New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-13
DEPUTIES OF MANY MINDS.
AN INFORMAL SYMPOSIUM IN THE CoNvEN'
TONS SMOKING ROOM

"This thing of paying much attention TO clerical
vestments is a great mistake" said my friend, the
Rev. Dr. Chuchman, a Clerical Deputy TO the Prot
estant Episcopal General Convention, nom the DO
ccse Of Apostolic II was during the lunch hour IN
st. Georges Memorial Building and we were s'uns
In of the upper rooms of that beau'ifui ounce
set apart for the smokers of the convention anu VIC
settling" the great questions mat are 10 eohe
before the Convention with entire satisfaction 70 our
selves while putting fragrant general convention
Particulars"
IL am surprised to hear you say that was my
reply for / knew my friend was about as aleh AS
they make them.
"Mebbe you are be rejoined, as he adjusted
handsome gold cross which hung on his watch chain
and glanced al gold ring of ecclesiastical design
on one of the fingers Of his left hand. Meobe you
are: but mean just what say. Now look at
the wsy In which Roman Catholic priests arc loaed
down with vestments. How can they think OF any
thing else? And the Greek Church, to0. See how
the Armenian vertsbsd who oacisted the other DAY
I'm Grace Chapel decked out oh, no; give
me the simplicity enjoyed by the Catholics Of our
Church. That's what 1 want"
"Well,r / replied the flowing cassock OF " re-
urious who was passing brushed over my Knees
Hsuppose you describe Of your Catholic SIM
vlicity In the matter of priestly garments
well,s he replied he shook hands with fa'nor
nenison of the Order of Holy Contemplation. VINO
wore the habits of his Order. "Wel II IS thiS way ,
every priest, of course, must wear The uaoiuon'
clerical dress at AL times. AS Soldier oil tne O'
that is his uniform. And II 1t woMd NOT hisNo ~
much comment / would be in favor OF DIS "oa a,
his cassock in the street, just the Roman Cathon'
clergy do In Montreal. When officiating In chuNn
he will of course, be deeently haoiVo"
in cassock short surpoe and STOLE the coior =. Wv
stole being appropriate 10 the season. TIC wiz !,
a baretta at the proper times in the seNco, "ra 1
need not say that when he celebrates ue iti'
nunion he will the Euoharstic vestmenIs s"@ioi
Hold ON : don't you think that you could get along
with tho schedule Of clothes you have enumera'edi
4Ob yes ~ we are satisfied with bare SYMPHONY
nm, ON the great festivals we should have Something
moro gorgeous something really representing 'no
Beauty of Holiness
MY friend undoubtedly believes that use oi 'o'.
,nonts which to a layman would seem excessive II
not absurd, is entirely natural aud pioPor' !" MN
vestnents and ecclesiastical decorations ana IN. uo
,snes they adumbrate are so bound up with ruho%
mental Christianity that they cannot Do sep@fato f
II even in thought Nor are these men, az whom v"
sometimes laugh for thinking SO much OF tnen
ALWAYS deserving Of rdicule There IS TOT
aBrother Lawrence" he calls himself VINO peiohsS "
sorue order OF priests and laymen who have oe'o'o
ct, ,,y.s m doing good See him he walks across
the room past all those plump rectors ana conor'ao'
laymen. many Of whom. doubtless. iooK OIL nni % o
Drank or fool. Notice what an unoighineu' oN
absnrd figure he cuts as he minges aIhohs 'uS wy
conventional company Of smoking clergy ana iA'''
With his long oassock Tapping around his legs E Betur
VICAR pettcoats and be done with It," scorhluhy WIN"
- Low denutv, and his effeminate face bent toward
h ground and his general Of being no part OF tne
ereat tbrobbing world of to-day. LOOKING hel'ho' W
the right nor the left, he h'trr1es along WIN
betveen a trot and shamble; and we all ieel Ao"
,erv much superior we are to this poor Dit Oh
uedaevslism.
On. oro we, Brother Lawrence has been living
afflicted OF the earth, cheering the sorro"li' 'o
.tirc the broken hearted consong the sick' helping
The unfortunate feeding the hungry ana clo'h'hs 'o
nailed in the slums, in pesthouses III "lo
nents on the streets, and even IN the 'nos' i0
There are thousands OF unknown, dirty osep"'''o'
unfortunate, perhaps vicious, men ana "onio" "
This town to-day who see nothing sosuru ~ ma
hanbIpg epure with its suggestions OF meuise'"
,oonkcrv On the contrary, in their dull sooden way,
tbev see in Brother Lawrence a hero worthy vi al"
reverence and hoDof A., o,r ,he
.nd I think there Is a big man standing near 'uo
door who though utterly out OF sympathy WIN
Iawronces conceptions of religion. wotia he'or'".
less understand ana aPproei"'0 ~
Yes. there IS Phillips Brooks now grumoieS my
friend 10 whom told my thought "hat .nousauu
mites that he IS not Catholic, Tor 10 "o"ia manu-
such grand one" l., . .ssoct
aYou mean that he would look well IN cassoch
and baretta9s l asked. "If so, don't agree WIN
xou And as 10 Catholcity, i imagine tha' rn'inp'
Brooks is altogether too Catholic to suit you ioA'
He let's TOO many people into the fold"
nv the way broke in the Rev Dr. "eneo Oh Inc
diocese of Luxuris, he proceeded 70 hgn' 'wonS
five ce1t cigar talking Of the people, Dr. HOLLAND
$500. agsInst democracy I'm the Church is brilliant
ching II is In line with the desire OF many 10 take
away from the people in the Churon Ill '"o p0"'
which they now hold"
wonder" said the Rev Ritual Cano9' OF the DIOCESE
NJ rsditio how Dr. Holland win persuade the people
IN support the Church when he has taken ITO" 'ocin
the right TO have voice In It's government"
Dr. Holland with his profound knowledge Oh inc
,1,a,,on nbuosonby represents very different type
ot mind from that OF a colored preacher whom Bshop
Whipple once came across in Florida SAID the Kew
Niger Blackman q colored clergyman, OF the DIOCESE
of southland.
Tell about him." said Dr. "enoo as 10 ro'no'e"
the band from his cigar
avcIs replied MIR BIackman the Bishop met
this preacher Of my race whose educational adj
vantaces had been very limited. but whose good In
tentons were unquestioned. My friend he asKel'
what is your Christian beMefP Il believe In Jesus
Christ and de Postoltc Secession reverenty replied
tho nreacher but said the Bishop as you are
not an Episcopsllan, you yourself are mol sent
pats all right boss replied the preacher; but as
SOON as any one am done sent by de Postes, I'll
stop 1 am Just voice crying in de wilderness
Relieve in do Lord Jesus Christ, and de Pos'oc Seces
sionn
Just then boyish-loohng young priest dtessed
I'm the height Of clerical fashion, entered and began
daintIy smoking a cigarette. All said the Rev.
DR. Newlght, of the Diocese Of Highlow, who had
ioined our group, there is the famous Father Anas-
tasius without intending any disiespect, Should
call him priestlet, for everything about MN Is on
biiou scale He ministers IN lovely churchlet. and
every sunday breaches very pretty se'moheuo'
and as you see he smokes a cigarette. The women in
his congregation regard him Sacred Being, made
out of clay from ordinary mortals and large
numbers OF them from other parishes 20 to him for
confession He processes TO dislike this. because IT
interrupts his work, tSt imagine he Is pleased with
the preference shown for him. Altogether while he
a. II Ii L. Ir.rc ,io,icn.