The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-09

that grand composition which added so much to
Rossinis fame, the tabat Mater, and, in the
OF fortnight, we hear. it will be produced public.
| LENT.-This is the last day Of the pre-L -Lenten
season. frequently called sbrove-Tuesday. from the
word shrive, devout Catholics taking care to be
shrived on that day before the commencement of
Lent In "merry England" however, it is better
known as pancake day. the principal feature of the
dinner on Shrove Tuesday having been, f,om til ne
| immen oria'. plate of pancakes.
Pre-Lent, terminating with Shrove- Tuesday with
Ash-Wednesday (to.morrow), begins the actual Len
ten season. Henceforth festivities are abandoned
not to bo resumed until tho anniversary of the res
direction Of our cruofed Saviour Ash-wednesday
derives it's nsme, as is well known to most persons
reiglously inclined from carly custom prevailing
in Rome, of the priest blessing ashes made from
palms which had been blessed the previous year
and laid up for the purpose, and putting them upon
the heads of penitens TO remind th that they are
but dust or ashes, and to dust or ashes they must
finally return
BY the Anglican and Episcopal Churches the fast
of Lent is observed but in a modified way. Mode
rate abstinence from food and an Intern ssion from
gaety and pleasure is recommended IN order that
more time may be devoted to religious reflection and
public devotion, the churches ing frequently open
for the latter purpose. he services throughout
and it is thought that the greatly tends to
spiritual good and religious development.
The regulations for Lent prescribed by the Right
Rev. Bishop Lynch. for observance in the Catholic
Diocese of Charlie ton are follows:
l. An the faithful who have completed their
bound to observe tho Fast of Lent
Sundays
g. The meal allowed on fast days is not to be tn
ken till about
4. At that meal, if on any day permission should
be granted for eating flesh, both flesh and fsh nre
not to I've used at the timc even by way Of sea
soniug.
s: small refesnment. commonly called collation.
quantity of food permit, ut this time is or can be
made. But the practice % the most regular Chris
nary meal.
G. The quality of food allowed at collation. is in
this Diocese. bread. butter, cheese, all kinds of
| are allowed 90
- General usage has made it lawful to drink in
ene morL1ng some warm liquid as ten, coffee or
thin chocolate, made with water
q. Necessity and custom have authorized the use
OF hogs lard instead OF butter. preparing fish,
| vegetables, Sc.
| 9: lhe following persons are exempted from the
obligl ltons of listing Young persons under twenty
one years Of age, the sick, nursing women. those
who are obliged to d. haro labor, alI who, through
| their health.
TO- BY dispsnsaion, the use of flesh meat will be
a.. ,.owea at any time On sundays, and once day on
the exception Of holy Thursday, and the second aifd
last Saturdays of lent.
IL. Persons dispensed from the obi 'gaioa of fast
ing, on account OF tender or advanced age. hard
labor, arc not bound by the restriction of using meat
only ut one meal on days of which its use granted
by dspensaton. Others dispensed from The fast for
OF or causes, well as those who are Obliged 10
1ast' are permitted to use meat only at one meal.
HOTEL ARRIvALs-February 9.-Chd13esion
Hotel.-T Gomez and Solicit, Cuba; w M Shan
non, w McDowall w L DePass. e Morris and ser
want. and L Cureton, Camden; II Richardson
Boston; G Stoddard, Philadelphia; w Hopkins and
| wife, New York; Buck south Caroliua; Zim.
| norman and son and w Wannamaker st Mat
| thews; Gel'urunt and lady, and Edward Hope,
! Columbia; L Frier, j Sardy and wife, and L
| Gutter and wife, New York; Guy, Benuettsvile; b
| Blake and wife, Chicago; w Taylor. North Caro-
| lima; Hartley, Philade]phia; O w. Sadler South
Carolina; J. c. Dunn Boston; Jacob Merseles, Mrs.
D. W. Whitfield. f. A. Hobart, Patterson. New Jer-
sarr. Nm Crastnl-E-IW- Goodwin a ny Ford John
A. Rutherford Mrs. Arnoux and child New York
Charles Hone, North Carolina; II. NJ. Levy Augusta:
John Q. Dutch, Savannah.
Pau lion Hotel.-J. d, Geddings, city; DR. ] s Har.
ley, Barnwell. McBear ireland; G A Harley and
| Colonel Moorer south Carolina; U Adams. Co.
lunbia; DR. w Shuler, South Carolina; j Wilson.
| Hill, and A Law. Darlington; L A benton,
Philadelphia; Alexander Mckenzie. Florence; hn
| Nix and son, New York; John "A. Carpenter, A. Ben
pie, Boston; James Nevin, savannah; D. W. Haines
| L. W. Lloyd. Florence; B. Griffin and Iady New
| York; John w. Gaillard, Florence; r. e. Coburn.
summerville; N. J. houron, steamer Dictator
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