The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-22

TRINITY SUNDAY AVID RooArIos WEEK
Tomorrow Is Trinity Sunday, the festival
OF the Catholic Church set apart 10 honor
In particular manner the great mystery
OF the holy aud undivided trinity Of persons
In the Godhcad. Although every Sunday
and every week day throughout the ecclesi-
nstical year Is devoted 10 the honor and
glory Of Almighty God-the Church has set
apart the first Sunday Of the Pcntecost for
renewal Of faith in the existence Of three
adorable persons In the Godhead. This
belief ia distinctly the mark Of q Christian,
and the prayers Of the Church on this festi.
val are especially directed for grace to
strengthen the faith Of her children In the
mystery OF the eyer-blessed trinity. The
Church likewise commends implicit submIs-
sion to whatever other dogma is proposed
for the belief Of the faithful, and prays for
those who, taking weak reason for their
guide In matters Of religion, refuse to believe
what God himself has revealed concerning
His own incomprehensible mystery.
The collection tomorrow will be for the
benefit Of the Pope. The following Is the
circular Of Archbishop spaldlng 10 the
clergy Of this diocese In relation 10 the offer
ings:
a collection for the holy father 10 made
annu illy In all the churches Of the dioceses Of
Baltimore on Trinity Sunday. In calling
the attention Of the reverend clergy to this
rule we deem II proper TO request them to
exhort the faithful to contribute generously
to this act Of flial piety and duty. This
year IL to be slgnalized by the converting Of
the general council In Rome, and conse-
quently the expenditures Of the Holy Sec
| will be largely increased.
| "Late accounts inform us that our Catholic
brethren In Europe availed themselves Of the
| prlestly jubilee Of our beloved Plus TX to tes-
| tify their devotion and gratitude by laying
princely presents at his feet. We should
hasten with the same devotion to his aid aud
eudeavor to make in this collection an offer
ing to our holy father worthy Of tho cause
no represents and defends"
| To-day 10 the last l'idiii1r Temporal, or EN-.
ber-day Of Whitsun-week. The cmber-day,
leo called from the custom In the early agcs
Of fasting on those days in sackcloth and
ashes, or from eating nothing but cakes
baked under the embers,) are the Wednes.
day, Friday and Saturday Of the FIRST week
of Lent, II Whitsun-week; OF the third week
In September and OF the third week In Ad,
vent. The spirit Of the church Is to engage
her children at these stated times to pray
fast and perform such other good works a.
may prevail with God to furnish the churcl
with good pastors, Saturday in cmber-weel
being the appointed day for ordaiuing aut
8 copsecrating persons to the sacred ministry
Prayer lie specially offered, also, for the bless
ing Of Heaven on the growing crops.
Tomorrow the ty.hours devotion viii
! commence at Trinity church, Georgetown.
JEWISH DIVORCE CAsE.-The ceremony o
divorce In the Jewish church took place o.
Thursday, and the services were performe
; by Rabbi Philips, and Rabbi Michler Of NeV
York. The parties TO the divorce are VIM
b. Burnstlno and wife, OF this city. Thl
Jewish ceremony Is founded on the frst fou
verses of the twenty fourth chapter Of Dcu
teronomy. The exercises tooK place at tn
residence Of Mr.. Burnstlne and were abou
as follows:
Mr.. J. 8. jacobson, reader OF the cougre
CATION OF the Synagogue Of this city, Mr.. NJ
Mundhelm and few others, assembled a
the residence about one O'Clock, and article
Of enforcement having been agreed upo
;, were Transcribed on parchment. The lorna
u separation took place about rs follows
Rabbi Phillips having taken his position
either side, the parties were brought In, an,
facing the Rabbi, certain passages Of tn,
Pentateuch were read, as also the divorce
, ment article on the parchment. The wifi
was then called forward and her face uncov
cred and her hands were placed together
the thumbs upward and extended. Rabh
Phillips asked certain questions Of the hus
| Uunu WHICH Wtrc husWercd, anu plhCeu III
parchment In his hands and he advanced to
wards her, placing il In her hands, and Il
turn the Rabbi took It. Messrs. jacobson
and Mundheim having attested their name
as witnesses to file with the records OF tn
church, the ceremony here closed and shortl
after Mrs. B. len the room.
By this ceremony, as set forth In the Bible
I the parties are separated and free-the hus
!. band to marry another at any time, and tn
wife to marry after ninety-one days hav
passed, but not TO descendant OF the trit
e OF Levi.
d Our civil laws, however, would prohib
d either party from marrying again, unlei
n they first obtain decree Of divorce thro ug
" the courts.
, II Is understood that In the articles OF d
& yorcement Mrs. B. Is well provided for, au
r In few days the necessary legal papers wi
;, be executed yestlng certain property In hei
! Both the parties arc well known In thl
/ city, and were married In New York abou
six years since, but have no children.