The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-01
a SUNDAY I'm wll.nIseros, \. e.

o'r Episcopallnn rcalcr:, will bc i,tcrcptctl Il,
inc loio"inB cAtiacts wo ore permitted TO make
from private letter. Our CORRESPONDENT ia Liul,
church, and, VIC surnisc, hdy, from the minl,c
accuracy with which the subject OF clerical ycst
mens il handled:
WiTMISaToN, N. G., July a9.-St. Jane, iy the
fashionable church Of this city, I won't there ycs.
tortlay morning, and heard tho Rev. Mr.. pArrrp
BON. Ito is Greek by birth. st. James was
butt before tho American Revolutions; was occ,;.
pea by tho british, anu nitSr tho occupation oI
this city by the Federal forces, wa list Il as AZ, hos
pital. 1t has hccn rciittc,l, however in tho mosl
approved of high church. styis. have never scc.,
any church in this country arranged iu tho same
manner. Il have at honey suppose this must
have been arranged aflcr tLo most "rituaIisticn
pattern.
Thc.c is largo space enclosed by The con,m,,-
hi on mills, within which, c.osr to tho last window
OH platform, raised by two steps, stands the
communion table, in tho form, of all ultar at tho
foot VI tho Htcpy, nearer the nntsilc rail- stanGn
oil ono side, thcGcadus desI;; on tho other side il
tho p'aso where tho Clergyman prcachcs II is not
pulpit but what in high church rarIancc il de.
nominated forc-stool," being q shaft with n
stand upon which to lay the manu- script scrr IL
like n largo handsome featlin. or music stand
There is ttlo piece of wo ,d-wor't outside wul,
just hides tho feet OF the speaker. In fl ont Of th
is tho rail and place for Tho communicable 10 kncel
and the baptisnial font.
Tho church is handsome, yci simple ii's ".-:nnl
,.lnss Windows uu1 deal OF carving on The
wood v,r,- mir. PATTERSON is higher Church, than
nur have como across in this country reads u!
lilo prayers at tho altar his knees turns hin
lace TO tho East Wien llo repeats the Creed, haI
tho Gloria i'0hri sung Mt the end of cacl Psalr.l
Ill tho Morning Prycr; commences each Psalm
himself, even though l,c read The last verse of The
ono preceding. lie prencllcg in n surplicu with a
black skirt under il, coming little below il, black
Hcarf, shirt collar low, plain cut, like priest aud
catnbrick neck bands, suc as they wear in Eng.
land. Afcr tho service tho silver plates nre lautI
cal round, and llo stands at tho font 10 receive
them, reading lilo OHprtury nll the while When
tho patcs aro handed 10 him ho takes them III, and
lays them so!cmnly on the nllar, with low bend
and short silent prayer. Then ho reads tic yraycy
for tho Church Militant, after whicl. Lo gives ,,c
boncdiction. Before commencing ;hu svrmou hc
knees down at tho flos oi the nltar. placny Ia
head on The ground, and Offers s,ont PRAYER.
liked tho sermon very much. 1t was short
'hlttE-hfe m'nutcs. Tho subject jusrccssory
PRAYER; text from 1T, iAAssi "IlIu cfiectUal fur.
Won't prayer 81 righteous man ayailcth much.
ihe manner of tho preacher IL good, his cnupcis.
anu choico-no howcrs-puro, elegant. and il, pcr.
er' taste; scntiments strongly l'racarian fn.t ioc
much 10 for mel. lie wnH very sersro ON cr-:cn
pore prayer, cxcitemtni, noise etc., AMI ended by
aayiRS, trno Christian was only known by ia,
fruits ho borc. liked the sermon better than an,
haro heard since used to l;;ar Mr.. D. on tl,r
other side Of tho water,
Last night | went to st. Jol,n'a. There were
threo clergymcn present; all lhrcc came in IN
White gowns, knclt down ut The altar hlc Roman
Catholic pricets, aid went illrougl, the service
with good deal OF p,mp ard ceremony, TIL,
music was very fire, except Tor QUO ihult thcr,
wero no male voiccs--thc choir Consisted cntircl,
OF ladits. Mrs. TERny, Tic clc g,mans wife Inns
! splendid voice. and is tho leader Tho church is
new and pretty. fixed up IN high church STYLE bn
not ayaHlly like st. James, not SO handsome. II
hss largo whito cross standing on tho altar o,
communion table, which 10 Of the same form as
tho one in st. James. l do not know tho name o
the Clergyman who preached. IIo has n pleasant
VOICE. ilis subject was tho devotion Of our tnl
ants, onr minds, and onr boflics to tho service of
God. Tho text was st. Paul's words: ''OIcr your
bodies living sacrifice to God" 1 liked the scr,
mon to!crably well, but not rs well al Mr. pA1rru
soN's