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Religious Topics.

Religious Topics.
cenavhen explicitly given, and this liberty lE
only given by the word ''sing' used In the
Az to which of these views is true, can
only appear by an appeal to the prayer BOOK,
and careful reading and Interpretation Oh iIS
In this connection 1t is worthy of note hat
In trhe order for the burial of the dead Tue
rubrical direction for saying or singing occurs
four times. In the first Instance. we hSve,
ssshall say or slng;'' In the second, "snal 10
said or sung;1 in the third, "shai! % suDs ~
said" In the fourth, ''shall be said OF suog.
sIeai and non-muslcal rendering, We might
have expected 1t to be used at leasC once, ~
plaoe of the more lengthy and explicit oirec-
lion so often repeated within the compass Oh
brief service. We cannot resist the conclu-
sion, In View OF the language OF tne ABOVE lu'
brIcs. following each other IN quick success
zion, that the direction ''slng' was aaVlsealy
liberty of a musical rendering; and we are as-
suredly authorized to expect ''sing" In the
DturQioal rules when the prayer-book coDtem-
niates a %pronouncing with musical note. The
only exceptions occur in the ''Forms OF prayer
TO be used at sea-" There Is no direction as to
the rendering OF thanksgiving after a
storm;;'' IA hymn OF praise and thanksgiving
of praise and thanksgiving after victory"
Over the lilany we find the "ru6ric," ITO
be used after morning service on Sundays.
wednesday, and Fridays" We have here no
direction as to whether this service Is to De
rendered unsteady or non-musically; tnere-
to some other part of the Book of Common
Prayer, and see what ia there Indicated as 10
manner of priest and people Joining In these
Petitions and suppllcations.
We find in ''the form and manner OF ma
king deacons," and again In 'the form and
manner of ordering priests" this ru4rle;
tThen the bishop (c0mmending such as shall
be found meet to be ordered to the prayers OF
the Congregation shall, With the clergy and
people present, say the litany." Again IN
1.-THE form Of ordaining or consecratlng q 9isn-
op," we read In a rubric: "And then snaii Do
said the litany."
We suppose that If the word ''say" de finite
OF a service to which 1t Is rubrically prefixed,
there can be 40 doubt that the litany cannot
be pronounced with musical note.
These three solemn and impressive services
must fix for us the proper use OF this most
simple, eloquent and soul-absor6lng portion OF
our liturgy; and we find 1t Enthusiastically In
troduced Into them without choral rendering.
W0 Quu Lu6. lIhuy TOlCkkCu " 90 ooN
rubric of ga formso OF prayer for the visitation
of prisoners;n but there we also find this ~
brica direction : eHere the minister, as re
shall see convenient, may read the prayer
for all conditions of men," &c; and we nave
seen enough Of the synonymous use OF READ
and ''say" 10 preclude the sgpposluon mat
one either contradicts or modldes the other;
We have now satisfied ourselves by the
rubrIc occurring In three services: "rhe form
and manner of making deacons," 1.-THE form
and amer Of ordering priests" 1.-THE form
of ordaining or consecratins a bishop" that
the lItany. must, according to the BOOK or
Common Prayer OF the american Gnuica, 90
Is any indication of the manner In which
the responses Of the people In the ante-eom-
muniol service after each commandment are
to be pronounced.
There cannot be found any explicit
statement Of the manner In which the re.
to the deealogue, "Lord have mercy
upon US and incline our hearts to keep this
law .Lord have mercy upon us, n write
ali these thy laws In our hearts, we beseech
thee, rtare to be rendered; yet we think tnat
by very strong Implication q p~rononnclng Of
these applications without musical note ID
fully intended.
We have In the service for the ordering OF
priests, this rubric: sThen shall be said the
service for the communion, with the collects,
epistles and gospels as followeth." But as
this complete service, unlike the lltany, which
is made up Of petitions, supplications ana
prayers, contains an exhortaliOn, confession,
dissolution, prayers and songs OF praise, the
Issy" applied 10 1t cannot OF
course direct us as to the rendering or The
various parts.
the mode OF rendering the portion
the communion service, now under consid-
seek to elicit from the rubrlc, given
before the d%ecalogue, and the responses to oe
made by the people during Its reading, such
as we think Is Implied" This Is
the rubrlc
.Tnen shall the minister, turning to the PEG.
ple, rehe3rse d Btinctly the Ten commandments;
and the people, SUI d Enssan as,e saa ~. s a,ssr t syeaI
1~ressioIs for the time pasr, and grace to keep the
for the time to come, as followeth
D We do not, Of course, admit that other WORD
than s'say,n used In the rubrics, docs not for
bid singing, ? and TO make such decision with
rnlee. ais also Ia the case OF the word task" used
above, we think entirely arbitrary. But we
ahall now Give our reasons for believing that
the rubrlc implicitly directs u as to the mode
Of the peoples making their responses after
the commandments, and for holding hat sucn
are to be made without musical notes,
The rubrlcal direction ia, '1Then shall the
minister, turning to the people, 'rehearse'
distinctly the ten commandments. and the
people still kneeling, ask Gods mercy" DC.
Now, in the first place, 1t will De found in
every service 10 the Book Of Common Prayer
wherever the people respond, they DO 30
after q manner like to that In which the min
isteE renders his part.
Il the minister pronounce without musical
note, 80 do the people. fhs sings bis part,
tha people then sing theirs.
In the ordering Of priests this is seen, when
the Veni Creator Spiritus Is said or sung re-
sponGlvely. Here Is the ..'rubric
"After which shall be sung or said BY the blsh.
op, the persons to be ordained, priests all kneel.
ing, Vent Creator Spiritus; the bishop beginning, |
and the priests and others that ore present IN
sWering by verses, as followeth :
WCome Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And tighten with celestial nre.
q1hou:the amounting spirit art
who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart," DC.
When the bishop repeats without musical
note, the priests and others that are present
do the same.