New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

testant EpiscopaD, Mauch Chunk Penn, was
unveiled lsat Sunday and was formally c0sse-
| Grated by the Bishop of Central Pennsylvania,
assisted by the Rev. Henry &. Potter, I'D, Of
| New-York. the Rev Marcus Alden TOlman,
rector of the parish, and by several otner vlsit.
ing clergymen. The Rev. Samuel MARKS OF
Huron, Ohio, who performed the marriage GeI 'Is
monv for Judge Packer over fifty years ago
was present and took part ID the SERVICES hio
structure was erected by the family OK the iate
Asa Packer, who was one or tue IounueIs, wi
| forty -four years vestryman, ana TOT tTcnok
| four wears one OF the Wardens or tne cnuiCn
| The memorial Is built against the east enu OF
! the chancel, extending nearly across It's who'e
width and rising to helght OF tWehtf uIte
feet from the floor. The altar u or hlGhly pei,
Ished s.stuary marble. resting on steps OF Veintd
| marble The top is OF one slab with lnlaid Mai
! tese crosses of dark sienna mdFOe IN Tue crnie
! and corners. and sur 0unded w 6h q ricil hth'y
moulding. 1t is supported by fonr columns IN
! front the shafts of which are OF dArK sienna
! marble with has = and caps of staruaTy marble
| carved i'm natural foliage. On the front OF the
! altar between tie columns, are three Circular
panels eaborateiy carved. The centre pane
! contains il crown Of thorns thrown over uIceA
| eros, which IL terminated Win the syHlooS "i
! the four Evangelist g. The right hand panel
! contains the Chl Rho and the left the Alpha
! and Omega each IN monogram anu en-
/ with delicately carved grapes wheat ana ie"I-
| work On the face of the suDer-alJll, III ulitc
| sunken panels, Is cut the Sanctus. Inc keredos
! il built of CAeu stone elab0rately worked, IN
! the middle pointed style OF architecture AZ
! general arrangement It Is composed Vtrucdny
OF three bays. divided by heavy pIU" U.s.
! The bavs are again divided horizontally at tAe
! level of the SUPER ar by line OF Dscrlpuou'
| below which, Oh the side bays are thrre en-
| riched panels containing deeply carFeu 9i,:IIt!ieS
| of wheat, grapes, passion MOWERS aui hItcH'
| and a uart OF the Inscription IN faIseu IlOOOh
| work Above the line OF inscription ana iOih-
! ing the principal features Of the structure are
! three groups of figures representing scores
! from Holy Scripture. The figures are carFtu
! In hirh relief. about tn ee- tOuTthS Ire slIc.
| The centre and most prominent group, rising
! above tie altar, contains eleven HGWes ID
various attitude, representing tht scene Oh ~
| Dljvet at the Ascension. On tach sldt Oh JhIa
| main DrOuD are DOst-rcSuTrecuOn scenes: on
! Tho ~ nj tte garden scene on the morning or
/ the resurrection. representing the appearance
of the Lord To Mary, and ON the lelt me Up
| Ucarance to the disciples on the evening Oh we
! resurrectOn In the NAN gaDir, ABOVE TIE
/ A.censlon scene in q dapeIed n'chr, l. "a So
! ting figure OF the Lord III majesty. MS lrl9
/ hand holds "A globe suImDuntcd WIN CrOSS anu
/ His right hand Is OuiStretched in DItHsiHs
. The base of the ncLe Is supported b} an aIlEcl
| corbcl. Below tie mag sly, on TWO SpahdFeIS;
| are angel, In alteration swinging ccnseis anu
7 shove the figure, in the top spandrel OF the
| liable i, a grOuy of seraphim Illustrative Oh 'ue
verse in the lie Deum, " 10 nee cHeIHOI'-
anu seraphim continually DO cry. vi Tie iaC's
al the four but,resses are columns bGHt up nom
thp floor 10 the level OF the SUI er-dli'u, leluli-
Mating with foliated capitals. On these ana
under deliberately wrOughi and gacleG cin0PIes
croc&"ted with animal heAdS; Slah'; hg'Et, 10. Hi
the four Evanges.l. each holding BOOK III the
attitude of defamation. lnese nguIes are
t1rre feet ami seven inches high. Between
tapSp buttTeSses, over the upper me OF TIE III
scriDtlon on each side of the main group, is Il
peaiIriful cIrnice richly carved III wheat, vlne'
and fruit work, and capped WIN pa'teHl' IA =
The buttrcs-es are gabled at the t9p ana ttflh l-
nate with crUclrted blnnac'es. Ihe7e support
,frLfrfsr ira = NO =
tOu angels playing upon music''l ihs'I uHi IT. :,
rpDrpsen awe OF the heavenly host IAeS1
angels are nearly four feet hlGh. Inc cent!1i
gable is finished with a cOrnlce OF richly carved
leaf work. presenting one or the m'si pleasing
features of the structure. Inc Whoie - sur
mounted with Il plain cross rostlnG upon a
fohated base.
Mr.. BRooKE's SEcEssIoN-The Rev Stop
ford A. Brooke preached at bedI0Iu CDdptl'
Bioomsbufy on October L. for the hr>t Time
after ms secession from the Church OF Eng
land The chapel was crowded. me form
OF service at this chapel has Undergone some
, alteration. the nature OF when Was eAp'aHlGu
in "A printed circular, IN consequence q iue
/ change IN the views Of Mr.. BROOKE III hIs
sermon he reminded his audience tbaJ the chapei
had entered on Il new lie. He had seeded
from the Church not so mHcn uecIu9e ut VI
/ AGREED with it, doctrines "a because ne dl,tp-
/ moved Of the very existence Of lt a. an e't!es-
ia-ric3l BODY in reference 10 Is connection WIN
the State. He dii not wish to say anything
| against Churchmen. nor indeed aGalllSU we
/ noDle wO OF rhe E~taD'i shmenJ Itself. re
smoke 4 rnpiv Of the theory Oh walch II existed
and I'D which he felt be could not suD-rN9e'
Politically. hat theory was mixed up WIN the
/ ruolc arstocratlC system. re very presence Oh
which was .l opposition, lie thought, 10 al IAe
I moving I Irtes oil SO Icy. lie aUSto' ialc
theory had done is much harm 20 'he Gnu en-
a, any QespOtIsm mad done To society IL hdu
. sy,tena. iZrd exclusion ana supported CASE III
/ religion and forced the whole body ct Olsen.
% .rrff for 4
social STIGMA. He could no longer nllnEe Wl.H
a body which, IN spite or tIe .hDtlih men ID IL
supported "a political system, an he SAon.4 oi'
pose Il 80 long Is he had breath. Is 10 I"cI
aLzing the Church, the UhlnS Was imlos7't a.
. / 10 take away lis authority would MOI HDei"Izt
/ IT, but do away with IT altogether. FOR MS
I own part he though thar nj. mankind "e'e Ih'
/ Church of cod, and that ali men were re-
/ deemed bu not yet saved. IAdt idta VS. con
tl,dlctel Toy the theory of the Chulch, although
uot pv all those VINO belong 10 1t. lie pro
claimed his disbelief IL mlIac!ts-i0i example
that of the inramatiOu-and he Tit tHat upon
tins one question alone ne cOulu h''' I'uI. II ~
the Establishment. He VS. now Tree. ana ht
was heartily clad Of it, He had made no sac
riGce he had followed his own convictions, ana
he looked forward with ardor to the preaching
of the great truths that declared the dIviAc rev
elation OF God to man.
ONE CHUECH FOR Ron AND POoR.-ih'
} Pal NaH Gd,ette heartily approves Oh the i0'l
ton Ot b slOD o. ildhtilTnOSl Ia NNl'i'o'tiHN
2 | fine erecuon of new churches without the prOVi'
sion of adequate endOw ments tor the support 81
their ministers A generation ago most or The
marshes in large towns contained WitAln theI
. fir;ts Two very different classes of inhabitants
nuf both the rcn and the poor were yIsltel nS
the same cergymen. When the mania ioi
building churches swept over the land the IN
cumbents of many of these Denehces selSeu tnt
parishes The old church, which generally
; stood in the district whore the Weather Hhabl
) tants dwelt, was kept for their benefit: new
t one was erected for the use or the poor, anl
they were cut off from any communion IN wOr
: shin with the more atiluent brethren. The for
. unate rect0rs and vlcaIs, who thus frert