New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02

correspond with the are adopted The onertory
ana prayer the whole State" have been added III
many churches Ito the antecommunion service every
Sunday while in some churches the people rise "uen
the Offering Of the aims made and IN few others the
peope rise also the entrance or departing OF tue
c,erry With the introductlon Of the boy choirs the
great novelty OF Professional and Retrocessona hymns
came In which is quite striking feature OF the services
IN some churches Other changes too have occurred III
the customs Of people Formerly 1t was the uhVersa
use ople to rise and remain standing ouriuR
the singing Of the hymn after the conservation prayer IN
the Communion office. Now 1t is customary IN some
churches for them remain kpeeng as an act OF adora
ton TO the Lord present the Eucharist Formerly IL
was the universal custom for the people 10 JOIN WIN nc
celebant the Lords Prayer at the beginning Oh 'ne
Communion office. Now 1t is not unusual when " 10
SAID for the celebrant to alone In some
too the people do not. as formerly JON Win 'no 'o
brau In saying any part of the Preface lnstead 700 o
rho neone r,nr nd departing the Blessing
ia pronounced 1t is customary for them In chnrcacs
where there is boy choir to remain In their places I'LL
after the aual Amen sounds from the vestry room.
When 1t is considered that revolution has taken
place in the and the aspect the Episcopa
since the Three Decker Days. apd when the corresponding
alterations In rendering the service are considered one
may imagine the surprise with which the EpScopaan Vi
no longer ago than sixty years would regard almost any
Episcopal service Of to-day Lattery the Ktuass nave
been giving yet different expression 10 inc chancei ny
making the altar through various adJuncts ara devices
the most conspicuous object In tho church. addnS 10 ~
one more vetabes with cross, vases ana canu'eS
thereon or placing standards with many candles az
either end AS there are few churches with the
"Three Decker" yet standing-for instance TRINITY
Church. Newport-while the other churches througnou'
the land exhibit. some Of them one ana some Oh
them another of the subsequent arrangements Oh
chance it can easily be UNDERSTOOD tna'
it is impossible by any description to depict inc
There seems TO be no such thing even settled rad
ton in the matter Scarcely single custom now pre-
yaiing anywhere has the prestige OF many years. Inc
form even OF the stole has changed OF late years. IL nav
ing not long been simply broad piece OF DiacK
silk worn like scarf The Of the surpice itself has
varied formerly and not years since. 1t was con-
fined to the clergy. while now it Is worn by laymen as
we'll Its form also has been secure from innova-
ton there being long surpices open In 'front.' ana
short SUPPLIES closed In front, surphces WIN anu
surplices without Jokes. One thing however, mas
indeed escaped the touch OF change, namely, the
Episcopal attire. But although the mode OF rendering
the service has thus been constantly changing ana Is
still by no means settled yet there is one form when
will easily be recognized the most common and widely
prevailing at the present time.
The music is rendered by quartet choir, who sing
in gallery at the end Of the church. About tie
time the beginning of the service voluntary Is
played by the organis The rector and his assistant
bands and generally without cassock beneath the sur
pce pass out OF the vestry door and enter the
chance Each kneels silent prayer the rector at the
north end Of the altar and the assistant in the reading
desk facing the people The assistant reads the Morning
Prayer the desk giving out the day OF the month
and the number of the psalm. The Venite is sung The
verses of the Psater read alternately by the clergy
man and people, and after each psalm the quartet
sing the Gloria Patri. The TIE Deum after the First
lesson and Jubilae Benedctus after the Second
Lesson are sung AT the Creed. lowly reverence Is
made at the sacred At the close Of the prayer
for the President the Lany is Immediately taken up
without pause change Of place. the people reading
the responses At the close Of the LtaDy selected psalm
gwen out and the assistant minister passes into the
chance and takes his place correspondngly with the
rector at the end of where facing NORTH
he knees silent prayer After the hymn issuing the
rector begins to read the ante-communion office the
assistant reads the epste and the rector the gospel FAC
irg the people At the close Of the gospel the notices
are read hymn out and the rector passes into
the vestry where he changes his surplce Tor
black gown, procures his sermon passes out into the
church. mounts the pulpit and knees there facing the
people, prayer. The sermon fellows, almost In
variaby read manuscript at its close the rector
utters the ascrpon Of glory facing the people while ne
does so. He then kneels reads closing collect from
kneels again for silent prayer. The organ begins at
onee voluntary during which the people, after brief
silent prayer rise retire. aud the clergymen either
remain conversation with of their parishioners
or retire at once to the vestry-room,to disrobe