New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-31
THE EPISCOPAL CONGRESS-.

RELATIONS TO SOCIAL AND NATIONAL LIrE.
The fourth Congress of the Protestant tpis-
copal Church the discussion OF various topics Of gen
eral interest assembled yesterday noon at Cnicserng
Hail. Previously, there religious exercises nj lrh-
y Chapel in Twentyn!th-st.. near Broadway. Bsh'p
Potter OBLIGATED, and Bishop Bedel, of North
ern Ohio, delivered an address upon the church
as the conserVator of truth and government
The attendance at Chickerng Hall WAS not - large as
had been expected the gallery sat many ladies' ana
other spectators III the auditorium were Bishops Vark'
Robertson Iaggar, Whppe aud Gillespie the Rev DIS
DE Kovcn. Morgan. Zeer, Phillips Brooks WashDnrhe ana
Harwood, Bishop Bedel. Bishop Lee. Bishop scaIhor-
ouch Bishop Dudley. tho Rev V. Lewis, DIT Bnel, Dr.
Galaudet, Dr. Neyin, OF Rome Or. Hoffman, Dr. Eaton,
DR.. Newton. the Hon. John JAY, and many others.
Bishop Potter presided and welcomed those present, in
a brief address.
The aucstion for discussion was, The Church Archi-
lecture that we need" Richard NJ Hunt Of Ncw-fork,
read the paper He sketched the history Of hehi-
lecture from the beginning and closed with pfacteal
suggestions Among other things. he said:
The oriental Influence. Of Byzantine architecture eN
tended through Europe the eighth century, Affecting
tant changes were Inc substitution Of the gothic arched
vault Tor tine wooden roof over the nave al III tlo
must now satisfy the requirements Of instruction ana
worship. dignity and Icpcse. All me peopie inuSt suc
and bear There many good points I'D me oI''ual!
basca. rs disadvantages are acoustic. ana 70 over
come them the effect is spoiled The cruclform na,lea
dome over the intersection. II the best ,,,-
The substance Of Emiyu H;clis paper was as i9oWs
Tine church Is indeed the temple OF God. hut " II not
for Him alone that should he built Inc Iehe rs lhe
place where ihe people assemble - ne III hs 'S ,e,S
note. first OF the rites to be- performed ihefeln' ana '
ond Of ,he proper accommodation Of the people d
hardly to De presumed that IN the selection OF me true
49, ~ Iaiiita MAJ we have choice other than The
Tresh Gothic II is the work Of the English church and
Of the English nation. and We, as successors to bo'i
better were To be found. New departures Terilous
The spirit rather Than the letter Of medieval times
should be the guide We must exercise the hroadcst the
wises the Iosi co,erv rive oclecticsm. Our archcc
tuIe must. above all things. be truthful Everything
That Is used must be exactly what II seemS Onf eIch
lecture must be comfortable. Darkness, danicsS ana
foul air must not depess the vital powers or pIeod ans
ease Our architecture must ne slmDOhcai' we mn
speak to the Intellect and l the soul with DEVOTIONAL
thought
paper prepared by the late Dr. McYickar OF Christ
Church, read by DR.. l.. j. Eevn, Of Rome The iol
lowing extracts are given:
There Is a possible anaeonism between art and re-
ligion The former If, naturally. the handmad % n
Influenced by the utiauanism Of the age aud having
lost the idea Of sOuship and worship, coucntcd with
comfort blo dwellings, and convenient mceting-hoUses
and those who fearing superstition more than the loss OF
love would exclude from the worship OF Goa tha ldtd OF
sacrifice which needs art FOR its exponent
being is among animals. An architect iecIng mus can
moi he taught by any one He should only be limited by
the statement Of the expected uses and requirements of
the building, and the means and time 90 lee expended
II is Wen 20 remark tna it is chiefly time that IS not
given 10 an architect and yet would D. cheaper even in
the END perhaps furnish ten thousand year for ten
years than fifty thousand 40 one year. Time would
then allow tho architect TO feel his way in matters OF de
tail and ornament
Certainly there should be porch-a gathering place;
a n8ve-a place for holy meeting; cnancel-a hov
place of prayer The chance should be pul a. tie East
for appropriate to worship toward the surprising.
Tran-erts may then develop the and a dome.
third tower crown the intersection OF the arms Stone
woik must of massive pilc N"Ih sho"' "c ahVvtH,
ironwOrk should he light. The roots of the bui!G,ne
must give the idea Of stability on the north side OF the
building Individuality VII be saibed nom mos aHu
Ontiiur. while on the sOrth SIDE the sunlight
should play on varied projections for the effect
Of light aud shade Vines would grow on the norm side
moss docs upon a tree. Ornament ~ n"nllne ana
carving only to add to the necessary the cba1m 81
waceulness In exterior oIn3mshialluh lhC thfot Oi
shadow Of tGe ornament should DE borne ln mimi. III
has no part play. rnore are only gladations ~ iH
Ornament should gather Richness as It approaches ne
chancci and climax. Let there be double wall Let
inner wall DO of clay wmch viii receive cJorinG
The church may vel De Nanstoied WIN 'laos 81 mar
brass. ON tho altar place gold and silver, and fine
ueodlcwoIk
Professor Babcock ana Dr. Sevin expected 20
speak also upon this topic, but they wished 10 DE eX
oused The Rev. C. ". Ward, OF Providence r. L. closed
the discussion of the topic His address often provoked
the identified audience 10 laughter He said, in part
We need "a preaching church. and by a preaching
church dc moi mean "a cnurch cOn-ecrated tc tne god
des, of pyrotechnc or40Ty 10 the demon OF i>0ulr
noise church without an altar Is no church at all even
though hayo tine prince Of rhetorical acrohats ioT The
preacher: and know that sunday circus. or SaOSa,-
c lfcfuit-ruoW ur an archaeological tactiit belong 10
no department Of cc.csa teal architecture. kut also
know that thc spread Ot education. wO 'he diSise OF
tlc confessional. demand church in winch there
Doc free open discussion OF ne Ing issues 81 our
tmc. Attention must bc paid. therefore, o. acoustics.
Those vhc have ears 20 hear must he cnabicd 10 hear
There are three rcjpuders 10 this The fist b. the me
dievaI rctor by which we are reminded that
pinned 10 the skirts Of our English mother or
~ our llauu iandmothcfi that lHeio is a' of tGe
" din religions the iai-il o",cuHiy OF cub1l hole
airlcs, or the GOV ffttu OF cahdeSlh' h"l Iapesi
whose yotaries regard service he more divine for be
ing ucohercnt, ana more " chufcher fOr being myster
The second ,cor is devotional and makes an issue
bet Wcen pulpit churches ana altar church An honest
icy feels bound 70 choose e alt"r h0in OF ic dilemma
But altar church mast not necessarily DE - deaf
church. devotional atmosphere ID easily united Win
q pulpit church.
fht thrd ratyri practical and reminded that
we do not know enough about acoustics 70 build uuon
them. Bat We do kno" something aboni aconsuc'. after
all We do Snow that sound j, impeded Dy urdprlcs;
therefore, ct Us do away with cushions ami carpets cN
cept when they may oc D'edeo 10 Icvent ieNcrDdt0n
LIT nave common AIR, TOO, and no more impure gas
heated equally, and let us have none OF those guf-
streams Of furnace neat. N, pour 9p hke 70 many
al least. VINO srtuOus enough to attend the theatre
that currents Of air Oad not be dectCd against cur
Of sound II" ~ then do AWAY with those clerical
D,ug,cd 40 uauy ,oucreattions to snt,Iatnh,,l,ncv
tic ,ocicfy Tor the .ncrcase Of III ministry 80
FINALLY. tt have household cnurc hcs-not kitchen
churches me odor Of 10, isteak than that
ncci,c or dgawingroom churches but parish church
that SHAFT Uc to-day what toe bishops palace Of old
the cenuo whore e people could find social well
spiritual life LIT us not nave nous OF prayer Tor sun
day pevho ers, or pleasing spectacle ior tourists, or
the most correct and Unpa FOR building that church
warden tycr looked AZ once week; but family home
with dsp.usdTes and reading rooms, and ~ short,
FAR as possible. something 10 supply DE Oi those
who have no homes Of their own There is very
90 that good OLD Auglosaxon word house" 10
make Us tIinF when We sneak OF the house al God
for house means shelter 80 would have our church
architecture blended with our social iiie that every Stone
-loud tsyrss the benchccuCc Of our axe. pressing
itself ihrO ihc Christian huron; ~ ~ WOad have
i that d. ..tiquir!, ages hrHce Whcn Summing on
flr rpiu. of our work. might say have found III
lrck and mortar t record ~ pcrI1Ctivc Gospel, ana
hy so much have found the record OF faithful art,
well a. oi q noble church
nm guruett'S SOCIAL. AND NATIONAL RELATIONS.