St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-06

in st. Martins church In Brooklyn
is very prominent, near the en-
trance to the church. The matter
of confession is left entirely to The
individual, in accordance with the pre-
cept: '.lf a man cannot quiet his own
conscience let him come to me and open
his grief" The authority for contes-
sion and the form of abSolution are
taken from the order for the visitation
of the sick in the English prayer book.
These Offices of the church, the ritual
lists explain, are as much their heritage
us they are the right of the church of
Rome
The use of holy water is taking for
ward steps with the confessional in
Episcopal practice, and is far from be-
ing confined to the Roman Catholic
church. In nearly all the ritualistic
Stoop, into which the faithful may dip
their fingers preliminary to genufiec-
tion to the blessed sacrament in the
altar.
The two tall candles which burn in
the affairs of ritualistic churches during
low mass, and which are lighted only
at communion time, are typical or the
double nature of Christ, and also sig
Nifty: "He is the very true light OF the
world" For high mass and solemn
vespers six candles are lighted. ANY
others are used simply for purposes Of
adornment.
The use of incense is supposed to rep
resent the prayers of the CONGREGATION,
and is founded cn Revelation, ", s;
"GOlden phials full of odorS, which are
prayers of the church." The use OF the
censer is just coming into vogue i'll the
high Episcopal churches. although some
have used it for several years.
Crosses and images and pictures are
placed in Episcopal churches on the
ments Of the early church. The cruel
fixes and other images have always
been contrary to general Protestant
opinion, although there is no canon pro-
hibiting them. Above the rood screen
in ST. Martins in Brooklyn is a crucifiX
representing Christ i'll almost life-like
proportions. To this all the faithful
bow on entering the church.
The ritualiStS recognize all the seven
sacrameDtS-baptis holy communion.
penance, confirmation, matrlmOny, holy
orders and extreme JUNCTION. That OF
extreme JUNCTION is regularly given by
priests to penitentS sick unto death or
in danger of dying.
The custom OF making the sign OF tie
cross, at one time more general in Eng
land than in this country, is constantly
securing greater favor here. The same
is true of bowling to the altar and bend
ing the knee to the sacrament. This
genufection almost becomes prCstration
when in the communion services the
sound of a bell in some churches
announces that the elements ;re be
ing elevated. 1t has been said that the
elevation of the host" is contrary to
the articles of religion, but the ritual
lists hold not. They declare that the
articles say that the elements were not
elevated by Christ's institution, and
that they never said they were. Many
practices growing out of the Christian
religion. thev say, did moi find their in
stitution in Christ.
These Episcopalians believe with the
Roman Catholics in the doctrine of
transubstantiation-th is, that in the
sacrament, through the instrumentallty
of Christ's actual divine presence, the
bread ceases to be bread and becomes
ChriSt'S flesh, and the wine His blood.