The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-24

but must, as OF grand hote. table, choose
such dainties as best suit his taste. This
assembly work will close August 20 with
music and fire works. Persons from any
part Of the lake can attend any part Of
these exercises as boats run ct all hours
andin all directions.
The cause Of religious liberation has had
a triumph at Butler University, Indianap.
oils, Ind. The institution was establish
cd in 1850 by the Disciples, but us non.
seCtariah college, Ovid Butler, a wealthy
member OF that church, was It's chief ben.
etactOr and gave his name to the Univer.
Sity along with his money. OF late years,
however, other denominations than the
Disciples have obtained representation
among the faculty, and the spirit OF sec,
Larianism rose up in the hearts OF the d.
reCtors TO that extent that they voted re-
Gently that only members OF the Disciples
denominations were eligible to professor
ships. This created at once a great breeze
among the more llberal.minded friends OIL
the University, including Mr.. Butler him
self, and the pressure became so strong
that the directors, at subsequent meet,
ing, concluded to rescind their previous
obnoxious vote.
Pere HyaCinthe has been writing to the
Independent "0ur Programme for Catholic
Reform" He condGnses it into these five
propositions:
l. Rejection Of the infalIibility Of the
Pope.
9. Election OF Bishops by the clergy and
believers.
8. Preaching of the Bible and general
services in the national language.
I. Liberty Of marriage to the priest.
B.. Liberty and morality in the con
fessional.
Concerning marriage, he says "this is q
central and positive point in the reform
We respect celibacy as an exception, law.
full, salutary, sublime; but on the Condi
ton that It be real, and not apparent
free and not compulsory; free not only al
the beginning, but throughout its contin'
uance; that 1t may be at any time permit
ted to man, placed as he is by Christ un'
der the perfect law OF liberty, to pass from
the celibacy Of the saints to the mar.
rage of the saints, without being
said that he descends or that he
retrogrades. st. Paul has said, in speak.
ing Of marriages: The sacrament is holy.
The larger part Of the apostles were mar.
ried, and st. Peter first Of all. Even to.
day, in the Fast, the clergy marry with
the full appreciation Of the Pope. With
forced celibacy would disappear the fright
full abuses OF an institution as an ancient
and, il its true spirit be restored, as bcneil.
cent as the confessional. Moreover, in
permitting TO the priest his own sacred
family Preside, he would be delivered from
subsection to a foreign power, and by the
same act would be reconciled to human
nature in general and 10 patriotism in
particular. 10 permit the priest to marry,
said Pope Plus ", is to reduce the Pope
to simple bishop Of Rome" And in
conclusion, 1--WE repeat again that we do
not wish to form sect. From this mo.
ment, we regard entirely as brothers and
admit to the eucharistic communion, with.
out insisting that they separate themselves
from their particular church, all those
who profess the creed of the Catholic faith
sincerely desire the restoration OF the Wis
ible unity OF the church, and worship
Jesus Christ as mysteriously, but really
pr esent in the holy sacrament"
The Church OF England Society Of the
Holy Cross, at a recent annual conference
celebrated high mass, using lights, vest.
ments and incense Archdeacon Denisor
was the celebrant. The annual "mortu'
AIRY mass" was said for departed members
The Congregational Convention Of Yer
mont adopted last week tho following
resolution after stormy debate:
"ResolrCd, That the General Convention
OF Congregational Ministers and Churches
Of Vermont understand that 10 be pastor
OF Congregational church indicates and
requires the acceptance OF the historic
belief Of these churches, rs it has been
from time to time expressed by their rep
resentative assemblies; and that to remain
pastor OF Congregational church, and to
claim UNCONVENTIONAL fellowship with our
churches and ministers, after any sub
stantial part Of this historic belief has
been repudiated, is considered by us as a
breach OF faith and inconsistent with
honor and Christian character
The London Christian Signal says, in re-
gard to Dean SANKEY'S "latest disobedi.
cnce" OF church law: Nobody but the
Dean Of Westminster could have ofEiciated
at wedding in u Nonconformist chapel
without incurring the wrath OF the EpisY
copal gods; and when the Dean married q
daughter OF the Duke of Argyll at the
Presbyterian Church in Allen street, there
was some idea Of calling him to order
But he is rather too big fish for the de-
Tenders Of the Act Of Uniformity to hope
ever to land, and SO he is to be permitted
to go on his way rejoicing at his immuni.
ty."
The progress made by Catholicism in
Great Britain Of late years is made clear
by these statistics from the annual report
OF the Protestant Reformation society: In
1920 there were in thatCountry All priests
and l ,l22 chapels. The Catholic ALMANAC
does not give the number OF monasteries,
ETC., at the present time; but while there
were none in great Britain 50 years ago,
there were in 1869, 10 years ago, 81 mon
asteries, 232 converts and 90 colleges.
SOME RULES FOR ARCHERY,