The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-07
MASS In EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Celebrated Like Roman Mass at Clerical Union in
New York

made man." the clergy and the con-
gregation knelt for two minutes. AT
the words lis worshipped and glori-
fed" the congregation bowed, and all
crossed themselves at the Il look for
the resurrection of the dead.
The exhortation was omitted, ana so
were the other prayers that pertalned
to any participation in the mass. only
the celebrant was to make communion,
so the invitation to the congregation
and other prayers were omitted.
The most impressive point in the
service before the canon came with
the introit. The Epistle and Gospel
were of the day, Tuesday and Easter
week. The sub-deacon brought the
book of epistles to the celebrant VINO
blessed it, Then it was incensed by
the thurifer and held by the deacon
i while the subdeacon read the Eplstie.
Then while the choir sang Come, Holy
! Ghost, Our Souls Inspire" the altar
procession, consisting of the cruclfer,
thurifer, acolytes and deacon and sub
) deacon, marched to the center or the
altar, and then down the steps to the
Gospel side of the chancel. There the
subdeacon held the volume WINS 1t
was incensed by the thurifer. Then the
> Gospel was read by the deacon.
The incensing of the church preced-
ed the canon or prayer of conservation.
! The celebrant filled the cup with in
/ cense and swung the thurible all about
the altar and the chancel. Then he
was <incensed by the deacon, who was
in turn incensed by the subdeacon.
Yesterday the deacon incensed the
visiting clergy seated in the chancel.
! Each rose and bowed respectfully TO
the deacon before the ceremony. He in
| turn surrendered the censor to the
| thurifer who incensed all the acolyteS,
the choir and the congregation.
The service was then approaching the
most solemn point. The time for the
prayer of conservation was at hand.
Four more candle bearers entered and
| Joined the two kneeling before the al
tar. The thurifer knelt before the al
| tar swinging the incense. The chancel
bell sounded at the conservation of the
bread and wine. The congregation was
| bent low in devotion. Only Father
Ritchie took the communion. He held
up the wafer for the alteration of the
congregation.
With the washing of his hands by
the deacon and subdeacon the celebra-
| ton came to an end. The Gloria" was
sung. the benediction pronounced and
the first gospel of that for Christmas
! day read by the celebrant. 1t is not
read aloud, but silently, as in the Ro-
man Catholic service. Then the process
sion left the church The red lamp be-
fore the altar was lit, showing that the
sacrament is received there. And the
priest and clergy geneufected deeply
whenever they passed before the al
| tar
| No celebration of the communion
could be any more advanced" than
that of yesterday. 1t was in all details
the same as that of Roman Catholic
mass, save that the language was
English except wher the Kyrie was
sung in Greek. The movements of the
priests, the dress, the lights and every
point in the ritual was precisely of the
kind that would be witnessed in Ro-
man Catholic church.
Some of the clergy present at the
meeting were the Rev. John Hall of the
General Theological Seminary; the
Rev. Arthur Ritchie, the Rev. George
G. Houghton, the Rev. William Ever
EFT johnson, the Rev. John Sword, the
Rev. Father Christian. The Russian
consul general, NJ. Nicholas de Lody-
gensky, were present. Bishop Potter
was not present, but he has spoken
at meetings of the society.