The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
ARE SURPRISED AT
lRELAND'S STAND.
Plans to Have Order Of the Blessed
Sacrament Here.
oIsCLAIMs ALL RESPONSIBILITY.
rar;ous Denominations Sustain Heavy
Losses Because OF Boxer Out
urcak-Ncws Of the Pulpit
and Pew.
Plans to Have Order Of the Blessed
oIscl AIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY.
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NEW YORK. December l5.-Surprise is
Ycnoral among Roman Catholics. and to
nm almost equal extent among leaders in
tther religious bodies, over the new stand
taken III, Archbishop ireland, of ST Paul,
upon the question of the temporal power
pf the Pope It is hardly six years since
She Archbishop preached sermon in
Shich nc took almost equally strong
t.osition against such papal power. Catho-
lies are delighted, not that they are much
interested in the question but because
,be,- believe the Archbishop's new posi-
ZION may bring him Cardinals promo
ZION, and nobody could receive a red hat
md bring TO the Catholic heart of Ameri-
"a quite so much JOY as the Archbishop
If ST Paul Other gossip. perhaps
,ittle less friendly. is ascTibinE this sur
render TO the ultralnontaDes, to pressure
The approaching consistory IS postponed
20 Zone. when il must be confessed. he
was several times placed in positions
where he had either 10 surrender former
spinioas, or make an open attack. If
:ne approaching consistory is postponed
three months. many Catholics express
The opinio. that there will be a. Cardinal
ireland as we'll as a Cardinal Chapelle
The Eucharistic League, the largest Ro-
man Catholic organization IN this couh-
try is to be appealed 10 for funds with
which to plant here the Order Of Fathers
Of the Blessed Sacrament. This order is
of French origin, but has branches in
EnEland and in Canada, while a similar
one in Germany has maintained at least
one perpetual service for a period OF not
less than three hundred years The first
house of the order Will he in New York. A
previously small church is to be enlarged
In
there has been exposed on occasions for
some wears a relic of st. Anna part of
TIN. wrist-and thousands have made their
novenas there, paying large sums. NO"
the relic is TO give place to the perpetual
alteration Of the Blessed Sacrament Inc
Superior Of the Order, who comes from
Canada, has taken charge and the adora-
lion has begun For the present it will
not. however. be perpetual, but only dur
ing six hours Of each day As members
of the order become more numerous IL Is
expected to keep the clements exposed
and the alteration continuous day and
night priests and lay brothers taking
turns or watches like sailors at sea. Inc
re1nodelled church is to cost SSpOotp.
D1SCLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY
Because Of the unusual practices in
dulged in during the conservation OF
Bishops cadiutor Weller. of the Fond du
Lac Diocese recently the presiding Bishop
of the Episcopal Church has formally
disclaimed all responsibility in the mat
ter and the bishops who acted for him
are being criticised severely. both in their
home dioccses and by the Church at large
The two men coming in for seVerest CEN
sure are Bishop Francis Of Indiana, and
Bishop Williams, Of Marquette, because
something different expected of them.
The recognized organ of the High Church
party published a picture of the assem-
bled Drelates, and the event and the illus
1ration of II are held by many TO have
dealt 81 blow 10 the Catholic cause from
which il will not recover in years. The
charge is that ritual not authorized was
used. hence possibly rendering the con-
Secration illegal. Some talk has been
created by the restments worn which
are pronounced extraordinary. but there
as no law upon the subject of yestmentS
In the Episcopal Church in this country.
the form of those worn resting simply
upon custom. II is not thought likely
that the subject Will get into the next
General Convention, for, If it were TO
do SO, it is said TO be certain 9llat a
rftualist row would result
The conservative wing says that the
Rev. DR.. William Mckibben. Of Cincin-
matt is conceding too much, and the
liberal wing says that the Rev. DR.. S. J..
Sprecher OF Cleveland, is getting TOO lit
tie in the creed revision matter as far as
it has gone The Cincinnati pastor is the
most conservative and the Cleveland one
The most liberal the committee which
just sat in Washington This committee
arrived at a unanimous conclusion that
something ought to be changed. and con-
serratiVes say there ought to be no
change and many Of them are ready To
fight any and every thing looking to
change. 1t also concluded that no change
should be made that Will impair the
Presbyterian system of doctrine. This
proposition was assented to by the CleVe-
land member in the General Assembly
last May Prcshyterians q body are
delighted that the committed made up
1t is of all shades. found itself able
10 be unanimous on any point. and some
are saying that this unanmity presages
revision without row. The committee
meets again in Washington on February
18th. and IL is understood that its formal |
report, TO be made up then, Will contain |
specific mention Of proposed changes.
LOSSES IN CHINA.
Presbyterian mission losses in China by J
reason of the recent outbreak are official !
iy placed at 100000. and this sum has |
been named to the Secretary OF State at
Washington. 1t covers only property of |
the Mission Board known 10 have been |
DESTROYED. viz: In Fekin, S,N.O0N; Pao-
tingful $3o0}a. Wei Hen sSo,0a. The
school houscs looted and burned at lch- (,
the Canton District. II does not include |
personal losses sustained by missionaries. |
interruption of work. or fares TO and from |
fields. The personal losses of missona- /,
rlcs are found TO be heavy. One medical !
station had surgical instruments worth |
$1,000 destroyed, all the private property |
Of different surgeons. Libraries worth at |
least S25.oas and belonging TO the one |
hundred or more missionaries in North |
China, are gone. Losses reported TO the |
American Presbyterian headquarters |
alone will foot up 100000, perhaps more, |
Tor all estimates are not yet in.
Mc;ho3ists North find their losses to
have been $4,000 and they have 50 re- |
ported 90 Washington. These losses are
for mission property, chiefly in Pekin.
gien Tsin, and Tsun Hua. In pekir the
University buildings were destroyed. and
IA the ether cities manned churches. schools
and houses We're lost. The Missionary