, 1874-11-05
The Course Of Ritual Legisla.
tion.
Tho Canon on Ritnalisn as Adopted by
Tho Lato Convention.
Proceedings OF the English Church
Congress-.

ts...a !. H.. ,..x,,,,ror ~ +,,n Inut no,,t,,rv
NJ ,,ns' n,,a "a,,.,s ,,o,,, for ,hia ato,Jv
,.a.' 49, ,,,a Sao,, t.r,ro r,a,o ant fnr
~ rs..,,. ,t,oo. ~ ,sn 4, 5,frornnt MR.
Ill.,. 49,. e .,,as. aa,,so, ID n ho fo,rd !, I'm
ra.oa.,.h,n rro,v.t, nj snrool ~ 11;nh. .rturcl,
,.;,,,,,ia. s,,o ns,,,,, I1oart,a Inv a;rtv voar,
T., a., ,,ro,r+, M, snr,v ot tha
nr,ora a,n,rs ,1,,r;r t,n mat thirty vonrs nnf1
eA1o4a '4o"a oa'..s sA tl 1,,....,'s rs.,s
IN INC coheoqueae spfoao o4 "4'ua''Hn'' VI e"tn-
ocity, in tho Inst aftccn yonrg.
Aaocoud oauao IL doubtcsa 10 DO found in tho
general advance eyorywhoro In cs,hotical taste,
n,e ~. ,.,..,.,,,.s s,,.;t..t,,.o t.,
WHICH eno"1 .'7o'1 ~ 4'nt!o'o. .s1,' s',,s =.
thu decoration Of parlors, OF PUBLIC hali6, of
tho saloons of steamboats,, and oren In s'lcll lit
t]o 1nattors az advertising circulars, which arc
~, nj IN Y,,,vohron,e
p'tn.eu ~ po.Yon.ons. .."A +.. 4,,.. 4, VA.
a tnleo eauao a''Ses 'toln sno t"et 1A@' sue aot~
Tico, rs an outward cefemonla!, mhst 1aKo lte
shape somewhat from tho structure and arrange
r,ent of nhoucols. which. with the growth Of
.f.,,,,ro., e,n,r. tnrn +to,nno1xoz honn ror.
''e"s, -, tN.-s
6tantly varying III tno PAST sl1ty ie"ls'
Il fourth cause Is this: Tho Church is o living
body, She 1aa her customs, and, without 1olln-
,co ,,onv of tuorn> oarries than a1onu with her
as', .ns ass ssoa, ,;,no The rhrics
uo"n st'ioosn '4A4o' A"o "0"~o 40, 1uo~s
hhvo never III tho PAST or ~ any FORM .o1
tho Church, been exhaustive in thDir directions
NOR IS II PRACTICALLY POSSIBLE
=, ,,,,o t1,on m II haa mover ham nccoasary
s.. - -. a.a... ~. .,,,,-,, .,,t a., ,,.acn.
lot lnstanco' u ae.np ~ t"ot'o 1oa' tno 'cfsoe
Of tic Psa!ter or the lo Oenm shonld Dc rcad
alternately by minister and people, or sung nm
tin}onnllv nv tho cantori md decani sldca OF tho
a,,,,. n,,aro !. m r,,r;o for tne ,nport;en ~
sAo"' auote 10 Nv u.4'e ~. s"o '"a.it1 .. y.
hSmn NJ mofnuR sors'ees oo'"eou tno oospe'
and tho sermon. lha custom hrose for tho pur-
pose OF filling up tho interval while the clergy
man VIII In tho ycbtrV-EODm Cl1GtiAr Ills sur
pllco Tor the gown, some ohurches therefore.
noT9dnys. whero tne Bnrp4eo is not changed.
Will be found inserting tho hymn, coidlng to
older custom, between tho Epistic and the Cos
el,lnHtead Ut hetwcon the ioBpel nho thc sermon.
On the ground thnt th9 uospo! witch Announces
tho "Eood news, md tho Creeu Which TOT.
malntea II, ana tue sermon "nlcn expiains a1,a
entorces lt pfactlchliy, 1orn1 uhlt whlnn shonia
no directions, too, az to "l1at H1hll % dnuo BIZ
lore aug aiteI !ne sermon a. LEen!ng ffaYers
and ~ to what Kahd OF bles6lng shh'l % gwen
ht tue CLOSE. from sho laot tnen: thas CERTAIN
CUSTOMS. not sleolneu ~ rao,S' saas a"!t ,nsu
gsaaaa. decaya IL on1 ooa.nry, nna oecoms oloM,y
gathered up again at auosoquons peeiod, Varla'
tlons arise IN the 6orVico. ....
4 nth cause SOC of steeay alteration IN ele past
half"cenfnry, aha OF con1empotanoous Var1atlons
now % IN the rondetng o5 tho '0rVtco 'S to 30
AoI1oS OF TIE aISEnan ,.aa,e cosvhNI12N. M 1T, 1,
For instance, humber OF yeaIs ago the oon7on-
ton permitted sno aInginG Of solicited paasaEEes ,E
~ anY M serR!ce, & pr9Saueu tnoy "otg .aaon esnoe
1ou1o ohulcnes an !usfoie u suuG poloIo 'uo aoiy
communion. tho oenoaletos pe1ore tho ., Conae"
oIat'on. me Nano p:matus s,, aiter inc nl9asihE,
aua toc 1nVopauon .. Ky ~ liu.y .s s1scli noio,o
eue sor1non, ~ ntucts sAcy a1n not oaeH Mouo
bolnG equally antnorizea. aug alSersltS neins TUG
1osule 1ue C9asouel9a also 1aa aeasn Auo
asaln Autnollzoa ,ns a''ls1uu . .! t!'e soFY.cos.
honco It has 1o.!oMo4 g. tnas Mho: i @ 10 many 9y
cnufenss ane a aaj Iany sany " anu Gon on
service, 10 otaess saeS aso sepas"seo aaa sasa as
dliioront nonfs.
=. nrlol asconne ~ OF the man cnango5, g, tnat
havo occurred IN tao 1ast seventy years VII not
1e Without lntefest. y tlle leauef gees nacR TO
a1oo. ne wlh mug an almost lhYaraaple arfan9e"
nent 81 chancels. anu . corIeaponalne render
ing OF the service. Ao wll Aad structure,
Known @s o .,.v
THhEE-DEokEn, ~
either standing In aud thing up the ehancol. or
stanalhe Wltnous tno chancei hoa at tae Ieau OF
tue csntre alley. This fabric consisted OF thrco
compartments, connected one over tho other.
Ile upper compartments Waa lofty pulpit. "lth
sonnoluk-uoafd over II. beloW anu IN front OF
| thle WAS q feadlhs.desKs consisting or centre
with Two Wings. stu 1artllor below, aud ln
front Of tho raadlng-iesk, VA IN 1ncloAuSo Tor
Tue o!ork ot the partsh' II inc structure stood
| III tue clanco', the Comnunton-tablo would
stana on the hoor; making tho Whole
| quadrupllcato instead OF triplicate. II
i t., stood without tie Glnncel tho
tanle would occupy the chancet behind, ooing
hidden, to great extont. from the congregation
p S oa1 aaa compoSS
! Ile aoryiro would DO rendered somewhat aH fol-
bsf 1asoas,e nh9 ,s ind seh w9a %
oek in liz s bso aid s dossed il Lis s
uar attlfo tue Clergyman who was to ronder
M tho sory!ce % standing IN tlo toadlng"d g"desk above
tho clerk, and attirea IN whlto surpce and black
stole; while high up IN tue pulpit would DO tho
preaeaeF nfaayod u h's bnsk goTn: Tue pray
ofs would @ be reaa b5 aho otllolant from ono wing
Of tno readLns-aeak, aud tue Iossoas from It's
lolsler eehtlal Portlon' Eor tue Ante-Com-
Mun'ou tue oncans "ou9 aeseond from tho
uoeA, nuu R"sn etsacI uoniM4 ~ lue 6If1ctnro lhso
rna rnu " ront 'af a o etooa tSot or
luuna n, az t;4nk .. tne STRUCTURE aId peloH mo
CLERKS pew. u the table stood tAero. Tue sng..
pss M Ito nsy aa wara S5 asd by
the clerk alono' tho congregation taking no part.
Une paft % o. ane attfe 81 slo seacAer "as black
1oteaa etuvus Nv WIZ ~. aae loreanker 81 ena I!ght
hand al!t oIon !or tae paf'oso oi iaolatatlug tAo
tuFn'ns oVef Of .ss .ne !eaYeh ,, o. hls SERMON