Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-30

This is a large number of religious
order, to have grown up in the Epis-
copal church in so short time, and
more especially when we remember
that the movement for such establish
ments in its beginning encountered
earnest resistance as tRomish inilo-
vation." Tho growing tendency of that
church toward extreme eccleslaStlelsin'
rituaism, sacerdotalism and sacra-
mentalism is also Indicated by other
institutions of comparatively recent es-
tablisflnent in it. Here are some of
these fraternities which are most rep
resentative of the increasing Catholic
party.
Confraternity of the Blessed Sacra-
ment of the Body and Blood of Christ:
an American branch of an English So
ciety, with these declared Objects
Il. The honor due to the Person of
our Lord Jesus Christ in the Blessed
Sacrament of His Body and Blood; 2.
Mutual and Special Intercession at the
time of. ana in union with. the Euehar-
ist Sacrifice: 3. To promote the obserV-
ance of the catholic and primitive
prat tice of receiving the Holy Com
munion fasting
The Guild of All Souls. Objects:
"lntercessory prayer for the dying. for
the repose of the souls of deceased
members and to set forth the two great
doctrines of the Communion of saints
and the resurrection of the body
Society of King Charles the Martyr.
Objects Celebration of "the day OF
me rartyy,lom of The Blessed King
Charles" tCharles I. of England), ana
.intcrcesSorv prayer for defence OF the
Anglo Catholic church against the at
taaks of her enemies
Association for the Promotion of the
t-ni;y OF Christendom: Ito unite MEM
beers. both clerical and lay. of the Ro-
man Greek md Anglican comfnunlons
in Il bond of microscopy prayer Tor lhe
reunion of Chrstendom.
1t will be seen how near to the fso-
man Catholic church the doctrines ana
practices of these societies are ne
ONLY very considerable separation is
made by the Papal supremacy. ana
even upon that some of the most EN-
IRENE. ieitlaljssts are disposed to look no
unfavorably They are very polite to
the Pope, but they have serious
grievance AGAINST him because ne re-
fuses 10 recognize the validity of the
orders of the ministry of the Episcopal
church.
The confessional. as it is we'll known,
is now a regular feature of the advanc-
cd Ritualistic churches. The doctrine
Of the Real Presence is taught by them
and the seven sacraments of Rome are
of l.
istic clergyman of New York died re-
Gently prayers for the repose OF her
soul We're asked. An Episcopal monk
preaching in the same church last Good
FRIDAY admonished the congregation OF
the necessity of receiving absolntion
ana the vaticunl. when about to die.
I'm %: her churches q tendency to Rit-
,ialistic practices is also observable ana
it is the more remarkable because In
their whole past history they have been
distinguished by resolute and even bit
Ter opposition to any such suggestions
of ecclesasticism and sacerdota:sln
Surpliced chors have been introduced
into Baptist and Methodist churches
and they are likely to be the entering
wedge for splitting away from doc
genius OF Professionalism.
1t is notable. too. that the successful
of Judge Taft with the
Pope concerning the question of the
Philippine fiiars have caused no rip
pie of disturbance. \ generation ago.
such a quasi recognition of the Vatican
would have stirred up all American
Professionalism to angry protest.
All these are very significant facts.
Meantime the Rev. DIR. McJunkin,
of Pennsylvania, looks
for the speedy coming of great
awakening" like that of 1851: but other
obssrvers of present religious tenden-
cies. Mr.. Herbert Spencer. and Mr..
Goodwin Smith. for example. look with
on an apparent tendency,
both here and in Europe, toward me-
Giaeval ecclesiasticism and Ritualism
The late Christian Science convention
was satisfied that the world is coming
all its way: and the cognate New
people are not less confident
that they are the heirs of the ages, so
far as religion goes.