Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-13
BETTER from Philadelphia.


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Iserter from PhiIadelphia.
Editor Rastld7ad Herald Il found my
g. VI Thursday morning i'll the busy
b, sstling throns that was streaming down
Br oadway. As We reached Fulton street
tbt sweet ohinas of Trinity church re.
mi ,ded me- that it was the hour of service
for the festival of the Epiphany, and
ioins1 the worshipping congregation. Il
must .strike say one as an agreeable con-
tysst TO sit in che quiet and solemn still
nsss OF bat sacred temple after leaving
the noiso and confusion of the city
althoagh he duh rumbling and roar can
be hsard 5fhin just enough to make one
feel thankf,,l that he can shut it out. A
few minutes of quiet meditation and the
clear distaut notes of the choristers are
hoard browning louder and palmer until q
burst oil melo sy comes forth from the YES
try door, and ,'he little singing "cherubs
in surpioes," az Bishop Coke has named
them, the choir boys, march to the chan
eel, singing their glad song of praise
We had time only to remain until the
Tenste and then fastened to our train al
Jersey City and were soon speeding across
tho little Jersey dominion. 1t was plain
to zee that winter h ~ dealt mildly there
as well as among our Vermont hills; for
saw many spots and patches of light
green grass, and the cattle feeding asa lin
early spring. Some eight years absence
from the Quaker City seems to have mads
the usual changes, and the place is ex-
tending enormously, though the older
streets LOGGED familiar enough.
At night it was our privilege to join in
the Epiphany services, at st. Glenn ents'
church, the most beautiful and COM
pletely appointed P. E. church in the
city The Rev. DR. patterson took charge
of this parish, then heavilyon debt, last
May, with a very meaGre congregation.
Steadily have tho different interests of
the parish prospered and grown until
Advent season, dec 1st), when the full
choral service was introduced, with sur
pliced choir of forty men and boys in the
chancel One of their number sits at a
little cottage organ in front of the altar
rail, while the great organ is in gallery
at the opposite end of the church. The
church is now filled and several thousand
dollars have been taken ST the debt The
service last evening was a most glorious
one. The prayers were iutone6 by the
Rector, the first lesson from Isaiah read
by one of Or Vermont rectors, the sec.
ond lesson a. Rev. Mr.. McKim of Della
ware, aud the paaltsr and ameus ehauted
by the Shoir and congregation. The SER
mon, . most exhaustive and able pEoduc-
rion BY Rev. DE. Ruaier, was one repeated
by him ~ request, prepared for the late
annual meeting of the Ep, White Prayer
Book Society, and the vast congregation
of q thousand people were exceedingly
,sttantye to the end. The effect Of the
choral service is of course quite different
upon the people who hearjit Those hav-
ing no taste or ear for music would Mt
fully appreciate it and quite many faith
fnl and Jealous churohmen possibly would
think that palmer and more simple SER
vice would be better as the rule; and
some who know nSbettea would certain
iy think they, saw traS of the Scarlet
Woman in tSs surpltced choir.
Az far IS can learn from the best au-
shoriGes@a choral rendering of Divine
service Is really the more ancient CUSTOM
as ct. ange as it may now appear to pany.
The Hebrew worship of old was, as no
one can doubt, choral the Psalms of Da-
vid and the musical style and rhythm OF
much of the prophets would teachOus
that, and we are allowed to believe that
tho liturgy ofGIeaven will be Song, and
notread or talked. Is it then sin to
sing Our services now in the Lords house ?
One stubboTn fact at least cannot be dis
/ proved The first edition of the book of
ccsnmon prayer, issued by Abp. Cranmer,
an reformed dress, was Immediately
soaPteo I" music under his authority, by |
the great composer Merbecke, and notes
ftted to every word of the service
-. ~ers, psalter, amens, responses, and alnI
srd 's so used until Oliver Crom.
,v.lp. ;nrn %ations in church and state. II
onlv wish our Trinity Choir of Rutland,
and nav fellow. fingers of the Rutland
Choral Society could have been present
last evening at St Clements. TWAS royal
fesst Of truly devotional and most inspir-
inn nusic And think when the halle
lujah chorrkestruck up after the sermon,
in yIaee oSatEe usuehgloria, they would
has1|y HFe hsen OohTsnted to have been
siI63 yorshippers. I noticed also, that
H6&Df. Rudder preceded his sermon by
the hcient use of the invocation, sin the
ne Of the Father. &c" instead of the
H common silent prayer.
B. Pesfce, Mus Bac Oxon, presided
81 Ae great organ, and even at that 6is.
-, across.thejchurch, seemed in perfect
pathy aud accord with the singers in
chancel. Never can we forget the
3 rolling wives Of sound as they came