The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-13

preceded bv a cross bearer with cross on . tall STAR
ed solemnly before altar set back me chance
wall This altar takes place Of the reading desk con-
spcuous in most Protestant meeting houses and u orna
mented with a coored and Embroidered antependum
For full aud description OF the appointments ~
ST Aibans and Of its services which curiousy resemble
real the reader must be referred 70 an interesting
article In the April number OF the Cainoic wono, =
magaz ne published in this city. Suffice u 10 say thai
ST. Adams in New York has not yet fully copied IN
architecture. sculpture and painting the English imita-
tions OF modern ultramontane asuch as tnse LOT in
stance. which Puginslchapel at Clapham-n
has nevertheless gone far enough 10 make goody snow
Ia the way OF stained glass, illuminated screens ~,
scrptions in old English ecclesiastical text, mot
much easier TO read than Latin" gilt crosses vas 3
TALL lighted candles, altar cards. and other accessores
such as burse for holding the corporal chace cover
ed with ve the color OF hch varies with the season
OF the ecclesiastical year; big book on = movable
stand, credence table with silver paten, on which -
the wafer bread for union, with cruetke vessels
OF wine and water pulpit lecturn, ratings, cathe-
drai stalls an organ, white surples black cassocSs anu
red cassocks the green stole and the green mane ana
the chasnoe OF the prestne chasnble marked on Tue
back with something like the letter Y-ihe deacons
stole. worn the left shoulder, etc. On specially
sol ma occasions incense Il used ct Adams. and
various ceremonies are borrowed from the Catholic
ritual.
But after all the genunecions and informing and eeva
ton OF the chace, and rest il must be admitted
tnat TO the Catholic the spectacle like Hamlet
Win the part OF Hamlet omitted; and the Protestant
who Is not Initiated into the mysteries Of modern ritual
Ism must be simply bewiidered by II.
In this country, however IN England, the tide OF
fashion sets strongly n this direction 81 Adams is
not the only church in New York where ruastic prac
tees have BEEN adopted. Antipnonai Chanting and
other 'popish abom nations" have been introduced, We
arr od into sober old TRINITY ITSELF Undoubtedly rit
ualism here as Wen as in England, is not altogether
what Punch IS fond Of r.dcung as "a mere system OF
ecclesiastical millinery born Of the sick brains of fool
sh and anafnl young curltes,n but it Is genuine
preston OF respectable minority Of the Protestant lay
In United states It's progress may be favored sumo
what by national love OF novelty snowy spsca-
cles But merely copying the forms ceremonies the
lights aud vesures, the incense and the chants Of
primitive liturgy, without conforming the doctrines
which these obscrvances intended symb0llze Is
a sign OF prodigo and radical revolution as
first glance IL might seem The Catholic may
hope and the Protestant need fear that such signs
Of the times indicate sudden and general conversion
OF the American people to the Church Of Rome They
only illustrate the fact that IN country Catholic and
Protestant jew and Gentle equally enjoy freedom 10
VII Iualc cor