The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-14

itestlv absurd; Tor the great mass Of American
Protestants do not trouble themselves to denne,
and Tor the most part unable 70 define, the
difference between Instrumentation and Romaaism
proper: His conviction Is that the form OF worship
cause OF this distrust. II the reverend essay
list would only cast his eye over the Church
throughout the length ana breadth OF TINS land he
would observe q great Improvement IN the devour
manner In which divine service Is celebrated TINS
Is mainly due ea1 the ead So n aSS
few others gave IN devout ceremonial instead
OF disturbing US for evil they have helped US out
OF rut. and this more decent ritual is q reaction
from the sordd indifference with which the SER
vices OF the sanctuary were won't to be conducted.
any one ought he himself would not dare to have
surpliced choir In his parish church were 1t not
where fns rea Of the rs
applying Tor holy orders Is, 1t Is to be feared,
not that rituaism frghtens young men, but
priest is less than the salary paid young entry
clerk In our city counting houses This fact deters
pecuniary embarrassment Ia likely to follow them
al their llves but this believe has only co be
ali movements OF reform there must be leaders,
ana IN THIS reform, II ceremonial, we have those
VINO take the lead. 1t Is not possible or likely
that every church throughout the iand can have
elaborate services, and while some appear to 60
beyond the ordinary service, the whole land is
and irreverence. TO be sure this restoration
70 order and reverence IN the manner OF
misunderstood. out this bis VS. is owing TO An
lack OF information respecting the beauty
o! nOllneSS and this Is TO be remedied by tnstruc-
ton, and IN due time we shall not hear OF the
masses being terrified into the idea OF the Epls-
copat CHURCH going to Rome, unless some more
sucn verbose essays are sent helter-Skelter
throughout America ana the dame again famed
oy those OF our own household. The cry OF
"WOlfP Is now old enough, and instead OF the
Church going to Rome the Church grows stronger
IN It's iaith IN primitive Christianity, which as
lar removed from modern ROmanism as Presbyte-
the Church declininsf why, SIR. on every side
sue Is increasingly II not why her increase of the
EplscopateY Why her great demand for more
me Church Is moving on in her grand mis-
sion as never she moved belvre, while
there are o lew on either side who' hold
extreme Ideas, the great mass OF the
church marches onward steadily and unitedly
as can be expected IN large and rapidly develop
Ing country like ours. with its Heterogeneous
population and their diversified opinions
am sorry to see one from the ranks OF her
clergy, who ought OF oil men to stand by the helm
OF the Church II she be IN danger utter such loose
and nlppant language respecting her as the writer
or this essay refer to- Who that was really In
earnest IN pointing TO abuses would talk about q
Slergytnap Of Qyt Church having Punch and
JUDI snow On GQQd Friday n he thought 1T, and
Without hindrahce9 II the writer has no faith In
in the Church, how can he stand up and DO his
there are errors anywhere the way to combat
be sober and TO the point, not thougntless and IT.
relevant. Yours JAMES N. SPARKS,
Rector Of st. Marks Church, Mount Kisco.