New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-08
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

] Dtbn CTOStU TOT EtVtfaI HOHtIl5 TOT TtpdITsi
soon be reopened for religious worship. rms
is the third building erected by the society our
ing Its existence of almost 200 years. Inc
first was huit in 1645, the next in 1863, ara
the present building was erected III lI0i. In
1888 it was extensively altered. tie Old-fash-
Toned square pews being taken ont and other
changes made. The Hartford Post thus de-
scribes the present changes: a" The present re,
modelling is extensive and includes the removal
of the galleries, which ran round tnree
sides of the audience room, the building of two
new galleries on the east and west SIDES inc
building of recess for the organ IN the rear OF
the pulpit, giving the floor q decided slope, ar
ranging the seats in semicrcular form, put
ting colored glass in the windows and many
other minor changes. The old design oil tlie
high wooden wainscotng is retained, but IL Is
now made in hard wood instead OF pine as DC
fore. The general effect of the remodelled room
is excellent. 1t is light and cheerful ana the
use of hard wood III its natural color through
out is successful. The colored glass is wen Sc
lected and there IL Il free use OF notices III INC
glass. At the south side OF the room Is an in-
scriptiOn showing the dates OF the various
church buildings of the society as above stated;
"Two very handsome memorial wlnd0ws VIII
receive special attention. They are companion
pieces, placed one on each side OF the pulpit, anu
are excellent specimens OF modern ecclesii!stlcai
stained glass, rich in color and involving u
great amount of detail and the use OF much cut
glass in some of the smaller pieces. one rep
resents Joseph at the time of his residence III
Egypt, when hs was visited by his 0re'nIen.
He is dressed in crimson robe and hn'ds u
cup in his hand An olive curtain makes
good background, and the subsidiary portions
of the design have decided Egyptian CHAR
acter. At the base is some handsome decora-
ton with some cut colOred glass. The nscrip-
ton is in three parts, the upper being passages
from the Bible the two lower recording tbe
name of the person in memory OF whom tho
window is given ard the name OF the giver'
A MEXICAN MIssIoN.-AT The Church OF
Jesus" a missionary enterprise started IN Mex
leo few years ago, 10y tue Protestant EpIs-
copal Church. does not appear tn be III very
flourshiDg condition. Bishop Riley was pni at
Its head and though no allegations are asyet
made against his personal integrity and ablllty
it IS loudly asserted by many that he is tyran-
nical and that the movement has been hasco
from the beginning. The Rev. j. Milton Green,
n missionary in Mexico has written letter 10
The Christian at Work IN which lie makes &C.
rous charges of Encouragement and sectalian
bigohy against some OF the missionaries OF the
"Church OF Jesus In view of all this, IL Is
promised that the Foreign Missionary Com;
mittee of the Protestant Episcopal Church VIII
look into the facts, and ut the proper Time VIII
give the explanation to those who have night
to expect IT," The Independent thus describes
the existing condition OG the Mexican Church
of Jesus "The present state OF the Chnrch
appears TO he one of division IL is divided
into so many dioceses that 1t Is a question
whether the canonical clergy will not he almost
all employed in furnishing the epscopate. 1t
is divided into rival bodies, winch have
dropped the work of reformation to fight each
other I lie schools are divided, and part OF
the scholars are under the care OF another
church Tie theological seminary has closed
until further orders. As to the congregations,
nobody can tell anything about them until tue
storm blows over and the fragments are picked
I'D. There is one consolation for the Riley
party it has still in It's employ as many as lts
financial resources can provide for. The name
of the Church is still long enough for division;
and, doubtless there is left territory which
can he sliced into diOceses. We recall that
Bishop Riley has a genius for organization.
few years age he organized and equipped Re
formed Church or two in Spain and Portugal"
A STRANGE ANNoUNCEMEST.-7he War Cry
the organ of the English Sal vatiOn Army recently
contained the following sensational announce
ment in large display headlines: Frozen To death
last Sunday owing IN the extreme cold prevailing
all around him mo protested worslllpper oil God
having even given him warm shake OF the
hand or a sparkling look, Jack Goddess died IN
his Gins without the least hope. and his soul
persisted "A he did not feel like going 10 any
place of worship, and rs nobody seemed par
ticularly TO want him 10 90, he stayed out IN the
fog where so many millions remain unable to
see whether there is anything in religion. he
might have been saved il anybody had been
willing 10 take the trouble to 20 ont TO him, but
those whose duty il was to do so thought 1t was
quite unreasonable To expect them To turn out
such n day His dead body having been duly
laid out and the fact of his death having been
generally made known, AN inquest was held
without the assistance OF coroner, Mt the head
quarters of the Salvation Army, 1Ol Queen
VictOria-st, f. G., where the following verdict
was directed to be entered in The War Cry:-
The soul of the deceased WAS lost owing 10 ex-
posure to temptation without any friendly help
TO salvation, and there can bo no doubt that
somebody was guilty Of gross neglisence!
RITUALIsM AGAIN.-Somc feeling was
aroused in two Episcopal churches at the Easter
elections on account OF the alleged
rtualistic tendencies of the rectors. The
churches referred TO are Grace Church, Cieve-
land, Ohio, and the Church of the Evangelists,
Philadelphia. IL is understood that the new
yestry elected nj the former church Is not IN
sympathy with the extreme views OF the rec
tor. One of the questions brought up in tho
Church of the EyaDgelists was the alleged
practice of the rector of hearing auricular con-
LESSONS. Within few days Bishop stevens
has spoken strongly in condemnation of this
practice, which, he says, IL contrary To the letter
and the spirit of tho American Prayer Book.
Who can" he said, without the most violent
straining and wrenching of language. turn these
simple words of our exhortation enforcing pas
toral care into on authorization for the priest
to sit in his church or in his vestry room with
his robes on, with footstool or kneeling bench
before him, and there interrogate each person
as he or she kheels before what Is called the
Father Confessor as to the sins he or she has
committed, assigning to each special acts OF
penance aud pronouncing over each priestly
absOlutiOn, accompanied with perhaps some
other ceremonials drawn more or less from the
confessional system of the Church of Rome ~
FAST DAY.--It is said that the observance of
Fast Day in New-England is becoming less
general every year. Many clergymen .in
Massachusetts ignore it entirely. The Rev.
Minot j. Savage, of the Unity Church, Boston,
in "a letter to The Transcript. expresses himself
thus; IL have chosen no text for Fast Day, and
do not intend to preach on that occasion. This
is my ninth year in Boston, and have not yet
held Fast Day service. For this course my
reasons are two: l. In country where there
a.. ....i..xa o. ChurcL md Sint. l iler IL