The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-23
CATHOLIC CluRCH CERkMONIRs

From a Protestant Point OF Vlew-Dr. Q. W.
Oashlng Takes Issue With BIShop Kain,
Atthe Fourth street Methodist church
LAST night Rev. O. ". Cushing preached
on the ceremonies Of the Catholic
church.
1.-THE lectures Of Biahop Kahn on the
ceremonies OF the Catholic church" said
DR.. Cushing, shave been placed before
the public and are, therefore, a subject
of public consideration. ! do not think
these lectures were intended as thrust
at Professionalism, but II the statements
therein contained are true then the
Protestant system Of worship Is not a
true one"
The Bishop says that the real body,
the real blood oil Christ is on the altar,
Just the same as II Christ himself were
present. To Protestant ears these words
sound shocking. How could Christ be
present at the Last Supper, and yet give
10 his apostleu his flesh to eat and blood
to drink This could not be-, unlesa
there were two Christs. This doc
trine is probably suggested by the
words OF Christ in the Gospel Of st.
John, in which, at the last supper, he
gave his apostles bread and wine, saying
to them, This is my body, this is my
blood None but Roman Catholic In
terpreters take these words literally"
Dr.. Cuahiug then went on to speak Of
another occasion, when Jesus said:
"Verily, verify, say unto you, except
We eat the flesh and drink the blood oil
The Son OF Man, We have not life in you.
He that drinketh the blood" etc.
Many disciples murmnred, "This Ia q
hard sayiug,h and Jesus repeated his
declaration. These were intended TO be
taken in spiritual, not literal meaning:
If these words are to be taken in a literal
sense, then Catholic laymen do not re.
ceive the sacrament complete, for the
cup containing the wine is not extended
10 them, they eating the bread alone.
In the worship Of the Jews there were
many impressive ceremonies performed.
On account OF the world they lived in,
and in order to institute new worship,
different from the nations surrounding
them, there was much that was awful,
much that held the spectator spellbound
in their worship. The Christian dis.
pensation seems TO have been planned
In direct contradistinction 10 the Jewish
worship. Witness the first appearance
OF st. John the Baptist, the herald Of the
new worship, whoeame almostas wild
man. HIS manner OF appearance would
indicate that the former worship would
ha fiiveatpd Of itg trappipRa.
Christ himself appeared 80 humbly, In
such q lowly manner, that his own PEG.
pie refused to receive him, so different
was he from their preconceived ideas OF
the Messiah. He never appeared other
wise than in an humble garb, as when
he walked with the Disciples from
Emaus, when he stepped into the boat
and went out on the lake, when he
preached on the Mount and taught his
followers the true spirit Of the gospel.
As one Of the reasons for the magni6.
cent ceremonies OF the Roman Catholic
church, tho Bishop gives the scenes
connected with the TRANSPORTATION on
the mount. I do not think the Bishop
meant to take the scene on the noun
tain US pattern for worship. II must
have been q slip Of the tongue.
The entrance into Jerusalem: There
was no ceremony on the part Of Christ.
In his usual meek and lovely manner,
he sat on the toal Of sp ase, and the
people, in epthnsiaam over the things
he had done, cast their garments on the
ground before him.
When did Christ ever eppeaf in the
gorgeous garb OF Q Bishop or Cardinal Of
the Roman Catholic church, When
Herod clothed him in FOOLS garb, as
one Evangelist says, when the Roman
soldiers put a purple robe on him, all
was done in derision, and yetin this the
Bishop sees reason Tor the ceremonies |
used IN the Roman Cat holIc worship.
Read history and you will see that
many OF the Roman Catholic ceremon
es are copied from Pagan ceremonies.
The Catholic chnrch's ceremonies are
ike those Of baptized Pagans.
l do not say, that the Romish church
Q beyond redemption. On the con.
Ts.y II 10 to be hoped, : t::s 81. 81. d. L: :S
rot lar distant when that CHURCH with
Ter magnifcenpe, her millions Of devout
,licity and viii lend her aid to the con-
fersion Of the world.
In this country the ceremonies'of this
hurch have been affected by the free
nd modern institutions and by Protes.
ant worship. Go TO Rome and other
reat Catholic cities and yen will see
be church with all its magnificent cere.
monica and its total lack Of spirituality. Ii
. At the conclusion OF his sermon
Rev. DR.. Cushing breathed a fervent
,raYer that God would bring back the
incere worship Of God, putting aside
be worship Of angels and others, 10 the
hurch, which was once the true church.
BLESSING TBB PALMS