all day."
! Now she comes to the morning SER
vices, having found very good seat for
hearing the sermon," at the low price
of 81. She describes the procession.
"At about eleven O'clock, a process
sion formed someplace, marched out OF
the side door and in at the middle door
in front. The leaders had to stop to
have their candles relit, aud with can
dies burning, two gold crosses and one
| silver one, they all marched up the mid
die aisle in solemn silence. There were
about sixteen of those pointed caps
with split tops, and such dressesl-
scarlet, gold and embroidery No
two OF the Bishops dresses were ex-
actly alike; and again Bishop O'Conner
had the advantage. His tall pointed
cap was gltterring white, as if over
laid with spun glass, while most ofthem
were guilt; and as he was really an in
tellectual looking head and we did not
get full length view Of him, he was
not SO totally disfgured as some ofthe
others. "A priest in gown and sur
plice in areading desk or pulpit, looks
. very well, but set any man to strid-
ing about in skirts, and he is com
ical sight. The priest who bore the
big guilt cross has fine military bear
ing, but something in his face makes us
think we should not like to live in the
: country where he was Czar. Some of
the heads in the possession positively
mako Us shudder with their sinister
shaky expression, which said no gen.
tie affection have ever moved tho cur
rent of their blood. God help us all
if ever these should have any control.
ling power over the destinies of our
country. We never have seen as mauy
? ugly heads in our life as were in that
one procession We do not remember
!, ever before seeing any but threo posi-
n itively ugly men, and, here were full
E dozen or more"
, She talks in this wise of John of New
0 York:
His face is not bad, but it gives nc
, indications of great intellectual power
I; lie looks rather querulous and quarrel
! some than anything else, and if any
body else could have made poorer
7 sermon of it would be strange, his de.
I livery is execrabe. He kept putting
i his fingers up to his lips as if he were
0 literally drawing out his sentences, pre-
d cisely as Signor Blitz draws ribbon.
: out his MOUTH
: She thinks her right to indulge il
? these criticisms undcniable:
"When any man puts himself on ex,
hibitionand admits the public also mucl
a head. the usage of tho press estab
9 fishes the right of any ono Of the audi
y ence to criticise his appearance and pre-
+. formance, no matter whether he bc
! Bishop Hughes or Barny Williams"
: Tho Bishops perspirc:
e "The Bishops did not look as if the,
| could be possibly be thinking of any
> thing but the streams of prespiratiot
! running down their backs under those
: great bed spreads which looked like the
5 trappings on Mordecai and Ahasucrus
a horse in the old plates in Josophus."
The whole performance strikes be
. operatically:
"Somo of the mantles were quite al
! preposterously ugly as the patch work
quilts exhibited at agricultural fairs
he entire altar performance appeared
to be like u very bad representation
!, OF Norma, The principal ptima donnt
was boxed up in their choir gallantly
aud although she sang very well, her
: voice is quite inferior to that of Madame
de Viies, whom alone we have seen in
, that character. She appeared to sing
the selfsame airs, but NOT SO we'll, and
did not act worth cent"
, Doesn't she pitch into Bishop Hughes
I right and left about "substance and
!. iormY
He told us that those forms were
manifestations of Gods saving grace,
quoted Scriptures to prove that God
manifested lIimselfby forms, and stated
that He never manifested Himself in
any other way than by forms--never
+. crept into mems hearts, but exhibited
: Himself to their sensus. Christ came
3 III human form, aud tho testimony OF
the Spirit appoared Sa.tbe day Of Pen
: tecost III tho visible form of clovon
: tongues. He did not specify the par.
ticuar text iD which thev had recnivo 4