The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-20
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fStfikit1ggand Rather Sensational
Change Will Ill Probably be I.
35s Ordered by2 The Pope. "a
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EXPECTED
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Take Two or Three ft' Years ilssai;s
the Gregorian Chant q
! lis Adopted. S:sf

4, ear,v future may witness In Rich
n,ond 4 sight ordinary enough 70 70 4 the ne
i ar onean but strange ard striking IN tn the
western world-thc appearance upon VI On .tl y
streets Of the Catholic clergy clo 1,'e q
8in fhe robes Of their priestly oiiice.,,
..There is reas on to pelleVe, w.
prominent Catholic 9, VI. ~, y,
Yesterday afternoon, "thlt the gay I -, :,
~ fnt dist,rt when webs mop anu 2 Y;
i NE e,a-v.il have to wear our cossac Ks
istt,e street. 5I was talking with tine 1Ll1
a hishnt, hont the matter a few days ago
y IA i,a csprcssed the opinion that i t!l
,ri1ers affecting tile cherac @. a tlie
y church music will be followed ~ ~, oliels
concerning the street. clothes: III lle .,s.,
gfieyet1 1t would not be long 'aEe .'io
/ change Is made. q, w. u val; !.
5f.iIl will be rather hard ut first. u " nlN-
& II, : 1yiIl not be so easy with 4the ,sloEs
4 lie IL . cossa ck. and the inconveniehSc.oI
w,llShe some thing to consider me people e
4 ,yli, think ii strange at first, ana th .
Z !. ~ 4 eor, /, who Will laugh, perrin ps, "a Dut
q ti,ev1 viii get used to the sic hit. A1 lfl,
al while they will become SO accus 'te ia
a "a seeing us in the cossacks tht MY ny,
S wiz pay no nttcEuon to them. ~ -
Z be rather an innovation IN ms pa -.
/ nf The world. but the will Of the ltol y,
rather must be h obeyed. and We Snail
nave "a do It. whether we like 1t or. no nc, ~.
+ .'pona Plus * has distinguished the .e
L n,c Il 10 Tgof his reign with several
ain !, pas az sweeping effect, and the Aex-4
ssacted rev iorders will DO In line WITH
& some that have preceded. 2%, Y p TO Inv, ~
Y time the Catholic priest IN America ICE nus
walked the streets tired lnucil as az g
citizen. II though his black lone rco.lte g
sn,it was always tho same, and though ne
la OrN4lW NO
ether neculiarities8 Of dress, he woultds
z nass back and forth upon his duties lutte
without attracting particular notice, GER.
8tainivI not comment, By his garb. E But
N wiIlghe different If the Pope issues the
%ernected directors. The figure In the the
long black cossack, NOV IS Il rom 3stIeet:
to street, VI will create n sens ation, GER cAe,
{ tainly for time. Many Cathollc pe sc'e
Of the city are ncredulous ana dos ny .,I
believe that the starting lnnova.iy!. ".
ever be made. But q gainst TINS IN :;
credulity lis put the statement made BY
the Richmond priest yesterday. & n II
ABOUT CHURCH MUSIC. 9E
The reference to the street garb OF the
priest was made in the course OF con-
Z ve rsation concerning the orders from the
HOW See directing that the Gregorian
chant = replace tho present elaborate
musical i service Of the Roman ritual This,
direction makes 1t necessary to DISPENSE
With all won en- singers and SO far8ns the
Eiafty are concerned II has excited a storm
4 or regret. NJ The grand and beautiful u
masses OF the great + masters Of music
will have to 90. 5a4 lst53s Az s
one 3 Or two northern bishops have al
ssiass'y begun to put the order into effect
tSSs thus far no action has been taken
s2ise except perhaps by tho priests Of
S .Josaph's Church (colored), who have
begun ~ to train a chorus of boys In the
SGragorian chant 1t has been supposed
! by many that after Easter-when the
yrnngnificent programme will be conduct
s ed BY the chorus once again--the change.
would be made. But this is understood to
be mistaken idea. The same priest who
expressed the above opinion on the other
matter said 1t would be a slow process
that would take a long time.
ut will be perhaps two or three years"
he said. before We make the change in
the music. We can't rush in and order
the women out OF the. choirs at once
and begin Immediately to sing the Gre
gorian chant. But however much it may
4 be regretted, tho change will eventually.
have to be made The Gregorlan chant
IS very difficult. We shall have to send
organists to Europe to have them study
1t and be taught. Then we shall have to
train the chrous boys who will be the
singers thereafter. All Of THIS will take
time" f;s