The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-11
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But notwithstanding the very sacred and
mystic character with which they invest IL,
I the llarmonlsts celebration Of the Lords
Supper j. largely a social rs well as n relig
! i0us observance. II is an occasion OF joy, not
Of sadness or gloom. Every dispute having
been amicabiy settled and every sin atoued
| FOR. SO far IS lies within the power Of the
| transgressor, all the members Of this singular
community ere az peace with each other and
with themselves Music plays a most impor-
/ tant part in their celebration OF the sacra-
ment, rs IN all their other social and reli .ioas
/ observanceS Father George Happ, tho
! founder Of the Harmony society, was a great
| lover Of music and thoroughly understood
/ is influence over large bodies II men tie
caused great attention to be paid to its culti-
/ walton by all tho members Of bis community.
/ On the sacramcntal dag music Is heard on
every hand-nOt sad and somber melodies,
but airs of the gayest, iivciiest character,
seeking - give fir expression 20 the cxuber-
ant joy Of thee devOut and simple minded
Christians As is their custom on all their
great feast dlys, the town is awakened at
sunrise by iae music Of the band playing
from portlco constructed for the purpose
around the high stecple OF the church
Marching back 20 breakfast still playing,
the tandmou have 10 sooner frisled their
meal than they are on tho street again,
awakening tho echoes Of the sleepy. grass
grown old town, and blowing as though, like
tie winds IN poor King Lears time, they
would "crac,. their checks From house 90
house they 20, Gr0usng the inmates and
summonns them 20 church, where all arc re-
qured % assemble 20 hear sermon from
Father Jacob llenrici the venerable man
who has been the absolute civil and religious
head Of the communicates prophet. priest
and kng-fcr more than twenty years past
DIPPING THE SOP
After the preaching comes the observance
Of the sacrament This does not Jake place
IN the church, but in a large pubic hall
specially erected for such purposes Only
members OF tine society are permitted % COM
municGte or even % be present. The Har-
mouists do not ccnfiue their celebration Of
the Last Supper % partaking OF bread and
wine They have an elaborate feast prior 20
receiving the sacred elements In the char
acter Of the viands FOR this repast as well as
IN the preparation Of them, they strive 10
initiate as closely as possible those partaken
OF hy the Saviour and his disciples when they
ate the Passover for the last time Uneav-
ened bread and q large dish Of a peculiar
kind Of soup are placed in the center OF the
table
IN connection with these they perform
peculiar ceremony which they term dipping
TIE sop Al a given signal from Father
Henrici all the members present simultane-
ously Dip into the soup piece Of bread, thus
converting 10 into . sop This they DO in
memory Of the Sayiodr's words when asked
by his disciples who should betray him
Matt. XVI, p. and John xiii, 2J-"He that
dlppeth hs hand with me ia the dish, the
same shall bctray me- aud "He il is, 70
whom l shall give SOP, when have
dipped L."
This dipping the sop the Harmonists
deem most sacred ceremony. and they per-
form il with the utmost solemnity, regarding
il as an humble confession that they have all
betrayed Christ many times by their sins
against him After this ceremony the bread
is broken and the cup prepared by Father
Henrici He blesses both, and ell partake IN
silence Then they pass one by one from the
great ball, and the celebration Of the sacra-
ment is finished. Economy lPa.) Cor. New
York Herald.