The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-08

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The next day found us all at the morn
ing service at the Temple church. "The
boys" as / call my briefless barrister and
young Herder-for the former is young In
heart, the latter in looks-got themselves
up quite "swell," with a jessamine
camelia In their coat button-holes, an
extra one being presented for my
street jacket. Temple church, or st.
Msry's, comes on your vision as
you cs4r FROM Fleet street through
he covered a<RhwaS. II is delightful
to 20 with baSs:er TO these places,
for the yerger shows him great attention !;
also his party. We went quite early, so
we might philander about bit. This Tenn
pie church was the church Of the knights
Templars, after they moved from their
chief house on the site OF old South hampton
House, without Holborn Bars. Part Of II
WA built in 1885, by name The'Round,"
which was .consecrated by Heraclius, pa
triarch OF Jerusalem. About two centuries
later was added the Gothic Latin Chapel
OF Edward HIS time, erected 10y the
Knights OF ST. John, after the expulsion Of
the Templars. There were four circular
churches built in England after the return
Of the Templars from the first and second
crusades. This one is the only one IN
London Of the four. The architec-
ture is Romanesque and early Eng
lish Gothic. The clerestory has six
beautiful windows OF stained ecclesias-
tic glass on bright ruby ground. On the
marble pavement are marble figures OF the
crusaders. There have been found cotiins
in this church dating from the twelfth and
| thirteenth centuries. There has also been
| found in the church monument TO Philip
de St. Hilaire, allied With the Clares and
the Earl Of Arundel Of the twelfth century,
who was one OF the Knights Templars OF
the century. The Temple Church organ is
| Schpidts masterpiece, and was built late
in the reign OF Charles III. by competition.
| The musical service here is very fine, as it
| Is In all the illegal churches" so 10 speak.
But as we enter the church the 80 briefless
barrister" bids us pause. Then he tells
us that there, beneath the organ gallery
IN the ground east OF the choir. lies
the earthly casket OF the spirit OF
| Oliver Goldsmith, placed there April
9, IVA. There are also under this church
the remains OF Plowden the iurist, How
| ell, writer Of "Familiar Letters" and Ed
mund Gibbon, an ancestor Of the historian.
| Northeast OF the choir is the house OF the
master OF the Temple. as the preacher az
the church is called. II is fronted bv a
pretty garden, under which is the bench
ers' vault. One Of the learned masters
! here was Hooker, author Of the Ecclesias-
! teal Polity" another was Sherlock. after
| ward bishop Of London. The ofleitory
aims are given 10 the poor, mainly old
| servants OF the Temple, Mt Wbitsuntide
and Christmas. The verger leads us to
good seats, and we look over the anthem
books which are handed TO US by him.
THE "BRIEFLEss BARRIsTER
tells us a wee history Of the anthems In
the selection. speaking in low tones, al
though we are the only visitors as yet.
The anthems begin with the time OF the
Reformation, and extend TO the present
day. The earliest are by Tye Tails and
Others, and are indicative OF the first adap-
| tation OF the choral service to our reformed
liturgy. There was quite an excitement
over the settlement OF the liturgy. During
much OF the reign of Henry VIII. the SER
vice was said or sung in Latin. In 1886
the "Creed." "Pater Noster," and Ten
Commandments were, bv order OF the
king. put into English. Eight years after
A. ID. 1544, Cranmer's translation OF the III.
urgy, set 10 plain song, was Published, and
in the same year repubished with har'
monies in five parts. In 154l it wa
directed that in a special part OF the ser
vice the Iitany should be distinctly said oil
sung, and that same year the litany, II
the English language, was sung at 81
PauPs. In 154S. during Edward VI, an
entire English liturgy was composed by
Cranmer and other diyines, and published
under statutory authority, in l549-ir
which year, on Whltsunday, II was mrs
used at st. PauPs. In twelve month:
John Marbeck, a jealous reformer, pub
lished 1.-THE Book Of Common Prayer
Noted" He was organist OF Windsor
In this book the whole English service
not previously arranged to music was
adapted in plain chant to the ancient
melodies OF the Church. The death o.
Edward VI, in 1858. year following
the publication OF the revised or A" Second
PraveT-Book," led 10 the restoration o.
the Latin rituals; but, upon the acces
sion to the throne Of England OF Elizabeth
November L, 1858, no time was lost IN re
turning to the English form OF worship
and April %, 1859, she gave her royal as
semi 10 the bill for the uniformity OF com
mon PRAYER. Four days after this, on
sunday, May I'd, in anticipation OF the
time when the act was to come into opera
ton, the English service thus reestab
lished was performed before the Queer
in her chapel, and Immediately afterwarC
came INTO general use. Later on, Tails
with some coadiutors, composed chora
work to be used in the communion anC
evening service. Another. by nearly I'M
same authors, appeared in 1000, ana thes'
two are the foundations OF the choral ser
vices OF the Church OF England. But III
, lie changes have been made up 10 thu
, nresent time. About twenty-five years
, since there was collection OF an
tbems made up for the Temple
church. composed OF the early anthems
and new ones OF hike religious character
added. One in this book is BY Tails
{" Hear the voice and prayer OF thy ser
wants. " hich is printed 0d literdm from
the original in King Henry Wills primer
sullivan. OF "Pinafore and Patience
: fame. who was born in London in 1872
: was educated as one OF the children OF th'
. Chapal ROYAL. He holds the degree emu
t steal doctor" In 1856. at the age OF four
r teen. he received the Mendelssohn scholar
, ship, and in 1858 went TO Leipslc. Re
turning TO London in 1861, he brongh
with him his music TO Shakspeare's % Ten
pest" which was produced at Crysta
Palace in 1862 Since then. among pro
fusion OF other works, he has
, WRITTEN THREE oRAToRos,
The Prodigal Son, "The Light OF tn
World the MARTYRS Of Antioch" ant
several anthem services, etc. He wa
knigbted IN 1888. Five Of his anthems ar
in in the Temple Church anthem book: 1 cal
now understand the weird ehurch-musi'
character OF even his lightest works il
portions. This is his favorte kind OF MI
Steal composition. am glad that we sin;
one OF Sir Arthur Sulliyan's anthems. The
regular master installed in Temple pulpi
Is DIR. Vaughan. very able man; but hi
nIaee is often filed by clerical visitors
professor Curfies. canon OF Lichfield, wal