New-York tribune., 1874-11-21

the Baltimore and Ohio Company number large
enough to supply all the p,ssenger
has also received Bibles and the Pbadelphia, winning
ton aad iltim0e Road is preparing racks Tor theirs
Mc.-tion has already been made of the pc
,ions to the ahops Of the Anglican Church which are
in course of circulation in Ensand praying against .no
sanction of distinctive encharistic aress. cou"'''
petition signed exclusively by laymen, has been ad'
dressed to the UprSr House OF Convocaton OF the Prov
ince OF Canterbury The siguers declare 1t to be their
opinon that the use OF distinctive dress In the eeeDra
tfon of the Communion will impart greater decenSy
and solemnty to the highest act OF worship IN tne
Church England" They also ask for the pFoec'oh VI
such OF the clergy use q eucharistlc dress.
The new law relating TO the appointment OF
military chaplains has just been brought into operation
in France The chaplans to be selected from the
different forms of worship recognized by the state as
sisted by the Minister OF Worship Tue Bishops VIII NOV
be allowed to make nominations The chaplans VIII DO
divided into two classes those attached exclusively "
the army and the officiating clergy OF parishes VINO VIII
add their new duties to those they already dscnage:
In all that relates to their spiritual Office the enapas
will be under the immediate control OF Tue 'u'
the requirements of the service are TO DO met
Signor Visconti Venosta, in reply to lnqul-
ries on the subject has expressed the opinion that the
foreign colleges in Rome not liable to sale under INC
act at least such houses as are actually
occupied by the students and priests Sales OF rear
estate II made by the colleges themselves must DC ny
public auction and with the consent OF the
Giunta Liquddtice This opinion applies 10 the Coi
lepes OF St. Clemente and st. Maria IN Posterula. An
endeayor TO carry civil funeral In Rome led 10
brawl In the cemetery. Tweny-tnree persous .Vu Vn
cerned have been arrested on compiain' Vi '"o Pi'
priest
In consequence of the constant trouble be-
tween Church and State in Posen the name OF the Apos
tc Delegate administration OF the diocese mas peen
kept secret Dean Tomaszewski, from wnom the CIVIL
authorities endeavored to extract the desired lntorm
ton on this point has been fined by them for refusing 10
tell The dean has appealed uDsuccessfuly against the
legality OF such demand The excommuncated priest,
Kuheczak who accepted parish under the new laws,
has addressed letter to the Church authorities In
Rome demanding confirmation In his oihce ana re-
moyal OF the accommodation pronounced against
him. Nine persons who removed the images from INC
Cathedral OF POsen at the time OF the entrance OF
Kuheczak have been condemned 70 imprlsonmehts
varying from 30 days to two months Tor disturbing pup
lie worship.
Conflicting accounts are given of the alleged
outrages at Broussa, Turkey. 1t stated that on
Sept T. Turkish soldiers, led by an aid OF the GOV
ernor, broke into the ArmenoCa.hoc Church, wound
ing and driving out the wOrshipers The soldiers also
scaled the walls Of the Episcopal Palace and sezeu inc
Bishop. An Armenian" writing to The London Itmes'
explains the matter thus The Armenian Cathoncs
have always elected their Patriarch, but the Pope
recently sent out Metropolitan, Hassoun an Armenian
priest educated IN the Propaganda without consulting
the Armenians The majority Of the Armenians refused
submit 10 this encr0achment on ther t'
elected their own Metropolitan, known US tho "". v,
HassOunite Patriarch Upon the repeated reiusai Va
Uassoun to withdraw the Turkish Government nds
seized the church properly ior 'no Ai"'N'""
proper" =,
The Bishop of Lincoln has replied to the
letter OF resignation the Rev. John King, owner OF
the racehorse Apology. The answer Is as folows
was very sorry TO have caused you pain by the DIS
charge of public duty; and regret was greatly In
creased by the news which afterwards received OF the
serious accident from which you are now suerng' ana
and for which sincerely sympathize with you Let me
now be allowed to express to you my gratitude or tne
intention announced in your letter. to sacrifice private
interest public principle and for the sake OF peace
and earnestly pray that you may long ENJOY tnat coh
fort which arises from the consciousness o. such sacr
flee and that we may both have that consolation from
above which bestowed on the lovers OF tf9tn anu
charity the time Of sickness and sorroW ana at tnc
hour of DEATH" Tue accident referred TO Is broken
thigh, caused by a fall
Lord Coleridge recently made an address at
Exeter which has excited much comment In England
In the course OF speech he said that 1t was idle to
think that the Public Worship act would not. before
long affect the legal position OF the church. III couid
not be denied that the sacerdotal principle was 10 DE
found in portions Of the Book such the Ordi
nation Service the Visitation OF the Sick and the Order
for the Administration Of the Holy Communion 1t was
equally clear however, he thought that in this day men
in general would not submit to sacerdotalism In con-
clusion, Lord Coleridse sad Although the clergy
have the greatest amount OF influence. aud In my
Judgment on the whole deserve to have the greatest
amour: OF influence OF any class OF men In the king
DOM will not and cannot preserve tnat most bal
infuebce unless they cease 10 grasp a po"er 1r
power one thing and influence 10 something totally
different"
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