The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-30

historic Churcnes winch nave uetlVtu tue
observance OF Christmas from q remote
antiquity, the Roman Catholic, and the
Episcopal, greatly preponderate In the
religious constituency Of this city, and
theY have given TO the day the cast OBJ
servable to Western eyes. N ..,
THE MUSIC OF TIE BILLS, BILLS, BELLS,
The day Is Gesouay kept. The churches
MANY OF them have several services In
the course Of the day, and they are nearly
ali throDged. The great chimes Of Trim
Inv usher It 10, playing Christmas carol,
which Is responded 10 by the nearer
chimes of Grace Church up town. Trim.
ity Chapel, on goth street, carries on the
JOYOUS notes, and 90 they float from spire
10 spire over the roofs of the sleeping
city, .EE "a = .zls .sIaiag .
BREAKFAST AFTER MAss-TuE" TRIBUNE
As AN INDEX RERuM.
After leinrely Christmas breakfast.
late and leisurely, because all the serv-
ants have been out TO the 4:30 or the .
o'clock mass, and nobody Is in Q, hurry
We consult our 1s15las and read the
glowing accounts Of the floral decoratio NJ
and musical services of the various
churches, and try to decide where 70 go.
CONCLUDES TO WORSHIP ALAMoDE.
From the promise given by my Tribune
Of solemn celebration Of the Holy
Eucharist" at ST. Adams, by, Q rector yin
lace, alb and damask silk chasuble," who
would close up q. procession In which
were 10 figure " thurilers,",." cruciiers," 0
"bsnner Of enunciation," tsiel q "bsnner Of
The nativity" Atsper bearers IN red cas-
socks and rochets," and ever 30 many
other things Of which my knowledge was
Of the most limited character, / quickly
made up my mind for St. Adams.
uIoH CHURCHES, PAR ExcELLEScR.
St. Adams Is the original Ritualistic
church in this city. For a-loDg time 1t
was the only one; but there are nowtwo
others, St. Mary the Virgin, and 81. lg.
ns,ius, over which the celebrated Dr.. F.
C. Ever presides. OF the three, 81.
Adams Is probably the best attended. It
Is situated on 47th street near Lexington
avenue, q very unpretending, low, brick
structure, in q very ill-lavored neigh.
borhood. Expecting great crowd
| went early, and in fact arrived some
time before "matins" were over. The
seats are all free, and you may take any
that Is vacant i had my pick OF the
house, for 1t was not quarter full when
| arrived. Some years ago, when Ritual
ism was new and astonishing, and St. Al
bans was well advertised by the denun-
citation Of its opponents, 1t was packed at
every service. But now the charm oil nov
ely is worn of, and there are not many
who care either TO denounce or 10 witness
liz pageants unless they are strangers, or
persons like myself, who like to be'able to
say, when they go to the country, that
they have been everywhere that anybody
asks them about, 3D.. .sr. {
WHAT ST. ALBANs HAS BECOME.
sm told that 1t Is now considered
merely a dop place, and mainly sup
ported by the contributions Of sight
seers. Taking q seat near the
front, l find I am only two
benches from the lectern, where stands
reading the morning lesson the great hier'
Uphsnt Of Ritualism In this country
Father" G. W. Morrill, &c. ?
WHAT SORT OF A MAN HR Is.
lie is a man under the average height
square and aeshy, with o rosy, good hu'
nored face, clean shaver, with curling
brown hair, small eyes deep set IN BIZ
face, heavy double chin and protrudine
lips-Altogethef such d tout ensemble o
would have done honor,t 10 Balton, Abbey
In the old days when its Abbots host
made good cheer and softened the asper
ltIes Of the religious life with yenisor
parties and flsgons Of ale. Moreover
there was in h,s manrer just a suggestion
Of Ffiar Tuck. .g'..,fl f.s giSs..g. +
scRNB THE SECOND. .n; (
As soon as "amatins" were ended, he re
tired with tho Choristers to the vestry
and | had an opportunity TO look abou
me. The floral decorations were magnif
Icent. The rGfestand most costly exotic'
were wrought into stars and other flames
and placed upon The alter. FAN foeeI
with growing plants stood OF the RICH
snd left. Wreaths Of evergreens depended
from the beams Of the open work r9oi
The altar was ablaze with candles. Twt
immense tapers stood upon 1t unlighted
which were ignited further on In the ser
vice as were also some smaller ones which
for some mysterious reason appeared 4
be reserved for certain revises in the per
Torrance, when they were lighted By
two small boys 10, red pethcosta With
white gowns over them: .Jl1hG ! |
GRAND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ALL.
After q considerable interval, durinl
which there were no maniiestationso In
patience by the audience which noH
about hall or perhaps tWo.thirdal tille'
the church, and during which boys y
blue cassockS and boys In red casaock
and boys In black cassocks came and wen
on mysterions errands, never passing Oh
altar without stopping, facing toward
and making q deep reverence: AZ "A;
the doors were throWn open sAt'the lei
side OF tho church and the processio
marched In, singing Down the aisl
they went TO the front door, "thuriier
with CenSor inVfroht, which was sWun
vigorously, making the air heavy wit
the smoke Of the incense. After him cam
tall cross, and then boy choristerA the
banner, then men choriSters and o bar
per, then two little boys In red, bearin
iall tapers, two "boy clerks" and then Ii
"Celebfantn ". .'2 " -
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