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RROWBY THE'SONS OF 0I SAINT SEBASTIAN'

VOL. V, No. 12.WHOLE NO. 63. NEW YORK, DECEMBER, 1896. SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTS ;

50 CENTS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

"LEST any root of bitterness springing up,thereby many be denied." A modern instance isin the Diocese of Western New York, whereBishop Coxe's teaching with his Quixotic Roma-phobia, has apparently bequeathed to his laymennone of his learning and all of his prejudice.

WHAT does Our Church Work, the "OfficialPaper of the Diocese of Western New Yorkmean by saying that " The consent of more thana majority of the Bishops lias been given to theconsecration of Bishop Walker." Of course, theBishops have done no such thing. Bishop Walkerwas consecrated in 1883.

THE New York Evening Telegram, of November10th, announces that the Rev. R. Heber Newton.D.D., Rector of the Protestant Episcopal Churchof All Souls, is to take part in the services where-by the Rev. Mi not J Savage, D.D. will be installedas minister of the Unitarian Church of theMessiah

THE St James' Gazette (London), in the courseof a leading article entitled. "An HistoricMoment," says: ''Lord Salisbury's great admissionof the principle that the United States have theright to intervene in frontier disputes of theAmer can powers and to compel the disputants toarbitrate, altogether transcends in importance thequestion of the Guiana boundary. It is a formalrecognition of the hegemony of the United Stateson the American continent, and gives the President a position in the New World, which themediaeval Popes and Emperors tried vainly toclaim in Europe."

IN Anglican Churches, the Ten Commandmentsare publicly read every Sunday, at Mass. ARoman paper, The Ave Maria, bears testimony tothe value of the practice It says, "We cannothelp thinking that it was not a bad custom whicha good old priest introduced of reading the Com-mandments of God. and the Precepts of theChurch, on Sundays and holy days of obligation,before beginning his sermon. The divine lawwas known in that parish, and no doubt it wasall the better observed for being so regularlyannounced The sight of the venerable pastorsolemnly reading the Commandments everySunday, must have been an impressive one forold and young."

MANY of the Roman papers have been formonths past giving prominence to the exposureof the devil worship of certain European branchesof the Masonic fraternity, which Miss DianaVaughan, a former "priestess"' of the diabolic

rite has made public. The wonderful conversionof Miss Vaughan to the Catholic faith and herexposure of the obscenities of the Luciferianrites, has been dilated upon editorially, as well asin the news columns of most foreign and Amer-ican Roman Catholic journals The Revieiv ofChicago, prints the last word upon the subjectand comes to the conclusion that Miss Vaughan,whose conversion has been everywhere chron-icled as a miracle of grace, is a myth; and thatthe whole of her revelations are a rehash of afantastic book, published some time ago, entitled,'' Le Diable au xix. siecle "

ONE of the most remarkable instances of thegrowth of Catholic principles among us, as wellas evidences of the appreciation of these prin-ciples by the laity, is the list published in theAngelus of church.es, in which special servicesfor the dead were held, during the month ofNovember. The list we know to be incomplete,many Masses for the dead have been said, whichare not there recorded, but as it stands, it speaksvolumes In thirty-four churches. Vespers forthe dead were publicly recited on the Eve of AllSouls' Day; in sixty churches, Requiem Masseswere celebrated on All Souls'Day; and for themonth of November, 271 Masses for the dead wereannounced by the Angelus. When it is remem-bered that so recently as ten years ago. the useof the term "requiem mass" always drew astorm of violent words, the decline of prejudiceagainst prayers for the dead, is very apparent.

THE Authorized English text of the Bull of LeoXIII. on Anglican Ordination, together with thethree able editorials thereon by the Rev. JohnFulton, D.D., LL.D., author of Index Canonum,etc., has been reprinted from The Church Stand-ard, by E. & J. B. Young & Co. This pamphletshould be in the hands of each of our readers.No Catholic should let this latest papal utterancesink into oblivion until he has made himselfthoroughly familiar with its contents. That thePope proves the validity of Anglican Orders bythe flaws in the arguments which he bringsagainst them, is not the most valuable part of hisbull. The erroneous statements of the Pope, hismisquotations of authors, and his contradictionof the dogmatic utterances of his predecessorscannot fail to ma.ke the absurdity of the doctrineof papal infalibiiity apparent to all who have thegrace to read the bull without fear. But Papists,of course.cannot examine this document candidly.True or false, they must swallow the bull whole,without changing countenance. To irake a grim-ace, or otherwise to show signs of distress, wouldbe to stultify their position. For. is not the Popenf allible !

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C H U R C H O F S T . MARY THE VIRGIN,WEST 46TH ST., NEW YORK.

SERVICES.

Sundays— Low Mass, 7:30; Choral Mass, 9; Matins, 10 ; High Mass, 10:45 ;Vespers, 4.

Daily—Low Mass, 7:30 and 8 ; Matins, 9 a. m.; Vespers, 5 p. m.Wednesdays and Fridays—Additional Low Mass, 9:30 a.m.Holy Days—A-dditional Low Mass, 6:30 and 9:30.Confessions— Fridays, 2:30 to 5 p m. ; Saturdays, 4:30 to 5:30, and 7:30 to 9 p.m. ;

1 at other times by appointment. Special hours before feasts announced inKalendar.

Baptism and C&urc/iineStated hour, Sunday, 3 p. m. At other times byarrangement with the Clergy.

Confirmation—The names of those who desire to be confirmed will be receivedat any time by the Clergy.

Visitation of the Sick—The Clergy desire to be notified of any sick persons inneed of the services of a Priest. The Blessed Sacrament can be taken tothe dying at any hour ; but in cases of ordinary sickness It will be adminis-tered only in the morning, after notice given the day before.

Special Celebrations for Marriages, Funerals, Month's Minds or othi r Memorialsof the Dead may be had, freely, by applying to the Clergy.

The Church is open daily from 7:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.The red light burning before the Altar signifies the Presence of the Blessed

Sacrament.The office hours of the Clergy (for consultation or business) are daily at the

Church, or Clergy House, from 10 a. m. to 12 m.The Church is No. 139 W. 46th St.The Mission House, No. 133 W. 46th St.Tne Clergy House, No. 145 W. 46th St.The Rectory, No. 144 W. 47th St.

KALENDAR FOR DECEMBER.

St. Mary's Guild Monthly Mass and Meeting, 9:39 a.m.

Abstinence. Additional Mass, 0-30 a.m.O. V. B. V M. Monthly Mass, 8 a.mH e c O U d i n A d v e n t . St. Nicholas, B£_ G. A. S Monthly

Meeting and Office, after Vespers.G. A. S. Monthly Mass, 8 a.m.c u n c e p i i o n o f t h e Vlrgfln M a r y . Masses § 3 ,7 30,

8 and (solemn > 9.30.In Gvtave. Additional Mass, 9.30 a.m.Jn Octave.In Octave. Abstinence. Additiona' Mass, 9.30 a.m.In Octave.T h i r d i n A d v e n t . St. Lucy,V, andM. In Octave. Solemn

Procession after Vespers.In Octave.Octave. _h m b e r D a y . Abstinence, Additional Mass, 9.30 a m.C. B. S. Monthly Mass, 8 a.m.E m b e r l>ay . abstinence. Additional Mass, 9.30a.m. Bona

Mors Devotions after Vespers.E m b e r D a y , Abstinence, Bona Mors Annual Mass, 8 a.m

Additional Mass, 9.30 a.m.Fourth in Advent,ttt. T h o m a s , A p . Masses, 6:30, 7:30, 8 and 9:30 a.m.

Additional Mass, 9:30 a.m Confessions, 7 tu 9 p m.Confessions, 10 to 12 a.mk, 3 to 5 and 7 to 8.30 p m. First Vespers of

Christmas, and Procession, 8.30 p.m.C h r i s t m a s M a y . Low Masses, fi, 7 and 8; High Mass, 9;

Solemn High Mass, 10 45 a.m. Matins, 10 a.m. ; Vespers, 4 p.i>..S t . H t e p i i e n . P r o t o - M a r t y r . In Octave. Masses, 6:30,

7:30, 8 and 9:H0 a.m.St. J o h n »CvangeliSt, Ap. In Octave. Low Masses, 7

and 8; High Mass, 9; Solemn High Mass, (with Procession)10.45 a.m.

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SPECIAL, VOTIVE, AND OTHER MASSES.

Sunday.— For the Children, 9 a. m., weekly.Monday.— Buria) Guild, 8 a.m., ft ret in month.

Requiem 8a.m., other Mondays.Wednesday.—St. Mary's Guild, it.30 a.m., first in month.Thursday.— C. B. S., 8 a.m. Nearest middle of month.Saturday.— O.V. B. V. M., 8 a.m , first in month. In M ssion House other

Saturdays.Bona Mors, 8 a.m., last in month.

N. B.—The intention of the Votive Mass, as indicated above, will be retained,even when on Holy Days or within Octaves the Votive Mass itself gives way tothe proper for the day.

GUILD MEETINGS, ETC.Sunday. Singing School, 9.45 a. m., weekly.

Sunday School, Lessons, 2.30 p. m., weekly.Bible Class for Women, 3.30 p. m., weekly.Burial Guild, after Vespers; first in month

Monday.— St. John^s Guild, 4 p m , , weekly.Tuesday.— Men's Guild, 7.45 p. m. weekly.

Sons of St. Sebastian, second in month.League of St. Lawrence, as called.

Wednesday.—St. Mary's Guild, 10 a. m., first in month.Guild of St. Mary of the Cross, 8 p. m., weekly.Guild of St. Alban, 8 p m .

Thursday.— Guild of St. Mary of the Annunciation, 7.45 p. m., weekly,Friday. Guild of St. Mary of the Angels, 3.30 p. m., weekly.

Bona Mors Society, after Vespers, last in month.St. Joseph's Guild, 7.30 p. m., weekly.

Saturday.— Industrial School, 10 a.m., weekly.

ORDER OF MUSIC.

Second Sunday In Advent, December 6th.

HIGH MASS,Entrance of the Procession, Hymn 52 KingIntroit, Hymn 51 WebbeMass in C SilasSequence, Hymn 48 MonkOffertory Anthem from " Hymn of Praise1 '.. . Mende ssohnPost Communion, Hymn 49 GregorianH ymn 288 Haynes

VESPERS.Hymn 226 PearsallPsalms 96, 97 - GounodMagnificat and Nunc Dimktis GounodVesper Hymn 45 , GreatorexAnthem from t l Requiem " MozartHymn 54 DykesHymn47 Monk

Sunday in Octave of the Feast of the Conception, B. V. M.Dedication Anniversary. Third Sunday in Advent, December 13th.

SOLEMN PROCESSION AND HIGH MASS.Hymns for Procession, 215, 242, 545Mass in E flat ...PreniiceSequence, " Rise, crowned with light " LovtffOffertory Anthem, from Psalm 24th PrenticePos -Communion, Hymn 228 Ew ingHymn 450 Dykes

SOLEMN VESPERS.Hymn 395 BalfePsalms, 84, 122, 131 PrenticeMagnificat and Nunc Dimittis ZoellnerVesper Hymn 396, Part II HaydnAnthem, " How lovely are Thy dwellings " . . . .SpohrHymn 455 ConconeHymn 240 Herold

Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 20th.

HIGH MASS.Entrance of the Procession, Hymn 52 KingIntroit, Hymn 51 WebbeMass in C SilasSequence, Hymn 47 , MonkOffertory Anthem from ' 'St. Paul" MendelssohnPost-Communion, Hymn 49. GregorianHymn 288 Haynes

VESPERS.Hymn 226 . PearsallProper Psalms 96, 97 GounodMagnificat and Nunc Dimittis GounodVesper H ymn 45 GreatorexAnthem, "" Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding " FarmerHymn 48 MonkHymn 53 , Gumbert

CHRISTMAS SERVICES.Christmas Eve. Thursday, December 24th

FIRST SOLEMN VESPERS.Hymn Go GaulProper Psalms 89, 110, 132 PrenticeMagnificat and Nunc Dimifis LambillotteVesper Hymn 57 .. . MendelssonnAnthem, There were shepherds " FosterHymns in Procession, 62, 58, 59Carol, " Holv Nighi1^ . . . . . .Hymn, ll Hail! Thou long expected Jesus " . . . . Clarke

Christmas Day, Friday, December 25th.SOLEMN HIGH MASS.

Mass N"o, 6 HaydnSequence, Hymn 6 > .. GounodOffertory Anthem from "The First Christmas Morn " LeslieHymn of Adoration, 59 1 Adeste Fideles} ReadingPost-Communion, Hymn 482 SmartHymn 56 Schumann

St. John's Day. Sunday in Christmas Octave, December 27th.Solemn Procession before High Mass, Hymns 62, 58, 67.

SOLEMN HIGH MASS.Music the same as on Christmas Day, except

Post-Communion, Hjmn 66 Derby

SOLEMN VESPERS.Music the same as on Christmas Eve, except

Vesper Hymn 430 MendelssohnHymn 63 (Commemoration, The Holy Innocents). Oliver

MR PATMORE maintains that the manuals ofdevotion compiled since the Council of Trent areenough to drive a sensible Christian crazy bytheir extravagance and unreality. A comparisonof the prayers composed in modern times withthe old liturgical prayers, which our forefathersloved, will convince any one that there has beena great falling off in eloquence as well as unction.

—Are Maria.

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THE PARISH.THE Annual Meeting of the Men's Guild of St.

Mary-the Virgin, will be held in the Guild rooms,on Tuesday, the 8th of December, the Feast ofthe Conception of the Virgin-Mary, at 7.45 p M.The officers will be elected for the new year ACollation will be served and the meeting madeone of special entertainment.

THE last Friday in December will this year beChristmas Day, and hence, it is not to be observedwith abstinence. The Prayer Book rule is that" All the Fridays in the year, except ChristmasDay, are days of Fasting."

THE clergy will hear Confessions before Christ-mas, at the hours stated in the Kalendar, exceptthat the Rector will not be in the Church forConfessions on Thursday evening, and theCurates will not be in the Church on Thursdaymorning.

CHRISTMAS services will begin with first VespersChristmas Eve, Thursday, December the 24thAfter Vespers there will be a Solemn Procession.On Christmas Day. there will be Low Masses at6, 7 and 8 o'clock; High Mass at 9; Solemn HighMass at 10.45; Vespers at 4 p M.

HOLY Communion will be given at the 6, 7, 8and 9 o'clock Masses. This is one of the chieffeasts at which the Church requests everyone toreceive Communion.

THE Children's Christmas Tree will be held onTuesday the 29th,in St. Joseph's Hall. Donations,etc , are earnestly requested, and should be sentto the clergy not later than the Sunday preceding.The Guild Trees will be held on the nights of theGuild Meetings.

THE Guilds of St. Mary of the Cross(for women),St Mary of the Annunciation (for girls), and StMary of the Angels (for children) will hold theirregular Christmas Festivals in the first week ofJanuary. Donations for the Christmas Trees aremost earnestly requested, as there are manywomen and girls to be provided for. Sister MaryMaude will gladly give information as to ourspecial requirements.

ON New Year's Day, the Feast of the Circum-cision and the Octave of Christmas, there will beLow Masses, at 0.30, 7.30, 8.00 and 9 30.

THE Class for ecclesiastical embroidery, meetsat the Mission House, on Monday afternoons, at2.30 P.M. Ladies interested in the work, arerequested to make application to Sister MaryMaude, either during the session of the class, oron any afternoon in the week.

THE following is the summary of the names offaithful departed, who have been remembered byrequest, at the Requiem Masses during Novem-ber : 1 Archbishop, 34 Bishops. 51 secular Priests.3 Religious, 1 Deacon, 15 Sisters, 730 Men, 731Women; total. 1,566.

THE Guild of St. Alban the Martyr, gave anentertainment for the benefit of the GymnasiumFund, in St. Joseph's Hall, on Wednesday even-ing, November 18th. The members desire toexpress their thanks to their friends in theParish, for their generous response. The receiptsamounted to $112 00

On the eleventh and twelfth of November avery successful Fair was conducted by the gradu-ates and friends of St. Mary's School for YoungLadies, in St. Joseph's Hall. The money raised,which we understand was a considerable amount,was devoted to the building fund of the school.

St. Cecilia's Day, the Choir Anniversary ofthe Parish, occurring on Sunday this year, wasobserved with appropriate ceremonies and music.The special choir Vespers were sung in the even-ing, and this service, as well as the other servicesof the dajr, was largely attended.

H. L. R.—The practice you mention is verycommon, and one against which no reasonableobjection can be urged. It has not been the cus-tom in the Church to confine such ministrationsto those who are in Holy Orders, though menhave sometimes been set apart for the purposeby a particular form of service. We have layreaders, licensed by the Bishop, who performsome of the functions of the old " minor orders."

NEW CHURCH FUND.

Amount to be raised (equivalent to paying the old debts) $40,000 00Amount subscribed (to Oct. 1) 20,618 22Amount still desired $19,881 78

SUGGESTIONS FOR GIFTS TO COVER THIS :St. Joseph's Hall $15,000St. Elizabeth's Chapel 3,000Confessional 500Confessional 500Organ in St. Toseph's Hall 800Carving Capitals of Columns, 19, 20, 21, 22, each 100

These gifts may be made memorial if desired.Payments may be made in cash; or subscriptionswill be received, payable in 1897. or in specialcases in annual instalments.

Copies of the fine drawing of the interior of theChurch are for sale, the proceeds going to thecredit of the New Church Fund. Price, un-framed, S1.00; framed in oak, $2.50. The sextonwill receive subscriptions ; or application may bemade to any member of St. Mary's Guild.

OTHER GIFTS DESIRED.

New Reredos $13,895 00Subscribed (to Oct. 1) 1,148 23Balance to be raised $12,746 77Wrought-Iron Grille around the Chancel 81,800 00Calvary under Rose Window (exterior) $2,400 001Tympanum, upper panel

middle "lower "

Statue of St. George and the DragonUpper Statues on front, each 700 00Statue of St Joseph, front of Clergy House.. . 700 00 J

600 00600 00

1,200 00 lr$7,000 00

800 00

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This number completes the fifth volume ofTHE ARROW. The Clergy and others who receivethe paper free, according to the notice on theeditorial page, will kindly renew their postalcard applications for the same before the isoue ofthe next number We are obliged to insist uponthis renewal of request each year, in order tokeep our free list clear of false addresses Fromthe postal cards received a new list will immedi-ately be prepared and the old list will be dropped.

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CHRISTMAS.In its inception and history, the United States

has been a Christian nation. As a matter of fact,it has always been ranked among Christiannations. Men are judged by the company theyselect, and they should not object to the estab-lished customs of that company. The recentprotest of certain Hebrew rabbis againstPresident Cleveland's proclamation for the ob-servance of this last Thanksgiving Day. on theground that he calls the American people to prayin the name of Him who taught us to pray, liasattracted attention to the undoubted fact thatthe United States is really a Christian nation.However imperfect or undogmatic the belief ofindividuals among the people of this country maybe, and however defective their practice; a nationwhich, as a whole, throughout the length andbreadth of its territory, observes with rejoicingthe day of the nativity of the founder of theChristian religion must be acknowledged to be aChristian nation Any objection to the reverentmention of Christ by the President of our countrysimply draws attention to the fact that the

country, as a whole, is Christian. And it wouldbe as wicked to concede, in deference to the wishesof an insignificant minority, that Christ s nameshould never be mentioned by the chief executivein his official declarations; as it would be toremove the motto "In God we trust,' from thecoins of the United States, in deference to thewishes of another minority, which is undoubtedlyatheistic. This nation is prosperous because itdoes as a whole, trust in God. and because it isChristian,

A child must obey a parent whom it does notchoose for itself. The same obligation compelsus to obey God as our Father and to acceptChrist as our Saviour. In the very fact of theirexistence and our existence, the obligation con-sists. We did not create the relationship, but itexisted before we chose it for ourselves. Inreality, we have no choice in the matter. Butjust as the love of a child for its parent maygrow stronger as years increase, so we majr havean increasing knowledge of our obligation to loveGod; and we may progressively show it. So it iswith this nation; Christ is the Saviour of everysoul in this country; and, under a more or lessignorant or indefinite idea of His nature andperson, the whole country will celebrate Christ-mas as the day on which our Saviour was bornIn ways more or less imperfect all, except a verysmall minority, will join in honouring His name.

There are those who would keep Church festi-vals far from secular merry making, but thecustom of giving presents at Christmas has hada very large share in keeping before the com-munity the birthday of Christ, and the influenceof Christianity. The observance of the day hasnot been limited to services in the Church.Church holy days should be secular holidays, andit is well when there is some thoroughly popularcustom which serves to emphasize a hotyday froma secular standpoint. Under cover of this popularenthusiasm the Church can do her work, andbring the religious side of the day to the attentionand acceptance of many who otherwise couldnever be reached. For example, independent ofany obligation to rest on the first day of theweek, the religious observance of Sunday gainsrather than loses by the suspension of businessAnd the more intimately the pleasure aud enjoy-ments of the people are associated with theirreligious duties and privileges, the more firmlyknit will be the ties which bind the people to thechurch. Because in the ages of persecution,necessary suffering united Christians in theirchurch, is no reason why to-day the pleasures oflife should not be allowed to cement the samebonds Certainly an artificial gloominess, whichsome seek to manufacture to accompany religionto day,because,forsooth.in other ages, Christianshad so much to endure, is not calculated to makethinking _ men believe in the adaptability ofChristianitjr to all conditions and circumstancesSometimes it is pain, but oftentimes it is pleasurewhich draws whole communities into an activerelationship to Christ and the Church. The en-thusiastic Christian fetes observed by the peas-antry of Europe illustrate the usefulness ofpleasure in religion. We believe itto be true thatwherever the attempt has been made to bauishinnocent pleasure arbitrarily from religion, theresult has been to banish religion from pleasure,and eventually to permit pleasure to becomevicious.

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Christmas will come on a Friday this year, andthe suppression of the Friday fast, according tothe rule of the Prayer Book, illustrates the intentof the Church that the happy side should prevail.It is possible to emphasize the suffering side ofChristianity too much. If the crucifix were thesole sculptured representation of our Lord, Christ-ianity would be distorted. But, each in its place,the Church exalts the statue of Christ the Infantin His mother's arms, Christ the '1 eacher andHealer in the midst of suffering humanity, Christthe Judge and King on His throne with Hissaints. The Church lias its crib for Christmas,and its regal Christ, as well as its cavalry forGood Friday

Christmas, as a popular feast, is celebrateduniversally. On that day all try, according totheir ability, to give presents to those aroundthem; and this custom, which perhaps may becalled secular, is evidence of the strong holdChristianity has upon the heart of the peopleIf one should try to abolish Christmas, those whowere never suspected of being religious wouldgive the Christian reason why the observanceof the day should be retained. The multitudemay be unread in theology and indifferent totruths which are undoubtedly important; butthis has always been the case, even in Christiannations It is of some importance that on theBirthday of Christ, the day on which God gaveHis precious Gift to mankind, they like truechildren, imitate the Parent by giving somethingto others It is their testimony that God is theirFather. Christmas is a time when we all dropour selfishness, so far as we can, and try to makeothers happj^ by presenting them gifts. Sincewe can say that this nation celebrates the birthday of the founder of Christianity in so Christlikea spirit, we can also affirm that this nation doesnot reject Christ. However imperfectly Christ'sreligion be understood, the Christian spirit hastriumphed.

The Protestant world attempted to drop thereligious observance of Christmas as supersti-tious; but the constant secular observance of theday has tided over the assault, and graduallydrawn back the English speaking Protestants toa recognition of the religious value of the day.Christians have found it impossible to rejoicewithout also giving thanks. It is not an unusualevent now a-days to hear of Protestant Churcheswhich are open for public service on ChristmasDay. In like manner, we may confidently expectthat in time the constant reiteration of theCatholic word " Christmas " will bring back theChristian world to the Catholic observance of thefeast, the celebration of "the Christ Mass." Forthe Eucharist, celebrated year by year on thefeast of Christ's Nativity, is mankind's continualacceptance of God's Christmas gift to the worldGod gave His Son on the first Christmas morningfor all mankind; dead, living and yet to be born;and as each generation is born it advances to re-ceive the heavenly gift. That Christmas is pecu-liarly the feast loved by children is full of signi-ficance.

At Christmas, the altar in every church willrepresent the place of Christ's birth. Christianswill prepare gifts which, in love and charity,they will present to their fellow men; but inorder to sanctify these gifts, the Christian mustfirst present himself to Christ. The altars willbe thronged by prostrate multitudes, who willextend their hands to receive divine errace. They

will clasp the Babe of Bethlehem in their heartsfull of love. Their love will rise and turn toothers. It will behold in those around them theimage of their Christ In peace and benevolencethey will make glad the children of their Father.In giving glory to God in the highest, they willmagnify peace and good will towards men onearth.

HANNAH MARY MAILES.THE October number of THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONS

recorded the death of Miss Mailes, for twelveyears past connected with the Japan mission.From the same magazine for November we takethe following account of Miss Mailes, life andwork. Her death followed an illness of longduration and latterly of intense suffering, andshe peacefully fell asleep on the 2;'d of Septemberat her mother's home in Everett Massachusetts.The devotion of Miss Mailes's life, unconsciouslyheroic in its simplicity, makes fitting more thana passing mention.

She was born at St. John's, Newfoundland, inSeptember, 1S57. Reared in the Church, a mis-sionary life had always been her ideal. Thisfound its first expression in city mission work inthe Parish of the good Shepherd in Boston. Sheoffered herself to the Board of Missions in 1883,and asked to be sent wherever they might deter-mine, China having been her own thought. Itwas, however for Japan that she was destined.She set forth early in 1884 after a farewell serviceon the Feast of the Annunciation, held in theChurch of St. John the Evangelist. Boston, thenin charge of the present Bishop of Vermont.

For seven years Miss Mailes labored in Oskawith unflagging zeal and marked efficiency, astriking illustration of the Holy Spirit's use of awilling instrument She laid the foundationsof a valuable form of Christian work among thecommon people. She visited from house to house,making herself first acceptable and then in simpie ways of her own devising bringing home tothe minds of women and children the truths ofthe Gospel. This kind of work characterizedher trips into the interior of the country, whereshe still more completely adopted the Japanesemode of life with the hardship and sufferinginvolved.

Miss Mailes early established her own dom-estic life in Oska outside of the Concession, ahouse having been built for her use by giftsfrom American friends of the mission, into whichshe brought young women to reside with her,first as catechumens to be trained and then togo out as catechists among the people. Thesepupils were drawn from the better class of theJapanese. "My Girls." as with deep affectionshe was wont to speak of them, were bound toher by strongest love. This part of her workseems to have received the especial appreciationof her Bishop and Priests.

Never of robust physical health, the climateand Japanese habits of life, combined with theconstant inward suffering of great loneliness,wore upon Miss Mailes extremely. Intense de-votion, loyalty, and faithfulness were hercharacteristics, and through Christ she wasstrengthened.

In 1892 Miss Mailes returned to America toenjoy a sabbatical year.

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The remainder of this record is taken from theQuarterly Leaflet of St Stephen s Parish, Boston,with which Miss Mailes was connected at thetime of her death, the Priests of which ministeredto her during the last months: ""With greatfortitude she once more, in 1893, set her facetoward Japan, It is almost easy on the crest ofa wave of inspiration to go to the far missionfield for a first term ; all then in couleur de rose;but to set out once again with cheerfulness andresolution, knowing ali the weariness, the loneli-ness, the difficulties, that lie before, without anyromance to relieve the hardness, this calls forChristian heroism. And this is what Miss Mailesdid. Her work was new and difficult It wasamongthe Etas—thepariahs of Japan—in Tokyo.But her health steadily failed, and she wassent back to America.

"The fatal character of the disease which wasto end her life was not known until last spring,although for a year or more she had been treatedby prominent physicians. An operation revealedthe fact that she had a cancer of long growthwhich could not be removed. Up to the timethat she knew her days were numbered, shetalked hopefully of returning to Japan, or, ifthis could not be, she planned at least to under-take mission work in this country; but sooncame the beginning of the intense pain that wasnot to leave her until death ended it. With itcame the knowledge that she must die. Therewas no murmuring. Sweet Christian patiencemarked her closing days. Those who watchedabout her sick-bed, and ministered to her, can-not easily forget the calmness and quiet joythat possessed her and made a perpetual smiledwell on her lips At the very last, while shewas waiting for her Lord to come, the cup ofpain was filled to overflowing. The canopyover her head took fire and her hands and armswere severly burned before she could be rescued.She lingered on for nearly a week more. Thencame the end and her soul went its way into theworld of refreshment and cleansing. Bequieseatin pace.

BOSTON, Vigil of St. Luke, 1896.

BISHOPS AND ARCHBISHOPS.

WRITING to the New York Tribune, Ex-Attache,in the course of a sketch of the late Archbishopof Canterbury, gives this interesting outline ofthe favorite sports of some of the EnglishBishops :

"Another feature of the Archbishop's characterand which tended to bring him into close touchwith society was his love of horseflesh. TheArchbishop was an excellent equestrian and sel-dom allowed a clay to pass without a good canteracross the river and around Hyde Park. Herode with a light hand, and, true to his sacredcalling, never used either whip or spur. Hisfavorite mount was a mare called Serena, forwhich he paid $3,000, and be taught her all kindsof tricks, which he was fond of showing off tohis friends. She would trot alone from thestables to the entrance of the palace at Lam-beth as soon as she saw the Archbishop waitingfor her there, and before he mounted she would

invariably nose all around his pockets in searchof sugar. He was not the only father of theChurch who rode. Dr. Temple, the Bishop ofLondon, whose see is shortly to be transformedinto an archbishopric, rides a white horse and isa conspicuous figure in Rotten Row during thefashionable hours, while the late Bishop of Win-chester, Dr. Samuel Wilberforce, was killed whilecantering over the Epsom Downs on a Sundaymorning. Nearly every one of the prelates ofthe Church of England may be said to manifestmore or less of a taste, peculiarly Anglo Saxon,for sport of one kind or another. Thus the oldBishop of Chichester, Dr Durnford, who died theother day at the age of ninety-four, could beseen up to within a few months of his death fly-ing about his large diocese on a tricycle. TheBishop of Ripon plays football with as muchzest as a schoolboy, while the Bishop of Exeter isan excellent cricket player. The Archbishop ofYork, the second ecclesiastical dignitary of therealm, who has to content himself with a stipendof $60,000 per annum and two palaces thrown in,is more quiet in his tastes and goes in for pho-tography. He may be seen tramping throughthe chalk districts of England with a photo-graphic outfit placed in a two-wheeled cart,drawn by a small jackass. The Bishop of St.Albans, in spite of his age, has distinguishedhimself as a fancy skater on the ice. while theLord Bishop of Manchester not only keeps bullterriers for sporting purposes, but is also anadept with the gloves."

ANOTHER interesting paragraph in Ex-Attache'sletter is that in which he mentions some of thefees which an Archbishop has to pay upon enter-ing his office, to all kinds of government, ecclesi-astical and court officials.

"Relics of a bygone age. these fees amount inthe case of an archbishop to nearly $10,000, andcomprise among other extraordinary items a sumof $200 for gloves to the members of the Chap-ter of the Cathedral of Canterbury, $30 for thesovereign's gentlemen-of-the-cellar, $20 to thesovereign's chief cook, and §10 to the "sover-eign's barber." When it is only a bishop in-stea.d of an archbishop who is appointed, thetitular barber of the sovereign contents him-self with a fee of merely $5. What is so tire-some about these fees is that they are mostlyextorted in the shape of small sums, which givesthe unfortunate prelate the impression that hehas paid even more than has really been thecase, and it is not astonishing that" under thecircumstances when the late Dr. Magee wasconsecrated Archbishop of York he took as atext for the first sermon which he preached asan archbishop in the Minster of York the verseof the New Testa.uent which describes how'a certain man went down from Jerusalem toJericho and fell among thieves." It was thissame Archbishop of York who on being receivedin audience by the Queen to pay his homageremarked to Her Majesty. ' Ma'am, you're theonly official person I have seen since my nom-ination who has not asked me for a fee.'"

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