The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19

lists, superintended by Eve evangeliss Of higher
class The sixty stand for he sixty pillars
around the court Of the Tabernacle, while the Ave
supe dntendents are the five pillars at the en-
trance. There is also another council called the
Wall Of New Jerusaem, which il composed Of
'h sBo; S!sc onf church SnF wh its subordinate
sister churches Is ruled by an angel or Bishop.
assisted by, six elders or pastors six helps who
are also ordained elders, seven prophets. head
deacon, six deacons. six underdoacons aud
number Of deaconcsscs The rules concerning
and built on another system Of symbolism. The
cassocks, copes, nmices and other yestmcnts
are principally alike for all members Of the min
istry, the distinctions in degree being made by
the colors Of the stolcs The apostles and elders
wear golden stoles, because that color dcsgnates
the divine faith Of which they are the guardians.
for Tho heaven into which they are constantly
soaring The cvangelists who are TO carry the
the soSi Of q tho Ss sTS ab wSs na
the color Of righteousness. indicates the pastor.
Tho angel, when administering the communion,
The ceremonial simplicity Of the Presbyterian
Church had been left behind long ago and during
the arst years Of official existence the new Church
plunged deeper and deeper into ritualism. The
burning Of incense tho signing with holy water.
the confession and dissolution and the anoint-
mont with chrism were introduced. although
the uso Of the same rites by the two branches
Of tho Catholic Church and by the rtualisiic wing
Years later. when the organization seemed to
bo threatened with dissolution by indifference,
new rte was added to ,hG ritual namely m NC
II has become one Of the most important pillars
of the Church. II can only be administered by
an apostle, and il is ncitly, Understood that a
person who has been scaled" by AN apostle will
be sure Of place among tho l44.OOO FIRST fruits
that are 70 be gathered up living or dead; when
tho Lord comes TO take charge OF his Church.
Having restored the four, fold ministry and
Established the seven churches in London su,,
their thoughts 10 the outside world. "1'csai-
money" ombodying tho main doctrines OF the
tbqih by rIS and b
bcrs Of the Privy Council and the ArChhishops Of
England. and then 70 the Pope. the Emperor Of
sentatvos Of civil and ecclesiastical authority
in Europe The addressed authorities were
not asked TO resign their, pricsthools or crownsi
Thai They would Sc held responsible for the srtii,
ual condition OF the focks on their hands Eleven
Of the apostles then went into the different coun
tries 10 witness. America was regarded as DO
longing to England and was locked after by
were established in other countries, but the sue
Cess was, and has TO this day, been small. he
northern part Of Germany was the only region
where the new faith made an impression strong
enough 10 be noticeable
4 crisis in the history Of the Church came in
1880 and lS4O when the three lower orders Oi
the ministry seem 10 have revoltcd against the
abso,utism OF the apostles hc apostles were
quickly called home BY Cardale who had remained
in London. Their united appearance at mid
summer 1870. put a stop t. the agitation, but
not until all communication between the apostles
and the angels and prophets had been Interrupted
for some time. IN ulumatum was issued by
the apostles and finally God gave grace to the
the principles laid down by the apostles The
most important OF those principles was that the
to one, another, and opponents, not OF their own
wills, but Of that of the Lord. The clash left
lies D Sn 'pEp Gns s H the
highest branch Of the ministry had usurpcd too
much power especially by prcsuming 10 Iegu
late and sit as Judges over the utictanccs of the
prophets. lie resigned when the others insisted
on a continuation OF the former policy The
eleven remaining apostles said simply that the
analogy with the first apostlcship would not
have boon complete without Judas
woopHousE, LAST OF THE APOSTLES
The church lost two apostles by death in 1865.
namely, Dow and Carlyle John Bate CaTdalc.
the soul OF the church and its most interesting
member outside of Irving, passed away in 1877.
followed him in 1879. and TO day there is only one
Of the twelve living. lie is Frances Wilton Wood
house and he is now 95 years old. 1t seems to I've
settled oncc for all that here shall be successors
but tho church hopes iervently. and also believes
that the coming Of the Lord shall take place before
the last member Of the new apostnship has been
laid In his grave The death Of Noodhousc is
liable 10 prove the most disastrous blow received
by the church 50 far and many believe that dis
solution will follow almost Immediately.
The Catholic Apostolic Church has never been
remarkable thrOuX its numbers Edward Miller
in his History and Doctrines ut lrvingiSm written
in 1873. computes the total number nj communi-
cants land children become communicates at the
age Of twO) in all countries at 10 500 of which
5000 belong " London, 700 To- England out
side Of the capital, 5000 u the Eurnpc"n cont
ncnt and ], 800 To America. IL may be- said with
certainty that the church has never counted more
than ~ 600 menb crs Is surprising that such
a small body has been able To remain IN existence
The explanations are many The religious
fervor Of the members cannot be denied not even
IN ihcse days when The voices Of tn prophets are
grow more distant every day. The church never
asks for money from outsiders, but each member
gives n tenth Of all his capital and income TO the
church, besides frecswl offerings which are not
uncommon The cungr atoms are almost .X-
clusively made up Of men and women belonging
To what are known Ms the upper and middle classes
The means Of the church are considerable" and il
exercises certain attraction through its respect
ability. II II very tolerant too that Is, in its
dealings With individuals and other churches On
70 the flock
The foundation stone Of the entire faith Of the
Catholic Apostolic Church is, of course. the belief
in the near coming of he Lord. and from thai
follows the necessity OF preparing the church
for His arrival The frs, steps in this direction
have been taken, they say. through the rcstora-
ton Of the fourfold ministry and tie setting aside
every person who has been baptilcd In the name
Of the Trinity belongs 10 the church and cannot
be excluded from IL Therefore, they recognize
the other Christian churches parts Of the Uni
ycrsal Church and they respect them more nr
less as they, approach or depart from the truths
outward and inward. established by the Catholic
Apostolic Church as the nucleus Of the reunited
church.
DIFFERENT FROM ADvENTISTs.
The lIyingiios refuse to be placed in the sane
class as the Adyenusts and similar ScctS because
they do not pretend 10 know the hour and day
OF the Lords coming. No man can know more
than that the hour is drawing near But they
have not lived up TO these teachings Robert
Baxter, their hrst ale prophet wholalcr recantcd
prophesied In 1882 that the Lord would come
In three and half years to gather up his wit.
nosscs. On July II, 1875, when the fortieth
anniversary Of the institution Of the new apostle
ship was celebrated, more than | 900 cOmmuni-
Cants assembled in their cathedral in Gordon
Square. London, because some prophet had lg
uIed out that the Lord would return on that day,
The present activity which has resulted In the
dospatching OF six cvangclsts 10 this country,
seems 70 have been caused by the expectation
that Christs promise 10 his first apostles must
he fulfilled before the last member Of the second
apostleship passes away.