Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-15

OF the Protestant Episcopal church OF
ST. Ignatius, said: by all means
should recommend the use OF tele-
phones in our churches to be connected
with the houses of parishioners who
were sick or otherwise absolutely pre-
vented from attending the services
OF the church. just as / believe In the
church taking advantage OF all the adj
vances OF science in preaching the
Gospel o. course under no circum-
stances do think the possession OF
telephone connected with church
and It's use. would relieve any
one of the obligation To at
tend Divine worship. be-
lieve. too. that she full benefit Of the
Divine presence at mass could be re-
ceived by telephone. of course where a
personal attic ndarce. which i required.
was absolutely impossible Others
win probably hold a different view
upon this point. for you know even in
the church we do not always agree. al
though some day | hope and believe
we viii all iwel in unity; bu. upon
the point that a person unable TO at
tend the pablsc worship Of God can OBJ
. tain benefit from hearing the beautiful
ritual Of our masses aud the word of
God a. expounded By the officiating
priest. II seesns to me there can be but
one opinion"
Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst. OF the
Madison square Presbyterian church
Impossible! The most important ele-
ment in the service OF the ch1reh %
that Of personal service. Then Ne in
dividuality OF the preacher ferns q
very iiuportane pert Of the service and
that could not be transferred over q
wirss. At least not a teicphone wire.
Why. can you imagine Christ's sermon
on the Mount OF Olives being transmit
ted over the telephone2
There Is no doubt" continued Or.
Parkhurst. that our church services
could practically De transferred BIZ
telephone. for remember there was
lau yer named Beach who resided GA
Fourts avenue that used To have the
late Henry Ward Beecber's sermons
transmitted BY telephone OF some
other manner 81 his house every sum
day Rev DIR. John Hall has CT had a
system 81 tube. sn his church On Fifth
avenue b. which his serfaofls were
transmitted 10 pesss owned by deaf
Parish t01ers- In that ease. hnweve'r.
the wor<bipers both heard snd saw The
resrhsr. sod therefore received the
fall b~nefit therefrpm. bus the tei,.-
phone ease il very different
Rev Palmer :. Hubert. ~ the Mari,le
Collegiate church. Fifth avenue and
Twenty ninth street. 10. sir I g.
not believe IA the worship ~ tod ~
telephone. nor 10 believe % uiiii ever
csnse into general practice Yea esa-
not transmit the emphasis ~ Tie
tr~aclssr. his gestures my the laok "a
his eye during the delivery II his ~sr.
mon. Sot even the fuil benefit ~ =
service ean be hAd, a. sie magic II the
hsnnan voice does ma 81 ovef the wire ("
Rev Father I1oo<7-sf a. not care
a. skp-es- ny personal opinAsn - -
whether tho fall benefit 81 ASS
cousi be trapssaitted - Al inFald or
anyone else - .slatesy preeented ffesn
offending shurh. / ssa here Go preach
SO wfra ~ tso-i Ard a8miaister the
risas II The kalusn Cethoiis church 49,
crreirr - ~ reeuiztiaas g halds
fistinrtiy that 10 orsiar g. fee..lvs nslss
ths sft@n1sns must - Ia sSFi,f e she
eaarca ~ wifhiE saand Of "a bell
That . sli Ssh - say