The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-05

amicable settlement of the trouble is ex-
tremely remote ..,.. ,
rant boor that some of his ritualsilc
opponents would have us imagine. lie
A. a man OF culture ana lntelllgehce Dul
he is extremely protestant IN me- DPilllfY HLli1
and has no sympathy with those VINO Ietl
the need OF form and ceremonlals III Ie-
DSiOn
like his ancestors who burned every
one who did not agree with thtm IN re-
ligious matters he Is unoenalu% IN Hls
opposition 10 anything that saNoIs OF tile
Catholic ritual and Tor many weeks He
has distinguished himself by lnterrupuhb
all services That did not meet win ms
approval. Clergymen VINO nave "coi-
dentally sprinkled him with holy water
Ia The ceremony Of asperglng nave peeh
arrested and taken before the police court
Judges on the charge OF assault and many
sacred ceremonials have been interrupt
ed In most sacreligious manner.
eerio-comic methods in dealing win
sncn a question would have nad no other
effsct than TO provoke laughter or pro-
testations OF Indignation hut now that
the matter has been dken OOt OF 'lo
hands OF The bulldog IKE Mr, !Aehs i az an
hss boen made an issue In national pom
tics the question begins 10 assume more
formidable aspect 49,, - .,,a
home rule questions are almost loi-oe
80 90 e1-cn the most conse rNa tive or
~ daiIv papers express the opinion that
a great crisis in the -nurch 81 JSIs ar
IS at hand. The Queen shares IN IN, V ,r1iib
ion and she had several conferences VIZ
yord Sousburv during when hne ~
urged upon him the necessity on nav ~
a thorough understanding WIN ~
hishops before any legislation Is @''e"iP'
Cd as she Is in hopes that the thIea'e'0N
secession may be avoided.
1rbot tho outsome will be IS question
William llfTCUuTl li
- q man who will consent 70 iehh4uii
snv of the ground that ne mas game,
Already he has succeeded III ~, y.
r. hishoDs at the Lambeth cOhcldNo' ~
pass favora5ly upon twelNS.q9e 'ioi'' '''
witch prohibition was desireu'
acco,dine TO these decisions IT, is now
.,bt5den 10 celebrate any holy DAYS hol
authorized by the book Oh .pl''i -
nrayor especially such uays 70 An
.tai Of Corpus Christi ana thdl on ~
.'oIs. 20 make use of any ceremonial HOt
iesrlv authorized by the pIa!ei-DooA'
90 make use OF incense 10 uae 'ilS 7iog
mony OF the asperglhg 10 D"t 10 - nractice
before pictures or SCULPTURES, ~ - ,oolfe
~ ressryation of the sacrament, 70 lnnb'
anv changes in the ornaments luO' 'S W" w.
out tha distinct sanction OF VIZ 49, -
ne use OF such words az Nie'iN -
.'.,,.s.,. IN omit the Ten Commandments
che Collect. the Epistle or the Gospel i,oi,
,ha communion service; 70 ring the pen
:, ,ho moment of conservation; TO cele-
80 communion without COMMUNICATE
a. invoke the angels or saints, or 10 make
,,ss ~ nravers for the dead. or 10 urge OF
o,,o,, participate in confession before hoiy
communion.
"rhe prayer book. the whole prayer
hook and nothing but tho PRAYER BOOK
MS the CRY under which the batlle
.gsinst ritualism was waged and the
adontlon OF these decisions was great
victory for Sir William Harcourt ana
hts supoprters. If they are enforced, "a
,hev undoubtedly will be. 1t will be inn
POSSIBLE TO prevent a schism In the church
for Il IL not reasonable to suppose tha'
the hundreds of clergymen who are strong
believers IN the practices condemned VIII
submit quietly 10 the order OF II Is PROD
able that the Bishops would nave pro-
p,ulgated such prohibitions II they did not
.,,aod that the order should be obeyod.
To prevent the possibility or allowing
tbese decisions 10 become dead letters the
Protestant party has been arranged Tor
and there IS no doubt that II VIII become
an active factor In English politics Tor
with the ex-libersl leader 20 advise and
caution. the anti-ritualists VIII be able 10
avoid the unwise actions that have made
them the laughing stock Of England and
many persons who would otherwise have
held aloOf from the 'Iusau' Will Ho" biN'
their Influence 70 the movement
The history OF ritualism has been one
OF opposition but 81 has thrived ia spite
OF all efforts At suppression From the
DAYS Of DR. Pussy and ihe oxford move
ment that took Cardinal Newman and
scores OF earnest workers into the Roman
Catholic church those who have advo-
Gated extremes IN ceremonials have been
persecuted by those who looked upon the
Innovations as steps towards Rome. Ia
this country similar conditions have exist
cd although the opposition on the part OF
church authorities except IN rare Tn.
stances. have not been 80 pronounced.
The late Father Thomas Mckee Brown.
the rector Of the Church of 81. Mary the
Virgin. was one OF the pioneers in the ex-
trens ritualistic movement. for. while
Rev. DR.. Croswell introduced several
saoerdotsl Innovations at the Church OF
ats Advent. IA Boston. many years age