Evening journal., 1906-11-21

come Holy spirit ana the VpNHihs
portion Of the ritual, led by Bishop
Coleman.
william d. Brincke. senior warden Of
Emmanuel Church. Wilmington, was
then introduced by the bishop. He
made splendid and interesting ad-
dress ON "Art IN the Church" This
address dealt exhaustively with the
practical side OF the subject IN hand
and was replete with apt illustrations.
Given in Its entirety It was as fol-
lows;
What is Art7
william Draper Brincke discussing
practical Art IN the Church. said
Art-lets define IT, why. painting
and sculpture, Of coursel" Is that allY
have Fat old book by me, THE
Artists Manuel. 1890" Not one word
Of sculpture and painting in it-but
an about the art Of the potter aud
the art Of the brickmaker and the art
Of the chemist!
Here Is my creed;
III man makes a thing that serves
we'll It's purpose. and also pleases the
eye-that man Is an artist and his
work is art. II may be footpoth.
dry and firm TO walk on. and Just
curved enough In plan, to escape
monotony. It may be a chair, simple
and dignlfed IN its lines, yet thor
oughly restful to Sit I'm. 1t may be
~ painting. full Of all the beauty Of
color. hut also telling some story Now
II the beauty curve OF the path Is so
great that the busy man takes short
cut across the grass-if the chair has
stately carved oscutcheon that all
ways carves directly into your back
bone-if the picture pleases nightly
your eye. yet starts no train OF
thought-that Is not art.
"Now, with these definitions Of art
IN mind, let us discuss the Practical
Art Of Church-building
First. comes the plan-more I'M
portant than all eise-for its effects
most directly the comfort and con-
venlence Of pastor and people; and yet
there are legions OF badly planned
churches. new and old, IN this landl
Let US walk up to the door. Is there
a porch. or at least a hood. to give
shelter as one raises and lowers an un-
breua? Let us enter, Is there a vest-
bule. or does gust Of cold air sweep
i'm whenever the door. is opened? How
about the aisles are they wide enough
10 permit a coffin to be docently car
ried. or must the pail bearers crowd
and struggle along as best they may
Let us glance around. Is the nave
short and square. like theatre, or
long and not too wide, like church,
And here let us remember, that the
short square plan is far more incon-
venient and expensive to enlarge, than
Is the long narrow plan in the one
case we must tear out the whole
chancel and stop all services In the
other we add transept on either hde'
cutting an opening on either
side, and letting services contnuc
throughout II all.
1--WE approach the chancel Is there
ample space Just in front Of the fore
most rews for communicates to pass
and repass2 And the forward part
OF the chancel itself Is IL wide enough
for n goodly number OF communicates.
or "A large confirmation class2 And
suppose convention or convocauon,
brings a body Of visiting clergy; must
they cit IN the nave. because the cham
eel VIII not hold them? The sanctu-
ary, behind the rail. can only the
rector and the bishop crowd In there2
or Is there room for the others who
may have some part I'm the special
service2
Come into the vestry room, only
two OF you. though, for that is all it
win hold IN most cases. The rest OF
the unfortunate visiting clcrgy must
robe IN the rectory and walk through
sun or storm, as best they can. I sup
pose. except IN .he rare cases where
the vestry-room Is really a room, and
not tiny closet
NOW look to the music. Is there
proper space. in chancel or nave. as
may be. for vested or mixed choir
4 Augmented, perhaps, for festal or
united service? And does the organ
/ chamber look large enough to hold the
great pipe organ that will one day
come?
"Our plan Is almost finished. but
come down these steep stairs just one
moment Is there a cellar under the
whole church. or just little heater
pit. where rust dampness. water and
troubles Of all kinds collecte'
Importance Of Exterior Beauty.
After the plan comes the elevation
the exterior. What gives the ol,
Gothic Parish Churches Of England
. charm above the parish churches o
all other lands? Just this; They ar
simply and straightforwardly built
always with ornamented construction
but never with constructed ornament
Most OF the Renaissance churches O
Italy. on the other hand are covere
! all over with pilasters, cornice'
inches and engaged columns; yer
beautiful in detail. very properly pro
portioned. but just a veneer. the
might all be stripped of withou
touching the strength OF the buildinl
/ We do not have 10 stop ana reasoi
all this out; we just prefer the Eng
lish. without knowing why Now no,
may we apply these principles o
straightforwardness
Suppose we need a small missio,
/ chapel-frame OF course. In too man.
4 cases, I am afraid we just make sor
OF drWoods box. with high sides, GOV
cred with clap boards; maybe we run
up a little tower Of the same mater
iais; FOR ornament, mot for use). w
stick on a heavy wooden cornice 70
the same reason; then necessarily W
paint everything and keep on paint
Ing, Now, let's see. has the towe
any real use2 on with It then: anl
or with the heavy useless cornice, too
Why do we have such high side walls