The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
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Fort represent hero wi sloc no change
IN tho character OF tie music used IN the
calholIc services iirong hout lie diocese Sc
tof Richmond. \ M VA: t A
I,1auiries made yestsril layf5 at the Epis--
9onul ~ resi- dence% elicited the Information
3that Bishop Van q cS y. y " Jyvcr has llp to
this q Tnd q no move toward comply
il,E With the direction Of the holy father
that the GrcEorian chant shall hereafter
be used lin all til O. chur chcs and choir
bows; replace women Is sing ers, .'.uhe
ricar-Eeneral stated however, that the
directions caI,le In the shape OF an or.
der from the holy secF which would 4. of q
course bc carried II OUT NJ ! me ne
bishop has not y at to ken 3ltb the matter
3but viii do SO later on The change viii
have to be made gradual " and oniyEi1s ~
soon as IT is pract tlcablet II u
Causes Il Regret. s54
The action fthe8 holy ia her in calling
for tic change is te,ssfieral y received Y
wit h despread tho Silih
6lics md ll'.s gland music 3, ,9L :
thn masses sis one D e t he most notaDlo
features OF the masses. and. d.<thc3 substl-
tuition of X; tho q GregorianS chant Tor It
causes something like dclaysSto many Of
the laymcn.5S Is q y vi d,
in tho few y ork Herald Of yesterday
was printed stat ement, to the effect
that Bishop Charles r.. NIcDonnell.sof1t the
diocese OF Brooklyn, has akensthe steps
lneccssary under the directions ofs Pope
Plus. He is, so far as Is known, the
first American bishop TO ia kes cognizance
OF the recent order. ihc Herald SAID IN
part.
Bishop Mcdonnell brought the matter
be fore the priests of the diocese at ,he
quarterly conference last Thursday lie
explained that while the action OF Ills
Holiness might appear on the lace OF u
to be reactionary,t IT not TcSolu tlonarS, IL
was In accordance with historic precc-
Sdent, as, according to the strict letterlto OF
Catholic usage the presence OF women
in the choir loft Is ulitenable IN CT
tho bishop said. the purpose of tho Pope's
is to bring about a. Conf
Spletet charge in tho mat tier of church.
music, and t. iis3 his aim to SUBSTITUTE
the Ciregorian chant for al music now IN
vogue, +, -. Il, !, =,
lows tho con fidencc Of Bishop Nc Donnell.;
"mllst he gradual. Rome WASH built IN
a. day. ard radical changes cannot pc
made in minute, nor IN a. year Tor. that
matter have heard that he re- arc son,a
churches III this country where tier are
schors that chant, but theysare very a;,. laW,
and I doubt { there are maj ny cholr-
ma sters that arc familiar wttll the Greg
3orlan chant. !. i;4
3"Wo a wll4llavc to begin at :onco training
the hoys for the change, and y ~ be-
ginning inlthe matter Of ofintrodncing tho
chant it is tho purpose Of the bishop i to
have all young seminariars OF the diocese
EfamIliarized wltllait Immediately. 1t Is
tile purpose of tho new rule TO use tho
chant solely Il all mass and vcsper SER
vices. In somc few instances, fneral
services. for example, theArnle might DO
dispensed Wit or lhod flee. .5 Is .
When Tie new order becomes operative,
not only will there bo 10 women In INC
Srliolr@iuf ls. g.bllt&tho celebrated masses of
the great classical composers Will 6he no
longer sung. Tho chanttlnlons will he
heard IN the churches. 81 S5 *