Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-13
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
PRAISED BY PRATT
Has Always Kept Up High
Standards Of Taste, Uni,a-
rian Minister Declares.
LIKES SIMPLE BEAUTY
Influence Excrted Against Ex-
trcmcs of Austcrc and
Loose Forms Of Worship.

Rev. Frank rra,i spoke las, night
at the Unitarian Church upon
Things W. Admir-. in tho Episcopal
Church" This was the fourth in n
s"rles OF lecture sermons upon
Things We Admire In other
Churches" He said. In part
Christianity owes "a debt o. graft
'ude 10 tho Episcopal church for
keeping up high standard .. good
taste and the spirit Of reverence IN
It's worship. Tn" dignity and simple
beauty 81 it's liturgy. the spirit OF
r"Ncr"nt Worship. which prevails in
IN" church service. the beauty Of it's
music and the uplifting character Of
81 architecture. all unite to make the
Episcopal Church s"t high Standard
Of worship freed from bad taste aud
thar loose. nippaut. even testing ole
m"nt which sometime. crops out In
protestant Worship
In this country protcstantisn has
ha6 Two c&ipcmrs 10 contend with
First there has been. In some parts OF
tho country tho aiIstcriiv and crld
ness OF IN" puritan form Of Worship.
and. second. th"r" have bccn tho free
Hnd easy. ultra informal methods OF
worship ~ tho revival type Tho
Episcopal Church has cxcrter itsgrca.
'nhu"nc" against both of these types
81 Worship. Through it's example and
inhu"nc" tho Puritan habit Of worship
has been warmed and beautIfed and
IN" ire" aud easy methods Of Worship
az the evangelical churches have been
SHOWN spirit of greater reverence
and good tastes
Et~rts Good Influence.
IN" influence az the Episcopal
church today j. "Ncrtcd towards a
form Of worship in keeping with the
greatness O. l,,
!" It's suhl!incst attitude. There arc
today two pcrniCiouS tendencies i'm
protestant worship. on" is to maze
IA" Christian church a lecture hall.
where men and women come for mere
instruction. Tn" other is 10 turn tho
church ~ Christ into q vaudeville
snow. where pcopl" come for NOR.
amusement. AgainS, both Of those
tendencies the Episcopal church OK
cr's its influence. and declares that
IN" church is pr"-omincn,lv place
for worship. Worship IL it's central
idea Even tho sermon is not allowed
10 usurp this motive Of worship. al
though tn" church has had some Of
the greatest preachers
Frotestantism may well acknowf-
edr" the deep deb, ~ appreciation
which II owes 20 tho EpiscopaI
church for us splendid service In
keeping tho standard Of worship high
ana always free from unworthy Gle
mont. which fail 10 express tho
saCredn"ss ~ those supreme moments
when tho soul turns To God
In IN" forms of worship. Tho church
has been fortunate IN porviding a va
r!ety. which meets tho needs q. its
w"rshipers. Through tho choice OF
IN" nigh church or tn" low church on.
may ind an answer to the needs OF
ones soul.
Tho ,,,,.,
deep debt "f gratitude 10 the E.pis-
copal Church "f England for iniil-
hting tn" movement which resulted in
IN" revised version Of the Bible.
Everyone who realizes tho import
anc" Of having as accurate a Bible as
possible must thank tho Episcopal
Church for It's great service In Civ
ing to the English speaking world
tho most perfect Bible ever given 20
humanity.
when Dean Stanley invited tho
great English speaking Bible scholars
who had been selected from various
denominations. I" join together in IN.
communion service IN Westminster
Abbey. an epoch making event took
place.
OWES P~rsonnI Debt
II marked tho beginning nf an un-
derta KING which resulted in giving 10
English speaking Christianity
flhIe far superior in accuracy and
form TO the old authorized version Of
1911.
owe very personal debt TO the
Episcopal church which | feel must
h'khoWl'dIo. II is "a debt which I
can never repay. While at The dI-
Hinity school. had tho rare privilege
OF hearing Bishop Phillips Brooks
continually. and OF coming in contact
win him in student gatherings.
His broadncss OF spirit ovcrfowed
all boundaries OF sccts. and all were
SIad 10 acknowledge him as their
bishop. NO one could hear him with
out being moved To the depths OF tho
soul. He was undoubtcdiy tho great
est preacher OF spiritual realities this
country has ever had and all must do
Graceful homage 10 the church which
produced this great prophet