The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-28
no RI HiGHrR cuUncu


That the services IN the new 1t. lgnatlus
viii be conducted on lines closer to those
Of the Roman Catholic church than ever
before was made plain yesterday
~ the morning service the number Of
scolytos was nearly double that at recent
services
There wore large number of impress
sively robed priests or divines within the
ehancel rail. The Rev Dr. George T..
Christian OF the Church " St Mary tho
Virgin. WAS the cClebrant Of the mass
His sermon was ipterpreteG by some as
toward the parish
The acolytes censed the visiting priests.
The presiding bishop. Father Richie Father
Christian and the congregation nrst those
Of the church and finally those IN the cen
ter The congregation responded with
genuhections. The sanctus bell was rung
aud practically the same ritual observed as
nj high mass In Roman Catholic churches
was followed
Father Christians sermon was vigorous
defense of the high church ritual and a.
plea for its adoption IN all Protestant Epls.
copal churches. In one part NJ his sermon
he declared with ringing emphasis
WHY ore we here today 70 celchr0te the
opening of this churrhf We are here to
emphasize the fact that this church is o
part Of the Catholic church and has not
broken OF from tho Catholic church We
are here to emphasize the fnct that We
are not q part Of the Protestant scot. never
intend to he and never win be-"
He made a comparison ~ the work ~ St
IEnatius parish with the lahors Of Isaac
as described IN the twentysixth chapter
Of Genesis, eighteenth 10 the twenty scCon
verse llc read these verses and many IN
the congregation recognized their signlh.
cancc.
And Isaac diRgcd again tho wells Of wa.
ter which they had digged IN tho rays ~
Abraham, his father; for the Thlistines
had stopped them after the death AZ
1ro hg1, Nd he suII krl ~
the names by which his father bad called
them
And the hcrdmen Of Gerad did strive
With Isaac's herdmen, saying, the water
Is ours: and ne called the name or
the well Esek: because they strove with
him
"And they dlgged another well and stroye
for that also; and he called the name Of II
"And he removed from thence and digEed
another we'll; and for that they stroyc not;
and he called the name Of u Rehoboth'
aud he said, For now the Lord hath made
room for. us and we shall be fruitful In
The names Essex and sitrah. slgnify'ne
strife and opposition, were taken TO mean
the opposition waged by Bishop Potter
to indicate It's removal and hnal triumph.
SPOKE FOR FORMER MEMBERS.
He spoke Of the few duties which con
fronted the congregation and pleaded with
them 10 bring back to the church those
who lad become cstranged from It.
In reading the verses from Genesis he
said that those Who had been In the parish
for number n years would appreciate
their Significance.
He defended the exercise OF tne contes-
sIonal and 81 partaklng OF the communion
every Sunday instead 81 once monlh. ~. ~
said that formerly communion services were
held only three times year. which was
congidcred ample Then they were neld
| twelve times n year. WHY should anybodP
! object to communion on every ouhuny III
| the vcnr he asked
lie defended The ringing ~ the sanctus
bells the wearing az Vestmcuts. Inc use ~
incense and declared TINT tne nigh church
! idea was growing ~ over the land.
He spoke dlsparagngly ~ those church.
men who believe only in certain forms ~
Worship These churchInen, he said went
| nwnv every summer on vacations OF threr
and four mouths, and on sunday spent me
! dgy sitting on piazza readlng tue news
nsners. Instead Of going IN church.
1Vben one Of these men asked why ne
| dtd not 60 10 the church In the nearest vi.
| iage his answer, be said, Is that he dldn
I Ia because the church didn't have his KIND
/ Of worship. - .,ta.
we have men IN the church who would
| come forward 10 defend priest ana hlh
| confessional box. we nave othtIs W.
P w fbcT Win not venture into II to receive
| absolutou." -, .,.,r,,,
S. Ignatlus' church has been prq ,liril,,
among the Protestant Episcopal churches
! - st5is citv for moro than ten years. beoauh'
/ y, M persistenoe in adherlng. 10 the prac
| 9icds and ceremonies Of the Anglican
church, It's services more re y9I1 ~, ~,
/ v.orshin OF the time Of Henry VII or mos
| N 1.a1 y ,retne rifuaiisttr Roman Catholics
~ tbs nv tbose Of tho Protestant Episeopa
| church Of America