New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-03
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

speaks thus OF the dolngS or cert I'm clerSyih men
in the English Church who belong to the ex-
IRENE wing of the AngoCatholic party
under the apt heading of Rltualish1 Dis
honesty The Tablet (Cath0lic) has disclosed
some strange practices OF newly discovered
Anglican 'CoDfraternity OF the Children OF
Mary This society, consisting of members OF
the Establishment, has published manual for
its members, authorizing and including the
Angelus and the distinctively Roman services
known as the Rosary and the Lltany OF
Loretto. 1t may suffice to say that the Trainer
of the Rosary was Dominic, the special saint OF
the InquisitiOn; and that the Lltany OF
Loretto is the lltany of the Christian Goddess
"a form, indeed, long dlstasteful TO English
Catholics OF the old school. But we DO not OBJ
iect TO these things in their natural home, ana
that home the Roman Church. However, they
are glaringly out OF place in our national Esta0-
lishment. Ii seems that member ot the I.
c. M.-mystic letters denOtlng the contra
ternty of Mary-is really angry, ana has al,
dressed letter to the Roman Catholic journal
deprecating the charge of dishonesty. But he
does not rebut the char ge. contentng himself
with saying that Roman Catholics ought TO be
thankful to the Anglicans; that the manual was
privately printed, and therefore ought to be
regarded as private and secret, for members
ONLY; and, TO cap the climax, that certain Papal
indulgenccs were included IN the SAID manual
by a printers error, The Anehcans letter
(H. C.. BARNETT is dated on the Feast of st:
Thomas of Canterbury. BY the showing OF
this vindicator, Romish operations are carried
on Inv the &C. c. NJ, and they were designed
10 hc carried on secretly. Such work, outside
the Roman communion, Is, as ne IdJtet
rightly Judges, dishonest. Englishmen, we
are persuaded, will think so too; in fact. the
thing is obvious to those not utterly warped
and bent in their notions of honesty.
National Church III our own day is on its trial
II can certainly only exist by virtue of cOmpre-
hension and liberality. But comprehension
means subverslon and Hherality means moon
shine when foes who work for her destruction
find place within her pale. Such an Estab-
lshment assuredy is not worth preserving, and
it il very likely 10 fall from within. Ii is the
old case of the Trojan horse in Virgil.
good deal has been said about dishonesty at
various times. both with and without cau,e,
but never aught like this. The C. {. NJ is
an offence 10 the nation which supports the
Church, and a scandal to morality. These sub
teTranean ecciesiastics are certainly odd fish,
SUNDAY SCHOOL A,sEMBLIEs.-Th preva-
lence aud popularity of all kinds Of sun
day-schOO assemblies prompts The COngre-
nationalist to account for them as follows
such movements are not to be ignored, but
are to be studied and directed III the right way
However the institution originated, 1t exists,
aud the people are III 1t, and 1t Will not 90 Tor
those who wish to keep near the popular heart
to stand alOOf. When DR.. GoOdell was asked
at birmingham last week why he attended such
places, he made the sagaclOuS reply, Because
the people are there Thousands or youth all
been gratfed, as well as many in advanced
life whose early opportunities were small, are
by this plan given "a new chance Tor culture.
The other day. at birmingham, we saw women
with faces prematulely faded, taking notes III
clear school girl hand with an eagerness which
showed that the dream of their youth had come
back The spectacle of 400 graduates at
Chautauqua Is profoundly suggestXe; 1t Is
also popular religious movement. While the
number of students in our theological semlna-
has fall pu a {
people have taken TO the study OF theology
with enthusiasm. Whether we like 1t or not,
the fact is patent that the popular theological
instruction of the time is very largely being
giyen in SATURDAY afternoon Bible classes and
Sund ay-school assemblies 1t Is easy TO say
that such teaching is superficial, but we ear
bear cheerful testimony that 1t Is very practical
indeed. there were some lectures at Framing
ham that rather male one teel superHclaI MIN
self"
A VERY Poor PRAYER. The london Chris
rdH IgOTtd finds much that 40 f""ity i" tho
special prayer recently put forth by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. 1t says 1t never
saw any prayer in print more utterly convtn-
in which the Archbishop of Canterbury in gites
his clergy to ask Gods blessing on our arms
In Egypt. There is no request that the nation
should he saved from the guilt OF rashness, or
pride of ambition of avarice, in going to war
none that the Divine Spirit would quicken the
national conscience TO discern whether 1t Is IN
the cause of righteousness, mercy and peace
that blood is to be shed none that our enemies
NAV be enlightened as To their sin or folly III
causing us to attack them none that the de-
structiOn wrought may be small, or the return
of peace be speedy Does someone object that
this would Swell the prayer beyond reasonable
length We reply that few words may, IN
prayer, express a great deal, ana that II the
PRAYER issued bY the Primate had really touched
the springs of mans spiritual nature, had really
ressed the feeling and attitude becoming
Christians when they ask God TO consecrate
with His blessing their weapons OF war, there
would have been no complaints, although the
one struggling and broken-kneed sentence OF
this prayer had been replaced by several brief
and well-knit sentences
The Rev. s. F. Green, the recalcitrant rector
and would-be martyr of Miles Plating, Eng
land is not yet out of Jail but his release will
soon come, for the penalty of deprivation, con-
sequent upon his continued contumacy, TOOK
effect recently, so that he ceases to hold
beuefce In the Church, and thus in double
sense becomes a free man. The living Is not
rich one, its value being stated In the Clergy
List at goo year. The pecunlary loss which
Mr.. Green sustains by deprivation Is probably
the least part OF his punishment, Tor that sec
ton of the Church of which he is conspicuous
leader is both sufficiently numerous and
wealthy to make his martyldom easy TO bear
in a financial sense. But though they may be
cons oiled in this respect the Rltuaists must
now see that the general feeling OF the country
is strongly averse to the pretenSlons they have
set M to be superior to the Ecclesiastical Courts
in matters of doctrine and discipline.
The official report CT the 163rd annual meet
ing of the Congregational General ASSOCIATION
of Connecticut gives the following statistical
summary: There are 297 churches OF tins de-
nomination in the State, OF which l3Z nave
settled pastors. 40 are presided over by acting
pastors. and % have no stated supply. One
hundred and fourteen churches have added no
members by profession offalth during the year,
and lost 2l2 by death. The church making
the largest number OF additions is the Centre