, 1877-06-10

Oldest Church In tho world. and sill cl..-..t
nc ooands OF primera1 Cnrlsttanltr, AItt
~ Inc apostles except Peter and Paul died In !
.ne kAss, and nearly ait tho eafly 1athera
.onxea 70 INC ofeek Communion. She IL to-ss
w "aat sne was In tho fifth and si1th ceutu4 !
nsvne naa no reformation like the Vest +
cru Charcil, and, r1pfng out tho corrupslon th,t
efepe In during tho filth century she fs fu1y en-.
Titled 70 be called the one tsuo aCathollc Ano..
.o!,e church upon earth" Tho church bcars I
n'en~sonndtnE title, aTho lioty Ea,.c,n !
orthouox+ Catholic, Apostolic Chnrch. y In.
I I'll about the fifth century tho arsct
anu Roman Churches wcro nearly f,lenti. ),
eal 1n oelIcf both holding the doctrines that had
ueen promulgated BY the general councils M fn !
.Aas time. The afst antagonistic Tendencies hc, !
1"cen tne two began 70 crop ont about $50 A. !;
nr ~ wien cons1antine tho Great" raIsed ;!
.s.z nsxAn'lum 70 the rank Of an imperial +;
sssantinop1e," making Il the scat OF Tho E.,ter,,
Empire, "the foundation Of a new Ron,n j
on the Dosphorus." Early In the fltb century /
oegah the real tronbles whtc., ended in lho cn,n.
plste separation. The flrst was The consl,cr,ha
eS1semsson OF tho metropolitan jurtsdctior' Of
Of Rome vt,eh ~ greatly excited ths envy
ion conferred the same power upon In 1!rsai- i
9i9nataf1cs that tic Bishops OF Rome noasesscI !;
ps join ~ IL = a,st tie sypnod he'll a.
toy, nssuned the tile Of Universal Bsho1 = :,
whicia action was condemned bv tic Wrstarn {
Gnureh: 1n,is: T., AZ laat the doctHna1 element was
* tha Trpv f. pthaepa, gent wa. o doctrine
That tile Holy Ghost procesdsth fnns f1nnss .
sne a., tas'!er only, while tic Roman Church decid
taesesInr at ne wis ees , hron tue fstLcr and soh
S. SSomt. . ~ va the main causo of division. :,
s9'e time after these controversies. a ncrsnn i
Tatfs;s1as sat ,eSafnig oS named Pl,o:ius was male
Miellael who deposed lgnatls for that nt,rs {
pose. ihis caused trcs, disscnsions. md At Z:
uunre guu1s netH aa a. oms fn SO. the action was pro-
scs" Finally, IN the nfI nII. tae of tbs cI1Ssn35
century. es Whcn the puwers Of tic lsoa,an Cnurs
rsa"a na HfSssiy 1ersa.e' 9wbIon uFacl tic the
vefsa ss .unrsmnrS upsmLSo I,;. XIto clan tho uni
ue"asa vas uss ~, ~ tic Patr,nrchs: Thls
deposlsd g H. - 1, "sn the Roman legates \
Elcat altar III st. sophhs, at Constantiuople.
~ * aentin was complete. In tho year asI !:
C"nsaniy9n's xss IN 1Gt1olqcd into !ussa from
received its creed and ritual buforc lie sehi.m
LiAe LIZ tbe casho'lc, the Eastern Church Tec,n.
o1arSes y ,ot 81 aottsins tc pe and
fathers Of tho Church. ii has scytn ~ Inc
Iapt:sm, "a cl'rism, the eucharist, precceISi ]
apre@e unet'op 'rtlatlqn, Y ntqfrms arsgs and
s'ane y 1t immersion, nnd gives the sacrament ];
u confirmation and communion to children IIn :
nsaa.ey "ssa y % atter baptism. The liturgy used at
y y Dasfl The Great. 1t differs from tle Romu.
shurch: First, In recognizing no Pong: second. :,
lte aoEue (son Of God clause In the Greedy :.
etc ortb does sssssy no Cf the patos
u!nsubstnntiatlon,-the Churcl. Of Rome moi J
a,,xrins w. adopted u until tho Lateran Council In
rbic ta. rne aoena q purgatory and pcnauce /,
nc Eucharist; seventh, works Of superoration. :.
ndutcetlee, and prcdcatlnation. In mott othef :.
1sre .e swo Churches differ but ltte: Ths :.
be monaetie system, wofsh1ps tho Virgin Msry :
as l.1gh degrees rs the Rosnanists, rejccts
'T:a6GeiiH9,tshp T6e ia,rarp 6g' by sorsa!s pictures
of ths Easern chtsh na tse tsHiar
y y Sacred City. by the Turks ia l4S, with tha ;,
srsncc TINT he was never allowed 10 rso civil !:
a1 aie r o1Siatig clergy Of tho Creek
snops bishops, and, subordinate 10 these, tho !,
papsaea e! " or raflal PRIESTS who arc allowed
nnfEry Ey before taking orere: They must mar !
ice. All thu dignitarla aro chosen from tho s
on,stte orders. Their cll,lrclcs arc GENERALLY I
aeltSrm tr In sapc With the choir always plaeed
~. They have four ltturE.c,,. md liz !
v'se' .nS s9ntist mainly ot prayers hymns
ualIy very long, Without sermon. NOR setSe1 No n y!
'alncntal musIc II allowed, and there aso NJ, !!
w IN their churches. The vestments Of tho !,
[ss ;ntsd sie T,t II the extreme often
.at having mrstic meaning to whch crsst !
porsanec u attachcd. The worship Of ssints !
a'Ss T. syen mo,e excessive than IN tho
Mary. Or "our Laiy OF Kazan," Is found in !,
:rY church, palace, Vi cottage often with
up burning before Il, and Is marE !:
speem n1mhae hhaerati9n' Thcro ars m lanuu.er-
ouGnoat sn:!, The year: Wednesday, md Fridays ).
0e ,;.,;. ' tays there but III FREQ irom fssts or i;
seen In the miserable poverty and idlcness u I
lower classus. Tho powers Of tho Grrek
an H., a9 aTe s vefs ltlnited oats!s Of Russia and
-. whicl, !s subordinate and pays tribute to |
Sultan ot Turkey; Alexandria with but iva :
Fgl!sa; Antioch, vitha still smaller following, !;
J Turkey tho adhcrents OF tho Church an !!
xanato about 1a nn, 0o1; in Greece aud sIui,- ;:
sEso IT,, anoat sol,oo0; Austrian dotniuions, =.
1Ss iov A'ssa,15; aa 5sfs.s;, so; All Niue; M
Cs ths Ialanss' @ s, akipg n a' sr;.7at. nus.'s ~
J. $1,000 IO souls, ons.ali II tbe b1 1aS lains1hS II !.
myth u tl1e Roman Cnti,olic Church. !:
liUu feteF the Great trtade himself thu ..
of both state aud Church, thereby uniting :
.lF'i and ecclesiastical power in its most ab. !:
y forms: lie framed new constitution y
.eesnaat ms Sts' s'. a ioftasd supreme court for
.lultc!t trestdcat. Slncr that time the Fin. j.
= =. u Russla have held the supremacy over 1
~ countries the followers 0f thn t,rurk =
'ch nlust look to the Kusal.n auLxrat Ior
setaon u time Of trouble, aul It 10 the por-
eI EhristiQD8 tu Southwestern E,rna =.
e liberties tho prcsent Cxur Is seeking tn :
III Alll4 HQ0 A4fH kid GVMnAth thtNa n mi fhm
tlAu world. r. :.
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