Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-12
Religious Intelligence.

The PROTESTANT episcopal. Con-
ERNITy.--Herewith the HERALD
publishes an account of an eXtraordi-
nary religious movement now going on
i'm America. To whatever faith men
belong their convictions are entitled
to respect, but it does seem as if this
particular school Of religious thought
stood alone. 1t certainly cannot have
an abiding place in Professionalism and
Catholicism, would equally reject it.
The article is worthy of notice, as its
statistics show that one Bishopand six
ty five American Episcopalian minis
tiers are associated together. Surely
this is curious phase of religious
feeling!
The associates of the American
branch of the COnfraternity of the
Blessed Sacrament Protestant Epis-
copaD held their annual Conference in
New York the last of June, simul-
tanously with the annual gathering
in London.
The first vespers Were sung in St
IgnatiOus' Church, of which Rev. DR..
Ever, Superior General of the Ameri-
can Order, is Rector. The procession
entered the church from the sacristy in
the following order: Crucifer choir
boys and men, the reverend clergy,
the SUPERINTENDENT, the preacher,
Officiants, banner-bearer acOlytes, and
the Right Rev. Bishop of Tennessee.
Rev. J. w. ShackelfOrd, of this city,
was the officiant.
The next morning Corpus Christi
there were Masses every hour
Mt the churches of st. Ignatius, st.
Mary the Virgin and ST. Alban. The
Bishop of Tennessee celebrated at st.
Ignatius' Church at the seven o'clock
Mass.
At eleven o'clock High Mass was
celebrated at the church of st. Mary
the Virgin, Of which the Secretary of
the c. b. s., Rev. T. Mckee Brown,
is Rector. The Superintendent was
the celebrant, and the Rev. Father
Grafton, S. 5. J. f., the preacher. In
his sermon he argued that the three
great truths of priests, altar and sacri
flee are distinctly taught in the prayer
book and closed with an earnest ap-
peal to all present, and especially TO
his brothers in the priesthood, to hold
firmly and preach faithfully the great
doctrines of the real presence and sac
rifce OF the altar.
After Mass the annual conference
took place. The Superior-General was
reelected and gave his annual address,
in which he congratulated his brothers
that the principle of non-cOmmuni-
eating attendance and the vital truth
involved therein, namely, that the
blessed eucharist is a holy sacrifice as
well as sacrament-had been sue
cessfully asserted in the general semi
nary OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church: that there We're now sixty
five priests associates, as against twen-
to-one in 1869; that eucharistic vest
ments are Worn in sixteen out of forty
one dioceses, and that eucharistic
lights have recently and without OBJ
lection been introduced in Trinity
Church, New York. He remarked that
the lookout everywhere in the Ameri-
can Church was very cheering to the
Catholic, and closed by saying that,
although Catholicity is ridiculed, it
prayed for its misguided prosecutors.
Rev. DR.. BatteesOn offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unani-
mOusly adopted:
ReiOlred, That the secretary he di-
rected to forward semi-annually to
all priests associates a printed list OF
all priests associates, which list is to
be considered confidential.
On motion of Rev. Father Grafton
a resolution of thanks to Rev. w. J..
Il. Bennett, of Frome SelwOOd Eng
land, was adopted, for his vindcation
Of the doctrine of the real presence in
the Church of England.
At the close of this business meeting
the Anima Christ was said, the pray
ers for the cOnfratcrnity and the repose
Of the souls of the dead were offered,
and the Conference was brought to a
close.
The Dublin Post, of September odd,
says: Father OKeefe, on Saturday
last, went to Kilkenny and sought an
interview with the Bishop, and fully
and unreservedly rendered his submis-
sion to the Episcopal jurisdiction. In
testimony of the earnestness of his
submission, Father o Keefe announced
that he would not celebrate the GUS
tomary mass on the following day, or
OfIlciate anywhere publicly in church.
This intelligence, the Post says, will
be received with joy, not only by every
Catholic in Ireland, but by every Cath
Olic throughout the civilized world"
The San Francisco Pacific, of Octo-
Der I'd, gives this intelligence: The
Second Congregational Church in Oak
land, from the pastorate of which Rev.
ID. Il. Gray was last week dismissed,
after a pastorate of nearly four years,
has total membership of "a. The
congregation have given to the semi
nary and missions, during the past
year, $40.
The church at Eureka, Rev. James
s. Mcdonald, acting pastor, has a
membership of 3S.
The Congregational Church at Dix
on, SOlano county, with membership
Of Is, keeps alive its interest in mis-
sions and the temperance cause, by
holding monthly meetings in behalf of
each.
Recent explorations have demon
strated that a fine ledge of marble
crops out on San Vicente Creek, about
IL rniloo from tha nnaaf IL, Copfo (tru,