, 1874-01-11
EPlSCOPALEANfSM.
The Two Extremcs---Ritua1istic
and Reformed.

The Reformed Church.

0<A t4ANo LII - wv AaS" A~AA~
The Keforme ed Church.
From the .Se1o Yort sun, Jan. s..
It is announced that u congregation has been
organized In this city, to ba under the pastoral
caro- of Bishop Cummins OF which the scr-
vice in s,elnway Hall yesterday morning was
the first public gathering. Tho hall WAS well
filled by respectable, intelligent, aud devout
persons.
The officiating clergvmen entered from side
door aud took seats OIL the platform Tho hias
was the Rev. William Y. Foltwel, OF West
Farms. whose churcl, was closed against him a
few days ago because OF lis avo"ed adherence
to the new movement. Then followed the Ntev.
| B. B. Leacock, assistant minister OF the Church
Of the Holy Trinity (tho Rev. S. II. Tying, Jr.'s).
The procession WAS ended by the Bishop OF the
| new d,spensaton, the Right Rev. Dr.. Cutnnins.
They wore plain black gowns.
After they had knelt IN silent prayer the Bishop
announced the first hymn Of tho collection, and
requested the congregation to join. at the con-
clusion of the hvmd the Reu. Mr. Feltwen pro-
nounced the following opening sentence from
| the new Prayer-Book:
When the wicked man turneth away from bis wick
eduess TINT he hath committed. and uoeth has which
IL lawful and right, he ahall save his SOU shSe'
Also the sentence beginning: Tread your
hearts aud not your garments" &c.
| Hu also read the invitation to payer, as in the
reguJa1 Book OF Common Prayer. Then followed
the general confession, also unaltcred. Tho
Declaration OF Absoluton, us printed In tie
Protestant Episcopal Book of Common Prayer,
! ia unchanged 10 Bishop Whites book, which ia
announced as the standard OF TIE Koformed
| Church. aud ia proceeded by this rublc:
| Wat 0$ N3a IN
be made by the minister alonc standing, tie People
! still kneeing. =,
! But in this initiatorv service marked freedom
| WAS indulged, the declaration being tsansposed
into prayer said by tue munster, hneel4ng, tne M
| words ''gven power and commandment to hls
| ministers to declare and pronounce being omit
| ted, tie sentence being rendered, and hath
| promised to his people, being penitent," DC.
| The Lords Prayer was then raid, followed w
| the autiphoual prayer OF the Prayer Book:
| O Lord! open Thou orr lips.
| Aus.-And our mouth shall chow forth Thy praise
Followed by the words set forth by tie nov
! Prayer Book:
o God make speed to ssve us.
Ans.-O Lord make haste to hc1p rs.
Then, all standing, was said the "Glory be to
The anthems, .'venite, e1uItimus Domino"
as appointed III the old Prayer Dook, follows in
| tho new book. except that the whole OF the
psalm Qhe 1ev: is appointed TO to BE- 70 Rad t; .,
WAS read, the same as in the Protestant Epsco-
pal service. followed BY the "Glora in Exceisis,"
sung to the old chant.
Tie lessons were read by the Rev: Mr: Lea-
cock After the first lesson ths Ito Dcum
Laudamus ?" WAS sa,l, the only change from the
commonly accepted version being in the inter-
polation of the word "pure" in the sentence,
:.Thou dldss humble thyself to bs born Of a
pure virgin"
of I. Corinthians. The now Prayer Book re-
uuires one OF the same anthems to be said after
the second lesson, az appointed in the Book OF
Common Prayer, only that the selections are
fuller ia the new version. But Bishop Cummins
assumed the right to ignoio the ruoric in this
regard, and lrbtead announced the twenty-toursh
hymn.
The Bishop then took his place at the desk
and leo in the pronounccment Of the Apostles
Creed rs it is given all modern r1ayer-books.
The prayers n1d ItanY following were read by
the Bishop. They differed from the common
version in these respects In the antiphonal
suppications following the creed, after the an
swer by tie people, - And giant US thy saliva
ton, the following occurs:
3lnister-o Lord, bless and preserve these United
States.
Answer-Aud mercfany hear us whel We cali upon
Thee. .......... ...-.-...
Au,dster-Endue 1la~ ministers with righteousness.
Answcg-And make Thy people joyful.
The collect for peace and the collect for gract
were read without change Then followed tue
uLaOF% lIE1uU4ur Hua4t IL Hun bEltlAu9 tEiAAtA
the lesser litany, Ill Of which is appoln.ed to be
read without the omission permitted by tho or
dinary Prayer-Dook. III the petition, From MI
inordinute and sinful Affections, 6c., tho Ian
guaSe is changed so ~ to read From fornica-
tlon and all ot1er deadly sin,' &c. After the Pc
ti;ion, - We sinners do beeeccr Thee to hear
U.s." &C., occurs tlls Interpolation
Tha: It may please Thee to eudue the Congress Of
these Uued stes, and all othrr" in authority. fegs-
atiye, judicial, aud executive, with grace, wisdom,
and under aiding: to execute justice and to mln-
tain truth.
And in the suppication for "All Bishops,
pr1esis, and Deacons." the new version reads:
All Bishops aud other pastors-'
There are one or two other m nor changes OF
\ single word which do not materially alter the
seuso. The final supplication:
Lamb Of God, who takest away the sins Of the
Haue mercy upon. Us.
is omitted in the new version. Tho lesser itany
begins as follows:
Christ hear us.
u ChT7st hear ~.
!seltier reuord IT'S according to or 1ntquitics
And then onits all that follows in the Book of
mercif1l Father" Gc. The "Gioy be- to
the Father :" before tho prayer "From our enc
mics defend US, is omittel in the new version.
The rest Of this part of the service is the same
as that given IN the Protestant Episcopal Prayer
took the liberty OF omittiug the prayer, 1--WE
bumDly beseech Thee" and also tue general
Thanksgiving.
After the litany the eighth hymn was an
noanced.
The aute-communion service, the reading Of
which stands upon the same requirement in tho |
new Prayer Book Us ID the old, WAS wholly /
omitted yesterday, the Bishop proceeding with |
his sermon Immediately on the close Of the
hymn.
An abstract OF the sermon was given in our |
ssue Of last Monday.-ED. Tn1nuSE.l
The Kitunlistic Church.
From the -Se,1 Fork Sun. Jan. s.
In Forty-ffth street, between Seventh and |
Virgin. It IL q pretty little chapel Of brown
sandstone. tuilt in the simple. early medieval
style Of Gothic architecture. On the door with
in the vestbule is posted notice that the
chapel is free. Nciselessly the little green door
swings open to the touch, and the visitoE is Ill |
plain Gothic chapel, with high, archcd ceiling, |
1n- A..