Daily Republican., 1879-05-15
FOURTH EDITION.
our PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

Our PHILADELPHIA LETTER. 4
The Ritual Fight-Fiower Mission.
aries-Asa Packer worse-A ~ffe-
Beater In Tv0ubls-The Legiaia.
tive Bribery.
Special Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.
PHILADELPHIA, May l4th, 1879.
Although st. Clements church was
handled without gloves in last weeks
Protestant Episcopal convention, it
walks resolutely in the path it has
marked out for itself, and this morning
"clapped the Climax so to speak. by
celebrating requiem mass ..'for the re.
pose of the soul' of the late DR.. Kooen,
who was a warm personal friend of Fa-
ther Prescott, of St. Clements, and also
high. .churchman. The mass was in d
minor, by Cherubini, and comets, vio-
Inns, a bass viol, and kettle drum
were introduced, which, in conjunction
with the organ and the choristers, gave
the music grand, as well as powerful,
effect.
The service, with one or two excep
tions, was perfect representation OF
the Roman Catholic solemn High Mass.
The congregation itself has adopted
some of the most marked customs Of
Catholic congregations, and il stran-
ger were to visit st. Clement he would
naturally think he had by mistake
dropped into Catholic Church. 1t
has been suggested that the rector and
his assistants are Jesuits in disguise,
but it seems preposterous to believe
that so great church could be lured
into making such radical changes in
its mode Of worship without the knowl-
edge or consent of its members. 1t is
plainly case OF "Barkis is willin'."
The "Flower Missionaries organized
this morning. Their object is to re-
ceive contributions of flowers, fruit and
literature for distribution at hospitals.
As nothing so frcshens sick room as
a bunch Of flowers, and as fruit is such
delicacy to the invalid, 1t is to be
hoped that the success of this mission
will exceed its most sanguine expecta-
tions.
Asa Packard, after passing compar
atively easy night,gre much worse to-
day, and late in the afternoon was in a
very low condition.
The "Swltzerland' sails from this
port tomorrow for Antwept with 25
cabin passengers (mostly Philadel-
phians) and a varied cargo Of merchan-
disc, valued at $l39, 1913.
WIN. Parker, another wife beater,
vas charged at the Central this morn.
ing with cruelty treating his spouse
This time, after having torn up her
new dress he hit her on the head with
his fist, and the indications now are that
she will die of conclusion of the brain.
Since Sayre, who deliberately shot his
wife in church, has had his death-pen-
atty commuted to life sentence, this
class of fellows may feel secure in their
home-bull doing. lfthe Board of Par
dops were only composed of some of the
poor down.trodden wives there would
be change.
The Legislative bribary examination
is still going on with results that are
highly dlscreditable to a number of
members. Wolfe, the author of this
trouble, is disliked by those who didn't
act correctly in the Riot bill, and they
say he ought to be kicked out of the
House, etc., and propose to cut short
his courageous work by an early ad-
journment. Little is likely to come
Of this affair; Petrotf and one or two
others may be expelled, but the former
will undoubtedly be reelected, as his
constituency is not noted for intelli-
gence, and if politician ever carried a
district in his vest-pocket, he is the one.
No matter, however, what is done, the
public have the blessed privilege at
least of learning what a precious set
they have sent to Harrisburg to make
laws for them, and seeing how they do
the thing. REDAM.