St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-29
Vows of the Holy Cross.

New YORK, Dec. 27.-In the Oh APPEL Of thu
mission of the HolytCross, of the Protestant
Episcopal church, on Sixteenth street, at the
recent private celebration of the holy COM
munion, in which the bishop Of Tennessee,
Bishop Huntington Of central New York,
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix of Trinity church,
Rev. Arthur Richie of st. Iguatius, Rev.
John W. Shackelford Of the Church OF the
Redeemer, took part, Rev. James o. s.
Huntington took on himself the vows Of the
order Of the Holy Cross. One clause Of the
profession runs as follows
81 desire, for the love Of Jesus, to- devote
myself, body, soul aud spirit, 10 the service
OF Almighty God in the religious life. as
member Of the order of the Holy Cross, and
to that end to take upon me, of nv own free
will, the vows of religious poverty, chastity
and obedience"
Assistant Bishop Henry c. Potter received
the profession, and asked the following:
Bishop-Do you solemnly forever surren-
der all you possess, or Of which you may
hereafter become possessed, even To the
least article of personal use or enjoyment, in
accordance with the VOW of religious pov-
ertyl
Novice-I do.
Bishop-Will you diligently serve God for
the remainder of your life in a virgin state,
striving to follow the example Of perfect pus
rity OF our virgin Lord in your thoughts,
words and deeds, as the vow of religious
chastity demands.
Novice will. the Lord being my helper
BishOp-Will you shape your life in ac-
cordance with the rule of life Of the order of
the Holy Cross, and will you give respectful
obedience to all the lawful com mands Of your
superior, and all decisions Of the chapter,
submitting your will to their godly directions
and administrations, under the VOW Of reug-
ious obedience!
Novice-I will, by the help Of God.
Communion service followed. The dress
of Inc members of the order consists Of
black beretta and long, dark, monkish look
Ing gown, confined by black cord passed
three times around the body. From a black
string about the neck depends a black cruel
fix. The eruei6x worn by Rev. Mr.. Hunt
ington was blessed ut the alter when he
joined the order. He passed through a novi-
ate of two years. There are but two mem
bers of the order in America, They are Rev.
Mr.. Huntington and Rev. R. s. bod. They
live in plain and plainly furnished house
in Thirteenth street
''Mueh OF the time of the two members Of
the ORDER" said clergyman yesterday, 'is
spent in payer. In fact, prayer is their life,
and 1t is their theory that right living is con-
tinual prayer. Much of their time is spent
in doing good among the poor on the east
side. The order was founded in England,
but this is not branch of the English order
of the Holy Cross"
The action Of Assistant Bishop Potter is
looked at in various degrees Of favor and dis
favor by the elergymen of the diocese. To
timid or conservative clergymen the assist
ant bishop seems to have given his official
eonsert in establishing monasteric orders in
the PICte .tant Episcopal church. To other
clergymen who believe the time past when
such religious orders can live, and they can
not thrive at all in the Protestant Episcopal
church, the assistant bishops actions smacks
nevertheless of high church leaning on his
part OF several clergymen seen nearly all
agreed that the assistant bishop, whether for
good or bad, virtually sanctioned return by
some members OF the churca 10 outgroun
mediaevalisms.