The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-29
RELIGIOUS IEExs.

Able Froppel, a learned French theolo-
CLAN, well.known for his reply to Renan, is
about visiting England for the purpose Of hold
ing conference with some Of the leading Rit-
uallsts on the coming Council and on reunion
with Rome.
"A proposition madcfn the English Church
Congress by o Rev. Mr.. Bligh, 20 Introduce tho
feature OF extemporaneous prayer into the rit-
ual Of the English Church, met with q very de-
cided and unanimous Negative from the large
body Of clergy and lnymen there assembled.
The Saturday Review says OF Victor Hugo's
last work: "In point Of genius one of the most
remarkable works of the year, LHomme Qui
Rit, adds the weight of genius to drag down
the mornl standard of An age already fur
enough gone toward the lower depths of mo-
rality."
Rev. Hr. Yonge, during tho session Of ,the
Anglican Church Congress, talked rather IA
miliarly Of q certain mysterious parsonage
with whom "men Of the cloth" are, theorcti-
cally, at least, supposed to have very little ac-
qualntance. Mr. Yonge, we arc told, boldly
commenced by attributing all doubt and diff
Guilty to the Devil, TO whose rapid intellectual
progress during the last two thousand years
he bore "persOnatIy his explicit and courage
GUS testimony" The Devil, lie said, had prof
tied vastly "by experience" and had great
many resources now OF which lie was not mas
ter then.
-Rcccntly cable dispatch was published in
this country, stating that the CiyiIita Cattolica
had declared that the GcHmenical Council, in
stead OF deliberaling and settling questions by
the voice of the majority, would have nothing
to do but to rutify the decisions alreudy made
by the Pope. This is lnisstatcmcnt OF the
position assumed by the Journal In question.
Its argument is that the Pope, being the head Of
the Church, las authority over the Council,
and cnn therefore determine what points shall
be treated by the assembled bishops, control
the language OF the definitions, aud forbid dis
clission upon points which he docs not think
proper 10 bring forward. That Is to say, he
can conilne the deliberations to a certain list
of subjects which is very different thing
from preventing any lclibcration ut oil.
AT the opening OF the new Episcopal
Church of st. AIMS, In brooklyn, Bishop Nc
lvanc, of Ohio, preached the sermon, and
took occasion to attack the Ritualists in very
lively style. The Bishop snid there Is very
wide belief among those who wait for the
coming OF the Lord, that the time of his &C.
cond appearing draws near. lie thought there
was much In the aspect Of the times to coun-
tcnancc that id,a. At any rate tho Apostles
description applies, In an alarming degree, TO
the present generation, in various branches OF
the visible Church. The Bishop spoke of the
Ritlialists az men "who were fond OF exhibit
Ing an extravagant zeal for the whole ritual
form OF gOdineSs, TO enlarge il. to atlOrn 1t, to
Invest 1t with q sentimental. mystical imlta-
tion Of spiritual life, with deep hidden mean
ings and, mysterious sanctitics, vail OF SYM
bollsm and o cloud of ceremony, under which
the man may hide himself from himself, and
Imagine lie Is alive unto God and growing In
in grace. Thus" he went on to say, sthe mi
nutc rcinaiguratlon OF cast-oG trappinga OF
ritualism which our reformcrs could not tole-
rate-gorgcous sacertlotal vGstmcnts, full of
false doctrine In their symbolic meaning, tho
marchlngs, tho banners, the crosses, tho cam
dies, the censcrs, and all those so-callod i'm
posing inventions which are intended TO teach
the profane pretence of the reofrering of the
sacrifice of Christ"