Word: sacramentalism
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When the curate of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Bridgeport, had administered the sacrament of extreme unction, John T. King, 51, formerly Republican National Committeeman from Connecticut, sank overcome by six days' illness with pneumonia and died. His death closed a strange career. In youth he studied Latin and philosophy to become a priest, but instead became a $7-a-week bookkeeper for an undertaker. He became a bond salesman and learned the art of lobbying in the Connecticut legislature, getting his bonds made nontaxable. He became a power in Connecticut politics, a great friend of Boss (Senator...
...differences are relatively unimportant today. Astonishingly, Bishop Brent finds that they are vitally important, are, in fact, the most important differences which exist among Christians. Before varieties of Christians can deal unitedly with practical matters they must, says the world-circling Bishop, "face problems of faith and order, of sacrament and authority." Herein the Bishop, an intellectual modernist, departs from the American liberals, whose inclination is to sidestep questions of faith and order, of sacrament and authority. Secondly, it is widely supposed that the non-Catholic churches have come, or are rapidly coming, to close cooperation. But according to Bishop...
Colonel H. Anthony Dyer of Providence roused the congress to a high pitch of religious fervor by speaking of the French custom of reserving the sacrament on the altar and indicating its presence with a red light. Said he: "No matter how beautiful is the building, no matter how eloquent the words of the preacher, a church cannot give us the feeling of reverence without the presence of the red light...
Meanwhile, on the Sabbath, Bishop Brown went to services at St. Paul's Church and took the sacrament from the hands of Bishop Cheshire who pronounced: "Ye who do truly and earnestly repent of your sins . . . and intend to lead a new life following the commandments of God . . . draw near with faith and take His holy sacrament . . ." Later the same day, Bishop Brown preached at the Labor Temple and declared...
...total amount of bread and wine so consecrated is not consumed by those attending the service, these "elements" may be "reserved." That is, having been blessed, the bread is put into some sacred place and may later be "adored" by the worshippers. That is called "reservation of the Sacrament." It is usually applied only to the bread...