Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-24

the clergy, but . priest may continue b
serve sfter his wife dies.
| z. No instrumental music Is allowed II
churches, and no woman can take part il
the services.
8. All the images Of the Savior or saint
are rejected as idolatrous, but pictures o.
mosaics, or any representation upon ia
surface are allowed, under the command
ment: Thou shAlt not make unto thy
self any craven image"
8, Priests mist wear boards. They ar
not allowed to deface the image of God BY
shaving.
The importance of outward forms j,
mnch more insisted upon in the Russian
than IN the Roman church. Prayer must
be uttered with the body prossrats, with
the forehead upon the floor, rs among the
Moslens, and the form of the cross mus;
be made with three fingers. A long and
| bloody war once resulted from a difference
of opinion on this point as the three fingers
siguify the trinity of the Godhead Every
outward form that symhelizes the trinity
is especis lly insisted upon. An archbishop
of Novorgorod once declared that those
who repeated the word hsllelujah only
l NWANC III HAukAuk WOuAu DC uamneU.
Toward their icons, as the pictures Of
the Savior aud the saints are called, the
people show the greatest veneratiOn, and
one or more hangs in every house in Rus
sia, even in tho business offices. Whoever
enters store or q house in which one OF
these pictures is hanging must remove his
bat or he is liable TO be asked to do 20.
The icons ara always covered with soreness
of metal, with the exception OF the face
and the hands of the saint This is be-
cNuss no man eau conceive of the apparel
of the inhabitants in Heaven.
In the report which was made to Queen
Elizabeth of England by George Tu6eryllle,
who was sent with al embassy to Ivan the
Terrible, the manners of the Russians are
described in quaint verse. 1t says:
Their idols have their hearts, on God they
Unless it be Niehola Baugh that hangs against
the wall
The house that hath no God, OF painted saint
within,
Is not to be resorted to-that roof is filed with
sin.
The numerous icons, covered usually
with shestbs of gold, and studded with
precious stones, as they often are, give q
wondrOus richness to the interior of q
Russian church, frightened by the lights
that are continually Burning before them.
Every worshiper buys 3 candle, lights 1t,
and places it in q rack made for the pur-
pose before the icon Of his iagorite saint
The prayers are supposed to ascend to
heaven on the flames.
Not only are icons to be found in all the
houses and business places OF Russia, but
they are frequently to be seen in little
chapsls or kiosks in tine streets. On the
opposite side of the Nevski Prospect from
the house in which We lived was one OF
the most famous icons in Petersburg the
picture Of a saint which is supposed 10
watch over the interest of commemorative
patron Of trade. During the business
hours of the day, from sunrise 10 sunset,
IN fact, the little chapel in which it stands
was crowded with people
clerks, artisans, labGrers, and all classes
OF the cOmmuaity-whOb bought aud light
ed candles first, and then bowed tu pay
for prosperous results in the days trade,
each leaving soma contribution for the
benefit of the church a. paacs offsring,
II j. q cnTions and interesting sight to
see the devoatReSs with which the sauctu-
airy is approached. Not a drosky driver
would pass II, no matter at what speed,
without crossing himself with three fingers
and taking off his hat. The same forms
are ps3cticeG by all foot passengers. The
street WAS usually crowded during the
business hours of the day, but every bat
went of and every right hand made the
sign Of the cross when the little chapel
was reached All the passengers in
the street car, and the conductor
and driver as well, did the same obei-
sanca.
The morning after we arrived we wit
messed from the balcony of the hotel what
in any other country would have seemed
q remarkable spectacle, but in Russia 1t
was common, "a was afterWard discovered.
It happened to be tbs anniversary Of the
saint who presides over Commerce-the
saint of the little chapel l have been
speaking ..Nolt. There was great stir
early in the morning. a commotion such As
we see at homo on a holiday; men were
standing about in their best clothes;
women with little ones Juggling ut their
skirts. and the crowd around the chapel,
which was always great, seemed greater
than ever.
Soon 8 carriage drove up and priest
with long white hair and beard, for the
Russian priests never cut their hair and
boards, alightcd Then q band OF music
and battalion of soldiersa arrived, followed
by large company of priests and monks
About 10 O'Clock the crowd had increased
to such numbers that traffic was suspended,
and fually a procession was formed at the
head of which were q lot Of white robed
monks chanting, thena company otscolytes
swinging incense uruS, then the white haired
priest OF metropolitan, ~ he proved to be,
bearing in his hands the sacred icon OF the
chspel, being sheltered by a canopy Of
golden cloth carried by four other priests.
Behind him came other priests and monks,
then the military and the battalion OF
soldiers, and finally procession OF people
reaching several blocks not marching In
column, but huddled together, bat filling
the entire street from wall to wall. DuI-
ing the time the icon was being brought
out of the chapel till the pro-
cession began to move, every one but the
priests and soldiers were on their knees In
the street. When il had reached its place
in the procession all rose and followed.
The same ceremony was repeated about
in the afternoon, when the icon was
broush back and deposited in its usual
place. Upon inquiry l learned that, II
being the day of this saint, the icon had
been taken To the cathedral and several
other churches so that the service could be
attended by more people than the little
chapel could accommodate.
A Disappointed Pair.
Washington Critic.
Married Womsn-MatrimOny without
love is perfectly dreadful.
O,d Msid-Not more dreadful than love