The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-08
YALE AVOIDS RITUALlSM.
ANOTHER CHANCE IN TEE MORNING
EXERCISES IN CHAPEL.

Chanted Responses to BE Dropped-Prof.
Perrin Explains That tho Innoration Was
Merely Intended to Enrich the Services
Pecuniary Aid for Divinity Students.
NEW HAVEN. Nov THE recent criticisms
to the effect that the exercises In the morning
at the Yale chapel were slantlng bit toward
the Episcopal form have resulted In change
In the service. Prof. Bsrnadotte Perrin. chair
man OF the Committee OF the Faculty Chaplains
at Yale, announced this afternoon that the
innovation made last week OF having respon-
sive readings with a chant by the choir at the
morning services would be dropped. IL
Is generally agreed that the innovation
was liked By the mass OF the undergraduates.
tho faculty and the corporation, and II IL
abandoned In Difference to few who did not
like II. The Rev. Drs. Munger. Palmer and
smyth Of the Yale Corporation were In favor OF
the Innovation. Prof. Perrin, chairman Of the
committee which has charge Of the Yale
chapel exercises. has conducted them since
the opening OF college in accordance with the
plan that each mem Der Of the committee was
tn be In charge for six weeks. In discussing
the subject he said:
Il am sorry that the matter has come into
such general prominence as IL has. or course.
when tho change In the Yale presidency was
made from . clergyman to q layman II was
necessary from the very nature OF things that
some changes should be made In the eonduct
OF the chapel exercises. For instance. 1t was
appropriate for the layman who conducted the
services to read the prayer. instead OF speak
Ing one which was extern poransous. For my
part would have declined to offer an extern
poraneous prayer Most OF the other men,
bsrs Of the Com mittee Of Chaplains would have
done the same thing. Aside from the general
change made necessary by the choice OF q
layman. there has been q general desire
EXPRESSED BY the corporation that the chapel
service should be enriched We felt the
same desire. Last week with that, idea in
mind, II occurred to me that in reading the
Old Testament lesson / should read tho Ten
Sommnndmrnts with. the choir singing tho
tbs oy did 2q not mega regard e h. az
Introducing rituals lc feature to the service.
Ss' nc" ts: end Tor which was done
This same innovation. II II no termed such. Is In
vogue In CONGREGATIONAL churches all over the
country The tendency In all Congregation nj
such ways, l did not purpose to have this
thought Of il as a relief from the routine OF
tho regular service. The objections made by
On; 1ns or two mr m o. 81. choir have caused
Some Of the objectors to tho Innovations
nav said that y !, "a. tradition not 70 have
that In the early days OF tho college prayers
me SIX weeks term OF Prof Perrin ~ active
faculty chaplain will expire tomorrow. The
next on the list to occupy the Battell Chapel
pulpit will be Prof.. Arthur n. Wheeler, head Of
the department OF history. who will take up
the work of conducting the chapel exercises
with NO special restrictions. Genera! intereat
II eHpressed as to tho form OF service which
Prof. wheeler will Introduce.
The attitude ot Presidsnt Hadley, az outlined
In his inaugural address on the question OF
pscuniAry aid to students generally has sed
the members OF the Yale Divinity school. Pres
ident Had ey said on this point: Aid IN edu-
cation. II given without eIactinR CORES pond-
Ing return, hecorpes d.moralizng. All scholar
shin aid beyond the tuition lees. whether for
UNDERGRADUATES or for graduates should ie
dstinctly IN the nature of prize or really dis
tingushed work, or pavment for services rem
deret Remuneration rather than rauparizatIon
should he the principle underlying such ai' Z"
Tho Divinity School men held II mass meeting
TO consider The matter, For years the students
10 this department have rrCs,vra \ great deal
OF rather indi'crimiuAt- h'd from its officers
a resolution was FIRST proposed In The meeting.
binding each man 10 reimburse the Divinity
School unless disease or death prevented"
Tbs met with serious ohlVr'l ION. and the fol-
loving more general resolution was adopted:
lie NrrSOlrsd, that we - members ~ tho
Yale Divinity School would heartily welcome
any chang" In the distr button ot funds which
would he IN line W I'll the recent ut'erances ot
President Hndey" member ~ the faculty
tonight said that II was probable that that
body would not take any deflnite action at