t ^. 1^' : *■ M Mfcrof ichiB Series^ (Monograph^) 7, J- / ^ y . 1. ICMH Collection de microfiches (monographies) Canadian Instltuta for Hiatorical Mteroraproductlons / Institut Canadian, da microraproductibns hiatoriquaa. \ .' '■ ■ ■ ■ N i • ' ' ■ ■ ' ■ . " ■ • <■ _. ■ "^ ■ ■ ■ ■ .-.■■■•■■■■■■ •■':■.■■■ \ • 1 . :...', ■ ,. -^ ■ ■■■:■ ■ " ■• '-■:■.■■ ' \ - ■ - • ■ ■ , ' i t f TkhnkMl ami Biblio9ra|ritte Motn / NotM tMhniquM at bibliographiqiMi fi « ;. / Tha InitituM ha* att^mptad to obtiin tti* Wit orifinal copy availabia for filfning. Faaturii of thit.cofiy which may ba MMiographically untqtia, wrhich may altar any of tlM imata* in tha rfprodiiciion. or which may lignificantly chan«t tha usual mathod of filming, ara chackatfhalow. ~r L'Institut a microfilm* la rtMillaur a.Mamplaira qu'il lui a M possibia da la procurar. Las diHails da cat axamplaira qui sont paut4tra Uniquas du point da vua bibliofraphk|ua, qui pauvant inodif iar una imaga raproduita, ou qui pauvant axigar una modification ^ dans la mAt|io(ia normala da filmaga sont indiquAs .-•.. ci-dassous. , -1 .', '..: ^ ■ ■ Colourad covart/ , Couvartura da coujaur 1 Colourad pagas/ 1 Pagas da coulaur 1. ' - ^' ■ ■ y Co«ar>damagad/ . rn Pagas dam'agad/ . . .> •■ t tovart rattorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura rattaurta at/ou palliculia ^ \ Pagas rastorad and/or laminatad/ Pagas rastaurtas at/ou pallicultas . "- Covar.titia mining/ _J La titra da couvartura manqu* I Cfoipuraa mapi/ , 1 Cartas gtegraphiquat an eoulaur 1 i Pagas discoloured, stainad or foKad/ L i Pagas dicolortas, tacNtto ou piquias ^[■"l Pagas datachad/ , \^.\ Pagas d*tach4as | i. .;'v-/ '^ . •■ •: • . ' r~n Cotburad ink (i.a. othar than Mtta or Mack)/ 1 Encra d^ coulaur (i-a. autra qua blaua ou noira) ■'-■■* 1 Showthrpiigh/ 1 ^ Transparanca ." •■■ ■■■'■.• □ a Colourad platai «nd/6r illustrations/ " Planchasat/ou illustrations an coulaur ■ ■ ■ Bound with.«thar matarial/ . Rali4 avac d'autras documants - - . ^ - ** Tight binding mW^HMSa sl^|do«vs«f^t^F«iqp ' along intarior margin/ ""^ ' ° *" Lk raliura sarria pieut causar da I'oihbra ou de Va distorsion la long da la marga int(iriaura ,: Blank laavas (maaning "CON-' TINUED"). or tha aymbol y (maailing "END"), whichavar appliaa. IVIapa. platai, charta, ate. may ba filmad at diffarant raduction ratioa. Thoaa too iarga to bi antiraly included in ona axpoaura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand corhar. laft t right and top to bottom, aa many framaa aa raquirad. Tha following diagrama illuatrata tha mathod: -i:^; i„«-' A L'axa^plaira f ilm4 f ut ra^duit grica A la g*n4roait4 da: ^ ^ AnflieanClMMvh of Canada ' QiMralSyRadArdiim Laa imagaa auivantaa ont'At* raprodultaa avac la \plua grand aoii;!, compta tanu da la condition m\ , da la nattat4 da I'axamplaira film*, at an cbnformitA avac iaa conditiona du contrat da filmaga. • iaa axamplairaa orifhfiaux dont la couvartura an papiar aat imprin\4%aont filmte w\ commandant par la pramiar plat at an tarminant aoit par la dariilAra paga qui comporta una ampraihta d'impraaaion ou d^illuatration, aoit par la aacond plat, aalon la caa. Toua laa autraa axamplairaa , originaux aont filmte w% commaiicant par la pramiAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'impraaaion ou d'illuatration at an tarminant par f la darni#ra paga qui comporta una talla ■'' (imprainta. Uh daa aymbdaa auivanta apparaftra aurla darniAra imaga da chaqua microficKa, aalon la caa: la aymbola -^- aigtnifia "A SUIVRE", la / aymbpla V aignifia "f IN". . "^ - • - , :- ■ :■ . ■ ---y Laa cartaa, pianchat, tablaaux, ate, pauvant Atra filmte A daa taux da rMQctipn diffAranta. Loraciua la documant aat trop grand pour Atra' raproduit an un aaul clichA, il aat film* A partir da I'angia aupAriaur gauchp.rda gaucha k droit*, at da haut an baa. an pran«iht la noihbra > d'irhagaa nAcaaaaira. Laa diagrammaa auivanta illuatrant l> mAthpda. I, hi. -^ y 6 matooon mmnution mt cnart (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 7) \^' •V .V m 1.1 itt 13.2 u auu 1.25 ■ 1.4 2.5 2.2 ZD 1.6 I i /1F=>F>LIED irVMGE Inc 16S3 :Eoll Moin StrMi Roch«kt(r, Nm York 14609 USa' (716) '^♦82 - 0300 - PhoM ' /#• F*mCl», 28 Cl^NTS. (Rapubllahad fHrni th* MONTRBAL STAR by raquMt.) f.' ■ '■ ♦ CATHEDRAL CHURCHHS: • j WITH SPECIAL REKEKENCE TO THE RESI>QNSIBII.ITIKS J 1 ' AND ItQUIPMENT OF • 1 • 1 ■ CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL I p MONTRKAL ' • IN WHICH THESK "' •. TWO SHKMDXS ..'.;•- f , • WERE PRfcACHEPj i, ^ ,•:;•;,: i ■ '■ - . ■ 1 , , ■ . j . 1 The First on Oct, 30, and the Second on Nov. 20, 1 892 , 1 1 ... ■ . , ■■;■■■ 1" • ■ ■- " ,^ • ■ ; . BY THE ■■■ . . : ''..■. ; Rev. J. G. N()RTON, D.D, Tr,n. coll., Dui.., ^ :■ \ ■ ■ " RECTOR OF MONTHEAL: t { ! Author .)f " Worship ih Hfaymandon EartlC:' Hearty Services," ^ - ■'■-■;! ■ ■ 'ETC, ETC. : 1 ' '- ■ ■ ■" " ■ ^x ■ ■■'■ ■• ■ ■ .. - '■ - ■ ■ ' , " ■ ■. ■ ■■- ■'. ■. _. .^■\. |l1antr»al :•■■■■■■■.■ ,, " " . . , •■"■"' E. yU RKNOVF, 2J238 St. Gatherixi; Stuket. i - ■v ••4 . .>> ; ■ -- ' . , ^' ] ■:■ •, , . . ■> *t * •'■ -■ ■ - -- ■ ^\- ■ - ■• 'V^^;'.' • ^ ■ -. * ■ ■" *"■■ ■ , ■•■.V ' ■' ' \ ■ '■ :'..f. .< ■■■ '■•\, ■ -'i ' *-''■'■ . ..-■-' - f* ■ ■' fe;' ; \- ■1 ^ u^^^. «L*.^.^:ffl&L>M.*lfe ■ . • ,.■ ' ... '■ V ;._. ' * i&:;-.''*ii; 1- :,^ 4 ]''<%,.., .ff''- i. ll, ■' \': ■ PRIC». 29 CBNTS. V (ll«puMlah«)UIHMRNr OK 'GHRIST/ CHBRCH CATHEDRAL / MONTRBAI^ IN WHICH THKSK TWO SERMON i . WERE I'RKACHKU, I i! . ■■ ' . I ■ :: Thk FiftsT ON Oct. 30, Aiifo the Skconh on Nov. 20, 1892, iNTREAi|. i Auihdr nf " Woysliip in Htai^n hid on' Ear tit'' ''Hearty Servieeis*' etc., etc. :.s- E. M. RKNOUF, 2238 St. CathjIrine Street. '1892. r-- ■'•ff»%»a f liV Tin: SAM K AUTIKJK. I. WOU^IIII'^IN IlllAVKN ANU UN EARTH i lttif>«Miivf, CtHfttpt- tiotiii/, /yfvtttHi, MuiUiil and lifautiful. Demy Kvo„ pp. XIV, 6lJ. I'ricc ia». 6tl. '• Viry ndmirivltlc vnliini*. Mr. Norton lia» invcHtiK»le|c . . . Ilowiinj ami agrucaWe wrillnB,"— /.om*/"" /W//V " The outlior. . . hON rcmlereda {ireixt ncrvioc to iho Cluirch ^y tliin excclUnt * work." — Londtut lioc/iitlli'i , " Very iiitercDtin^ work... '.the i|U<;stioii of public womliip treated in a broad, comprelieniive spirit, philoHoj'liicilly, hintoricaily, and rcliniomly,"— /;* SeetsMiiH (rrcHbyti'ri.an). " These wiil« iiibjuctit are dealt with in an exiinustive manner, in a Myle attractive for it* vividneiw nnd loice." — Jittglith NaUomit Chuith, " The wiiolc diiicuitsion iiifuil, careful and icicntitic. . , abkojutety free from prejudice." — Lvndxm Church Jiells, ''•Worship in Heaven and oit Karth' will Im: priiEfd by th<^ Ktudent of eeclcitiaKtieal and general history for its erudite and tliorough treatment of a cjucstion of llie widest human interest, and for tlie flood of light wiiich it lihedsi on the leliKii'iis faculty in ih« mind of man. It reflect much credit on the learning;, ri,se.irth and juilgnteut of the reverend autlii>r.'—.l/"«//y(r/ (,'iit/tie. ''\' (.■!)' inti-ii-lin;; ill y way of putting his views forward ... Mr. Norton's feeling on the idea of worship is all that can be desiTtjd.'" — Church Times, ** Sound in tone, faithful in exposition, and chaste in style." — Notth of fingland Adiertistr. London : Wells, Gardner, Darton &* Co., a Paternoster Buildings. ■/■*(}»• •*t i 1 v «i ^BPip- SUr.QEsfiU) FORMS FUR fcNDOWMEN IS. Under the legal ronmltution of Clirist Church ('ailicdral, Mqntrfai, the ttircccBsivc RyctorK cf thu Church (in addition t(> their purely ccclcxiaitical oftirc and dchignation) ore ".'/ Hod) Corporait wU/t perpetual sitetruioti," with the Hpvcial Corporlhc " JVttme of, Iht /teelor oj the Varsona^t or Keetary am,/ J',ttitft ^ Church 0/ Afontrta/" Vox the purpose of ricciving and lioUhng ICndowmcntH " of whatever nature and kind " and «)f " all manner whatHocver," hoth of "real" and "pcrHonal" properly, for the Church,' "or for other usos or purposen appurtenant thereto.*' The Catl»edral Church, groundH, and Rectory House stand thus, in the Rector's Corporate Kanie. Of course the conditions undci which iJcquests or other Endowments are given arc left to the discretion of the Donors. The following I'prms for Endowments arc merely suggesf/ons, and may l)C varied at pleasure. >:>#»' i 1 V I FORM OF RKQUEST OF PERSON.XL PROPERTY. I give and hcqueath tp "The Rector of the Parsonage or Ret tot y and PaVi>h Chuich rf Montreal," called Christ Church C»uhc(hiil, the sii\u ol'j out of my csiale* to he paid without any charge or reduction whatever, and to he held forever by the s'nid Rc( lor and his successors in the said Rectory, in lluir oR.cial and corpor.iic capacity, as a Permanent Kiidowmcnl of the said Cluirrh. And I direct that the investment or icinvcsinicnt, when neccsfary, of the said bequest shall be made by the said Rector, in the said capacity, and' in accordance with the advice of "the Rector and Churchwardens " of the said Church, and .ifter conference with the Select Vestry of the saidCiturch ; and 1 further direct ihat the Annual Income of the said bequest shall be passed tlirongh the Accounts of the Church-Wardenp Of the, said Church, and hhall be applied to tlie^'payment of* -: — ■ ; ■ .[ • . — — "-^ ___ together with all the appurtenances, tenements and hereditament! thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining, to be' held and posicisvd by the said Rector and his successorl in the said Rectory and their assigns forever. And I direct that the said devise shall be held by the said Rector and his successor» in the said Rectory-, as a Permanent Endowment of the said Church, and that the sale and reinvestment of the proceeds of (he Haid devise, when necessary, shall be madf by the said Rector, in the said capacity, and in accordance with the advice of the " Rector andChurch-Wardena " of the Haid Ciiurch, and after conference with the Select Vestry of the said Church; and that the Annual Income of the said devise shall be passed through th^ Accounts of the Church- Wardens of the said Church,^ and shall be ap()lied to the payment of* - ._ ■ . ;. . ..'^ ■ ■■ __ of the said Church, and to no other purpose rlR)s< * Here insert one uf the following objects, namely ; (i) "The Kestoiation Expenses" ; or (a) "The Choir Expenses" ; or (3) " The Rector's Income" : or <4)" The Geherjil Expenses." •1' I ■ r SKKMON I. ('.vrm-itKAi CiM i;t iiivH- * ' '' IVniliVlriUr of < iUlliMlrtl.. -Ill' t (th.ili il .(< iilr.' n< ['mu III III H»M.-.»'.— Th* Cmltnlrnl n M.mIiI nf oirrril itit.l Uiliiffid .u-ml An liil- • liii..--Uthr.|r,»l, Mmili.il-A M."l. I s.ivu.- Ct-.k! « illinlt.llW Kuniil'in* -•'' 'III.' K1mi;N. ar«»if' ;--Mi-^r.iniy NVoik ul ( .itli.'li.Jf >«i>iiv« ■1' - I I t < (U. \. \t. « yj, Hie otory of (iotty ^ -^ - — Thk principal iisf s of an cirdinary cluirch art; for the " worship of (iod, for th<- ii(Imiiiiitrali<»n of lh«'. sacraments and ordinances of Christ, and f«>r the preadu'iv^ of the ; Gospel. Hut over and al)i)ve these a Cathedral Church has' special uses and responsihih'tics. It is iin|)ortant for us to understand these : for Goil jj«;rinils you and \m\ for the time.hein!.;. to worship in, and Lo ailniiuister, a true and permanent Cathedral Church oflhe.^rt'at An^dican . communion in a {^reat and nrrowint:;^ city, and in a new country. To makt; tlie Cathedral of this incrc antile capital of our Dominion shine in its place, with a pure, . and stronj^r and steady lii^lit. to the j^lory of (io■'■*■ . ,v ■ ■■A Cathedral Ckiircfies. at , in ^ id s; 7^ . >■■ ■ ■■■A ie- lie ' or "es maintain a wide, policy in churph government.' All, . however unhappily divided elsewhere, should be able to., meet in love and peace, and should receive an equal wel- come within her sacred walls. The Cathedral has* no jurisdiction Over thcdau^hter churches, but can aid them in proniotinjr God's glory in many ways; and '"the greatest of these is love." ^ \ (in) Further, a cathedral ought to be for th« whole dioc^ese a model of correcLtand beautiful sacred archi- tecture, a worthy pattern f<©hurch builders, a true ••'type of the spiritual Church which God has reared." • , _ But it may be objected, How can mere artglorify God? Wha^-pan cold beauty of fo/m have to do with worship, "the golden chnin which lifts us to God?" I ansvyer, that sacred architecture, if really correct and beautiful, has a'powerful ('fU-ct. especially upon refined and cultured minds ; it elevates and purifies and solemnizes the thoughts; It suggests ideas of tht eternity, the majesty,- the omnipotence, the presence and glory of God ; and thus trie art becomes th(* handmaid of worship. And, therefore, by direct creation in the brightvvorld above, and by implanting the instincts of true art in men's hearts here below, God Himself has from the beginning impressed wondrous beauty upon all true worship in heaven and on earth. True Worship, by a universal law , seeks to express and sustain itself by chaste and noble forms of beauty. The Canadian Church Year Book, 1892, describes ' •< Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal." as " unquestion- ably the most beautiful specimen of Gothic architecture in Canada, if not on the continent." The ladies of another dioces«' who attended the meeting of Provincial Synod here last month, have published an expression of their kind api)reciation —of the service held in Canada's most beautiful Cathedral", And experts in ecclesiastical archi- tecture constantly remind us that this. Cathedral is unsurpassed in purity of ta.ste and correctness of style. , It is a priceless heritage. If the people of this city and diocese lost it. they would discover, when too late, that the utter neglect of such a Cathedral is a grave mis- take. An>l yet this sacred and precious work of art would not have bofen standing to-day, il it had not been for the 8 Sermon I, devoted and unaided efforts of this one congregation, especially during the past ei|jht years. The greatest bishops in En.i,'land are never weary of pointing out how rapidly the finest churches fall to' pieces if they are nej^lected. We want in this Cathedral what they have in so many churches at home, — an endowment whose inter-* est shall be applicable to the repair of the fabric and to no other, purpose. Surely, to maintain such a sanctuary as this, and to hand it down to future aqfes vitalized and equipped for it^ noble ministry, is a work for the glory of God and the good of man. ° (lii.).3\) maintain a Model Service in the centre of the diocese has always been regarded as one of the most important duties of a Cathedral Church. Some of the ordinary parish churches will often, it is hoped, in favora- ble periods of their his.tory, maintain services equal iri excellence to those tuf. the Cathedral. Hut centuries of experience have proved that the fortunes of parish churches, and their ability to maintain good services, are continually varying. And. therefore, the Anglican Church has, for a thousand years, aimed at making her Cathedral services permanent Models of the most perfect and beautiful Worship that can ber had. Precious as the fabric of a beautiful Cathedral is. it is but the setting of the jewel; the worship is the jewel itself. The learned Archdeacon Freeman, a gi'eat' authority on the history and work 4if Cathedrals, says that the well-known '• Cathedral service is simply divine service done in the best and most solemn way. a wayvAvhicli other churches may not always be able to follow in everything, but which they shovild try to follow as nearly ;is they can." And he reminds the Cathedral clergy that it is their duty "to keep up the Cathedral Church as the model and example for the whole diocese." The present Archbishop of Canterbui^' usecl t'ne following words in . Canterbury Cathedral: 'Under these arches, therefore, where the echoes seem never to be quite silent of that music which the English Church, alone for all, has for centuries poured out from her Cathedrals, in her infinite strains of chant and anthem, I shall confine myself to a few words only on the Cathedral as a School of Sacred Service." And !<■/ /■■*^,- he points out that all responsible for the Cathedral ar^ -)./i Cathedral Churches. \ VI wi t .•■♦=4.f ■m: required bylaw Lu be ;ulinorii>.h d "lo the utmost of their power to assist in the improvement of sacred music, not only in th<; Cathedral but in parish churches," You are aware that soon aft (m- we introduced a proper Cathedral Service in this Cathedral, other churches, in quick succession, bejLjan to f(^llow the jijood example set hgrei. In another work Archbishop Benson reminds us tlS a Cathedral should maintain ceaseless daily services pf^ the mosit perfect kin^ po^isible. The worship of the diocese is regarded as cenlerinjr in the Cathiedral worship, " where it rises like a periKlual fountain—the ceaseless supplication for s^race, the perpetual intercession; the endless praise— unbroken, yet ever new —like Nature herself, with daily varying, never-changing majesty." As the crown and glorious bloom of Provincial, Dio- cesan and Cathedral worship, I would refer to great Cathe- .dral functions, synod services, consecrations of bishops, . ordinations, public thanksgivings and fasts, and the Ijke. Those who were present in this Cathedral at the memorial service for the late Duke of Clarence, last January, or' at our recent Provincial Sjnod service, or at the consecration ofthe Bishop of Quebec, will understand what I mean by great Cathedral funeious, and^ will require no words of mine to explain how essential *such functions are for tl>e.'full expression of the devotional life of a Christian > country. One of the ' greatest cathedral administrators of this century, Ur.ilarvey, Goodwill, Dean of Ely (afterwards IJishop of Carlisle), has left us a heart-stirring description of his work in Ely Cathedral. He loved every stone in the building. He was constantly watch- ing the fabric and promoting its repair and adornment. He was as constantly promotin^^- the improvement of the services which were his soul's delight. He labored -^^^ ceaselessly to niak\; (;very great cathedral function a great and permanent blessing to all present. His lov- ing sympathy for young men, and a-^xunful recollection of the hurried and slovenly service at 'which he was ordained a priest, made him especially throw all his great soul into ordination services. '* The Jist canon," he says, ''enjoins that the Bishop shall, ordain in the Cathedral or parish church where the Bishop resideth." ^' This recognizes the Cathedral as the proper place for 'Wi^MfJC^i'J--. *-^ .„^*-4-' ....l^l^iESpaJ^^jKf^ ::hs^J, ' f:sw^ ^^^ ordinations. No parts of my duties af? Dean received ^ at my hands more careful attention than this; it seemed to me so important that every arrangement should approach perfection as near as might be, that every tone of the organ, and every note sung by the choir, and every ^ movement from beginning to end of the service should be exactly what the most scrupulous taste could demand, that there should be no jar. nothing to offend,^ nothing to leave an unpleasant remei*brance ; but that the souls of young priests and deacons should be (as it were) drawn up from earth to heaven by every little aid which could be given to the great service of the day." ^ # I need hardly tell you that no great and successful "^Cathedrar function can be suddenly extemporized from the beginning. To be really s'weet, impressive, devo- tional, and free from fuss and effort, the function must be built upon a long established and strong Cathedral ser- vice as its foundation., With this foundation well laid, it is easy to rise to the festal heights of great functions when occasion requires. , „ . . . ' For the proper rendering of a Cathedral Service, it is absolutely essential to have , an organ which is really sweet and devotional in tone. In this respect Chnst Church Cathedral possesses a unique advantage. It appears that when the old Cathedral was built. King George III, who g.lve the site, and took a great interest in the church, instructed Messrs. Hill & Son, the eminent firm of organ builders in London, to place in the church, as a personal present from His Majesty, the best organ that could be made for such a building. " The Kings. .Organ"at once became famous. And when^the church ' and organ were destroyed by fire, and the congregation built the present Cathedral, they instructed Messrs. Hill ^ & Son to reproduce " the- King s Organ," of which com- plete plans and specifications had been carefully pre- served. I receive letters from every piirt of this con- ^ tinent from tourists \yho notice the excellence of our Orgaa and desire information respecting it. Further, for the purposes of musical. 'sour.d, the faljric of this Cathe- dral has been planned with such complete success, that I believe? its acoustic properties, tor tcansmitting and mellowing sacred music, are equalled by few, and sur- »'■ '.,hr- iS?w ri^ Cathedral Churches. It s»' V. ■"-■. . -, X ■:*■ passed by none, of the famous sanctuaries of the Old Country. Alongside tliese immense advantages for maintaining a perfect Cathedral service, 1 must place the counter- balancing disadvantage tiiat we have no endowment for our choir. An authority on Cathedral matters, Mr. Beresford Hope, says : " It is of course imppssible to carry on a Cathedral service without ^a back-bone of paid choirmen." Able and devoted as our choir is, the absence of an endowment for this purpose disables us all the time. Large endowments are being constantly given by our wealthy citizens for all manner of great and noble objects, except the- greatest and n<>blest of all — the mai^ntenance of a really bemitiful and perfect Cathe- dral service in our city. The day is certainly coming when the reproach of this neglect of tlie highest wor- ship of God will be removed, and when endowments, like those in the Motherland, shall be given for the main- . tenance of a strong band of leading singej-s in our Cathe* dral choir (iv.) Then, and not till then, will cJtir Cathedral be a"ble to efficiently perform- another great work for the 'glory of God and the good of man : I refer to the direct missionary work which the great Cathedrals in England are now doing, and which this Cathedral ought tq do in the midsummer months. Then the English cities are " empty," like our own city at that time of year, and the Cathedrals are full— filled vvith the contents of all the, hotels for 20 or 30 miles round— filled with congrega-. tions of tourists, representing the intelligence and culture of ■ every Christian denomination and of every Heathen religion under thd sun On the last occasion that I worshipped in'.Si. Pauls Cathedral, a negro gentleman sat at my. right, a Japanese (as I judged) at my left, a Hindoo in native costume before me, and all around there was literally a world-congregation— the merchants, the learned, the polislved, the governing classes of all lands and religions, who are just the classes least ac- cessible to missionaries in their own countries. Scarce any of these tourists would go to ordinary parish churches, where the choirs and services are known to be weak in hiidsummer ; but they flock to cathedrals where '•W^f tl Sermon /. a noble service is assured ; ancf they return to tlieir own countries deeply impressed and instructed by ihe pure and elevating worship in which theiy have joinpd. In this way the cathedrals are doin^^ a direct ini^.ionary ,. and evangelistic work, hardly second in importance to that of the great missionary societies. Our own Cathe- dral has a magnificent opportunity kr this kind of work. In the midsummer months, up and down the deep and ,i wide St. Lawrence, and alonj^ the great railway lines, ' ^y streams of tourists are in ceaseless motion night jind day— coming, for business or pleasure, Westward from Europe, Eastward from Australia and Asia* and from every part of^this continent— always meeting in our city and crowding our hotels— always with human hearts,- and often longing to worship the Most High, if only we can provide for them in this Cathedral a magnificent and solemn worship, such as Christian piety has provided / in the cathedrals of other lands. Australia has already moved in this matter. -America has b^un the same work in earnest. It will not do .for Canada to be left behind. And nowhere in Canada is there such an opportunity as in Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal. May the Divine ^ Spirit of light and love inspire many to co-operate in this noble work for the glory of God and the good of man. !:•" p. .CEE^gZ^. .?tJ5a il f^ T iF^ " '0^t}.. ■I «. , . ri- SERMON II. ^ CAfHEURAr. Churches — Continued. What in ft Cnthedrnl Church? —A " Cathwlra' Soivicc ".^Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal.— Cathfdrnl Maintenance— 'The Fabric— The Choir. DANHaiX. 17. " Cause Thy face to shine upon Thy Sanctuary** 77 On a recent occasion I brought before you the subject of Cathedral Churches, with special refererfce to thfe responsibilijties and equipment of the Cathedral in which ' we worshiri. And I now proceed to emphasize and to supplement what I then said. (i.) Fir^t, then, it is often asked : "What is a Cathe- dral Church ?" Fronv apostolic times, bishops, like uni- versity professors, judj^es and other high officials, have had officisil seats or chairs. The Greek word Cathedra means a \seat (Latin, iJroopmg courage^' The by-gone difficulties of ilHs/Cathedral were exceeded , by the calamities which in ancient times, and also after theV Reformation, befell some of those cathedrals which are \ now our .modfil$,.e,nshnned in the affecti^^^^ of all. (in.) It now remains for me to lay before you a few facts on the subject of cathedral maintenance. ■ , In ancient times, when a cathedral was erected for diocesan-or national functions, and as the home of a mag-, nificent model-worship, it was well understood that the cost of building such a cinirch, and maintaining its fabric and services, could not \i\\\\ fairness be imposed upon the local congregation worshipping in it. But tlie Christiail Churlsh inuhostf day^had no idea of building tillbautiful sanctuaries for the glory of God in all time, and then leaving fhem unused, or allowing them to fall to pieces, through want of resources. Cathedrals were, therefore, piously endowed from the beginning. But the endow- ments were, at first, often inadequate ; and to meet the deficiency various sources of revenue from the dioceses were provided, including " the CathedraticUm," an assess- ment which Chancellor Cripps (a high legal authority) tells us was" paid in hoTror-of the cathedral churcKJl'by every parochial minister withih the diocese." Further, I mentioned on a former occasion that by being enthroned in the Cathedral, the Bishop is put in possession of his parochia^ or diocese, of which the cathe- dral is by law ^* the parish church." Here, again, the Church shows its care for the support and well-being of cathedrals, by enlisting (in their behalf the al ways-power^ I . CaihiHral Chunhs. 17 m . »•. ful influence of the bishops. IJcfore any bishop is enthroned, and as a preliminary fwrt of the Enthrone- ment Service, he is required to take- the " Oath to defend thcrijjhts and priviJe^H's of the catlicdral." In this Enthronement Oatii (I co^y from the translation used at the enthronement of the successive Bishops of Montreal in Christ Church Cathedral), the bishof) not only pled^'es himself in detail to do all that the title of the oath expresses, but he also concludes by promising further that he will never iist; his influence, in things lawful. — against the Cathedral, but always for its advantage and ■honor: \ ..\ ."A " OATH TO DEKKNI) TlIK RIGHTS AND PRIVILKOKS OF TIIK XATUF.DKAL." y "I,— ^, having been appointed and consecrated Bishop of this See of Montreal, do solemnly swear on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that, as far as in mt! lies, I will well and truly direct and jifovcrti this Oirisi Church, tl^e Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Montreal, according to the rulesyand ordinances thereof; and the property, rents, issue^nd profits, rights, priv- ileges, and liberties thereof, and generally all things movalile and immovable, thereunto belon<»ing, I will well and faithfully keep, defend, and preserve, acc<>rding to the laws and regulations of the said Church, and cause by others 10 be kept, defended and preserved ; and tlie rules and ordinances of this Church by our Sovi reiyn l.adv the Queen enacted, in what relates to me, 1 will well and truly observe, and cause to be diligently observed by others; and I will not knowingly prcvt^nl or impede anything which may be lawfully done for the advantage ' and hoftor of this Cathedral Church, but both will study to promote. So help mf\ God." Many great and holy bishop.s have distinguished their : Episcopates by great services rendered to the cathedral • churches of their dioceses. v-^- In England, the property of the ancient cathedrals has so largely increased in value that the parochial assess- mcntsoind oth e r charges towards their maintenance have — . ■:-# long since " fallen into disuse." Frequendy, however, the wealthy English cathedrals are renovated or adorned *; -* '■% ^ =i a.^ ^ ./ 18 S«rmoH If, by private munificence, or by dioccwinn dr n.itionall subscrifitionH. as, for exampl", th»^ Chapt-sr-House of Durham Cathedral, '* once probably," ways l)r. Grccnwdl, »^dral,4io matter in '* founded throuLjh tion worth To assist* 'M ^r-' s^ -> ■% what part of Ireland they reside. In New York, Trinity Church's splendid endowments^ ^ ▼ ^4» s^ (^afktdrai Ckuri/iis. 1 i| lly uHctI, haye enabled thai church, notwithHtaiHl- itn nituatiott is now far from the rcitidentiat part the city, to exerdsc an enormous inlhirnco f«)r ^oodl by (tH rxqitinitc and rev«;rent Hcrvicrs. Bill Trinity •Chiircii in couHtanlly ovt:r-crowd«*d. And New York in "* *nbw exix'iidin^ (it is said) nlilHonn upon a jjr»%it cathe- dral church, of which ll»c need has lon^ Ix^cn felt. ^ Niwcastle, in Australia, has reccjvfil a lMt(|ue!it PDm its Jtishop ()f a million and a quartdr dollars for cathoiral purposes. Other notable examples mi^ht bc-mt:ntioni'd, but thoae given may suffice to Illustrate tlu; Church's limo-honortd dV-inciple of buildin); and equi|)pin^ cathedrals with an mtcliij^ent and whole-hearted ileterminatlon to make theiB succeed. "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, iifcclerical start . and whereas It is expedient to preserve in like manner our own beautiful cathedral alid parish church: . Resolved, that the Wardens be advised tp print, with their report, forms of bequest for this purpose." Other cathedral objects besides those named in the above resolution mij^ht be su«rjrested— as, for example, there shoiiltf be endowed stalls here for certain diocesan officers; bin I will now confine myself to the first two objects mentioned by the vestry —viz. :i, the preserva* tion of the fabric; and 2, the maintenance of the choir — as the.se are, under prestint circumstances, the primary and most vital needs of the church. ■ ' J. As to the fabric. '* Streiigth and beauty are in His Sanctuary." But our lovely Diocesan Sanctuary must not be neglected. We know how it has been imperilled recently. The oresent- fabric of Christ -> quite pre Cathedral is <>f priceless value. Millions of dollars have been expended upon this continent in buildin«r ^reat churches ; Und, in general, with most disappointing re- 5. ♦"^ ■i ',■ 20 Sermon II. P • !• ■ suits., owing mainly to the omhiprecent demand for abol- ishing or attenuating pillars, in order that every pew may be " marketable." Costly and ornate churches are con- stantly springing up, whose debased architectural and musical adaptations are impediments to worship. If Christ Church Cathedral were allowed to perish, there would be no certainty that Montreal would ever see its like again. "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever." « Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it." A very moder- ate endowment, whose mcpme would be applicable to the restoration expenses, and to no other purpose^ would probably preserve this beautiful church for many cen- turies ; and it is worth preserving. .. (2.) Then as to the choir. We all feel how much the marked improvement in the services of thi^ church is due to the zeal and devotion of the choir.. But the choir needs assistance.on a far more generous scale than has been possible heretofore. Without this, a really perfect '' Cathedral Service," which must always include not jonly the stateliness and magnificence of a dignified cere- monial, but also the most skillful execution of music in its highest forms, cannot be steadily and permanently main- tained The service must in dignity and perfection of art bear a true proportion to the Church. Music which would seem very exceUent in a village church would fail- here. The extent, and the sublimity, and the classic purity of the architect's work, so powerfully uplift and inspire the mind, thiait we feel the need of a service which ^ will be like the soul in the body, a worthy companion of / . the fabric aroundXis, a service full of majesty, strength,/ sweetness, reverence, beauty. Never before have such services been so appreciated as now ; never before have cathedrals ha'd such opportunities for usefulnefss, through the unexampled increase in the facilities for travelling, by ^ which thousands of representatives* of all nations are brought to our cathedral doors. The call for the ntain- tenance of a rfeally fine cathedral service, for tiie wo^-sliip and glory of Godwin Mpntreal, has long been heard; and is growing louder and more urgen| every year, now that our city, so rapidly increasing in material beauty, wealth and influence, has become a world-meeting-place and r •t v„ ySfi' ^', T-,*'. Catfudral Churches^ at centfe of . traffic. Our cathedral, if only It were ade- quately equipped for its hij^h and holy wor^, has a glo- rious future before it, as a '^ house of prayer for all peoples." Already a "Cathedral Service" has been firmly established, and is loved and trusted ; already it is an acknowiedcred power in" the land ; and that power would be immediately multiplied tenfold, if there was an adequate and stable provision for the maintenance of the choir. May God bless this church and make it a bless- ing for ever, and i:se it jto promote His glory. >' Cause Thy face to shine upon Thy Sanctuary." •t r¥- pf^l'^s*" w f^ -^7 ■-1. • 1 ni' .-■\h I: -K. *i' *."?«* ^i-^i^'f'^ -^^?3^'^ t'f /\ -.' ■ ^ * " ^ ',.' 1 ■ ■: .■■■■•■:'-■ ■ •■ ) : f ■ ■ »■ .g ■Ml in '^ M T^^ „ . ^„j__^_j. w^iit 1- 4iliF ^iSii^^^^^ "^ "".''5!fl !?^ c . ""SXISK^' ' • " «j»» T ^ -■■■r-.y t-'tj:->— WT / •* Pi^^^^-'^^^^^IPPI 1 ' 1 MMMj, M-Hpraw" J' r-° 1^ f ^ • ■ •* ^^^^^^PIP^B f. - : ■ ■ ^ ■ I t - * ■1 ■ .^ ■ • -I ' ' >■ ' ■'"■ ■ ' • - ' * ' ■ ' . • ■ ^%4 %" 'k . ■ ■■ .*..■,■ » • . ' ^ 1 •^, ^ ■ ■+ ' ■ * ^4 * \ ' tp ,!&'■■ -■•••A, . 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