The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-04
ST. LUxe's EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

tory sermon by Rev. Isaac II. Tatile, DID.
The Introduction Of what may be caAod, at least,
phase OF r,uaism having been for time past dis
cussed by portion of tho congregation Of St. Luke's
Episcopal church, Hudson street. between Christopher
and Barrow Streets yesterday morning devoted by
the Rev. Isaac IL futile explanatory discourse on
the nature and origin OF choral responses After the
morning services the reverend speaker announced
his text the FIRST of the one hundred and
eighth Palm =, -. viii sng and give praise even with
Willingness he gave himself TO the task Of meeting the
very reasonable request Of defining the derivation
to the worship OF God. He would espouse the
choral service The form most worthy or the sanctuary
Of the Most High He did not know that any
senstively jealous Of the Introduction Of novel
into the Church. and the voice OF the Church had
Innovation; II there anything III tho adoption
OF the anphonai or responsive form OF divine service
which tended to contrite spiritual devotion to lit
up the OF his congregation high increase
their personal holiness, and to qualify them in higher
his testimony The fret presentation Of the services
would perhaps meet With dsfayor the part o! some,
MANKIND .ai they bad nssn
accustomed 70 regard intu,tiveiy as proper
some who were thus Jealous and resisted
proposals Of Innovations which might clash with The
recognized services and ho was much opposed 70 per-
not consistent that they should hold TO prac-
lice and. insist on maintaining devotional custom
merely because Il had custom to warrant II. Who
would like 60 back to tho Church 1t existed just
after the revolution Tho Church never changed It's
faith because the form OF Its prayers services
moderated altered. la hts ministry Of twenty eight
years he had many changes aud among them many
and In almost ali cases tbs law which induced to such
change was simply TO restore what our ancestors
had for years been !, constrained to practise
eternal benefit the foundation OF choral service
tho ecclesiastical chant the true voice OF devotion In
prayer and praise bad always been the ecclesiastical
chant, aud there had always been specific mode Of
devotional expression which had the sanction Of uni
versatility as regarded the human race And the antpho-
nal choral form OF response the distinctly vocal
tone which might be omphacally regarded as the voice
VOICE Of prayer from the time OF The ancient Greeks
and Romans as well as among unciviiixed nations
all over the globe the ecclesiastical chant was tho
invariably adopted FORM aud though many OF the
churches had been ut times at variance for hundreds
Of years, they had chung devotediy and faithfully
also Of this chant was essentially responsive.
In regard TO its vocal expression tho sustained tone was
the voice OF the whole Catholic Church throughout the
world, and audible musical tone, and In tho
monotone were allowed moduiatons The great feature
OF tho choral service the sustained voice OF tie
priest aud tho people in their respective parts With
reference to its derivation no doubted the possibility Of
,ts being Of Romsh origin as y was prsctsea ey the
ton expunge all that OF Ronish derivation, and
the first draft OF the Church praycrbook
made than Cranmer employed the best men OF his
day TO adapt It 10 musical expression, and tho musical
rendering OF the thereby provided for the
prnyerbook OF the Church Of England. And the Church
had manifested great perssency In adherng TO this
form OF worship from tho earliest ages amt 1t
example OF MIN VINO, though greater than tho temple
ITSELF accustomed toft up hts voice therein in tho
choral services OF Jewry. IL could not be expected
that the Saviour would sanction other han the chora
worship, when IL was the form prescribed by Him Who
said to Moses the mount, " Make al these tangs
after the pattern have shown you.n The Church DO
low Simply modelled after the Charch triumph
n was simply strain OF heavenly music floating from
tho skies, He did no. why there should otjec-
tons to the choral service It's insrodGcca in this
Church but he understood that thes objections
aud that they honestly entertained. The form
OF worship was called, by some, unnatural, brs
why should that be considered annaturNs which tho
Jews had practsed for three thousand ysarss Thsso
In our language than wore corsained IN some OF The
choral chants In the Church prayerbook, and the
psalms In metre conta ned PRAYERS could
be found anywhere, the only difference being that the
people sung ham Wheressr whether In the streets or
IN the prison. the tone OF grief pentence or anguish
was expressed by tue human voice, the mosotonelsas
familiar. The sustane note or choral chant in the
worship Of the sIost High IL was true prevented
the congregation p Anticipating audbly in the
worship, but II 'd,d not hinder the people
from the prayers 'Sacred up by tho heat. and
" they would bri'sg themselves under It's Influence
they would soon re- scgnizs ia Impressive and beautiful
effect on course - would seem somewhat strange Tor
they would In af probability be inclined ore long 70 ap-
prscate H. In. conclusion the preacher reorred bis
bearers 70 VI authorities for the correctly accepted
rendering o. the words said" and tread" as used In
the prayerb ook with references to the portions which
was pro posed should be chAntcd which he said would
indicate ha The passages 30 spoken OF we're intended 70
he chan led Ia response.
In ule evening the choral intonation introduced
nd Produced effect OF the solemn and impress
sve description, though It's ehoct will be doubtless
gryaty heightened when tho congregation shall have
y fcome sufficiently accustomed TO IL.