New-York tribune., 1901-04-07


Luthers day between the Latin, or Western
and the Greek churches the latter including tbe
i'ussah' FOR the Latin practice the argument
Was that Christ must have used unlea vened
pieau III the institution of the Sacrament, as
that institution was made at the time of the
jewish Passover On the contrary. the Greeks
maintained that the eucharistic bread was typi-
he'd in the old dispensation by the Offering of
TWO leavened loaves at the Jewish thanksgiving
least of PentecOst CFiftieth Day. following the
passover the leaven representing the power of
/ the Holy Ghost to heaven the whole Iun,n
Inc practice of the Russian and Greek churches
even now demands that loaVes of leavened bread
''heo In small pans something mullins are
'"Neu' Shaii De expressly prepared in the priests
own household for the service of the altar TIL.
Piies' III the eucharistic service uses a small
spear shaped knife to remove the top ernst fror,
these ioaVes, and any loaf in which an air bubhI,
Is found must be rejected as unfit for IT'S sacred
purpose
TheSe interesting and not generally known dc
talis We're explained by the Rev Professor
iHchey' OF the General Theological Seminary in
'iio course Oh MS reply to an inquiry whether the
use vi uiiieaVehed bread had as was reported.
spread outside of the ritualstic church party
TWO other clergymen of the Episcopal denor,i
hatloh at two different churches had already
been asked about the fact. and had not been
aware that such the case Professor Ricbe,,
however besides being profound ecclesiastical
historian, is probably more closely in touch with
the working clergy of all parties in his Church
IMAM any other clergyman now in New-York
MS reply was that the use of the wafer has
ai'V'u iioh 'he High Church party to others.
'"'''iS given are easy enough to under
'''i'" 'he assurance "f purity in the bread
HS'II and convenience in handling IT, The doc
'rlhai reason connected with the institution Of
olIII
h"'uihs more or less rituaIistic views The first
OF the two reasons given reflects somaub.,
strongly upon the character of cont.mporarv
'"h'iS' VINO II Is said are in the habit of in
'i"Nu'l"F INTO their manufacture alum and othc.
'i.llFS not properly belonging to bread
me eu'harlStIc waters thin as rhe!.
mann implies They are compounded simply 81
H"uf ana water made into a paste and Iigbt,,-
""he'' :" as not I" become brown in any part in
i"ur sided moulds Each mould generally form.
from -FOUR I" SIX circular Impressions some of
thtIh larger and S"me smaller Within each ~
'h'Sc circles the mould leaves an impression in
rtl"t Of the sacred monogram Il u = m.
thI'r nails Of thu Passion u cross or some com,
"lh'tl"n OF thrs' symbols The work of mann
'' 'i'E dl'dr bread as 1t is called. is chiefly
. -" u" 'n' SlSt'rh""ds. 50 far as tn.
tilS'"ralianS and Luthcrans are concerned and
tht same applies To thr Roman Catholics tboueb
=" '4' ihSt named denomination the bread -
s"Id IN large quantities by the same firms which
. supply specially pur- wine. wax candles and
other material for the church services OF late
years, however, st Marks Parish in Jersey
'i'y has been thriving IN a modest way 10y this
industry The dcvout women Of that parish be
gan the work of preparing altar bread IL is
s'ld with no thought Of supplying any but
ther own church, but their success was SO en-
couraGinS that a larger apparatus was pur-
chased. and soon the parish was deriving a sub
stahtlal revenue from orders received from other
churches, even from foreign countries
II must be remembered that one of the merits
of this bread, in view Of its special purpose. is
ITS non-iiabiity To decay and its extreme porta-
bllity. In packages Of twenty more the long
rectangular waters can Toe transported to great
distances and kept for many weeks.
months. When needed for service waters
are easily cut into circular portions with tools
usually in two sizes, MADE of circular shape
expressly for this purpose After cutting the
portions, il is enjoined upon the sacristan. in
churches where the high eucharistc doctrine is
taught always carefully to smooth the edge of
each individual portion, to prevent the .
crumblinS of the sacred species il called
after conservation. for the fall of the mnutest
crurnb upon the floor would be regarded
1iries according to their size, though the quail
lty of the paste itself is supposed To toe uniform,
from its very simplicity. 1t is said that ST.