The New York herald., 1877-11-18
THE NEW CATHEDRAL.

or IN his pocket hc cant take anything oi
for tho good OF others.
THE NEW CATHEDRAL.
TO THE EDITOR or rHE HERALD
In your report OF the progress OF tho new Catholic
cathedral on Fifth avenue, IN last Sundays HERALD.
your reporter states on authority that tins cathedral
Will, contrary to the practice in Europe, have regr.
lar rows OF pows,n those .'in Europe having been
built in great measure at government expense and
can afford to dispense with revenue from pewg; but
ono like this. which has been raised chiefly from
money derived from tho poor, aud must continue TO
be- sustained from tho samo source. cannot afford to
neglect It's opportunities TO demand q price Tor the
choice seats within It's magnificent precincts from the
richer members OF It's congregation" J"
Ia other words, the poor, having built this ano
temple by their annual donations in each church in
tho archdiocese, must now stand aside and give tho
best positions to wealthy persons living It's vicinity
who, probably, as Is loo otcn the case, have given
comparatively nothing toward It's erection, but now
will get It's choice seats
BY referring TO The HERALD Of 1858 you will see tnat
Archbishop Hughes, il his sermon laying the
col ner stone OF this cathedral, made tho emphatic
point that TINS cathedral was TO have pews that
was not even 10 be parochial church, but would DO
free to all hat Il was 10 DO built by all tho Clthocs
oi the archdiocese, and would be theirs alter II
built &c Collections been made annually in all
the churches not only Of the city, but all the
diocese from the time His Em nence Cardinal cCios-
key mas taken charge oi tho completion ef tho work
but until now not one word has been published about
making It parish church and placing pcws M Il for
the dcnlzens oil Filth aud Madison avenues.
II IS not true that all the cathedras oi Europe
bcen built by the governments OF thor respective
countries In France and portions Of Germany only
had this been the case In Great Britain and ireland
all the cathcdras nave been Dunt by the voluntary
offerings Of The people. ana their contributions are
stiil gwen win such good VIII that the blshops Deans
chapters and other dignatcs attached 10 cath
IN countries where the canon law Is IN iorce reccve
sufficient means to maintain their dignity IN u be-
coming manner
Tho pew system is an American graft on the Catho-
lie Church. IL is not IN use anywhere else. II has
been supernduced by the rapid growth Of the Church
and the necessity OF provuing cnurch acconmo odaion
in great haste and the nect ssity 0 having liked
come 10 meet interest, debts nc. Tnis reason does
obtain n the OF the New York cathedral 1t
VIII DO OF debt by time Of us consecralion
II IS then 10 be hoped that His Emn.nce vino as Is
well known takes such interest In It's
speedy completion that he mas gwen All MS own pr-
vate means 10 It's aid, will not allow tho .'moncy
changers OF tho Temple" TO after tho original design
o It's protector, mis- predecessor and divert this glo
rious buiding from ITS original form
COLUMBANUS
PRESIDING EPISCOPAL BISHOPS.
Inquiry having been made through tho Church
papers in regard to tho succession Of presiding bishops
in the Protestant Episcopal Church OF the United
States, and whether each took order lndepe emily
Tor the consecraton OF preates consulted his
colleagues thereon. Bishop Smith, oil Keutuc1y (rcs-
dent IN Hoboken, N. J, answers tho queries by say
Ing that there is for hesitation with regard TO
only point and that about the consultation. The
SUCCESSION runs follows :-Bshop White was pre-
siding Bishop IRON the consocration of Bishop
Clagget IRON September II, 1898, to his DEATH July
II, 1885, iory-thrce years lacking Two months, and
took order Tor the c0nsecrAtlon oil twenty seven.
Bishop Grswold from July IL, 1885, TO February
10, lS42, SIX years lacking three months, and took
order Tor four
Bishop Chase from February l6, Is42, TO September
20 1852 ten years and seven months and took order
Tor ntteon
Bishop Brownell from September 20, 1852. 10 Janu.
airy l3 1865 twenty-five years AMI iour months, and
took order Tor eighteen.
bishop Hopsins from January Is, 1865, to January
1865 three years lacking iour days. and took order
ior ten.
B,snop, Smith from January o, 1858, 10 March 3.
1871 nine years and ten mouths. and has order
Tor thirty three.
THE IRISH. CHURCH PRAYER BOOK.
BY 'thc Irish Church, is meant not tho Roman
Catholic, but that small fragment Of the Anglican
Church which has taken up It's abode in Erin. since
the Of tho IRISH Church ecclesas
tlcai authorities have response TO the uttered or
uncxprcssed sense Of the Church undertaken a re-
VISION of their prayer book TO harmonizc II with
the Churchs altered conditions aud with tho prevail
ing sentiments OF the evangelical party. The Amcr,-
can evangelical Episcopalians have Tor years boon
clamorpg Tor a Ike revision OF thor hook Of common
prayer. bui they nave not yet made impression
their General Convention. Tho Irish Church synod.
however, has responded 10 tho wants OF Its consttu
cnts ana its aork has been CON pi.tcd. The follow
ing arc the more important changes made in the
prayer book
The Of all the apocryphai lessons and the
substitution OF lessons from inspired Scriptures
The OMISSION OF tho ornaments rubrc, and enact
mcDt OF canon directing the OF plan surplice,
mood and stole scarf
Tne introd uction OF prayers for missions and other
objects among the occasional prayera
he Introduction Of "A question aud answer in tho
cathechism explaining the reception OF the Dody and
blood Of Christi in the LORDS supper TO be sailcr q
.Iu n
service Tor thc burial OF unbaptizcd infants OF
Christian parents
The OMISSION Of tho 'of thy great m0rcyn from the
address IN ne burial oinco.
Tho OMISSION OF tho absouton In the ofhco for tho
visitation Of the SICK and substitution OF that tho
communion service.
Omission from tho Office OF matrimony Of tho rea
sons now expressed and substitution Of otner
Omls lssOn oil some words III the com M union service
ana change OF ''pcnanccp INTO .repentanccp y
No changes have been Offices for al m n
istcring Baptism the LORDS supper or IN The or
dnal; but paragr aphs been adopted IN tbs new
preface against pfc-ty aUsointIon auricuar con
fcssion VEL as against the real presence aud also
one acknowledging the rghtiul position OF evangelical
men ia Tue Churcn with their views OF baptism But
Correspondent OF the Southern Ghurchntn declares
that the cvangelicals viii not let the until
Inc WORD egencrat0n' shaii be omitted rom mo
thaoksgvng declaration ana prayer A. the end Of inc
baptism j oiicc And they are tho more dc, rmincd
Oh tni-, he says since the ON would not nposc
any dog ma on others wnioh tDey do not brlicvc In
the preamble OF The consti.utou tnc word "prlcsi" Is
explained to mean s'prcsbyern Wherever u occurs In
the lornuarcs. and tns, with the paragraph IN tho
preface guards against the assumption OF sacerlota
powers Tho book $ revised comes inlo use by vote
of tho Synod ON July l, 1878
BRITISH WrSLEYANISM
According TO tho Metaoi,a tho following arc tho
Official statistics OF the Wesleyan connection
British Conieronce--Grcat Britain 49, 2s9 members,
~, 063 irial; Ireland and irish Missions 2o.l43
members, SOL on trial foreign missions, sLG5S mem
bers, IO,075 on trial H. French Confercnce--L g05
members, II on trial III. Australian Conference