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as well as the history of tlie cliiircli symbolism, might be studied in a 

 collection of Papal medals: yet, so far as I am aware, no attempt has 

 ever been made to form such a collection. 



As Dr. Brinton has pointed out, religion has had much to do with the 

 growth of the arts and forms of government.* 



A subiect of such wide import and so great general interest ought 

 rapidly be admitted to our museums, find a place in the curriculum of 

 our universities, and gain an entrance to all the avenues of public 

 instruction.t 



Appendix I. 



CLASSIFICATION OF OBJECTS RELATIVE TO CATHOLIC WORSHIP AND 



RELIGION. 



Group I. — Woven Goods. 

 First Class. — TThUe Goods. 

 Principal objects.— Amicen, albs, cinctures, corporals, palls, purificators, handker- 

 chiefs, finder towels, altar linens, coninnmion cloths, surplices, and rochet towels for 



the sacrist V, etc. 



Skcond CLA.SS.— Colored (foodn. 



rrincipal objeds.-Chasubles, stoles, maniples, chalices, veils, burses for chalices 

 (colors, white, red, green, violet, black, and gold and silver cloth), cushions for mis- 

 sals, dalmatics, copes, veils for subdeacon, coverings for the bench in solemn masses, 

 coverings for the missal in the same solemn masses, canopy or altar coverings, burse 

 for pyxrveil for pyx, veil for processions, altar coverings, carpet or cloth for altar 

 steps covering for immovable lecturns, covering for movable lecturns, cloths, arras, 

 veils,' etc., to adorn churches, artificial flowers (in silk, cloth, and talc), pennants, 



banners, etc. 



Group II.— Oh.iects in Metal, Wood, etc. 



Third Class. — Vessels of metal. 

 Principal o?>/ec/s.-Chalices (cups of gold and silver gilt), patens, vessels for hosts 

 (i e ciboriums), little basins for cruets, peace instruments, pyxes, ostensoria, vessels 

 for purifications, vessels for water to be blessed, portable vessels for holy water, ves- 

 sels for oil for the lamps, vessels for the holy oils, vessels for washing the hands lu 



the sacristy. 



Fourth Ci.ASS.—Fiirnift<re of various linds. 



Princijyal ohjecfs.— Crosses for altars, processional crosses, crosses for the sick, 

 chandehers lor altars, triangular chandeliers, chandeliers for the pascal candle, altar 

 cards, antependiums, missal stands, censers, incense boat, umbrellas and canopies, 



* Iconographic Cyclopedia, Vol. I, 141. 



1 Since the close-of the Chicago Exposition a considerable interest has been devel- 

 oped in the subject. The British Museum has placed on exhibitioa a collection of 

 comparative religiwis, comprising among others objects relating to the Abyssinian 

 and Coptic churches, Judaism, Mohamme.binism, and Buddhism, the latter a rich 

 collection. The classification is to an extent geographical. 



The Chicago University has received an endowment to found the Haskell Oriental 

 Museum of Comparative Religions, and at least two college presidents are urging 

 the establishment of similar collections. 



