Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-02-01

The other bishops have charge OF par
ticular dioceses, or sections OF country, and
have the direct oversight Of all the clergy
and laieiy within their territories.
Archbisho.s are senior bishops, to whom
is committed the partial oversight OF a
number Of dioccses.
The bishops are generally installed by
the Pope or his legate, aud no person can
be elevated to the episcopal dignity with
out the consent Of the Pope.
The bishops have the exclusive power
of Orlnining priests, deacOns, &C., and of
administering the sacrament Of Coniirmn-
tion. They have also the power OF ap-
pointing all priests aud missionaries to
their fields Of labor, and are responsible to
the bishop Of Rome for their official acts.
The priests are appointed TO the charge Of
churches and congregations, they are re-
quired to administer the sacraments, ex-
cepting confirmation and holy orders. To
them appertains the duty OF sacrificing the
mass, instructing the people, confeSsing
the penitent, burying the dead, &c. The
dencons are assistants to the priests, and
perform some Of their functions, such a.
baptizing, preaching &c.
! Besides these orders, which are purely
clerical, and are called sacred orders, they
have four others of inferior grade, called
secular, or minor orders these are Read
ers, ExorciSis, Acolytcs and Doorkeepcrs,
making seven orders in all.
MANNER OF WORSHIP.
The public worship Of the Catholics,
and especially tile celebration Of the mass
is connected with many ceremonies, all Of
which are alike in every part Of the
world.
The prayers and chants are invariably
offered in the Latin language. The
preaching or teaching is, however, in the
language Of the people who are met for
worship. In this church they usually
have large number Of pictures and i'm
ages before which the worshipers reveren-
TALLY kneel. f.
These pictures they believe are not only
lawful, but are required to impress on the
mind Of the worEhiper sense Of the Oh
ject to whom prayers and invocations nre
offered The priests also have certain robes
and vestments, all of which, like the GER
emonies, are significant OF some sacred his
toricul fact, or of some doctrine which
they wish to impress upon the mind.
The bread in the Bucharest consists
simply Of a wafer nearly the size of a sill
yer half dollar, and the communion is Od-
ministered 10 the laity only in one kind,
that is, they partaks of the bread only
the wine being used exclusively by the
priest.
STATISTICS.
The Catholic Church in the United
States has suffered somewhat from per-
secution, and in no part OF the country
more so than in Massachusetts,.
| But in the midst of all opposition the
principles of this Church have advanced
in proportion to the number of Catholic
immigrants who annually land on our
shores from Catholic Europe and other
countries, seeking for home and protec.
ton in the United States.
The Catholic Church has not been un.
mindful of the powerful moral influence
OF literary institutions to promote her in
terests. Hence she has her Catholic col
lcges, seminaries, nunneriss and schools
scattered all over the land. She has also
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a large number OF periodicals., in which
the doctrines and usages Of the Church
are ably and zealously defended, viz: fif-
teen weeklies, six monthlies, two quarter
lies and Two ANIMALS in the United States.
She has at times numbered among her
sons some OF the greatest men of the age,
among whom we may mention Charles
Carroll, of Carrolton, one Of the signers
Of the declaration OF American Indepen-
dence, and Roger Tanney, once Chief Jus
tice OF the United States. Tho numb Der oi
Catholic priests in 1870 was about 300
and their progress in this country is per.
haps more rapid than in any other coun'
try, having grown from about 100000 in
1910, to about 100000 in 1870, counting
their whole population.
There are in the United States sever
provinces, comprising fifty four diocesei
and FIVE vicariates apostolic. They have
1000 churches. chapples aud stations, "A
Theological schools, with over sc, 900 pu
pills, and upwprdn of fifteen converts ans
monasteries.
The aggregate value of her Churcf
property the writer has been unable to OBJ
tain, but in this the Roman Catholi,
Church has moved to the front rank ant
is among the most wealthy Christian de
nominations in our land.
In the County of Wood the Catholi
Church is represented with three Priest
and five Church edi1ces, which are locN
ted in the respective villages of Perry'
burg, Weston, Custar, Portage and MID
dleton township. The sixth Church is
: process of erection at Bowling Greer
: Father CHARLES GRIss has under hi
charge the congregations of Perrysbur
> and Middleton township, while Father /
= DoERNER and Father II. KALLoP hay
>, charge of the congregations at Custnr, We
!, ton and Portage, To these five Church'
belong two hundred and eighty-fve fan
lilies, and at an average of five souls to
, family, woudgiys n membership of OF
y thousand four hundred and twenty-A'
y of that Church in Wood county. We NJ
'e derstand that each society is in prospe
u GUS condition and gaining numbers.
! Very much of interest might be add'
in regard 10 the rise, progress and wOr
ings Of this Church, which we have N
u time to notice in this article, but the abo
condensed views are ohorded the Jeadc
=, M the principal regulations of this giga
," ii, denomination in our country.