Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-27


tensju be vas sent on tour around
the world. When he returned his
Idol had been spirited away.
The prince next falls 10 love with
Pflnoess Alix aud IL after many me-
rouations allowed to offer her HE heart,
fortune aud religion. Tue princess
accepts the prince as he is, and with
him the necessary appendix, his re-
liglon. lis probable that until her
marriage with the Russiaa heir was
talked VI, She never offered the Greek
church serious thought In her Pro.
to,iant home, but all At once she and
all her irlenis discover the beau les OF
that faith and nni Il safe enough to DO
entrusted with tho salvation Of her
soul
The Performance may be only par
oily of conversion, yet no severe cfit'
ci.m Of the charming prlnoe's l. called
for How many Pfoiss,ants Ia Hvsss.
Darmstadi, or proicssei Christians in
all Chrstondom, are there who would
refuse to change their religion
In moment, were they in
Juced 10 do 40 by the offer
OF, SAY, million dollAu2 Princess
AliH's temptation was greater than
that. Yet She meriIs some common
dalton. 10 ia this custom OF the Greek
church on a certain yearly festival,
"OfinoIox Sunday" to pronounce a
curse against All hefe,los. The Hsssian
princess has 20 fat refused 10 approve
Of this ridiculous ceremony and has
oven, It seems, obtained a promise by
the holy synod oKempliug her from
participation IN the farce, showing tha
sho may not be without some II ience
for good In tho midst Of bisotry.
The Greek church was originally
one with the Roman church, but as the
bishops Of the Italian capital assumed
almost diolat0rul powors, the
eastern pfelates rctentod and claimed
supremacy for Cous,antlnopl0. d..
visions on doclrinal points ensued
and the beginning Of the schism dates
rs far back a. In the Il IA century.
Lator, renewed efforts were made 10
effect reconciliation aud these lsd to
q loose union which was not wholly
dissolved until Ia the eleventh century,
when Roman legates deposited on the
great altar VI the church Of Sophia ~
sentence Of vKcOm-
munioa,ion against one of tue leading
palriAfohs.
The Greek church s,ill believes In
seven sacraments, In tue eacfificc OF
the ma,s, IN the virgin Mary anu
other saints, Images and rclics, Aud Ia
tradition 20 lar as It agree, with the
teachings vi tho hfst seven msumenical
cJulcii-. Among It's peculiar tvnels
sro the following; IL disowus
tho authority OF tho pope nud
lays no claim to iufallibilty; bAp.
tism lie performed by impvrsiou
aud thc eaetament Of tue Lotd's sup
per ia Administered In two kind,; u IL
givea 10 infants Immediately alter
their immersion; tue existence Of a
purgalory 10 denied, yet tue efficacy
VI prayers tor the dead 10 admitted. IL
In further claimed that tue Holy Ghost
does not proceed from the SON but only
from the Father. Images Ia ronoi OF
embossed work arc not allowed a.
objects Of worship, while reverence
may be paid to paintings and engTav.
ings. The marriage Of tue priests Is
Acknowledged II tu.y had entered
upon thaI state before ordination, but
no priest can marry second
time, nor is any member OF tue
church allowed 10 marry more
Inan three times. sucl, la brloi, l.
the religion which Pducosa AK
adopts as al aJJuno. To her nusbaad.
Asa guaurai rule, It may DO sail,
the Gtulk church represent, the Cnfls.
lan religion n /, hal developed Mt tue
time tho dual separation from Il me
took place. Since thag period, tue
eastern division VI the onurch has re-
malned practically at slandstill,
while thu western division has uonlin.
ually added 90 ita system. No doubt
tue Greek church has Ia the hanls OF
Providence had iIs mission to fulfil.
IL nothing else, 1t has preserved