The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
GRAND MUSIC At
OPENING SERVICE
Work Of Choir at Holy Trinity
Was One OF Features of
the Day.
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM

One of the notable features of the
opening of the convention at Holy
Trinity on Wednesday WAS the grand
musical service so capably conducted
by the choir. a Richmond musical
critic of recognized ability has pre-
pared the following description OF this
service for The Times Dispntch:
Just before the procession of bishops
left the parsh-house, the choir Of fifty
five singers entered the church by the
clancel, down which they passed to
seats placed at the head OF the nave.
AS the procession started down Trinity
Place towards the east door of the
church, the vast congregation, led by
the choir, struck into the first of the
two professional hymns:
Rejoice, ye pure in heart!
Rejoice, give thanks and sing!
Your glorious banner wave on high:
The cross of Christ, your King!
1.-THE effect OF this grand hymn, sung
to the setting Of Messiter, as it poured
out from the hearts of the assembled
throng, was wonderful indeed.
The procession entered the church.
and passing up the centre aisle until
the chancel steps We're reached, halted,
and formed on either side of the aisle,
while the presiding bishop, the Arch
bishop of the West INDIES, the Lord
Bishop of London, the Bishop of Vir~
GINA, the Bishop of Massachusetts. the
Bishop of st. Albans, the Bishop Of Al
bany, and Bishop Montgomery, passed
through the ranks and within the chan
Gel rail. The other bishops then fol-
lowed in order of conservation.
AS one professional hymn was not
enough, second-'Holy, Holy, Holy
| Lord God Of Hosts, Eternal king"-was
sung.
Form of Service.
| THE form of service used for tbs
occasion was that of the Holy Commun-
ion exactly as provided in the Prayer
Book. Bishop Tuttle read the service
throughout with the exception Of the
| epistle and gospel, which were taken
respectively, by Bishop Doane ant
Archbishop Nuttall.
The service opened with the Lords
Prayer, followed by the Ten Command
ments, III response to which the Kyrie
to the setting from Mendelssohn's
Elijah was sung without accompuni
ment. 1t was noticeable that a large
number of the congregation joined tn,
choir in the singing OF this response
as, indeed. they did in other portions
Of the service, which are commonl,
left to the choir.
"The setting of the Gloria Tibi
sung before the reading of. the gospel
was taken from the Directory Of Plail
Song, as was also the setting OF TIL
Sanctus.
Before the sermon a hymn
In the Cross of Christ | glory.
!, Towering DER the wrecks of time;
, All the light of sacred story
!. Gathers round it's head sublime.'
l was sung to the music of Sir job
! Stainer
r During the offertory, following tn
: sermon by the Lord Bishop of Londor
or which we have spoken elsewher,
: the choir sang the exquisite choru
: from Stainer's CrucifNion, the word
;. of which are:
0 God so loved the world that II
], gave His only begotten Son, that who
: soever believeth in Him should nc
perish, but have everlasting life. Fc
4 God sent not His Son into the wor]
TO condemn the world; but that IL,
world through Him might be saved
This beautiful chorus has been e:
:, pecially chosen for the offertory b
q the Rt. Rev. Robert A. Gibson, Bisho
d of Virginia.
After the prayer OF consecratio
e the cholr and congregation again ioine
IN the singing of hymn: And no,
a rather, mindful OF the love tn;
IS brought us, once for all, on Calvary
tree, The setting used was that
"a DR.. w. II. Monk.
AT the close OF the service befo,
10 Bishop futile pronounced the bened
aon, the Gloria In ExceIsis' was sur
10 the musical setting In Il by Berthe
!. Tours. In this grand music did ma,
or the congregation, to whom ii WI
10 evidently familiar, again join.
,p "A notable feature of this memorials
Is. service was its devotional tone; Il
of result OF tho hearty way in which n
congregation took part in all respons,
ia musical and otherwise