New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-26
ST. Adams CHAPEL.

A large and fashionable congregation as
sembed st. Adams Chapel Of rituastc fame TO cee-
brate tine anniversary the birth Of Christ The space
very limited that many persons went away dsap-
pointed aud many more had only standngroom. The
congregation was very attentive, and included several
elergyInen and other professional gentlemen Previous
to the Mass, celebration OF the holy communion VAe
term being uncertain derivation has no neco
sary connection with the dogma Of Observation-Disclosures
the daily Office or morning prayer was sara ~ lIe &
McWalter NOyeS cuTae OF the church. ana inc les'ous
read by the Rev Charles w. MOrrl. the rector.
The whole octave Of this great festival Oh the fnlS9
year beng observed at TINS chIeI acvolnaIo ~
The daily celebration Of the Eucharist '"e comnenOI,
ton commenced on Tuesday night win s9gth NcSPsi5
o'clock. The church is very tasieIuly GecOIate9
with evergreens banners &C. while the arrangement OF
the altar Is the IN Roman CathoHc Chuchese&
cept that the tabernacle In which the ost IS ltseIEe1 Is
Sauting The morning service prior 10 the hOy COmhu
Catholic churches generally both in this country ana
England The vcstments Of the clergy however formed
exception white embroidered stoles being worn on
this occasion instead OF black The sermon preached
BY the Rev Oliver s. Prescott who put on white stole
self thrice on tile forehead and breast according 10 the
custom OF the Roman and holy Eastern churches me
ian vorshir and i'm his aIuicaon of the subject the
preacher yindlcated the decoration Of churches from
Scripture, and enOined upon his hearers devout as wen
as hearty celebration OF ChIlstnas COhsi3eiaoy ICES
morning prayers, the greater number remaining 10 VII
mss RE celebration and parake of the cOnsecratod ele
9neuts Tue larger candles on the altar were now lighted
by acoyte vested In short surplce and long casock
the ordinary yesments Of the Roman clergy " hen pot
zs not being usual in Anglican churches The Rev.
NcWalter Moves the celebrant, the ReNs. Morrill,
snd Prescott acting deacon and sub-deacOn. The
ceebrant was vested in q Chaguble, the deacon wore
dalmatic and the subdeacon a tunicle. Each wore
manple which is like short STOLE over the left arm.
laced alb also both by the ceiebrant and the
deacon. The celebration musical and the fine music
added 10 its aesthetic effect The Professional Hymn was
the we-knOwn "Adeste hdeles" Helmore's kyTe
EeesOn" was the response to the Commandments; me
Sequence, "shout the Glad Iidngs;" the Creed-Mer-
beeke; the QGertory hymn, Halelulah, from Mozarts
18th Mass HelmOrcs "Sancus and the "Benedicus qut
VENT" before the conservation canon, from tile
18th Mass also the Agnus Del" The Gloria in
Excesis" was HelmOre's and the final Professional,
Nuno dmittis" GregOrian. The celcbrant sang the
Communion ONCE, after the Roman manner, instead OF
the usual informing IN monotone The majority OF the con
gregatOn were apparently AnRO-CathOc and Ttualstic
n principle; some however, had evidently paid visit
0f curiosity EpscOpalians Of what the late Mr. Cony
beare termed the High and Dry or tho Low and Slow
schools, were doubt considerably perplcXed, II not
shocked spectacle so unlike the traditional Church
service. 10 should be remembered, however that II we
80 back to the days Of Edward the WITH aud Elizabeth,
We shall find these vestments gcnufeXons, and hstTono
services quite reggie, and the Georgian plain style the
snbse0uent innovation. The Rtuasts both here ana ~
England are able to make out pretty strong case aud
Evangelical Bishops forced 70 tolerate ritual which
thew do not approve. ST. Adams cannot rightly he said
20 take the Latin Church its model as IN many par
ticuars 10 closely resembles the Greek OF Eastern
Churches VespeTs were said as usual at I'D the AFTER