The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-24
THE OPENING or ST. IGNATItSs
Argument Of the Impossibility Of Recog.
nizins Rituslism In Episcopal Doctrine.

To THE EpIToR or TIM SJN-Sr: To
many who sat in the con Hrevation assembled
In the new" 81 IQnatius Church sunday
morning last the thought must assuredly
have come that for once the rector Of tn"
Church Of 81. Mary the Virgin failed in All
attempt 10 apologize for III" Ititualistic move
ment IN the Protestant Episcopal Church
Assuredly. tho occnsion of the opening of IN"
new 81. Ignstns Church was notable event
IN Nh" chronicles of this movement IN New
York. n movement to harmonic the ritual
and ceremonies OF The Roman Catholic Church
with the contradictory doctrine and ritual
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church.
WIN DR. Christian IN the pulpit, the rector
of the parish the Rev. Arthur Richie very
likely felt secure IN his belief that the motley
congregation would understand the status
of his Catholic" parish aud that the mean
ing oi the mass. the incense aud tho sanctuary
lamp would b" set forth In becoming harmony
with all that j. good and holy in the Book Of
Common Prayer But many of Father
Hitchic's admirers who houored his I"rsonsl-
ity by attending the opening Of the church
must have passed out dissat listed with tn"
Nagariss Of his coufttre discourse. Tobegin
with. Dr Christian attempted what few mon
ri his intellectual rating would attempt to
do to hoodvink men Of sane comparison
and judgment Tor example. IN the course
OF his timber, quasi sermon l." asserted
squar'lv, We are not Protestant sect v"
are not branch of the catholic Church
broken of three hundred wears ago. Yet IN n
pew close 10 The pulpit was a copy ofthe Book
Of Common Prayer. on the cover Of which,
stamped IN gilt, we're the words 81 lgnatius
Church Opening the book AZ tho title page
I read. according To he use Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church III the United states OF
bls tqtn'T "n ,ns S"r9h
The Church of England to which the Proies'
tart Episcopal CHURCH ~ these Sthtts :, m
deS'ed under %Gd l"r h%T rst Cs1 a"d
from intending to depar, from the church Of
ENGLAND in any essential point OF doctrine
With scores oi intelligent u, ople seated he
fore the preacher; having N their possession
to proclaim the validity Of ST lSratius's
that ebe was only opening the yell,, which
had been choked by tho accumulated refuse
OF tn" past three hundred wears Dr Chrl.-
tian should have ,profted, by hi bysone
lessons in levou, Logic clear expo 'itor
Is never clearer than when clearing ~ the
term, term, "mpoXsd ~ n, soIsr rEs c,s nn
Jumoied his ideas n readily a. he Tire" ont
many Of the most Hhrlng Sominonriar"
geneTalities. He meni Toned the IrHCtaflnn-
and what they had done nity yeaIs, ago But,
pray, DR. Christian, did they labor for
Rituali.,c .nnhurst? nId the doyen of them
The loquaciou- preacher depiored the
murder Of priests long ago for tine celebration
Of the Holy SaCrlfc" Of the Mass Yet he
same seal and authority that leDalized the
cutting down of those victims gave form and
pattern to tire Church by whose authority DR..
Christian mounted the pulpit whore he stood
Protestant Bishop ordl med him and the
consecrators OF that Bishop might readily
trace their -acerGotal lineage TO the days OF
PA rker and Barlow but could they 20 farther;
Why should men OF excellent gifts Ike Dr.
Christian and the Rev. Arthur Eitche at
tempt vain explanations They have Dor
rowed and are lifting from time 20 time. a.
the eNigencies of the occasion require, the
ritual, plain sonc and. aye. the Pontihcale
Romanum" the Roman catholic Church and
cutting the cloth OF the Book of Common
Prayer' 10 1T They challenge the Intelligence
Of everyday men when they attempt 10 show
otherwise
And the solution of II all? These bewil-
dered leaders will find their yearuin -atis hed
within the chancel railing Of 81 Paurs. FIFTY
ninth street. There the titulsr patron
has put IT, "omnid sccundUln ordiadm, and
q reason for the order and ioI<he practices.
The Protestant Episcopal Church il only en-
tangled IN difficulties OF doctrine and prari ice
bv such r,unl~tic burdens. They add i'm
Jtfim'nto to the freigh'ings IN her holh
JOHN JAY VAS ALLEN.
NV NoEK. oct. %