The New York herald., 1865-05-14

ssstical matters Thsy we're sblEsd . iaLs an cs.h !
:sSs 'sa Supreme Judge Of ths spiritual college By
sst the 0sss and bis ssoos;.os sfa9m: ps.esy De
poIicy Of Vladimir And Co. next 70 0od. {he ccMnea
people OF Russia regard the Emperor
The nna) Repsrstjon Of tho Greek rom the Roman
ohurch e r. nAray stated 0ccurrlr In iOQ3 when II
vs. formally proclaimed The caus 81 sepsrsIou we're
denial Of the Pope suprcmacy; second
Communication :. the LORD: ,~ppsr y two iinds-ths
sion Of the Holy Spirit - u termed from the Father
lons and not from the .her and Son. Is held in the
particular warAly kept up for hundreds Of years
and appears 70 have arisen out Of the OF Two
tes.sJch9, " 10 and Cor, H. ~ d. WA wa.. s 10
be forged f This procession and that It was scholastic
incoptelS and'Indefensibe The controversy ven
tnowE " theological students - Inc Fh'oau~
4 oovERsxrnr or TBR CHURCH.
rhe Cxar IL thus the head Of the Russian Church The
Holy synod In which he is supreme, Of the consti
tuition Of which We have spoken = ~
into The administration Of the clergy and takes cogni
rance OF high oencss But their real business is limited
his action rom the emperor The only topic the Synod
can discuss freely Is tho financial condition the con-
and % = !. ;:s vss % Is % Of
tho Consisory which 10 an ana Juocay
court subject 10 the control Of the bishop Of It's locality
The latest and most respectable authorities assure US
that sinduIRence modsyaon justice or kindness" Is
unknown to this tribunal and the Russian priests prefer
The other authority the Psenie Goubernium, which
is found in most district towns composed OF arch
priests and ordinary priests The superior OF the prn-
cipal convent prsides In these assemblies which have
cSrnizance or infractions Of discipline In cases OF
thefis and other serious delinquencios committed by
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by means Corporal punishment OF the Inferior
Tbs pneshood is divided into two casses tho regular
and the secular archbshops Metropoitans and bishops
are by the Emperor from three candidates pre-
tho superio Of and the high and low clergy,
with the confirmation OF the Synod. II Is said each
bishop depotic In his diocese and each priest IN his
All the higher ecclesiastical orders filed by the re
gular clergy; but then they cannot marry The ord1av
qucnce they take such good Of their wives that
thero is Russian proverb which says, HAPPY,
= priests wife" the lower clergy CONSISTS nsvo, OF
rise higher than archprests who ocate in cathedrals
and metropolitan churches. The ss4Ps are usually
taken from the monks and from the bishops come the
archbshops mctropoitars and patrarchs The convent
system very prevalent and governed according 70 sne
STA and any Of them may become srchepiscopal the
Gar chooses The Of the four metropolitan secs
are Petersburg Kiev, KAsan and Tobosk
DIscirLN. AND CHARACTER OF THE CLERGY.
The ordinary clergy exceedingly ignorant ana
bgoted While images excluded from their churches,
they pay exaggerated honors 70 relics and paintings
The PROSTATE themselves before and pray TO
theui and in travelling carry with them daubaof SAINTS
their protectors In some converts the msnuiacture
Of iS private sale y On 1do 70
the religious paintings and images OF saints and travel
lers are constantly informed Of the wonders per-
formed BY the Virgins Of Kasan Smolensk, Skhwen
and other places. Relics are highly esteemed IN the
government OF Tver in 1885, grave ono hundred years
old was and hhe as sne TTnss 10 be
cured Of various Diseases rolling themselves tn the duss
and going into renzes at the tomb the sovsrnmens
sred the affair and the priest ceased TO receive large
surns of money from the bellevers The miraculous
growth Of myrrh used inccnse in the Churches owing
70 the influence OF the head Of dead monk found at
Kiev for time also disturbed the people, and this the
government also put stop TO- Two-thirds OF the clergy
are in actual desttuton and many OF them wear
boots except when performing clerical duy. Intemper-
ance Is the common Of these men, and their morals
generally Of the lowest order 1t is not uncommon
to hve six reverend culpnts confined together
These statements all made on tho authority OF the
most recent travellers Of well known reputation and OF
oil peTsuasi6hs.
BELIEF, CEREM0NIALs AND WORSHIP.
The Liturgy Is old Slavonc, and full ofrcpetions-oc-
Communion oaves bread One the loaf Of the Saviour
Z: sa x: x: e. Ss ing
!Ssa ina Y ss s1, q y
the imperial family" The pieces torn OF the Christ loaf
scpped in wne and distributed 10 little be 70 the
commandments The other loavcs given TO privileged
persons and nobles Baptism ono Of the sacraments 10
administered TO infants by Immersion In. water three
mcs after the devil has been driven out Of by the on
cal Who also makes three breaths upon IL and thres
signs OF the cross. -l1Ie- =.
AZ burials the dead ere made TO hold paper 70
pany them 70 the other world II contains prayer fol
the remission OF voluntary and Involuntary Sins In the
communion Of children wine only given The churches
arc limitations Of the jewish temples having the sane
tusry the place before the sanctuary and the Tho
eanctaYy contains the tabernacle fspcr3 are epoyed
IN profSson nore late authority EN-, IKE .
sslvns s Re0sm occupies almost quarter OF the ser
vice" Did Alexander Ross in his "P.nseheia or View
Of all Religions In the World published l672 says tha
when the acrament sis carried through tho temple, thu
people, by bowing themselves adore IT. aud, falling OF
ther knees kiss the earth" They did %, af least nh
| time.
In the work Of Dr. Buck, edited by the Rev Mr.. Hen
derson OF England doctor Of divinity, 10 IL said tn
Greek Church. sske che Latin, hos seven sacraments
baptism ohrism, the eucharist, confession, pensnce
ordination, marriage and extreme urction." II hold
immers,on or sprinklins: chrsm q the completion
baptism II also holds to :ho doctrine OF uansnbsan
tmon but the OF Ieavened bread in contradstlnc
tion to the practice of the Roman Church The bread
| mixed with wine and given 70 the communicant In
| spoon, both elements being thus communicated Tn
doctrines Of P1rSSor Works Oh super
In this brief sletch OF the RussoGreek Church on
readers will perceive pretty clearly what are It's origin
It's doctrines snd iis form OF worship We have not nj
tempted any Of the origin progress or presen
condition of the Greek Church proper This would in
vovo very serious labor and bc better adapted " tn
historian than the Journalist who draws from and Illus
trates by history rather than writes II Enough heW
ever, has been given 70 the readers Of the HERALD
1 enable them ts judge whether the performances O
Father Agapius In TRINITY and 81 Johns chapels wer
permitted understandingy by tho bishop and rcctort
The spirit OF the Greek Church. IL Is directed by II
head the Cxar, may be Inferred from The tone OF a
encyccal letter which has recently been issued by hin
and has been circulated throagho.s Russia transl.
ton OF has just appeared at Vienna ~ has gone int
the hands Of the clergy Catholics and Protestann Ar
by II alike declared 70 b. heretics and infdela tn
whole Of the letter u bitter and violent. II will
scen therefore, that reverend clergy, who have bee
% anxious Tor communion with tho Greek Church, ar
but little acquainted with IL past history or prssen
| character.
/ Arrest OF . Provost Marshal and Gem
nfssi0nsr I'm willlamsbur0.
u win be remembered that Colonel Baker, whle n thi
city brought 70 light some very peculiar facts In rs1s'
ence TO the manner In which business had been tram