The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-29

HpissspsliaA- .Dsscoasssss.
The frst aets done EItthe Protestant
Church of England: afUex having oeen
law u" the mcn.ssc institdtioas Of tho realm,
and to appropriate all the time-honored'
property belonKip4 20 them. The M0nks
and the Nuns were plundered alike. 1t 10
| from the possessions thus nelariously ac-
quired. the Anglican establishments draws
to- day the chief part Of its support. NO
contradiction can be made of these facts
they are as plain rs the sun. and all the
| world acknowledges them. The ancient
monastic edifices of Engiand are still up
dismantled, unroofed, Inhabited by the
birds Of the air-in ruins, il is true: but
there they are for all that, their old crum-
bling, Uncovered wallis still resting on
| their old foundations, and it Ia Impossible
to belle their mute testimony that the
Church of England commenced its mission
by cruel, deviiish war upon the religious
life, and by most .avariciousF robbery on
sacred things.
4, Certainly, one would think from this that
che Anglican Church could never, never
think well Of the mopastic life again. But
| 1t lIas done Sd it is doing SO now twill
70 on doing 30. Take the following. We
| find it in the London Guardian, the chief
Episcopalian paper III England, of Septem-
Der Goth: @Ftrs
Editor of the GUARDIANSHIP: May ask YOU
to give publicity to this paper, which was
or three diocc .es, who have made attempts to
| begin the establishments of system of Dea-
conesses in the Church of England, and which
now bears the signatures Of Ave Bishops, e1-
4 proyalf J. 8. HowsON.
The Deanery. Chester, Sept 1s, 1871.
| GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
| (a.) Definition Of Dedc0ness.
| A Deaconess is . woman set apart by Bish-
on under that title for service in the Church.
(b.) Relation Of Deaconess to a Bishop
| (1.) No Deaconess, or Deaconess-Institution,
shall officially accept or resign work in do
cese without the express authority Of the
| Bishop of that diocese, Which authority may
| (2.) A Deaconess shall be at liberty to re-
sign her commission as Deaconess, or may be
/ deprived of it by the Bishop of the diocese in
| (c) Relation of a Deaconess TO an Incumbent.
No Deaconess shall officially accept work in
Q parish Except it be In some non .parochial po
express authority of tho Incumbent of thai
parish. which authority may At any time b'
withdrawn.
(d) Relation of Deacone.s to Deaooness
In all matters not connected with the paro
, chial or other system under W hich she 10 sum
,noned to work, e Dsasonsss may u belonging n
with the general rules of such institution.
q II.-RULEs SUGGESTED.
8 l. is essential that NO one be admitted as
Deaconess without careful previous prepare
| ton both technical and religious.
= {b.) Dress
i A Deaconess should wear q dress which is q
once simple and distinctive.
(c.) Religious Ka0wledge
8 1t is essential4to the Efficiency OF q Deacones
. that sbe should maintain her habit of praye
= and meditation, and aim at continual progress
~ in religious knowledge.
= (d.) Designation and Signature.
it is desirable that q Deaconess should nc
q drop the use of her surname; and, with TIL
g end in view, it is suggested that her othcis
1t designation should be "Deaconcss a. b." (Chri
l. tian and surname), and her official signatul
N should be ~. B., Deaconess."
n 2. SIT is desirable that each Deacones
Institution should have q body of Associate
,, attached to it for the purpose of general coul
10 Gil and cooperation.
w. C. PETERBOROUGH,
es A. BATH AND WELLS,
a. = E. H. ELY,
w. CHESTER,
G. SARUM.
We submit to the reader that this
ee really and practically the commencement
ng of the institution of Nuns-of monast
he women in the Anglican Church. The f'
-. names signed to it are the James of Bishop
" of the names of Bishops of Sees which, Fl
on centuries, were Roman Catholic, which hs
e. fourishing converts of men and womt
attached to them, and of which, under Il
fiat of Henry, rapacious apostates too
us possessiou.-N. Y. st. Peter.