The morning call., 1893-05-23


from her rapt attention TO the serv;re and
sermon L should say she was good wor-
shipper, or else very much interested In
the clergyman or his assistant. bet my
sell one shilling 10 a quarter OF dollar
that size was English, but do not know
how to decide the wager.
Alter the service had commenced a
goodly number came in late, and 1t struck
Inc that the plan of putting up the date
and number Of the hymns was excellent,
as 1t saved the commotion of passing
books, so frequently seen elsewhere. Not
that Iate-comers should be encouraged,
but it is always better late than never.
The lie Deum introduced the four solo
voices, and here let me say something
about the music, which should and gener-
| ally does take such a prominent part in
| church worship. First of all a stranger
wonders why the service is not intoned in
church where all the appointments are
so good. With an efficient organ, sweet in
zone, though not large. an organist who
thoroughly understands his work, and
| must be complimented on his task. splen-
| did quartet of solois,s and an Intelligent
congregation, why not. for instance, in
tone the responses. creed. etc. Surely. in
Il g0-ahead place like Frisco there are no
| ohJectnrs. and how much nicer 1t Is than 10
| hear grunts in every key.
| claim that these matters of detail all
| tend to fostering devotional spirit and
Of all, especially those who love harmony,
| be they musicians or not The authorities
at Grace Church viii not mind hearing Il
strangers candid opinion. and the expert
ence of most Episcopal churches has been
That when the responses are sung the con-
| gregation JOINS in more readily. Yester-
day one could not help noticing that the
great majority only raised their voices at
one or two parts of the service and listen ed
TO the choir, too much, especially in the
hymns. Nothing could be nicer than the
lie Deum, which. If memory does not fail
ME, was from Danks' Service. aud the
lovely tenor snlO during the 0ffertnry, bit
surely 1t would be encouraging for the
choir to hear the congregation supporting
ITEM in the simpler parts OF the service.
One verse of hymn sung echoed my own
feelings. and the charming soprano voice
seemed to sing from the heart the words:
In vain we tune our lireless songs
Another line was
In vain try to rise.
This certainly did not apply to her range,
but probably was meant for bass solo.
The words THANKS be unto thee, ETC., !"
after the gospel were not sung as is usual
with US. but the idea CT singing the Old
Hundred after the offertory was certainly
both pleasing and appropriate. Mr.. Foute.
the clergyman. chose for the subject of his
discourse "The Prayer Book" and men,
toned that the edition auth oriZed 344 years
ago was that day laid aside for the revised
edition. He pleaded for union of all the
churches in Christendom, and suggested
the prayer book as grand basis for that
object.
Mr.. Foute is on the same side as
England's best clergy when he puts off
that clerical slng-sOng so common with us
and reads with clearness and emphasis
forcing home the real meaning of the words
he utters. You feel that he wants your
m ats In
freshinE to hear him sneak Of the Isle OF
Wight, st. Paups and Westminster bbey
and know that after all our English tongue
binds US ii measure together. From
start to finish Mr.. Bosworth, the organis,,
renders ipvalua Bile assistance to the
clear enunciation is pleasant to listeners,
and felt better, somehow. after leaving
Grace Church.
Walk mp the steps when you reach
DR. Dille's Methodist church and you
will be met by one of the dea-
cons. Ho viii shake you heartily by
the hand. and II you are a stranger he will
explain that such is their custom. He will
hand you what he calls programme, but
which Is really Il bill of fare for the eek,
and he will conduct you to a comfortable
seat.
happened to be placed in the front row.
and sat down facing platform which had
pulpit on 1t. Behind that was a maroon
curtain and further back lowered the or
gan.
A tall. thoughtful man sat near the pull
PIT, which was unlike anything with the
word Methodist attached to it in England,
lnasmuch as It was decorated W it'll flowers
The church itself is more like lecture
nall than anything else aud it was crowded
to the doors. The performance was COM
menced by the chor's rendition of an
anthem, and 1t was quite transformation
to see lot of pretty heads and shoulders
appear above the curtain.
Anthem finished the choir sat down. and
the ladies drew the curtain so that we
could sit and look at thrm-iIom this out
the flowers on the platform were not in
the race. 1t is no wonder that there were
plenty OF young men at church last night
shall go again myself even if only to see
tha hats. especially white straw with red
peoples and large eyes under it.
LII struck NE that an Idea which has been
very successful in Melbourne would tie
popular in DR.. Dille's church. Instead of
having all shades and colors of dress in the
choir the ladies at 81. PauPs, Melbourne
wear trenchers and surplices; the effect is
charming. and as that costume is most be-
coming the choristers never object. 1t is
wonderiu-but true--that this innovation
adds solemnity to the singing. and from
an esthetic point OF view is decided i'm
pr0vement.
1Hc organise, MT. OlantOn, KNOWS his In
strument, and better still, he knows the
acoustic capabilities of the builcing, and
consequently some of his soft passages
were most effective, especially in one place,
where melody was accompanied by
delicate tremolo. His accom- pa niment to
nicely rendered tenor solo was also very
pretty.
But the whole interest of the church
centers on its pastor, the Rev. DR.. Ollie.
First, no doubt. because he is an American
TO the backbone in style manner and lan-
guage. Ii "A slang word expresses his
meaning completely, he gives it to you,
and his long list Of announcements were
delicious. He promised good time" at
several meetings, delightful time" with
the young peor lie on Thursday night, "an
enjoyable time" with the Bishop tomorrow
night, quite fine tins" on some other
night.
In asking the young people TO rallv up
hs mentioned that those who had young
hearts were included. This seemed to
please an old maid who was near me and
evidently con sidered herself out of the fun
until this explanation was offered. She
TOOK sniff OF salts. stroked her hair.
coughed and tried TO look young. How
ever. she's on the delightful time" list,
so that's all right. AS for the men they
were all invited, even if "as bald as
Brother Watts" as the doctor said
When the time came for the pastor to
take the floor he did so with will. He
wiped IN oue eide nf fbo cfoUa with VOL