New-York tribune., 1882-04-23
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

BELLS.-SCme time ago the little child OF a
Protestant father and mother died in the parish
OF Rhenbrohl, near Coblenz, Germany. The
parents gave notice to the sexton, and requested
that the bell might he tolled. They were in
formed that this was impossible, because the
bells belonged TO Catholic church. and cOuld
only be tOlled for the death of one of the faith
ful. 1t appeared however, that rich factory
owner of the parish, Herr IIilger, who died last
year although he was of the Evangelical CON
fession, had been honorcd by the toling OF the
bell. This was not accepted as sufficient argu-
ment for the extension of the sacrlcglOus ex-
emptiOn to the child of poorer heretcs. As the
church of RheinbrOhl is the property of the
civil commune. and not exclusively OF the
Roman Catholic congregation, as some OF the
churches are, an appeal was made to the burg0-
master Ills worship gave orders that the Dell,
being the property OF the whole community
over which it presided, should be tolled Tor the
Protestant child. When the volunteer ringers
went to the church, however, they found that
the door of the bell-tower was fastened mp wlth
huge nails. and the Roman Catholic church
board threatened them with prosecution IL they
attempted to burst 1t open. The funeral was
delayed till the next day-the burgOmaster
being absent On the morrow, when he ana
two policemen went to the church to enforce
the opening of the tower, they found IL
guarded by strong body of peasants armed
with hay-fOrks and huge sticks, and camp
following of women who shouted and leered aI
eral had to be delayed one day more, when the
Landrath and company OF infantry, 1our
officers and 100 men, appeared IN the PARISH,
and the door of the tower was broken open, anu
the great bell tolled for the deceased chlla
under military protection. An enormous mob
was present, headed by the parish priest III MS
vestments, to prevent the awful sacrlleSc, Dht
the sight of the Prussian "plckelhauDe APP
pears to have changed their devout Vaor lnt0
prudent discretion. The Landrath arrested
-ho t0H he npOnlp e.
sistance.
New IsRAEL-A new Hebrew sect has Just
sprung I'D at Odessa, called New Israel. The
members reject the explanations by rabDls OF
Babylon and Jerusalem of the Laws OF Moses:
They only admit as holy the Pentateuch OF
Moses i'll its literal sense. They recognize as
the first working day of the week Monday, ana,
not wishing to oppose Christian opinion, cele-
brate the Sabbath on Sunday. Resting upon q
verse of the Bible, in which Moses acknOWl-
edges the right of future generations 10 alter
religious ceremonies according to the spirit OF
the times, the New Israel suppreSSeS the cere'
mOny of Circumcision of children, which they
consider dangerous for feeble or weak infants
instead of this, on the eighth day alter the
birth of the child short prayer Is read, by
which the little child is received III the bosom
of the New Israel. The new sect also sup
nressrs the Obligation for the Hebrew Talmu
dists to write the Pentateuch on parchment rolls,
and they recognize as good the printing III
vellum books with the old Hebrew letters,
Jehovah, elohei Israel (Jehovah God OF
Israeli. Every member OF the sect has llght
to kill birds and animals and to feed on the
flesh of animals killed by Christians. All the
historical and religious Hebrew feasts are ccle-
bratcd, excepting those added by the lai-
mudjsts The half tcastS are also celeDIatcu
Every member of the New Israel acknowledges
the country in which he lives, az Il uses 1t III
family life The members are forbidden to
exercise the profession OF money lenders ana
uSurers. All efforts are To be made to induce
the Russian Government to acknowledge the
LEGALITY of the sect and to get some immunites
foI it. From the day of the legalizatlon OF the
sect, for a whole year, the members VIII Dlnd
themselves to give TO their newborn infants
the name of Alexander OF Alexandra, III honor
of the Emperor. The Government will be
asked to grant all the rights of citizenship to
the members of the new sect, and to allow
marriages between the New lsraelites and
Christians. The New !lsIaeites, to show their
from the Talmudlsts, Will ask the
permission of the Government to wear speclal
Sign to distinguish them from the other
Hebrews.
AN ANCIENT CEREMoNY.-According to old
custom the Easter religious Court ceremonies
at Vienna began on the Thursday preceding
Easter with the washing by the Emperor ana
the Empress of the feet OF twelve ola men anu
women i'll the great hall of the Burg. he ola
men, ranging in age from eighty-elght to
ninctv-one, and the women from eighty-nne
to ninety-six, who had been chosen from
among the many competitors for the honor,
had received beforehand their suits OF cloth
and the money fer the carriages to take them
TO the appointed place. Previous to the cere-
mony Mass was read i'll the chapel, at which
their NIaIesties and all the archdukes and arch
duchesses attended At 10 O'Clock the Court
assembled, including the generals and high
digntaries, a select number OF spectators being
to the galleries. The old men and
women, attred in ancient German costume,
were then led in and seated mt the table, the
men to the right, the women To the lett. ne
followed, the privy councillors
and the officiating clergy, and after them tue
and the Emperor and Empress, conducted by
the Master of the Imperial Kitchen. Pages
brought in the dishes, which were placed by
the Emperor before the men and 10y the En-
was not touched. The archdukes and ladies OF
the place removed the dishes and the table.
Then the men and women being seated III TWO
rows the clergy began TO read the sacred story
in cOmmemOratiUn of which the ceremony
fakes place. and the Imperial couple poured
water ON the feet of the old men and women
and dried them again. This performed, each
of the people received bag with thirty pieces
Of silver, ard the court Withdrew, while the
men and women were taken in court carriages
TO their homes, where the aforementioned
dishes were set before them.
CuURcH AND STATE IN FRANCE.-The Con-
press of the Church and State Separation
Society was opened on March. 81 in Paris,
under the honorary presidency of Victor Hugo
Louis Blanc and Garibaldi. The proceedings
If the reports which have reached tins country
can lie trusted, were marked by violence and
4 disregard for decency rarely seen even at
meetings of this character. After voting ad-
dresses TO Victor Hugo, Louis Blanc and Carl |
baldi. insoent speeches against the Catholic
Thurcb were delivered NJ IIirscll a Protcs-
fant pastor, ventured to advise the Congress to |
be more liberal, and not make the Clericals |
more powerful by persecution. He was at once |
attacked by an elderly thinker, who called |
m hyPofGrde Gnd nma he poop eT psor pD"
NIo;, hut lao could not get "A hearing: and |