The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-10

small sums. The mere fact that q subventlon
is given invests the State or the municipality,
as tho case may be. with the fullest authority.
In the country towns, whore the municipal
councils are supreme In these matters, all the
regulations and arrangements are carefully
drawn up, and their strict observance is insist
ed upon. !
Except at the Coincide FRANCHISE, none Of the
artists Is In the receipt OF any special gratulty |
In the shape OF q retiring pension. This was
allowed also at the Opera formerly, but the
practice had finally to be abandoned owing to
considerations OF q financial character.
In Paris the cost OF admission to good places
is lower than In London. At Covent Garden q
stall costs 81 shilllngs, and on special nights as.
At the Opera a stall costs IL francs, while at
the Coincide FRANCHISE the highest charge for a
seat is 10 francs. At the best theatres In
the provinces the most eligible places can
be had for about 5 francs, and In the
others the charges diminish according to cir
cumstances. In the subventioned theatres In
Paris special provision Ia made for the accom-
mediation OF the Chief Of the State, while other
high authorities are also looked after. and In
the provincial playhouses which are subsidized
boxes are reserved for the Project, the Mayor,
and often for the General In command. par
t~lcularly when the town Is the headquarters OF
an army corps, the officers Of the garrison being
frequently permitted to subscribe at . very re-
duced rate.
Except at the Theatre Francois the per-
formers are not regarded as fixtures. and
are not entitled to pensions. On the con-
trary. the State or the municipality enjoys all
the rights conferred by the subvention, but Is
on Its side under no legal obligations. either
toward the managers or toward the artists.
The subsidies are simply intended to keep the
| game going In the interests OF the public and
Of art.
\ The present idea in London seems to BIO to
make the prices at the Municipal Opera House.
II 1t come into being, the same as rule at the
theatres, 10 shillings and 9 pence for a stall.
and so forth through the varying grades, Z
and @ pence, 5 shillings, down to the shil-
ing gallery. In the opinion Of many the charge
should be made still lower II 1t is hoped to pop
ularize high art.
Kaiser Wilhelm's pilgrimage TO the Holy Land
is now fully arranged. The latest new Pilgrims
Progress will begin at Haipha on Oct. 20. Will
liam II. will pitch his tent the first night near
the ruins Of Cesarea. for the rebuilding Of
which In honor Of the occasion time unfortu-
nately does not suffice. Next day the journey
will be continued as far as Jaffa. Ninety
nine years ago Napoleon took the plaza and
put 1000 Turkish prisoners to death there:
the present invasion will be peaceful, for
the German Emperor Is n personal friend
Of Abdul. and Jaffn offers no attrac-
tions in the coaling line. A days rest
will be taken between Jaffa and Jerusalem,
which will be reached on the afternoon Of the
29th. Here the Emperor will camp on a plot Of
ground belonging to the trustees OF the Evan
gelical Jesusalem fund. The following day.
Sunday. he will appear at q Lutheran service In
the forenoon. to be held in the church at Bethle-
hem. and in the evening at an open-air service on
the Mount Of Olives. Tho Emperor has recently
laid it down that no sermon should exceed If
teen minutes; 1t is to be hoped that no %unpleas-
antness will arise on these two great occasions.
On Monday. Oct. 81. the conservation OF the
Saint Saviour's lutheran Church Is to take
place. In the evening a camp Is to DO formed
on the plain of Jericho. whence. on the following
day-Nov. 1-excursions are to DO made to the
Dead Sea. The party will return to Jerusalem
the next day, Nov. 2. where it will remain for
three days. in order TO see all the sights OF the
Holy City. On the 9Th 1t will return to Haipha.
via Jaffa. Excursions are then to be made to
Nazareth, to Mount Tabor. and perhaps to Tibe-
rias. and on the 10th the party will go on board
ship again In order to proceed to Beyrout.
From here a visit is TO be paid TO Damascus.
and on the return journey to Baalbec. after
which interesting old ruin it will be remem-
bered Mark Twain christened his famous horse.
1t Is said that a visit TO Egypt Is still under con-
sideration. but political reasons will probably
prevent IL. Indeed. the difficulties as regards
etiquette are 30 great that the Ottoman author
tiles have so far not been able to surmount
them. Meanwhile a report is current that the
Sultan has purchased a large plot Of land at
Constantinople. which he intends to present to
the Kaiser. as q site for a German Franciscan
monastery
A bitter conflict Is now raging between two
opposite factions In the Established Church OF
England. the conduct Of which reflects little
credit on either party. The disputants are the
Rituallsts. or High Churchmen. on the one
hand. and the Evangelicals. or Low Churchmen.
on the other. Neither Of these parties. unhap-
PLY, is able TO see that its opponent has Just
cause for some amount OF discomfort and alarm.
Exaggerated phrases have been hurled about,
and a state Of feeling has been created which
must be very contrary to the true interests Of
the Church to which both parties belong.
The Low Churchmen are in the present case
the aggressors. and the High Churchmep stand
on the defence. ! have no mind to enter into
the minutiB of the quarrel. The Evangelicals
are waging war upon abs, dalmatics, copes
mitres. and other articles OF ecclesiastical dis.
play. the position OF the clergy MS they read oil
pray; the use Of incense. OF the confessional
and Of services which form no part Of the Book
OF Common Prayer, The Ritualist defends his
practices. and proves authority for them. Tn
Evangelical disproves the authority and de-
nounces the practices.
The present campaign was started by Mr.
Kensit. a Protestant bookseller. who raised the
alarm thai the Ritualists were taking the
Church OF England over TO the Pope. Mr.. Ken
sits method Of setting things right was Il
gather together a trusty body OF friends and q
10 some London church where the r~ltualistl'
form OF service was displeasing. In the mids
OF the proceedings they would interrupt tn
. service and loudly protest at the practices. 90
c~asionally laying violent hands upon some OBJ
: noxious article. such as a cross carried in pro
c~ession. Police were called In on various occa
4 sions. rioting in the sacred buildings ensued
and finally Mr.. Kensit found himself before tn,
= Magistrates. charged with "brawlinG Il
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