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

Inere VIII Dc services This morning and afternoon
in the Church Of the Reformation. Rev. Abbott
Brown, rector.
Rev. Eastburn BENJAMIN win preach this morning
and afternoon in the Church Of the Holy Light
Thirty-fourth street.
Rev. A. O. Wedeknd, ID. D., VIII preach this morn
ing and evening in the English Lutheran Church OF
st. James, East Eleventh street.
At the Evangelical Lutheran Church OF the Holy
Trinity Thrtyfrst street. Rev. g. F. Crotel, ID. D.,
viii preach this morning and evening.
Rev. John w. Kramer will preach this morning
and evening IN Grace chapel, East Fourteenth
street. The evening sermon viii be one in the
course on "Faith ana Works" subIect-"Doingn
Rev. Charles II. Lee will preach in Plimpton Build
ing, Ninth street. this morning, on the .Joys and
Duties OF Christian Life"
Rev. J. NJ. Pullman win preach at the Church OF
Our Saviour Sixth Universalist Thriy-hfth street.
this morning and evening.
Rev. George II. Hepw0rth will preach TINS even
ing IN the Church OF the Messiah, Park avenue on
conscience" Services In the morning also.
Rev. Merrill Richardson pastor elect OF the New
England Congregational church OF shis city, win
preach this morning ana evening in Rutgers
chapel Fifth avenue.
Rev. John s. Davenport, OF Boston, VIII preach
this evening. In Catholic Apostolic church. Sixteenth
street, on "The present European movements con.
sidered In reference the present and future con-
diton OF the Christian Church,
Rev. Leonard Bacon, ID. D., Of New Haven, win
deliver lecture IN the Broadway Tabernacle this
evening on "The origin OF national churches and the
Puritans as party In the Church OF England
The Right Rev. G. D. Cummings Assistant Bishop
Of Kentucky, will preach in the Church Of the
Atonemenk corner Of Madison avenue and Twenty
eighth street. this morning.
The Right Rev. Bishop Talbot will preach in the
Nhnren DSoh
Eleventh street, this evening.
Mrs. Emma Hardinge will speak before the society
OF spritualists in Apollo Hall this morning and even
Ing
Tho Greek Catholic Chnrch--Its Creed, Adj
minstrntiOn and Policy.
AS the United States are to have three bishoprics
OF the Greek tRussan, Catholic Church established
on their soil, one In New York. one in New Orleans
and one In San Francisco, and as the building OF
the New York cathedral is soon to begin, the future
bishop OF Its diocese having arrived In midst IL
may not be amiss to give our readers an idea OF
what the creed, the administrator aud the policy OF
that Church Is.
SEPARATION OF THE GREEK AND ROMAN CHURCHES.
The final separation Of the Greek and Roman
Catholic establishments took place In the ninth GEN.
fury; but an estrangement had been prevailing be-
tween them for more than two centuries previously,
o supremacy which the Greek Church would not
acknowledge. and twice afterwards reunion OF the
two was taken into consideration which was fOlled
by the Pope's condition that he should be the sole
head OF the Christian world Thus it Is that In mat
tiers of creed there Is no remarkable difference be-
tween these churches, the more important articles
OF faith having been settled before their separation,
to wit-by the seven FIRST Ecumenical Councils
Among the minor differences In this re-
spect may be mentioned that the Greeks have
not all the seven sacraments in the form, not
all the saints have not the worship OF the Mother OF
God and the dogma OF her Immaculate conception
these and several other articles OF faith having
settled in the Romlsh Church after the separation.
At superficial glance therefore, the Greek Church
appears much more AKIN to Professionalism, and the
Greek clergy, when trying to make proseytcs
among Professionals represent that creed free
from Romish superstitlons, ana more akin that or
! the original church OF the first centuries 1t is a
matter OF policy with their bishops who alone have
! hitherto published volumes OF sermons, to preach
SO cautiously that Protestans and the more intelli-
gent class generally should find the Greek doctrine
in no wise different from the Protestant-nay almost
AKIN to the Ideas Of the more liberal Christians.
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE.
They also claim to be, and always to have been,
tolerant; never to have burned any heretics alive at
the stakes never to have known the Inquistion and
Its misdeeds; never to have preached crusades
against the heathens, or religious against the
unbelleverS. This accOrds with historical facts
though does not prove their spirit OF liberation as
we shall later see; 1t rather to be explained
from the fact that the enormous majority or the
Greek Catholics are Slavonians and even the Greeks
themselves largely blended with SIayonic blood
The Slayonic race IS OF good-natured. child-llKe
turn OF mind adverse to reflection and investigation
and not inclined to fanatlclsm. Thus 1t is that ever
since the wnole East OF Europe was converted to
Christianity, and It formed the great bulk OF be-
levers In Greek Catholicism that Church came 10
mental standstllL No more science, more philo.
sophy except In very few inconsistencies and even
there soon an end Of It,. No more learned men nor
books; no more high schools and libraries; no more
Inventions and discoveries; no more new opinions
and convictions. An utter stagnation or thought
complete absorption Of religion III rftualism and su
perst0n OF the lowest kind, and spirit OF opposi-
ton whatever-how should intolerance rise where
there were no hereticsS II Is true there have been
sectsthe Kathar OF the ninth and tenth centuries
who revolted against the worship OF pictures and
demanded return to the Christian simplicity OF the
the Starovierz and Raskolniki in Russia; bnt they
revolted only against rining innovations, ana be-
through an unsuccessful persecution, they living
only IN the rclnotest parts OF the empire. where |
Church and State welded little power.
THE GREEK CLERGY.
The Greek clergy, In their isolation from the
mental struggles OF the middle and modern ages, |
learning and higher aspirations. Only those or them
who prepare themselves for the higher oces OF the
Church receive q traditional polish OF make-beeve |
education. They must remain unmarried uhe whole
or the secular clergy exempt from cclibacy, are
raised In converts and trained In defamation and
delivery of and in the secrets OF the policy
OF the Church. They are diplomatiss more than |
anything else.
TIE GEAR THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH.
It was fine stratagem OF diplomacy that Car |
Peter wrongly called the Great usurped the power
OF the head OF the Church within Russia and made |
his people spiritually Independent from the creek |
Patriarch in Constantinope. who could be nothing |
but tool in the hands Of the Sultan. ana that me
Greek Christians In Turkey ever since regarded the |
Car as their real Pope and spiritual law giver This
gave INN In their eyes o new claim TO the worldly |
rule over what formerly had been the Greek Roman
empire, and IN hun their hopes now centred for |
their future delivery from the Turkish yoke. He |
surrounded himself, az head OF the Church, with |
conclave OF bishops and Archimandrites tabbots),
which was called the "Hoy synod" and It Is this |
very body OF men rule Russia, by far more. at |
least, than the Emperor and his worldly advisers
the Senate.
THE POLICY AND WEALTH or THE CHURCH.