, 1874-11-05

rilo. ~ 1nstend ] ar Of his inc faoo. Wy 10 sao % noopio
Afterward, tn et,t,roaos which adopted ttta plan,
d Litnny-stool began to be uaod. This waa placed
without lhe c|,atlcot. on tho same floor With tho
pows. and at tho head of Tho contro n1loy. 4
III aacd churuhoa followed, lilo Litany no loueor
being Ball in tho plaoo whore Morning rrnyor
was rendered, but at The Lltany-ssool; and tho
division botwoon Morntng-prayor aud Litatv bo-
oao s '1 verHo Of Il tic 5clI hymn. stiiI {art1hor
change was subsequently mado lu chnnccls and
the!r furniture, atj tho clhucols themselves
woto etiIl further dcoponed, wlou tho CUSTOM
which aon'o &c eh9rohen have, d rendering their
gan to prevail. tho corresponding change in
the whole aspect Of the service waa quite markod.
IMPOSSIBLE 70 srEclFY
NIL Tho clnngcB that havo gradually como ovor
tue Epthcopal soryico in tho last llalf.cont,ry.
Thoso will Indicate ,ow ston.lfly they hayo taken
place, nnd how radical they have boen. fow
olho1ss, however. may. be enumerated. Iho
; preachers gloves lavo long since vanished. Tho
black gown III by ito mcauB invariably to 10 soon
now. Tho bands aro rapidly disappearing.
Crcdance-tables or alalvos hayo boon intro
dncct and tic c1oincnta layo bcon placed upon
tho altar by tho priest before tho "prayor for
fore tho service. Ycstn,ents OF tho altar aro
ultcn Boon, whore formerly tho altar was loft
uncovered. except OIL "Comnllnion Sundays"
1nblaucos arc not infrcqpent whero tho color
respond with tile difTorout aeasous. Nor aro
Instances lnfrcquent throughout tho land whcfo
colored Btoles, to correspond with tho scnsonH,
aro adopted. Tho otorlory and "praycr for tue
whole state have been added in many churches
tn the Aute-Conmunion service every Sunday;
while, III Hon,e churches, tho people riso when
the offering of the nln,s iB made, aud, in few
others; tho people rso also at Tho entrance ,e or
t.ns+.u
sional and Rotroeeeatopal hymn. came 10, which
vico in eomo churches. Other changes,
too, have occurred in tho, customs o.
people. formerly H. + was s tho tho +, universal u a1a
during tlc singing OF the hymn aftor tho consc-
cratiou prayer In tic Communion Office. Now it
ls customary, In como churches, for them to re-
main kncoling Ms nn act Of alteration to Tho Lord
rresont in tho Eucharist. Formerly. it waB tho
un,ycrsal custom for tho people to join with the
celobraut 10 tho Lords Prayer at tho beginning
Of tue Communion Office. New It ia not un~
usual when it il said for tho coloErant to say IL
alone. II some nc churches, too, TIC people do
ing any part OF the Preface. InBtcad too, Of
tho pooplo rising md departing az aoon as tho
BleBsing III pronounced, It's customary for tho1n.
III churches where thoro ia boy-ehoir, to re-
1nan in ther places till nftor tho 1luaI Anon
bounds from tho vnatry-room.
When it IL considered tint
4 REVOLUTION
has taken place in the form and the aancct Of
tho Epiacoual chnncel since tho Three Decker
anss anu "ien tne eoftespouoliE n..e'aLunn .a,a Ill
Imagine tho surprise with which tho Episcopa-
llan Of Ito ]ongor ago than sixty years would ro-
gard almost any Episcopal sorvico ct today.
nsstet't 5mt 'uo hAN'.sts nIso nsen h4,aaG = IT,.
o19ns th expression 20 Inc cnce iect ~ aS sN,s rs
vices, tho moat conspicuous objoot in tho church,
oaos III - ,.nnea J t,nroan or oc;n aanars
vasoss a!.u canass tno'e, " ti'arn ro
VIZ; a5 49,. .as .,,,,t W. !. vot
es ~" na ;,,s,nraa pr;,,;,v 1se', 1w'
a. T.. .,.tnr o,nrai,a ,hra,,S1.o,t IN
& 1t';s,;t 'no or1a ~ .l"s n,,a a ao,no ~
ianu ostu'. sosa9 " ena n,, omo unu so.uo y.
set .nem ~ ,,,.mco, ~ + ca, o,e;tr ho
n,,d"rstood ,uun'n % that i IL i ;'nnoss;blo % by M
any oe S;c aescfom a sa,ce 10 eGss Z ysrorc S
ne1ar - ara .aas t ha ~ ,,r,, thoa ~ svcr
settled tradition in the "a n,attor. at ~ scargely " siu
seoe nns ehhangcG h o aso scn naog W n not
s 3 'n.s, as ~; ue s1 m, - s,s - ~, .,s,,it."
i",f m a., ', nv ,.,,w rnas
a,sc uS y s.os co,ed ~ ~, aorgr wc nns Il
is % worn by WI Ioymon as ~ veil It's form also O. has
us ooom 9."uio ~" tn.', ,1a ~, .,,,onSS
oon ' ~ is' n;t aitI nd et,rsos
s;nut ~ yons Snn tnioc hnwnrer ' haa ,na
1aod t ,o.,c ~ c,onae rs,,oIs ~ in
Esconai at;ro o ' 1,t ~ athn.,s tha moio nf
~ aerv;co H. hua hcen NV
nui,, ara =; a,;ii o hn ~ aa,,a sotlo ~
tars Is Gnn ~ for r wic viii oartiv ha rcorntsc
~ tho 80 o'A' ''''1 "'4's1 VIA '"'A' ~
- $"r ,,osr oo,7,,or .,n .y,nrrv.pnrvAr11yo
Mt fin ra nresont Hn li,no A''D "-'1'1 49, "-A'
Iho 'nusio in rentiero1 bv n onartet choir, who
sim, ~ 1s,nrv at s." ~ a., La f Lc c,ro
%hS,t ~ ths t;,oa f r to "ein,,;n or c snrxica
n yoJmntnTv ,' in niarcd hy lha orranist. The
aetn a,,j III ~ ~ ~ ",4,;no
an ao s,nlo ne hena mi = ccn,
f. ,sthn,'t oau.eo anoat1, tn M
~ ~ ~, oas 5 ,ao on,a t ,a s
ca, I an ~ usoI for so9 a to nctnr nt
tha ,,ers a" ne 10 a.ar pnd ia to n.a;.sat ~ T.;
o o IVY a,s, o ~
o,, rca!n e. ~ ro, ia daa
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~ W. snH au' ~ ~ en1 v;I a,a suo rt,a
.es,nn fea t1a psnit Nv n,, ni65ar,o,ae
VI Lao clergyman Auu tne peoPio:
ama nt1er ntn EEL EEL rn|,a rsaI ~ o qasttes H.
First Losaon. and tho JubiIate or Bouediotus
uftcr tho Second Lcssou are Buug+ At tho Croed.
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