The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-31

service At $3.50 family prayers are
said. and all the inmates attend unless
their physical condition prevents. The
evening prayer. as laid down in the
book of Common Prayer OF the Protes.,
ant Episcopal church. is used. Nine
O'Clock is tire hour for the saying of
Compline. which ends the spiritual ex-
ercises OF the day. At 10 O'Clock. ac-
cording to the rules OF the order. all
the brothers retire.
The order Of the Brothers of Naza-
reth was established on May 3. 1887 by
Brother Gilbert. who was known In
private life as Gilbert Tompkins, and
was an ardent adherent of Father
Huntington, at that time rector of the
Church of the Holy Cross. on Avenue
c, near Fourth street Here II was
that he was "professed" by Bishop
Potter. when he took the vows of pow
erty, celibacy and obedience.
In addition to the home the order
has St Andrews cottage. at Farming
dale. l.. l.; three cottages in Ulster
county. which are used during the
summer months as boarding places for
clerks OF limited means, and the Priory
farm. at Nerbank. Duchess county,
where they conduct St. PauIs training
school, and where IL is planned to have
a religious house and chapel as well
as a detached hospital. in place of the
The plans for this structure are being
prepared by Martin q Hail. architects.
OF Providence, r. L.
While the Brothers OF Nazareth call
themselves an Anglican order. they
claim that their practices are strictly
in accord with the ancient tenets OF
the Episcopal faith, and that every
thing that they do is authorized by the
fourth OF the general councils, which
was held at Calcedon I'm the year 45l.
In an Interview with a Sunday Jour
nal reporter the Rev. Father Spong
said: There is n very mistaken idea
prevalent that the Brothers OF Naza-
reth are opposed to marriage or the
giving in marriage or course, we all
know that our blessed Lord, when on
earth. said that II was not good for
man to live alone We surely believe
this. and we are free to acknowledge
that IL Is only right and proper. THAT
" is best probably. in accordance with
the laws OF nature, that % out of 100
should take unto themselves a physl-
cal wife, and we just as surely con-
tend and believe that VI Is well that
the other three should be welded to
the church. We honor ell men Who
have united themselves in the bonds
OF matrimony with proper consorts; we
also maintain our right TO wed with
tho church"
The order OF the Brothers OF Naza-
rebh Is divided into postulants. visitors.
novices and professed. man who
wishes to join II has to be first a v.se
tor for six weeks. with no regular form
or habit TO wear and no rules to obey;
NE next becomes a postulant for one
year, during which he wears a plain
black casSock and a black feather belt;
next he Is a novice for three years and
wears the brown habit OF the order.
with an unknotted habit, and after
his profession he dons the full habit.
including the girdle with three knots
and bearing the crucifx, which, accord
ing 10 the rules OF the order. must be
blessed with great ceremony at the
time of his profession.
In January last Brother James was
confessed az the chapel OF the Trans
figuration by Father Spong. with what
was undoubtedly the most elaborate
and imposing ceremonies conducted i'm
an Episcopal church since the days OF
King Edward the Sixth OF England.
These ceremonies, IL Is contended by
those who took part in them were not
of Roman origin. bu: a part of the
Catholic heritage of the Anglican
church.
The Rev. John Wesley Brown. ID. ID.
the rector OF St Thomas Episcopal
church, Fifth avenue and Flfty-third
street. Is the president OF the order
The vice president being the Rev. ID. 4
Odell OF Philadelphia; the secretary.
Brother Louis of Priory farm: the
treasurer. Richard Stevens of Castle
Point, Hoboken, and the directors are
Donald Mclean. Assistant District At
torney Vernon NJ. Davis and Benjamin
Lillard.