Morris tribune., 1882-10-12
FOB RELIGIOUS REFLECTION.


For RELIGIOUS REFLECTION.
The Burial OF a Greek Patriarch.
4 correspondent of The New England Chris
tan Advocate, writing from Jerusalem, de-
scribes the funeral of the Greek patriarch,
Orotheus, as follows: s:We found the de-
| ceased patriarch clothed in the robes of his Of
| flee, silk and gold richly embroidered, seated
upon throne facing the altar in the Constan-
tine church of the Greek convent Although
he was only sixty-fve years of age, he looked
very venerable with his long flowing gray
beard. He had golden crown upon his head,
| With enameled se,tings on four Sides, repre-
sentlnS the Virgin, the nativity, the
resurrection aud ascension, and sur
mounted by elsgant diamond cross.
Ills breast was covered with golden crosses
and precious stones He had a crozier or scep-
ter of gold and silver leaning against the throne,
while III his right hand Testament and
in his left picture of the Virgin and Child
Behind the throne was standing priest read
ing continuously, in Greek, appropriate pass
ages for the dead And from carry morning
till O'Clock i'll the evening a perfect stream
of people were passing back and forth, who
would kneel, kiss the patriarch's hand, then
the Testament which he held III II, and after
ward cross themselves and pass out The pa
trlarch was buried the same day he died Just
before the funeral a motley crowd of Turks
sentatives of almost every nation, in almost
every imaginable costume, gathered on Mount
ZION. First IN the procession came band of
clarlonets, then q band of brass instruments,
playing wnat would con>i Ter lively air, and
not the least novel, was an enormous bass
drum. Following the band were quite
number of students, with very long
h2lr, who were preparing for the
priesthood; then came the ordained
priests, then the bishops, dressed in elegant
cloaks. All, except the soldiers who followed,
carried candles draped with black Grape. After
the soldiers came the janissaries of all the
consuls. and of the different converts, in what
seemed to me very wild costumes, something
like our American Indians. Thea came
bishops bearing kind of lanterns, and crosses
of silver and gold. An old man, in very gor-
geous dress, who, as l was informed, was next
to the patriarch himself, was bearing the
deceased patriarch's silver and goll scepter
Then came the body, ia full dress as had
seen it in the morning, with the crown on his
head, and seated on his throne as if hs were
| alive. The procession made q strange I'M
preston upon my miad, as watched it slowly
move toward the Zion gate, and I listened to
the weird chanting of the priests. He was
buried III sitting posture along with about
two bushels of incense and myrrh."
The Pope and England.
A correspondent of the London Daily News,
writing on the subject of the diplomatic rela-
tons of the pope with England, says: ''The
idea of establishing diplomatic relations be-
tween the Vatican and ST. James is no longer
| entertained It originated during the last visit
of Cardinal Howard to England. Its final
abandonment is to some extent due to what
passed recently at Rome when infor-
nation was sou.-ht GA the subject
from an ex-member OF parliament
| whose views, as Roman Catholic Conserva-
tive, carry some weight at the papal head
quarters. The ex-M. P. was recently ques-
toned on the subject by Pope Loo himself, and
by the cardinal secretary of state, Cardinal
Jacobini-and who as, had interviews with
some of the Irish ecclesiastics of Rome, such
as the head of the Convect of St Isidore-and
replied, it is generally understood, somewhat
to this effect. The existing machinery by
which the Holy Father can learn everything of
| Importance about the Catholics of the United
| Kingdom seems to be sufficient for the object
| In view. As TO the Catholics OF Great Britain,
no one knows their wants and wishes better
| than Cardinal Manning. Cardinal McCabe is
| thoroughly acquainted with the sentiments of
| the Influential Catholics of Dublin. The lead
| ing merchants, the professional men, and the
priests Cf his diocese have great affection for
| Aim. Whatever he writes to Rome will faith
fully reflect their views. As to the views of
I the Irish Catholics generally, they have been
| accurately interpreted by the archbishop of
| Cashel, DR.. Croke, and by the other bishops.
| The Vatican cannot expect to hear one voice
aud one opinion only from the Irish Catholics.
| The present system enables the pope to know
the diversity of views that exists. To substi-
tute for the reports of the various prelates the
dispatches of q nuncio would not afford any
more information, and would perhaps lead to
| trouble. "
Laborers' Homes.
| A country rector writes to the London Stand
ard in the following plain terms on the dwellings,
of agricultural laborers: elbow can man be
| expected to bring up his family with any sense
! of mOdesty when he, his wife, and sons and
daughters have to live and sleep in two rooms ?
| 1t is sickening to hear the pious horror with
which some well-to-do people speak of the i'm
| morality of the poor, of which they themselves
| by their thoughtlessness or meanness, are the
| real causes A landlord who allows men with
| families to have no better home than these two
roomed cottages Is the first cause of every case
| of immortality which arises in that family y
And the Pail Mall Gazette thus sensIbly COM
| mens on the matter: sis it not pity plain
! speaking like this is not oftener heard. and
| heard from the pulpit instead of merely read
| in the newspapers? The bishop of Manchester
denounced these scandals to royal commits
sion nearly twenty wears ago; but how little
has been done! Query, would it not have
| mended matters if occasionally, instead of les
| sons for the dav, the rural clergy had been or
dered to read extracts from DIR. Frazer's re-
| poric?"
Illinois Y. NJ. C. A.
! The tsnth annual convention of the Illinois
| Young Mems Christian association, which
! meets at Jacksonville Oct. 5 to 8, promises to
| be the largest gathering of the kind yet held.
About 200 delegates will be in attendance
| at the convention. Among those who will
| be present to aid in the discussions will
be Robert Weidensa1l, Western score
| tary of the International committee, who has
given fourteen years to labor among young
| men; l. d. Wishard, college secretary OF
| the international committee, who has or
ganized nearly $50 college associations
in the last four years; l. w. Mum
| hall, state secretary of Indiana, W. E. Lewis,
| state secretary of Wisconsin; Walter c. Doug
las, general secretary of the St Louis associ-
alton; beside many experienced workers
| throughout this State, including the Hon j ohm
Y. Farwell and @. 81. Mccormick, Jr, of Chi
cago. The Rev. j. a. Brookes, b. D., of St
| Louis, well known throughout the country, is
expected Entertainment will be provided for
all, and reduced fare on all the railways. ANY
young man wishing to attend can secure q
programme and full particulars by address,
ing w. w. Vanarsdale. Y. NJ q. A. building,
Chicago, Ill
The Revised Edition.
DR.. Moorhouse, bishop Of Melbourne, who
recently refused to rut forth . soym of prayer