The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-16

code OF the empire fsabor satonOU which serve
the penalty OF death tor It's equivalent life long
siberian exile 70 be converted 70 any other peigon
take OF sacrament OF that Church without remain
Ing afterwards, for ones self and descendants.
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creeds sects must not be imported or. at least,
not acknowledged. Suppose YOURSELF 70 be soldier
men stands In order or battle and receives the holy
communion before the nght begins Refusing to
rs0ime Of Obedience next 70 impossible; submitting
means conversion TO Greek Catholicism. Or sup
pose yourself IN hospital and unconscious, and .
Greek clergyman ready at hand 70 administer to YOU
the communion under Greek rites and you ma
yourself when recovered, and all your children aud
chiuren'a children. Greek Catholics for ever. or
imagine the OF tens Of thousands OF Protestant
peasants or Lv0nia Esth0nla ana COurand, VINO In
is4e were inveIgled into visit 70 Greek cathedral
the ceremonies there aud who on this occasion
were saved with the sacred OIL OF baptismal
junction.. and ever since had 10 remain Greek
Catholics. Or imagine the case OF those unI0r-
tnnate ten thousand Roman Catholics in IL
that conscientious historian. Augustin Theiner.
Alter the break down OF the Polish nsurrecuon or
a reunion Of the Polish Roman catholics with the
Greek Church were exiled, the submissive remnant
III Lithuania broed into 2 union, ana. after being
the eucharist In the Greek FORM Ten thousand pcas.
ants, who would not submit to thus being made
converts and gathered In one spot to protest. were,
by cavalry charge driven upon the Ice OF frozen
lake and the ice battered to pieces BY artillery and
the men drowned IN order TO intmidate the rest OF
their countrymen. great many more such proofs
OF the peculiar knd OF liberation Of the Greek Church
might be adduced. Of some OF them the writer was
an eye Witness otherwise he should hesitate to be-
licve such OF them as he was told or or read OF.
The higher Russian Church functi0narles for the
lower ones. IN their grlev0us defect OF education,
well be held responsibility have to answer for
much of that barbarty which cEaracterizes the Rus
s cesay ns @ %
atone for the low state OF public morality and the
sins OF the rulers 1t is in Russia where the High
Churcn dignitaries are allpOwerful, by reason OF
their money. Their diplomacy ana their influence on
,he people. II anywhere they are bent on spread
anywhere they wink AZ the OF absolute rulers
| provided their advantage seems 10 be implied they
do so there They are The abetors OF what Is called
panslavlsm, or the union OF all the Savonans and
Greek Catholics OF Turkey, Hungary and Germany,
/ sal Casa:oPaplstic monarchy.
/ The Orthodox Greek Church.
| We have already noticed the fact OF the establish
ment OF orthodox Greek church in this city, under
the auspices OF the Russian government. There b
| church OF the denomination In New Orleans and
chapel In San Francisco. The fine church In thi.
/ city Is TO be built on site in Lexington avenue
The structure will be Of the Byzantine style OF archi
lecture and the plans for It are now IN the hands o.
under Inc care Of Father Blerring. formerly pro
/ lessor orthodoxy in the Roman Catholic Seminar,
a. Baltimore, who, . short time ago. embraced TIM
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place he has just returned, ordained as priest o
the Greek faith. Instrumental music or singing BY
| women Is forbidden In the Greek Church, chOirs O
| men and boys are substituted. Neither are Their,
| seats in the Greek churches; worshippers are com
PEELED 10 stand or 70 vary their positions by reclln
| ing against stands prepared for the purpose.
| Sheminec Axercth-The Concluding Days o
rho Feast Of TabernarIes.
This evening at sunset begins the eighth day o
the Feast OF Tabernaces, 1t being the 22d day OF TIN
month Of Tishri. known IN the Jewish liturgy as Thu
| Feast OF Conclusion, or Sheminee Azcreth The da,
Is remembered one Of JOY for the people of Israe
for their providentia deverance from bondage
IN Egypt The "lect0nn for the day is takeI
from thirty-t1ird chapter OF Deuteronomy, begin
| ming wlth-"And this IS the blessing wherewitf
| Moses, the man OF God, blessed the children Of
Israel before his death"--and ending with the Joy
fu outburst OF national pride. "Happy art tnou !,
| Israeli who is ike unto thee, 0 people saved by
the Lord, the shield OF Thy help and the sword OF
thy excellencyl And thine enemies shall be found
liars unto thee, and thou shalt tread upon their higl
| places" Then Is also read from Numbers, chapter
On the day following, being the ninth day OF tn,
Feast OF Tabernacles anu the 23d day OF the mont
Der OF the present year but opening the evening
of the nth day OF October, the Jews celebrate al
other festival, known as
slMCHATH THoRA
or me Feast OF Joy OF the Law. On this day n
periodical reading Of the Five Books Of Moses, while
constitute the Thora or the Law, Is conclude,
The last remaining Sldra or subdivision
the ns mn hook c Of Noses - read as we
words. "And there arose not a prophet SINCE
Israel Ike unto Moses, whom the Lord knew fac
TO lace. And In all that mighty band
and IN all the great terror which Moses showed /
the sight or Israeli are chanted with especial soiem
| nlty. With this days services In the synagogues al
labor or 'servile work. beng utterly forbidden OF
both the eighth and ninth day, the Feast OF TIL
Tabernacle comes TO its conclusion.
| Removals OF Romnn Catholic Clergynen
| Archbishop McCoskey. since his return from
Rome has made the following changes In the arch
diocese:-Rev. James Quinn, four years assistant
pastor at ST. Peters, to passionate OF suern. Rock.
| land county; Rev. e. J. OCallaghan, pastor OF
Washington Heights, to pastorate OF Cold Springs;
| Rev. Albcrtlne Caro- to POughkeepsie; Rev DR.
Brau to. Poughkeepse; Rev. James Callaghan TO
Poughkeepsie; Rev. Father F. Early, late OF ST.
Bridgets, TO Cold Springs; Rev. Father Farreily,
lately at Rome, succeeds Rev. Father Gallaghan al
st. Josephs, Staten Island; Rev. Father Keogh, OF
ST. Anne's, is removed TO Cornwall, and Rev.
Father Jackson to Jockey Hill and Stony Hollow.
Further changes, 1t Is sald contemplated by the
Archbishop. but as yet none others are announced.
Anti-Sectarianism I'm New York.
The Untarians or the United States will assemble
in this city, In national convention on the 18th inst
It Is estimated that there Will be about six hundred
delegates present. The convention will be In ses-
sion about four days. Contrary to the usual custom
the landlords Of the principal hotels In this city have
agreed TO entertain the delegates at half price. This
courtesy to sectarian body Is little remarkable,
coming, rs does from all the landlords OF the prn-
cipal hotels In the city, the majority OF whom pro-
TO those entertained by the Unitarians, the most
liberal religious thinkers IN the United States.
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