The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-19
RITUALISTIC CEREMONIES.
OBSOLETE UsAGEs At TIE ORAToRr
or ST. SACRAMENT.
Relies from the EcciesiasticsI Lumber Cbess
Of Queen EIizn betb-The Uphoisterer and
the MiiIinor ns aids TO Dev votion-Throna
of Visitors Ycstcrday,


Relic. from the EcciesiasticnI Lumber Chest
Of Queen EIiznbetb-The Uphoistercr and
the Miilinor ns aids to Dew votion-Thronas
Of Visitors Yesterday.
The OTatory Of st. Sacrament, on Broadway.
was yesterday the scene or grand Rituastic mass.
At halfpast 10 o'clock in the morning the worship
rers began to arrive and the church was soon
crowded The eyes OF the congregation seemed 10
Q centred on tie beautiful altar OF the ed1ce. Ia.
pers we've burning or the Gospel and Episte eide
md in i,s intermediate inches, and golden cross.
with slndovy crayon Of tie ctucifed Rodeemor.
stood between. There WAS neat crelence table
on tie Epste side, and the vessels for the ablution
lay thereon. An clesantJ.hound cory OF the Book
OF Common Prayer, TIC cover Adorned with tho
emblem of the redemption. anl the print decorated
with splendid initial letters, rested on q walnut
stand. The frontal was oinamcntcd with rowe Of
Collie arches. each bearing tic monogram "I II
s." with chnce surmouu'cd By the emblem Of
the Holy Ghost, In the contrc.
nm MASS
begnn precisely At II o'clock. A qnct stir anon,
the congregation announced that the clerical process.
sion would move from tho sacristy. In
moment, tho worshlppers turned toward the littls
door OF the robing room, and saw the priest end
choristers as they came out chanting the process
sionai hymn. They marched In the follow order:
chorl',ers IN eassooks and surplces. two and Two
Ao0''e' IN fss fSsrls Se,cs.sSs Ss.,Sss' and abs
Rev hr. PaIknau.
IL tile order the procession reached the sttar, suA
each revercntly bowed before tho golden eruciax,
The priest then began tile Inirot the Lords PRAYER
which opens the ante communion service OF The
Episcopal Church. This lie intoned at the foot of
We al,ar; lie ascended ne steps, and read III:
liturgy, his hands cssped, and his ewes resting on
the page which lay obliquely toward the gospel side
HB TnES LOOKED UP AT Tns cRUcrrrx,
passed toward the Credence table. and read the
Epistle. Returning to tho centre Of the altar. he
bowed as before, aud moved to the other eide rom
which he read the Gospel Of the dny. The only
bencdic,ion. A, the close OF the Gospel the ceie.
while the Rev. Mr. Bradley, the triest of the mis-
sion, preached the sermon from st I.uke's Gospel
tions gyen by Christ 10 his Apostles to make ore.
variations for the first celebration OF tho Hoiy
Eucharist
The preacher dwelt upon the necessity OF makins
due PREPARATIONS for receiving the sacrament and
closed with the usual ascr p'ion. He then returned
to the Slcrsty, nnd the officiating priest reiscended
the altar, bowed before the cruci6I. and moved
slowly TO the Epstle eide with the chalicc, whore
centre the ceebrant intoned the olce OF consecrar
ton, during which he made the
sIGS or The Cnoss OVER THE cuALIcu
three tines, all the congregation deyouty bovr
their heads. .e then delivered the remaining prayer
Turning round 70 the congres alton. lie pronounced
the benedlcton, al kneeng while he intoned tho
wordsi The peace OF God which pssscth all UNDER
standing" &c. 1he worshippers then rose and tho
priest moved to the Episte side with TIE ei alice,
into which attending neoIytes poured wine md wa.
ter, this being the coiemOny OF tie last ablution
Tic ceebrant closed The services ut the Gospel side
and having covere the chalice lefl the sanctuary
preceded by the crossbcarer, the choristers and
acoytcs.
Tho music throughout was admirable At the
orcftory, spohr'- charming composition. "As
Pants tie Hart" MAS trne. During the consecrs
hon the hymn (3ij) on Saving Victor" was flnoy
rendered., AMI the selection, 4" Waitcl for the
Lord" was given at the communion. d" oh for tho
Wing. Of Dove" was charmin-ly sung a, the post
communion.
When Tho services werr ended, srS reporte,
was permitted 10 glance nt some printed instruc-
'icr- given oy the Priest Of tho Mission 10 this
people. Ec says " hat 10 known as
ENTRENE EIrtLisM
Will have no place IN tbs oritory. The rites oh.
served VIII not be aiIDtafiOns of modern Roman
Catholic usalcs. but IN s'ric, accordance " i'm tho
Traditional Old Eng.sh use, commonly known a.
tie SIium use"
A. far as Others are concerned. WHO do not sym.
patlLe with any stcmpt on our part To restore the
lalth and pious usaec- cf Apostolic days / would
Wish very ktndy To remind tNem that this l. merely
private oratory-in no sense a perish church q,
chapel-and that no QUE IL NJ N com elcd 10 come
~ least let our enemies Of such there lt refrain
IRON US, and let IA alone, "fur II this work ne oI
men II Will come To nan ht, tut II 1t be OF God
they clnnot overt row IT," (Acts v. ;is) For Our-
selves We Intend q know my hictlrpnl to stand 90
tal m hearty allegiance tu the Clurl of our ban
usm. and On honest and open belief tnat in tho
words OF u author oi the TW enty-oighth Article OF
heigion the words rlso OF li'lOp Jewell of famous
memory, In tho 1acranent His very bod ia prrssnI
really that S to say Indeed sui starllly thar ia Ia
say, IL substance and corporeslly carnuly aud ia
tnra!y, by the which words i meant that
HIS vERY popY, MS VERY rEss
and His very human nature Is there, not after cor
pOtea', carnal, or natural wise, but iuVi~ibl, un
speikably, superratursllY spiritually div nelly and
by way unto Him only known"