Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-27

ism to the bishop of the diocese by his
congregation, and as neither party seemed
disposed to concede anything, the relations
between the rebellious pastor and his
bishop became extremely embarrassing
so much SO that Bishop McLaren is credit
ed with having remarked that the diocese
was too small to contain both himself and
the Rev. Richie. At this stage of the
quarrel mutual friends, it is said, stepped
in to prevent a disgraceful denoue1nent
TO scandal which had already brought
the church into undesirable notoriety. The
result Of their pacific negotiations became
apparent not long since in an invitation on
the part of the vestry of st. Ignatius
church in New York for the Rev. Ritchie
to take charge of its affairs, thus removing
him from the diocese of Bishop McLaren.
The Rev. Ritchie returned from New
York recently, where he had gone to con-
fer with the yestry of st. Ignatius church,
and is coyly uncommunicative as to what
course he intends to adopt. 1t is gener-
ally believed, however, that he will accept
the call to New York, where he thinks his
"high" church ideas will meet with less
opposition than among the practical
churchmen OF Chicago. The Rev. Ritchie
celebrates mass at present at Ascension
church on Sundays at z, s and o'clock,
and high mass at IL o'clock am. The
mass which he celebrates is in the most
fiorid style Of the ritual, and comprehends
large number of acolytes in white robes,
golden candlesticks, hundreds of wax
candles, and very liberal offering of in
cense, the whole being modelled after the
most pronounced type of Catholicism. The
Rev. Richie claims that he is following
the teachings of the prayer-book, and the
congregation of St. Ignatius church will
shortly have chance of witnessing the
divine in his elaborate and novel ritual
No other Episcopal church in America
holds services at all resembling those. The
Rev. Richie and his services attract large
crowds of people, actuated less by religion
than curiosity. Bishop McLaren, it is al
legged, is well pleased to have the mu-
tinous pastor OF Ascension removed from
under his supervision, but it is claimed
by many prominent members of the
Episcopal churches that the transfer of
the Rev. Richie to New York only shifts
the responsibility without altering in any
way the fact of his alleged heretical meth
DDS. They claim that the rector of Ascen-
sion is clearly wrong, and in this they are
corroborated by the bishop of the diocese;
and hey claim that the only way to dis
pose of Father" Richie is for an ecclesi-
astical council to sit on his case and de-
termine officially its orthodoxy, and then
either acquit him or expel him from the
Church. Tbe more conservative members
of the Church deplore the notoriety
"Father" Ritchie has secured for himself
and his church, and in many cases as
cribe it to personal motives, but now that
the scandal has progressed SO far and
Father" Ritchle still defantly ignores
| the counsels of the bishop, it is claimed
| by many that Church trial should be
granted, in which the orthodoxy of the
Rev. Ritchie's "high" church ideas and
elaborate ritual shall be definitely deter
mined.
| AN UNEXPECTED AND DIsAGREEABLE DIS
CovERY
was made to-day which may unfortu-
| nately engender good deal of ill-feeling
| among tho $4,000 strangers who are ex-
pected to gather here during the two ma
tional political conventions, and several
| thousand of whom will stop at the various
! city hotels. The regular guests of two of
| the leading hotels here stated the cards
| containing the rates and instructions to
| guests were removed from the inside of
| the room doors this week and new cards
substituted which quoted rate Of board
fifty cents per day higher than former
prices, and with no reduction whatever
when two persons occupy the room. In
quiry resulted in discovering that about
| all the hotels had adopted the same plan,
and henceforth when So rooms are asked
| for at the swell hotels they cannot be
found, but plenty at S3 80 per day and up
, ward may be obtained. Even the second
| and third-class hotels have added about
| half a dollar all around to the cost of
/ board. This, of course, IL small matter,
| but the public pulse is excessively sensi-
| tive and it is feared that the discovery will
| cause miniature tempest among the
| political managers who have struggled so
| assiduously to secure the two great nomi-
mating conventions for Chicago, and ex-
| PLANTATION will be asked for. Twenty-six
| thousand dollars have been ey pended in
the successful efforts to place the conven-
| tions here.
THE REPUBLICAN MACHINE
| is not working smoothly. Mr.. F. J. Gage,
| treasurer of the National subcommittee,
| says nothing has been done to secure the
| Exposition building for the convention,
| commencing June Sd, and it looks as if
| the members of the sub committee expect
Mr.. Gage to furnish the funds and do all
| the work of preparing for the great meet
| ing. Although he is vice-president of the
First National Bank, he does not desire to
| foot all the bills himself. There is proba-
| bly, no longer any doubt but what the
| Musical Festival Association, which has
| control of the dates as set for the Repub-
lican National Convention, will ask good
round sum to make way for the meeting
The committee would, perhaps, be willing
to pay $4,000, but if the musical people
demand $4,000, as is now rumored, some
other place of meeting will be secured,
although there is no other suitable hall
available at present Meantime the Re-
publican subcommittee does not evince
any signs of life.