, 1873-01-02
RtTUALISWl,
Etc Remarkable GrOy,

EtS Remarkable Growth in E;.,Elan3.
London Correspondence Cincinnati Conl,uerciat.
It ia very remarkable to SEQ how carefully nnd
earnestly tho RtuaiiBtic party in tho English
inside of tho National establishment. They
havo thoir oratories aud their homes for sister
hoods in moat largo towns; you moot thoir
pricBts i'll monaotc dress, aud their nnils, oil tho
street; and the confessional il HOW ~ regular
all institution in some OF thoir churchos 10 in
thoHo of tho Catholics; they are paying tile ut
most attention to their aclools, aud there has
latoly boon prepared very complete instruction
Of notice az o symptom Of the religoua
condition OF this country. Tho first stop il for
tho priest who has charge Of school to draw
up courAe Of Instruction, embracing dogma,
morals, and Worship. Tor the younger pupils,
Commandments, and tho Lords Prayer. For
moro advanced scholars 4 general definition ia
proposed like the following: "Iaith Is
nupcrnatural and theological virtuo, which il in
fused into man; which makes hin, eleaye firmly
to all that God has revonlcd, and to all that tho
undivided Catholic Church hcs handcd down to
us for our belief, both because God, who IL
Truth itsolf, cannot believe ua, and bacauao the
Universal Church cannot wholly, and with one
accord, fall into essential and important error"
In the school tho boys arc p1ncel one sdo
| aud tho girls On tho other. The priest announces
the subject for questions and answers-"an
Church. OF whatevor it lily bo." Turning first
to tho boys, ho asks them to suggest solno lueg~
| ton OH tho subject which he mny put to the
| girls, receives reply. mud conveys it to tho
| girls, receives roply, and conveys 1t to the
boys, asking II they satisfied with the answer
! II the boys demand proof Of tho reply, or illus
! tration, tho question goes back md forth, until
| considerable emulation 10 excited, and tho mat
! ter runs itH full length. Tlen tue girls aro al-
lowed to put return question.
1 Tho "Instruetion (Which appears iu tho
| Church 1imes), deals which the subject Of
children's retreats, and priests nro recommend
cd to arrange such, il possible Oh tho prnci-
| ples hid down in a work entitled !" Detraito
Proparaoiro D Ia Premiere Communion, par NJ
L'Abbot ,Mullole, Paris: Leon Fontaiie. Ed
tour" Chiaren's 1nasscs are earnestly recon-
nlendol. On such | lions !" tho children
should DO mado to fool ..,at tho service III all
their own. For this purpose thoy should
bo grouped as cloHo as possible to the
| a!tar and priest; they only should
| bo considered, aud, 10 far as posBi-
bic, tho service should DO accompanied by . run
! ming commentary Of their llymnB." 1t lH alno
recommended that the "StntionR OF tho CroHo u
should be adapted to cilildren's services, as o
Bubatitute for tho ordinary catcchsing. Tho
hymn-book in rBe ia tho s'CAiltlrcn at Calvary"
No mission, It ia added, noed be without pic
turoH Of tho Stations, tho sot OF which can bo
seCurcd at rs low n sum Ms two gntnong. 30, it
la evident that Nituallam looks to great caroor,
probably not without roanon. 0thor8, aRo, 500
thnt this oountryi ia being divided into two camps
--RitualiBm md Rationa!ism.