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

-Abbe Freppcl, learned French thcolo-
CLAN, wcllknown for his reply to Rcnan, is
about visiting England for the purpose Of hold
ing conference with somo of the leading Rit-
ualists ON the coming Council and on reunion
with Rome.
"A proposition madcin the English Church
Congress by O Rev. Mr.. Bligh, to Introduce tho
feature OF cxtcmporancous prayer into the ril-
,ial OF the English Church, met with very de-
cided and unanimous Negative from the large
body of clergy and laymen there assembled.
The Saturday Review says OF Victor Hugo'e
last work !: sin point Of genius one of the most
remarkable works OF the year, LHommc Qui
lsit, adds the weight of genius to drag down
the moral standard OF An age already fur
enough gone toward the lower depths Of mo-
rality."
Re, Nr. Yongc, during the session of tho
Anglican Church Congress, talked rather IA
miliarly Of n certain mysterious parsonage
with whom ''mcn OF the cloth" arc, theorcti-
cally, ut least, supposed 10 have very little &C
quaintance. Mr.. Yonge, we arc told, boldly
commenced by attributing all doubt and diff
Guilty TO the Devil, 10 whose rapid intellectual
progress during the last two thousand years
he bore ''personatiy his explicit and courage
GUS testimony" The Devil, he said, had prof
tied vastly ''by experience" and had great
many resources now OF which lie was not mas
ter then.
Recently q cable dispatch was published in
this country, stating that the Civilita Cattulicl
had declared that the Gcumcnical Council, in
stead Of dclihcraling and settling questions by
the voice of the majority, would have not hing
To do bit to raliiy the decisions already made
by the Pope. This Is II InsstatcmcnL OF the
position assumed by the journal in question.
lis argument Is that the Pope, being the head of
the Church, has authority over the Council.
and cnn therefore determine what points shall
bc treated by the assembled bishops, control
tile language Of the definitions, and forbid dis
cusson upon points which he does not think
proper Ia bring forward. Thut liz TO siy, he
can cOnilnc The deliberations 10 certain lisi.
of subjects which is n very different thing
from "'cvcnting any dclibcruion ut all.
AT the opening OF tie new Episcopal
Church OF ST. AIMS, in lsrookyn, Bishop Nc
llrainc, OF Ohio, preached the sermon, and
took occasion 10 attack The Iitualists I'm very
lively style. The bishop said there is II very
wide belief among those who wait for the
coming of the Lord, that the time of his ST.
QfdNS itIT. TIC tnOt1nnL there
W" much In the aspect Of The times To coun-
Il n'cc TINT ira. Al any rate the Apostles
de.' iipiion applies, in All alarming degree, To
t!c present generation, in various branches OF
the visible Church. The Bishop spoke of the
llitiaiisis az men "who were fond OF exhibit
ing an cXtravaeant zeal for the whole ritual
form OF godlincss, TO enlarge il. TO adorn IL, to
invest II with sentimental. mystical inlta-
,ion of spiritual life, with deep hidden mean
ings and mysterious sanctitics, q vail of SYM
bolism anu cloud OF ceremony, under which
The man may hide himself from himself, and
imagine he is alive unto God and growing In
in grace Thus" he went on to say, "thc mi
mute rcinn,l@nrailon OF casl-On trappings Of
rltuallsm which or rciormcrs could not tolc-
ratc-gorgcOus saccrtlOial yGstments, full of
false doctrine In their symbolic meaning, the
marchings, the banners, the crosses. the can
dies The ccnsers, and all those so-called i'm
posing inventions which arc intended 10 tcach
the profanc pretence OF the reollerlng of the
sacrifice OF Christ"