Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-04-16
HE is AGAINST
ANY CHANGES.
OPPOSES MOVING CHANGED
IN BRUTOk CHURCH.
Shows Why Changes from Or.
iqinaI We're Made.

X. EDITOR
As a member Of the Eni.- |
copal church and as a scholar in the |
sabbath School in tbs forties of the rast
century and for many wears thereafter.
l would like - say: Early Episcopal
I Nir4iuians got into the loose habit II
disregardiug east and west or would
build churches regardless OF the COM
/ pass. or the position OF the cruciiorm in
relation thereto. The present west end
o the Bruton church should Sc 10 the
east. In this case It would be proper TO
have the chanel IN the east end OF the
church A he church stands TO-DAY.
the proper place for the chancel il in the
west end because the tranScepts are
there. The Transcripts and believer
arc not essentially associated. but the
ehancei ard Transcripts arc. In the res
torstion OF old Brnton. the idea seems
a. prevail that II the chanoel Il placed IN
the cas-, end. the great Sioe qua non =
achieved. this IS not 50 IN the absence Of
the Transcripts. because the form OF the
church IL that OF a cruciiorm and IL
should be couformed TO. To take the
chancel from the head Of the cruciforrn
T. the east end would be 10 place the
pyramid on its appex. To use the east
end OF the church for the chaucel would
be rot only unchurchly but uutruthful.
No churchuau or church architect would
suggest such traaspositiou. The up-
PER end OF the Gross IN eutiritv is the
chancel
ln Virginia thsre are two very impor-
3 tant buildings OF colonial times that
were constructed quite different from the
, original plans. one Is the Capitol Of
Virginia ~ hich was constructed the re.
verse of what Mr.. Jefferson indicated
Nhi.e be was Ambassador 10 France be
70 became infatuated with a particular
: styl of architecture aud suggested that
the Capitol building az Richmond be
constructed ou thar plan " hich he furn-
shed. but 90 his chagrlu this plan was
not earned out.
When the Bruton Parish church at
Z williamsburg was completed" IN l7l5,
% the House OF Burgssses built on 10 it al
-, It's own expense the Transcripts Al the
west end. Later on il seems that The
old church or believer was added 10 the
west side Of the Transcripts. What the
Z interior OF the church was before no one
III indicates but its interior IN 1870. O.
+. wears later. was iemoddelcd. II is iu.
.erior was correct then. rcmoddehns
was unnecessary. The changed cozdi
g. zion since 1880 ha. stood the criticism
er q the following rectors. Messrs. Hodg
ers, Dcnnison. Wilmer. Amber. Wall
=. Roberts. etc. Tor more than half a cen
"A tury. lis true, however. that the al
-. teratious made IN 1870 were quite AM
7. essentially wrong because the buildinI
81. itself was wrong For the House G
"A Burgesses should have concerned 10 tn
/. Euzlish custom Of that day aud bail
81. tie Transcripts ON the east o. the churc
o.. and not on the west end where they ar
81. now. The relation Of the chancel az
-. TRANSCRIPTS should q strictly observe
and maintained. Tie chunccl was n
q, moved from tbs east - the west end i
$50 When the chanccl was taken Z
lo1 the east eud originally the traEscep'
eTs should have been removed 10 the ca,
end also 20 preserve the proper relatio
and maintain the body Of the churc
As the chaucel was removed 20 the We
end Of the church in SO il ought 10 r
main. because there the transcripts are
never failing custom al that time az
I" -. long before 10 all old English and Co
'eu tinental churches. The chancel Is
" ways toe head u the church and q
pews should lace 20 the chancel and Z
- Transcripts. But the old church beii
skeady wrongly situated .!far better
e n souiorm 20 it's mistakes than commi
Cor farther mistakes. The changed con-
icb tions adopted IN 1910 should he ma
=. tanned now. because the BODY oi
al. church though wrong 10 one sense.
relations are preserved. which NOT
not * II the ohsucel - removed 70
east end without the Transcripts. 7
Transcripts carry the chancel or v
versa Ia no case are the beil-tower a
'"'u Transcripts built on the west end Of
I" Eughsh church.
ven To use the chancel as a make.shift
10 the cast end OF the church, without
'ugn ing the congregation TO the same
IN reversing the pews. would be farci
per To have the pulpit in the east end
le. people IN The Transcripts would be uns
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