The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-18
SUMMARY OF RELIGIOUS NEWS.
EPISCOPAL.

The puerilites that are in some Episcopal
|churches OF England and of America beginning
to attach to the CELEBRATION of the Lords
tSupper, are worse than ridiculous-they are
atrOcious. book called "Directorum Angli-
eanum" has been issued in Eogand in superb
etyle for the direction of cergymen of the
Church OF England in the celebration of the
Communion. Some of the instructions there
given rival the absurdest Talmudc precepts.
The priest is told that before "mass" he
must not wash his teeth, but only his lips,
for fear of mingling water with his saliva
and that "after mass he should beware of
expectorations until he shall have eaten and
drunken" lest by any change he should spit
out any atom of the "bOdy' which 'shall
have remained between his teeth |" The
priest is also minutely directed what to do if a
fly or spider shall have fallen into the
blood, " and what penance he shall do if any
bf the 'blood" shall have dropped upon the
table or on the linen cloth; how the blood is to
be sucked up, and the wood scraped and the
shavings burned, or the linen washed three
times over the chalice, and the ashes or the
ablution preserved with the relics. Even
Rome would be ashamed of these disgusting
details, some of which we suppress for de-
tency's Independent.
DIR. Dyer, now travelling in Europe, writes
% the Protestant Churchman his opinion or the
PREACHERS of the Church of England whom
be has heard. Having paid high compii-
nent to the Bishop of London, whom he calls
he best speaker whom he has heard in Eng
land, he says:-"After all the preaching have
heard in England, | am led to the conclusion
hat in the Establishment, at Least, the SER
mons will not compare favorably with the
sermons of our clergy in America.
very prominent clergyman of the Church
bf England called my attention to the
natter by asking plainly what my impress
sions were. l told him what l thought, and
he at once remarked that l had formed cor
rect opinion, and that the reason OF their def
tiency was in their lack of theological schools.
Of one thing am certain, Evangelical princi-
oles have made wonderful. progress in the
Church of England since my last visit sixteen
wears ago. 1t is no longer despised party.
And one reason for it is to be found in the
boldness and decision OF its leaders. They
hvow their sentiments without fear or favor.
IA trimmer is no where. A comprOmiser is
next to no where"
Bishop Odenheimer recently visited st.
Paul's, Trenton, and confirmed eight, making,
With previous confirmation of four in March,
welve. This Church was organized in 1880,
Ind after struggling along for ten years, was
josed for a period of four five years, in
bt to the amount of $1,000, and finally was
.fered at Sneriff's sale. 1t was bought in by
hree energetic laymen OF the denomination
reorganized, the services of a clergyman pro
bured, and now numbers about one hundred
Eamilies, and Sunday-School of three hun
bred and fifty children.
The Rev. H. N. Bishop, d. D., rector o'
st. Johns church. Chicago, has accepted a
cali to the rectorship of ST. Johns church
Ciucinnati, and expects to enter upon the
duties of the latter parish early in October
next
Bishop McIvaine, in his annual address
reports the transfer of eight ministers to th'
bhio Diocese during the past year. and th'
transfer of thirteen from it to other Dioceses
CONGREGATIONAL.
The large and important Congregations
church at Homer, N. Y. Rev. Dr. Holbroo
pastor, voted on the 9th inst, 50 TO a. t
s'peffect its organization" by Withdrawn
nomination. It has been connected with tn
Presbyterian Church on the plan of unio
since 1908. 1t voted at the same time 70 IN