Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-16
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From the n. Y Evening" Express, sd.l
A highly Ritualistic service, a little
ahead of anything heretofore attempted,
even at St. Alban's, was performed at an
early hour this morning at Christ
Church, Fifth Avenue, being CONNIE
moration of very High Church Epis-
eopal Association, known as the Guild Of
the Holy Cross. Quite a large number
of persons were present. The church
was in semi darkness, except the chan
eel, which was brilliantly lighted up
with gas and wax candles. Over the
altar was handsome cress, on each side
ofwhich was a tall wax candle, and two
more on the altar. The affair was not
intended for the general public it was
in no way connected with the parish, and
as we entered the church we were polite
" asked if we belonged to the Kyrie if
we did, we were requested to go round
to the entrance on Thirty fifth street.
But, not being desirous of particular dis
tinetion, we signifed that we were not of
the Kyrie, so after receiving printed
circular we passed to pew. The cir
cuIar contained the following, and copy
of the hymns to be sung on the occasion:
tConfdentiaI.)
Catholic worshippers who may at
tend the private commemOration of the
Guild of the Holy Cross are requested
to comply with the we'll known Catholic
rules, as follows: To bow reverently at
the G5orids, and at the Holy Name to
remain kneeling from the confession
throughout the service, only rising to
commune, and again at the hymn,
Faithful Cross, which takes the place
of the Gloria an Erccisis in the Post
Communion service and not to leave the
church until the altar lights are extin-
guished, and the Guild have retired.
As the organist commenced yolun-
tarv. chanting was heard in the dis
tanee, and presently the door was open
ed, and procession entered the church,
preceded by a little boy carrying a
cross; after him came the choir and the
clergy. then the officers and fellows of
the Guild, wearing long black gowns and
chasubles, some of bright red, others
blue, trimmed with white, and gray
trimmed with red large red cross was
conspicuous on the bosom of each.
The procession passed down the side
aisle and up the middle aisle to the altar,
the members of the Guild occupying
pews in the body Of the church. The
service consisted of portions Of the regu-
lar morning service of the Episcopal
Church, but they were accompanied with
the peculiar forms and ceremonies which
characterize those of the Roman Catholic
Church. At the conclusion of the Lit
any and the morning prayers, another
voluntary was played on the organ, dur
ing which second procession emerged
from the vestry, consisting of one little
boy carrying a cross and two others with
long lighted wax candles, and they were
followed by three priests in gorgeous
vestments of cloth Of gold, richly orna-
mented, and with black berettas on their
heads. The priests read the Communion
service, the commandments being in
toned, and the responses made by the
choir. After numerous genuhexions
had been made before the cross, a book
was presented to the chief priest, which
he kissed the priest V ho presented it
then, preceded by the boy with the cross,
went to the reading desk and read, or
rather ehanted, the Epistle Of the day,
kissing the book at its close. A hymn
was then suRn commencing:
Be the Cross our theme and story
The same ceremony was then gone
through with another book, and the
/ third priest ehanted the Gospel for the
the day. After this three little boys
entered, one, as usual, bearing the cross,
/ another the candles, and the third the
wine and bread, which were deposited on
a table at the side of the chaneel, after
receiving the blessing of the chief priest.
/ The communion service closed with the
usual prayers.
One Of the clergy then delivered a
brief address, in which be spoke of the
new movement in the church, and re
marked that they must not despair if it
had not done all that the most sanguine
expected or the most ardent hoped. lie
reminded them that, after Christ's three
years mission on the earth, only six
score persons prolessed to believe him
IF this cause was the work of God, he
said, it would succeed; indeed, it had
succeeded, and he cited in proof the
sacrament they were now about to cele-
brate, and oontrasted it with that which
had been celebrated in days now passed
away. They would still progress, he
said, and he felt that the active work IL
this movement was from within, not from
without.
After the otertory, the prayer of con
secration was offered, f0llofe fed by ;
hymn, when the sacrament was admins
tered in the following order
| 1st, Clergy I'd, Choir; Sd, Officers ol
| Guild 4th, Fellows of Guild, vested
9TH, Fellows of Guild, invested 9th
the Religious 7th, Men; Sth, Women
The services closed with a hymn, il
place of Gloria in Excelsis," and The
benediction,
A singular Political Trial.
; A curious political trial has just takel
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