Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-03-08
Proposed Union.


cording to the orthodox oriental churcl,
IN Trinity chapel near Broadway. 1t
was said to be very interesting to the cler
gy and laity of the American Episcopal
church. The circumstance has peculiar
significance at this time, when the ques-
ton OF fraternization between the Eng
llsh and American Episcopal church on
the one side and Russian Greek on the
other is beginning TO be widely agitated.
After the Russian fleet which was an
chorcd at New York returned home, they
reported that they found many Russians
and Sclavonics in that city and in San
francisco who were without Il priest TO
administer the consoIations of religion TO
them in that form OF worship which was
most dear to them. Consequently this
priest having obtained permission of the
metropolitan Of Athens and the holy syn
od OF Greece to visit tins continent as a
missionary, got leave to come here. He
lost no time in awaiting himself Of tue
opportunity, and has already established
parrish in the heart of New York city.
having obtained the Sunday schooI-room
OF St Johns church until he is better
provided for, which can soon be done if
the Episcopalians of that city can make
their creeds agree They are rich. In
1867 there Was a general convention held
in New York city composed of rpiscopa-
lians. They appointed Russo Greek
committee to take into consideration tbe
expedlency of opening correspondence
with the Greek church, with view 70
mutual advantage in the practice Of faith.
and to form powerful opposition to the
wide spreading influence of the Sec OF
Rome. Similar ini.iatory steps were
taken in England at the some time, and
for the same object. The interchange o!
ideas was had between the American
clergy and the leading prclates of tho
Greek church and ii spirit of amnify pre-
walls but as yet no definite scheme has
been had for uniting the crceds. Durinn
service the Episcopa,iaus furnished tn,
music, and sang the ''glo,Ta IN c7relcls. -
the nlcence creed, emitting according tc
the liturgy of the oriental church iii,
word .fl'oq"e in the sentence. ''Qm "a
Patre .dh oque 1orOccdH." This word seem.
to be one ot the causes of the scllism be
tween the eastern and westerh churches.
lhe EpIscopalians sang the responses and
seemed TO be very tractable for the time.
If the people of England are us anxious tc
get out of their religion as the people Of
New York seem to be, we have no doubt
they can get together. But they must &C
over entirely to the Greeks, they will not
be met half way. The Reporter of the
World says:
his event may prove 10 be the fore
runner OF the Union of the great English
and RUSSIAN churches, the members OF
which claim to agree in the essential arti-
cies OF faith. The kindly feeling existing
between America and Russia as lately
evidenced; and the proposed opening OF
teieSrapHc communication by way ol
hamschatka between New York and St.
Petersburg, 1t is thought will under the
circumstances, render speedily practicable
coalition that has been desired bv the
Protestants al least for more than 4 cen.
tury.
eE 1t Is singular fact, that while in
some instances, ce'farn men Of this County,
who are always prepared 10 enter into 4
contract to do the 6luSte,7ng and if neces-
sary the .ftyht,ng Of the Abolition partv
during political campaign, have been
pronounced incompetent to perform mill
tary duty by the Provost Marshall and
his assistants, certain otter citizens. M.
torously unfit, are supplied with a free
ticket for the land of Dire The mystery
becomes the greater, from the fact, tha,
the members of the board, are known to
be men, who, like Caesars wife are NOT
only pure but beyond suspicion. But as
Sam Patch said, some things can be
done as well as others"