North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-20

the warning of all who insist on wearing
cb;cnons. The HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
TO the Editor-Incited by your recent
expose, my daug hter through microscope
stared at the monsters in her chignon,
which is now consigned to the flames IN
disgust She naively remarked, Less
life outside. more sense inside" 1 trust
many. indeed all, young ladies who think
a clean head more lady-like than a head
six inches thick, will renounce this ana
kindred adsurdities.
A V1CTIM OF FASHION.
Ritualism.
This subject is attracting an interest that
seems likely to upset the religious ceremo-
MES of the Protestant world. PUsEY leaned
so far toward the ritual Of the Catholic
church us to lose caste with his co-relig-
ionists, but it looks now as if the Episco-
pal people would soon become, Catholic,
with the exception of acknowledging the
Pope, believing in purgatory, auricular
confession-we mean to say that a person
might enter an " established F" or Episco-
pal church and as its ceremonials SO nearly
conform to the Catholic that he would
hardly know where he was. For proof OF
this please read below from the New York
Daily Express. We published, last week,
a pastoral letter from Bishop LEE con-
demning these ceremonies, but it really
seems that return to the snowy exhibi-
tons of the old church is inevitable. This
subject is exciting intense interest in Eu-
rope as well as in America. We have no
choice:
The recont protest Of majority Of the
Bishops of the Episcopal church seems to
have fallen as lightly on the cause of RH-
ualism as snow fake on the earth. The
fact was amply illustrated to-day, in st.
Adams Chapel-the centre of the ceremo-
NAL worship, which has been repeatedly
honored by the presence and the approval
of Bishop Potter. In that sacred edifice
Ash Wednesday was celebrated by the
solemn penitential services and ceremonies
to which the mitred heads of the commun-
ion have taken emphatic and denunciatory
exception.
The services in honor Of the day COM
menced in the Chapel at ten o'clock
this morning, but before that time every
seat was occupied by congregation whose
uniform responses and obedience to the
liturgical usages of the temple, indicated
they were regular worshippers.
In the center of the altar was massive
golden crucifix, with great tapers on either
side. In front appeared magnificent an
tipendium of purple cloth, bearing figure
Of the Lamb and the Cross, the Pulpit,
Lectern and the precincts of the Sanctuary
were similarly ornameuted, and on the Cos
pei and Epistle sides were circular clusters
of tapers.
Tho services commenced by an imposing
procession of the clergy and choristers, from
the robing room to the chancel, all chanting
the old English hymn used during Lent,
" Forty days and Forty nights"
When the officiating priests reached the
altar, they bowed reverently before the
crucitixion-the congregation following
their example. The clergy, consisting OF
Rev. Mr. Morrell, Rev. MIR. Noyes, and
Rev. Elmendorf, took seats opposite the
Lectern, outside the altar, and the Rev. Mr.
Elmendorf commenced morning prayer
The services-Venite, and Benedicite were
sung to Anglican chants.
After morning prayer Rev. Mr.. Noyes
proceeded to the center of the chaneel,
near the altar rails, and intoned the Litany
the response being of choral order. -
AT the name of Jesus, he, in common with
all present, reverently bowed his head, and
at the Giorie all present turned their faces
towards the altar, or the Ritualistic East
The rector here announced the Hltroi
for the day-the fifty-frst Psalm, ant
while this was being chanted all the clergy
retired.
While the last versicle of the Psalm was
being rendered, Rev. Mr.. Morrell and Rev
MIR. Noyes, with the acolytes and choris
tiers. moved again in procession towards
the altar. The choristers at once filed t.
their respective stalls, and only Rev. Mr.
Morrell and Rev. Mr.. Noyes, with sur
pliced acolyte, entered within the rails O
the sacred place. The former acted as til,
officiating priest and the latter as bis assis
tant. Mr.. Morrell appeared in a beautiful
chasuble, surplice and stole, of purple
mented with lamb bearing a cross, botf
in the back and breast. Having made /;
genufexion at the foot Of the altar. thu
priest assembled the triple steps and bowed
down before the cruciiix, beneath whic,
was chalice covered with purple cloth IL
the center of which, was white cross.
The assistant priest, or deacon, took his
position Mt the episte side. When the Gel
ebrant had bowed before the emblem Of
redemption, he proceeded to the Gospc
SIDE, where the Bible and PRAYER Bool
had been placed, and offered the initiatory
prayer OF the communion service-his
:. back being to the people," The taper,
on the altar had been previously lighted by
an acolyte, and the bells tolled in honor OF
the service.
The priest then turned to the congrega.
ton and read the commandments after
which his assistants read the Episte and
the Gospel from the respective positions on
the altar, after which they are named, the
celebrant occupying position in the cen
ter before the crucifix.
The priest then left the altar and ascend
ed the pulpit outside the chancel. In ;
moment, having opened Bible, he mad,
the sign of the cross on his forehead, breas
and arms, and all present followed his exam
pie. In performing this ceremony he said
g In the name of the Father, and of tn,
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.'
At the name Of the Father, he placed
his hand on his forehead at the name o.
the Son, on his breast; and at the name o
the Holy Ghost, on his left arm, and at thu
amen, on his right.
The Church Union, new weekly quarto
issued at Brooklyn, devoted to the practica
fusion of all the orthodox Protestant sects
and denominations into one church, has thu
following " Bond Of Union I" "We, the
undersigned, believing in the doctrine of tn
Holy Scriptures as set forth in the Apostles
and Nicene Creeds, do hereby pledge our
selves to secure, under God, an open com
munion, and the recognition of one evan
gelical ministry, by the interchange 0