Warn' • * .•^'•r • • -.V-;. f ■. >• ' '".••/I {../ :- . /. . • '. ■ • /■■■■• . • -. .•#■ W' ( " , » ■ • , i» •■>.'. ** ■ . „ * • t V p f fc .^' m • » , ■■ ■ 1. ■ * * '' . i* : ■<•'■ K ■' V " ^^" -• A . • 'ft t' CIHM . Microfiche ^ Series ^ ^ ^ (Monographs) ■/ I ICMH Collection de microfiches (mbnographles) t i M »r. ■■•;4v ' Canadian Instituta for Hiatorical Microraproductiona / Institut Canadian da microraproductiona Kiatoriquaa f t' I It * f « V . ♦ • /■ T«cliiwc«( and B«Mtofr«p*iw NoMt / fl|oM« wchnMiuM tl b<blM>«*apftM|«Ml liistoriquM TM IntliluM hM attamplad to obtain the Imt ortfinal copy avatlabia for f llmin« FaaturM of tiMt «o^ wfitch may Im MMtoftaphwally untqua. wti«ct« mai^tar any of tfM iinafat m \^a raiHddyetion. of wfiteh i*«v «<«n«ficantlv cHah«i tiM uiual mattMid of ftlmint. «r« ctiackatl balow. D D D D D D n a □ Colewrad covari / Cowvartura da coulaur Covar* damaftd/ COMvtrtura andommafte Covaft Mftofad aftd/or langiinatad/ Couvaf tura rattauria at/oM pallkulAa \ . Covar titia miMint/ .La titra da cowvartura manqtM Colourad mapt/ Cat tat gAograpHiquat an coulaur □ Colourad ink (i.a. otl«ar than Mua or Mack)/ Enera da coulaur O.a. autra qua Maua ou noira) Colourad platai and/or illuttrationt/ Plandia* at/ou illuitrationt an coulaur Bound with othar matarial/ Rali4 avac d'autraidocumanti. Tight binding may causa thadowi dr diitortion along intarior margin/ La raliura larrAa paut cauMr da roiqbra ou da ta distortion la long da la marga int^iaura Blank laavat addad during rattoration may appaar MHthin tha taxt. Whanavar pottibla. thata hava baan omittad from filming/ II ta paut qua cartainat pagat b|,anchat ajoutiat tort d'una rattauration apparaittant dani la taxta, mait, lortqua cala Atait pottibla. cat pagat n'ont patMfilmtes. •t n Additional cbmmantt:/ Commantairat tupplAmantairat: Thit itam it f ilmad at tha raduction ratio chackad balow/ Ca documant ast film^ au tauM da reduction iftdiqu^ ci-dattout. L'Inttitut a mtcrof tImA la matllaur aiiamplatra qiu'll lui a AtA powibta da ta procurar Lai dAtatIt da cat a«awpla«ra qui font paut 4lr« umquat du point da *wa bibliotiaphiqua. qA< pauvant modtfiar una tmafa raproduita. ou qui pauvant aMigar una modification dam la mAthoda normala 4f f ilmata tont MiflNiu^ ll-dattout, ■''.■■■." '■.■'•■■■ □ Colourad pagat/ * Paffn da ccMilaur Q Pagat damagad/ PafH andommag4at □ Pagat rattorad and/or laminatad/ Pagpfl rattauriat at/ou palliculAai I.' . . Q Pagat ditcolourad. ttainad or foiad/ P«ft« dAcolorAat. taahatlat ou pi<|u4a> □ P«gat datachad/ Pagat dAtachAat Showthrough/ ^ Trantparanea Quality of print variat/ Quality inAgala da Cimpraiiion □ Continuout pagination/ Pagmation continua ' '{" a Includai indax.(at)/ Comprand un (dat) indaM TitIa on haadar takan from:/ La titra da Tan-tAta proviant; n;; tia'pagaof ittua/ Paga da titra da la livraiten r~n Caption of ittua/ Titra die d*pai^t (la la livraitprt r—iM. I I Ga Matthaad/ Ganariqua (pAriodiquat) da^ la livraiton THBT ^mr Ti5r ■ *i ./- 22X 26X 30X y . " " ■ . ; -' " -■: .; ' 12X ;■■.■ ; 16X • 2IM * 24>U t:i 2fX 32 X Th« copy filmad h«r« hat b—n raproduoad thanks to tha ganaroalty of: ■ .. >■ /-,.-■ AnfHaan ChMrah of Canadii * ■• »■■ 8flMf«l SvIm4 AraMvw ■■■•*. / ■ Tha imaoaa appaaring hara ara tha bait quality potaibia contldarino tha condition and lagiblllty of tha original copy and in kaaping with tha filming contract apacif icatlona. Original coplas in printad papar covars iitm fllmad baginning with tha front covar and ancflfig on tha last paga with a printad or illuatratad impraa* alon. or tha back covar whan approprlata.. All ' othar original coplaa ara filmad baginning on tho ' first paga with a printad or illuatratad impraa- iion. an<| anding on tha laat pagf with a printad ' or illuatratad imprassion. . Lafiamplaira film4 f ut raprodult grica A la g4n«ro«ttA da: AfifliMn Chufvli of Canadi Lat imagaa suivantaa ont 4tA raprodultaa avac la plus grand soin. compta tanu da la condition at da ia nattat* da lanamplalra film*, at an oonformlt* avac laa conditions du oontrat da fllmaga. Laa anamplairaa orlginauM dont la eouvartura tit% papiar aat Imprim4a sont fllm4s 0n commandant par la pramiar plat at an tarmlnant B<Ht par la „ darnlAra paga qui comporta una amprMnto d'impraaaion ou d'HIuatratlon. solt par la aaoond plat, aalon la caa. Tous laa autraa akamplairaa origlnaux sont filmAs 1% commandant par la pramlAra paga qui comporta un#ampraim d'impraaaion ou d'HIuatratlon at mn tarmin]|int par ia darnlAra paga qui comporta una taila amprainta. Tha laat racordad frama on aacfi microflcha shall contain tha aymbol -^ (maaning "CON* TligueO"); or tha symbol y (meaning "END"). wKlchavar appliaa. MafM, plataa, charts, ate. may ba filmad at diffarant raductlon ratios. Thosa too larga to ba antlraly includad In ona axposura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar laft ^and cornar, laft to right and top to bottom, aa many framas aa raquirad. Tha following diagrams illustrata tha mathod: 1 2 3 Un daa symbolaa sulvanta appa^attra sur !• darnlAra Imaga da chaqua microflcha, salon la cas: la sVmbola -^ signlfia ':A SUiVRi". la symbola V signlfia 'TIN". Las cartas, planchas. tablaaux, ate., pauvant itra f ilmte tt das taux da riductlon dlffArants. Lorsqua la documant ai^t trop grand pour Atra raprodult an un aaul clichA, H aat fllm4 A partir da I'angla supiriaur gaucho. da gaucha * droHa, at da haut an baa, an pranant la nombra d'imagas nAcassalra. Laa diagrpmmaa suivants illustrant la mAthoda. ■ 1 m . 1 / K ■'■:'■ 2,. '..-r i 6 ■ \ ¥ » K-& k 1; ■ ^ (ANSI ond ISO TtSt CHART N6 2) «,. ^ / lii|2£ laj ill 1.8 Ui u u MtteS 13.6 14.0 1:25 i 1.4 1.6 ,, A/'"- ■•'1 -4.. if ^■^^ '653 Eo«t Mairr Strwt ^ ~" ^ S i^«f*lVA ''•* ^Of'' '^609 USA SB (7 1 6) 482 - OJOO - Phon* (716) 288 -5889 -Fox ~?:Ti££S!gr^ V _« it^-^^ixr- t^ it 1. ^ /'^^V^ ^*'/<' ^ M( •wKMfcWWWIhllM I W II IH WWWHWWWWWWMW*!*— *W«l*i»i«*» — 4i^ANCK»»i— $»o'vHe o( i^d SCinbtaHced. % ?«p^J^t Read at tha Church Confaranca In Kingston, Octobaf 19th, 1887, and /■ Printed >: by >: Request. VEN. T. BEDFORD-JONES, LL.1>., D. C. L., AROHDEAOON OF KINGSTON. ^PREOENTOR, ««. FIVE CENTS PER COPY, OR $2 PER HUNDRED 1887. '■'.: " V_. ^IntAd at "The B««v«r" Offlc*. NapanM. fJy-M OP CA'fADA AL SYNOD;arCH{V£S •*«^*% '^>«S^~X- «'. / ' CONGREGATIONAL MUSIC —AMD— ^SOME OF ITS HINDRANCES> . I.. . _ _ My Muhjwct IH wHle oiioukJi and into«)»tln« «n<jugh to occupy tli« untiro oveiiinn, aiuJ I ftUi Murroiuult.<l by friwiuU who, I HUHi»«ct, have ah many opiiiiotiH about €<)N(HtKrt^TioNAiv, MuHK! aH thoy hav« facen. My limited ttmo thoroforo, obllKCH mo to speak Honiowbat dogmatically, and y«t I bav^ Bomo claim to offering my few romarkH an an '• expert." From my oarlioHt childboo.! I have been employed in all Hort^of churcboH, city and country, promoting congregational music; while during a niinJHtry of thirty-two yearn I have paid unremitting attention to the Hubject, and been an regular- ly at my choir practice oh Friday evoningH as at my church ' service on Sunday morningii. BesidcH this I have been ever . impressed with the conviction that tJie popularity of our religious services in this country (as the popularity of religious services in any country) will in a grf^a^ degree depend on the facilities afforded to tlie congregation to give expression to their emotions by vocal music. I refer to the great mass of the people. A few cultured persons, and those too often by no means. the most enthusiastic and earnest Christians, may. I Ijnow, listen with rapture to an elaborated anthem sung with scientific precision by a seltict choir of accomplished musicians. Such a performance I can myself enjoy thor- oughly m its ^own place. Indeed I regret that at our own Cburch entertainments and concerts we have not a great deal ^ more of this delightful and elevating music. But to the great mass of ordinary Christian worshippers an Anthem, or Wlmt In caIM •♦• Horvio«/* (■ an ntimminlnR _ iiig iiicHle of wornliip. Tliiiy iiii<l«tivti«n«l tiio flua luuaio m ii(M« M iUvy du Urvvk, »nil li*v« iib U«l« for lh« wonthtp of U«hI hy diipiity. Thoy want to hoa^ttuiir owu voiooN uttnriiiK ' MM built tliMV «arti thuir own tliotiKliti^, hop«««. MpirAtioiiN, coii- viotiuiiM. rliuy want to litmr j(,(»o. iho ootioord of th« living tuiotiii Aroiuul, hikI tmtl tlio nympattiy coming from toal to huuI, »11 finding MininltAnoouN (iiproiLton in « burnt of song tliAt Mtirit tho [MiUim, tixrit'm tlui Aw4kmi«d fnrror of dnvotioo «nil tranNportft tlm toiling, Norrowiuk w«*rv child of ••rt)^ t)Vun for A Mliort tinm to a liiglior, aTliflAvenly U\w\, wliaro in HOinu pMttiul fAHliion h« and bin fallow worHbipmirN can togothnr hold coinoiuiiiion with thdte common Father, thoir tjonnuon HAfiour, thoir common Hauotift«r. Tlioy may Ih» miMtakuu in thulr taHlcn luid ide«i*. the fact howovor runiaiiM for ua to dual with, and I foar tbo Prayor Book Ih all t)u tlicir Hide. The aim and iutontioi of thftt Hook, which ia rtH much li Hook of I'raino an of I'raydr, in t<» make the puopla who UMc it ainging wornhippora. Beyond a doubt, lot ut think what wo ploaKo, or like what We ploaNo, thia Director*, lutn of Ciiurcli of Kiiglaiid worHhip pijoNunieH that hor Hcrvice in to be mainiv d immirn/ trriivf ; andj for a nmaical Hcrvico it U all Arranged. IViko out the PnalmiL wliich, you know, wore meant to bu aacrud aongK, and HongH, |l proHatne, are meant tp bo Hung—the CmtioloH, the Creoda (originally hymnal or rhythmical chantH), luid the VeriiicloH, all Hoecially pc^nted and marked by capital letterH for the <ltrection of a Hinging oongro^^atioii, and you leavu little behind, Ai|d let uh alHO thiAkfu.ly keep in mind that the Church of Kngland recog- iitzeri tlic nt^okt truth that tho worahip of God ia for the people i}( Ood, not tho people for the worahip, and that it ia far DU^ier for an aHHomblago of peraona to aing together in an r.lifyin:.', orderly manner than to read or apeak together. Wluit i.i caliud Hingiug iu moiioton.f or apeaking togetlier on one note, is tho Htmplotit and eaaioat, aa it ia the moat natural, way of securing an orderly and united reaponao from a con- {^rcj^atioii. If you onoe heard, as I hare, a congregation of <;UU() man in St. Paul'a cathedral, aaying the Lord'a Prayer <ind theCreud in a numoUme^ you would never care to go back .. to the n.iiutoUigible utterance of a variety of yoioea, raaacu- Jino and fp iiiuine, high and low, faat and aloW| all jumbling Chu words together ao that the most attentive iiatoner cannot mako out a ayliable of what ia being aaid. I leave it to your 'W JW^MHil^lfT-J T^ X r f t" 9 9(9m oopBinon imim mUHUnr tlict iiiilttr»t, Uici Iruly nuiurnt ' Rimtotmifi of A diii|il«i liitUi thiht ii^iot iiiortt ilmtitiit aimI diivniit tiiaii till) unuaI ooii|(rt«^atiiiuAl niAiiiicir of i*|H>Akiii|| iD^itihcir. Fur ntmrnk t4i^««t)i«ir^ aikI Nin|{ t<iM«'tluir, tlitiy Hlhuilit. Tim ('liiiroli of hiit(laiiil itinatiM » ootiiimiijri'f Urn- worHlil|)piiit{ oliildriHi, not to Ihi aii auiUoiioo, and luir HAcrml liiiihUti|(H not to Imi (utiior ItHitiiro ruottm or iii^iHic liiilli<. For lii-r iUvy »r«» I»U<5«»A ootitMifirnUHl to » worMhip onoruil, not by niiy tiiiiiiHtor, or A tlttptitv Ntioh im » olerk, or any Not of iloputiiM utiali uh » choir, Itiit liy tlio titttiro riHNiuiihly HNNortiii^ ntid otijoyiii^ tlinlr ('liriHtimi. pri«Mtly privilo^o of tlirtiotly and on tln-ir own Ih>' hftlf upproAchin^ And iiddntMNin^^ '• with «#n« A<HMn-«(, with onu hoArt An(| otn« month, " tlmt Ktmvcnily Ksthor to whom all rqniilly hAv«) nvvtmn hy ono J^fpiritf; and thiit, liy ruAMon uf ^ho HrncH) of onr lionl .Iuhum Chrint, and ///# pfetcnv* mlh thf,it i$i thf timf and all thi tiuif. -^ Now, tliwn, my ^owl friondw, why in not thU (Jlmrch of England worMhip tho ruin iiiHtftad of th« «x<Mi»tion with um / I low ooniQN it that oui churtih Koing poopio do not fall in with tluur Prayitr aiuiPraiNoIiook «lirm5tioni*? Goto oinioitfc any ohnrcli, antl von will N<ddoni find tb** poopltj in tho navo hwartily joining tint ohoir in tim Miiit;in« of thu Cimtlchm iiinl HynuiN. It iiiattwrM littiu what tho Htylo of tho i»u>»i« U. If It Imj ^/m/oiiVm,— (I confoMH I had a Imig and Htrcnig attack of tho (Jregorian foTor, and I know all about it. I n«jc*l not take up tinio expatiating on itH ninritn or donnnitM, fc»r I ami quite natiHfted that it in ont of harnionv with tho natnral . tafite, and never can becoine popular ; nor Im tho htylti of tho luUHio worth the alienation iH a goueratiou of people ^om tiio clergyman and Iun Catholic teaching), but even if the niUHic be Gregorian, the Hinging of Canticlt-M an«l HyninH in unphuiH- antly uHiMonom in a Htrict Henne, that in, the people «lo noii Konerally join. If the niOKie be Anijiivait, it in too often a glee- like performance, contiiied to tho choir, light and tripping, utterly on<lovotional and horribly irreverent, while it o.ur- aorM the senHO of the iuHpire*! wordn. If tho choir bo bu« , and are apt to Hing flat, tiie |>eoplo are nilent. nnable to heli» the lame dog over the Htilo. If the choir ning weH, tlm Hing- ing IH equally confined to the cUancel ot tho droiidful urch«.s , tral gallery. Then tUo" congregation becomes dumb lo.t they may mar the effect of tl#fine nniMic,and be hcowUhI at by tho" muBlciann; while all Hhrink from being hoird Min<(ingby thoHo > \ ■"^frnx" -"•^^ > » i Itikownriti, lAi'kiwIiiiMirAl folk, or ulliitr |n» r |NN)|ilfi rI tlutir i)tlMm, who ilo tiiH, itniiiiol. niitl will iitit Nitt|{ ulmi. Iltiw, lt«| iiMt unk, iiri* wit ill iifHroiiiit for iUin'f How U itthtit wtittii wo KiikIHUi (!;ltiir(}li ClirUlliuiii iiuKtt »M)litiiiiity lit our (»wti IaihI fur lliM vttry piir^MiM) of iiiiliitiK our voUwn in |)r»y()r aimI itrnlwi, Mu\ with » tuiok ill otir hiiiKU tliAfc uivm iin ovt«rv AMMiNtAnnA nii<l oiit^MtiriiKuiiHiiit wi), who cnii mIiim wuti (•iiou^h At homu III our ilrAwiiiK-rtNiiuN or our kittihoim wii, who hnvii an ko<n| iiiUMicAl voicoM AN our Motlioiliht aikI ProMhyUtriAii friiunlN ovfir tho wAVt toNAy iiothiii^cif th«tNhoiitiit^ SiilvHtloiiiHtN wo Aru iiHUiillv liko HO iiitiijy duiiih dogH whoii wu luutii lo Ming Oiki'ii prAiNi) lu Oud'N |»roH«)iicii '/ U. 1. Thoro ANi timny hlinlrniu^oH. Tlu^y IW>^iii At au c^nrly |H!rio(| of our loii^iouN tHiucutioii. (fur t;hiiiinM tttf to itr luimhi to Mi Ml/ Ihi'ir f'hurrh'M ni>rriir of pniinf. It In hrtrd Ut know rtiul* ly wliAt our filiil(ir«<u aro t(iut(ht to pr<>|tiiro tlioiu for hiioIi a Norvi(M> AM tlu^v huvo to iaUv purt in vvlion thoy )(row up. fii tho HuiitiAV SoIkm)!, UNUiiliy, tnoy aro nituio to l^urol dowu or nU oil thoir liAunclioN vvhilu IhtiHiMij to hoiuoImmIv NAyiu^ a itfAyor which they littio uiiiiorHtiuul, luid in whi<;h tli^Miiivinr" join Thnii (I liyinn \n Hun^ hy tlio tonchi«rH And a iMpildor pupilH, And wluit iH in fart a locturo followH. Tluiu'conum anotlior luayer an<l anotlmr hymn, and all Ih ov(*r. Now iH lint all tiiin a hoautiful trAiiiin^ for a I'dli^iouH fuiustioii in placoH uot holon^in^ to tho (!atholic- ('hurcli of Knp;laiid? Aro wo not o<lucatiiiK our childrtni adniirahly for tho mfrvico of tho Mooting Iiouho? Why nliould thoy ii(»t ho tauf^ht at oiiGu to Hiii){ A roHpoiiMivo Hurvioi) and do thoir own orayin^, according to tho ino<lol of tho Prayor Hook ? It can ho <l(»iiu. Crodo <>xporto I have no more tiino to dwell on thiN |K)iut, But it in tlitj llrHt hindranclj— M»7//*r< in trntnimj of thr youmj. *L Another and HcriouH hiiidranco (though you may Im) HurpriHtHl at my Haying it) iH thin. Our congrogatioiiH, like our chihiron, an a rule havo not hcon mado to rooogiii/,u an a fundamental ro<piiHito for all ('atholic worHlitp the fact, tho vory hlosHod fact, of the l.ortVM /'nftiMrc in Ilin Sanctuary. Do you think that wuro tho people, young and oki, iinule to feel that when they outs^red* what wo call, what our Lord oalled •'His Houhk" they wereon holy ground and aH near the Pernon of the living, llHteiiing Lonl aH wan Mohch before tho burning I % i^ '% % j**. in^?"^ # I- htiMti, or Rolmiirm tM?ft»r« Ifttt T»lmrnit(ili^ in (Im Tiitn^iUt, ||ii»y woiiUI tMi Ntlmifc MlUfiit ill ilmun th«i vnry lliitiK wlildh tlioy OmiikTIo do, «ii<i H« tHmiim to luiAr? l>o ytm think timt tliu olioiff Av«, Atid ort«tti ili«i <il<trMyiii«n too, would nknn "^ M*y •*(> fli|)|iiiiitly thomt MoUfiiiii wordM, ihinkinn oi ih*i vfliwi nol on Um imr of (^(nI but tho itifcni of th«t **tm»rrahk »tnHff»" urotiiid of iMiforii thotii. if tlitiy HAW with thi«ir oy«iii (»f faitti tho liviiif^ Pcimoti of Iho Cliriiit of Clod an oIcm* ki Uiolii an IliN Allur Uirotm that tiutwArd HyiittMd of IIIm |>rcMi«ti(io f 1 Iwliitvci Ihtil if thnt Awftil ytit KrAoiouH Promuimt of our Kinf( .fKNim worn r«i€OKtitR<Ml hv Uio coHMr<«Ki%tioii (who tiotno, rtiitiomlNtr. ox* proNNly to hold oomnmnioti with ftiin wh«irci i(«t iiroiiiimtM to nitfot thnm) I hciliuvti that whou liiii AuduuMMMlttr turn**, aft^r Conf<iNHioii and AhNolutiou to thu |iArdoii«t«i iMtiiit4*iitHtiiid orioi* **i*ntiMf yr thr Aon/," not A v<»itM» could rttfrAiii from nmiMmdiii(( with A burnt of grAtitudf), ♦•'A** /.orU't Xtmtf th» Pruitrtl " No, wo Arc Nilont (moauiio wo Aro thitikin|{ of whut wo tony oidoy or tfAiri for ouriwlvoii, forf(<tttiuK that wo Aro whoro H«i In aTmo, Aud hAvo coiiu) to i/ivr Him tbo liouor duo to llm Naiuo aii oflforiog of holy womhip. ff. Anothi^r htndninAii \f^ ttiAt ti>o^frofiiiontty M«« alfn/ffmnH Ifitvfii thia very important part of hin duly tn ihr hamla of' olhrrn AN if it woro A vor^ iMKU)iidAry..AfTAir. 1 mitui not roniind my irovorond bruthrfm tliAt tho IWiuun of UihI \h in roality tho highoNt olouiont of our worMhip. ThtH Ih rocouniisod in out" church hy ihu fAot that tho I'rocontor'H NOAt iH uivariAhiy in oathodialN and oorrootlv arraiiKiNl ohurchuH i)laco<l at tiio north or highor aido of tho ohoir, thu prAyor-doHk at tho Nouth or lowor Hido. PrAiHO in highor than nrayor. IVaimt will hint whon Prayor nhall ooano. In Hoavon ail ih PraiHo, ah all tho wor- ■hip In muNioAl. ThiH boing ho, tho PraiHo of CKxl ih worthy of quito AH groat paina on tho (lart of tho PariHh Priont am tho PrayorH, or tho Hormon, or tho Lohhouh. For tho liiUHic m bin ohuroh ho mIiouM oouHidor hinmolf an much roHiMmHiblo ah for any otiior pArt of HIh HacrtMl functioniu Ho nhould tAko gtwid OAro tbAt nia pooplo Iiavo ovory |M)nHimo lioli> in thin noblont' Aot of tho ooninion wornhip. Ho hIiouUI novor Ioato tho diroc* tion And ooutrol of God'H praino out of bin own handH. ifo should be aIwavh pronont at tho **practict)H/' Holooting hymna ■uitable to and boAring upon tho HorvicoR of tho dAy,— in har- mony with CollootH, LoHHouH And SorraonB, — ohooking tho irro v* eronoo And gosaipping ohit-cbat of tboughtloHH yoiing |>ooplo .i V ■ f ' MmI how Ami ltl«llt«l fli¥0 ft WIMTd ofeKllllltttltiiMl am i<> A (linkiill vorit« «r AiNioMft wiml, m> ilmi tim dioir ttmy xiutf iiol only wlfch tlm .spirit Imt wiiti tlio iiiMlof^tniKliiiu. ft U Mi«»ro lo llie' iMtiiil Hint h«i nlinitlit iiiHlMl on Ut(« wnrtiM lN«iti|| MiiiiK NO timl MMMf wtMiril Imi iiiUflliuililo to tiiw owiiimm Aiiil ilurtiroro liltMiy l« bo liil«illiuibl« lo ilici tmtn of IijIh iMN»|>lit. iIiaI wonU of |miv«r hIiouI<I ht\ miuh Moti^itinly aoiI nUmly, aiuI woriU of pnUno liriMliUy aiul numkly ; timt vuiry pnifiMHtiuiihl Iki uk«n lo liftvo Mto f»Wi «NM||/ iM ihrft itnMhf h, r,u4 wiili t'orriHtt Mrmii- niAiioAi iiiiiphnMiM. iiol nirAinixl or iliNUirUiit lo Amt^uiinttNlAla llin iiot«<H, wlKilutr l«iii« or Nliorl. lit oUuir wonU, lio nIiouI<1 •mi tlii\t tlio tru« monniiiKor tttu iimpirtHl Mmliiuoiit mIioiiM not bo Nncrtttctnt lo lti« iiiiii«t6, bill rAilior iiiit rnHnh oiaiUi Ui otifortto Ai|(l ««rnli4aiiHli tliM NAcrtuI titoiiMlir» lliu ItolyAMiiirAtion, Urn f«irvi'iit iittorftiic!*?. i\n tlio litUHln.iiiil of tlm wonln Mui iiol Urn woriln Uin liAiMlrii»i<l <»f tlio oiiinio. Now you olwMtrvo thiil alt I liAVi? bofui nAyiu« nmy Imi donu hy a cUtrKytiimi who im ii«»| A nkiUcMl ifHiNitiUii. hilt who U»UN ninkoN Iiim poophf Motii)rAUy» aikI hiN choir in p»rti<!iilAr, f«wl thtit.lho PrAino of CNkI in a niAttor of Niitiritniii iinportAnco, nod nofc to Ixi rohif^atod toitny Ainut«)ur vofuiitoijr. or ovun a |iai(i pr«»f«»HH4»r with tcM» oft4!U no iiior« dovotioniil inHtinctn than An oruAn'|{rin<lor«or to UiaI maiilof All imriHh work, tho unpAid And iinthAtikud onUslftl, Iho clwrKynuuiH own wifo ! Aftor a dliolr «xjw>rli'HO«* of half A oontury, I am fully porHua<UHl that thO iirrnonal nufunnhn- d^nceo/thttcU'rffymtiHiii ftn-Hfiiit In both ronioviuK hindranocm And holpin^ trlio congro^Ation t«» Nini{. Had I tinio I eoiU«l {{iv« v«u many hiHtancoN of tho truth of tliiH, and ^how tho MinoHtN Huro to acorun from thu olorgyman aHNumin|< control of tho choir, Nuoh an tho proMorvation of iwaco and k«mkI will Anions; hlH muNicAl coAt^utorH, provorhially touchy And liahlo to potty HquahhUm and joalouniim, and tho Hccuring at all timoH, at practice aH well an at Horvicc, a proctor iKthavior and tho rovoront rocoKiiitidu of that Divino I'roiKjnco of which I hayo alroa<ly Hpokon. - 4. I niuNt concludo with r-tathifi ono more hindranc<u - ThiH IK tho lov«' of nontfif in inuHic, tho inccHHant chan^in)^ of . tuuuH and ohantii. Thin vory oflfoctually int«»rforoM with c«>n' gr«j?atjonal muMid. Pooi)lo never can loam what thoy hoar _ only at long intorvalH. In tho HtrcctH of London tlm littlo ArabH ir^y bo hoanl whiHtling tho Iwautiful hut dillicult op«r« atic airH, jUHt IwcauHO nitflit after uiuhtfor a mouth or niontliH ■■■'*■ I ■ -1 ,-ji5T=:^¥=- tz'zrTrx^ jsCii ^ ' ■ ,<'■■ /■ t tiloy Uviir tlioiii ill tliu tliuatnir^nllory. Of coiirHt) tho nirH arc iiHiiiilly ^(>o<l aim My oxp^iuucu and <3onvicti(ui arc that poopio aro iiovrf tirod of roally ^ood tiiiicH, iimt i^h tlioy aro iiuvor tirud of tlio ^ood wohIh of otir Litiirf^y. Hut yffo all know liuw our tilioirH, na^ our con^r»KationH, are ovur praviii({ foriioYnity, Homu thuaiitifnl iiowilyimi" or 'Movoly n«w oliaiit," not for the Hakoof th(» wordH of oithor hymn or ohaiit, hut hucaUHC th«y winh to havt) tlio ^ratiiioation o^ Hin^^inK the « airH. Thit) ooimtant chan^iii^ Iiuh a twofold injurioUH cfTuct. '• ^ It porpUixoH the pedpio, who thuH nuvor loarn to Hinf{ well t/ What thuy nro meant to shi;^ and thu now tiino or chant takuH thuir, niiiidn oiT thu diviiurWordHand Hpiritual thou^htH which Hhould ho conHidurcd ftrnt an<1 huforo all oIhc. Throo or four goo<l Himplu Tr IhtiiiiH 4aiitable to tho Church HoaHons will give variety oiiout^h and.Hoon be huu^ by everybody. A Uttlo 8. P. C. K. Chant book, to bo bought forfivoconth (Watkinn'), with Dfty Hingle and fifty double Ktandard chautH by our bcHt BngliHh compoHcrH for the hiHt 20(> yearH, will HU[)ply the ordinary need of almoHt all our congrc<4ationH. Do let mo implore^ my rcvore<l brethren and my lay brethren alHo who would niake our ntible Hervicp a Horvice for //// tho worHhip- < porB, rioh and poor, learned and unlearned; not to conHult only the taste of thu few culture<l niUHtcal people in the choir, or the few dilletaiiti criticH in the nave, but those many church- men and church women who form the great bulk and tho real backbone of our congrogatiouH, — those to wlioin the praise of God is the very joy of their hearts if wo will -only lot them give utttirance to itj-rr^hoso whom (Jwd Himself teaches to sing for he tills tJieir souls with that heart molody of faith and love and hope, Whiqh is ea){er to find an expression, and however rougl) and rude the eitprossion may seem to human ears, it is listenod to with delight by angels and is acceptiable even to the ears of the Lord God Almighty. Thank God our Church ' of Englaml provides such a service and worsfiip for her chris- tian children ^nd wislies them .all to take part in it and leam it' on'oarth thai" they may share it and enjoy it to perfection throughout eternity. Let us try to help them. i or I haVi) luwitatod to rvcoriiiiiuiKl any of tlui iittnuaoliil •>i/«//w7*" of tho CaiiticIcM nn<t I'niiltor, bocjiUMo I Hlnink from mating my own .|iulj^in«!iit rt^aiiint tliiit of ^wnt ami faiiioUH nnuieiaiiH. At tlio Haiiio tiiuo I iiuist coiiIVmh that lioarly all tlio iiiodorii hookH hocuh to aim at Mimjinij mntntu' inillif rather tliaii siuifimf htttUhj^ntht. Tho nitiniv \h in the mind of tho hoolt-makorn rath<!r than th > Honno of tho Nvoriln. liinton to any choir that iH hinj^in« th(5 (Jantiolos or I'Mahnn , l»oint<j<l with thoHo ahominahlo littlo hunUoM that hrinj^ tlife VoicoH to a chock evory moment, and you will Hoon hoo that the choir Ih cantering u[) to tim fonco, and then all arc wait- ing fov Olio another, to take the leap toj^ether. Not lon« u^o" / I heard the orj^aiiiHt in a Very lar^e church ilellherately hid* <linrt the fashionahle choir to pay no attention to the wordH» but think only of the muHic and let the wordn take care of thomKelvcHl 1 believe I have hcou and oTtamined every hook of any re|)Utation that Iuih been isHued during the last thirty yearn, pomted botli for Gregorian and Anglican mimic. In thofoi-mer 1 belieVe Sp,-Hfcr Xn(tiNijlntiirn uiiquoHtionably the bcHt, and for tlie latter At thin- //. /innru'ti Jn;/linffi (.^ifitirlrH and I'HoUrr. TIuh alone of all HoomH to aim at helping tho choir to «/■/*// OH thi'jf iroithf rrml, and KilpidicH a needful and nselul direction for taking breath. For the last hIx yenrH I liave iiHcd thiH iKJok, and find that it really dooH encourage the congregation to sing, and for that very reanon thev arc made to ning KCUHibiy. It in most i)ainful as well as liidicrouy to hoar tho noiiHonHo usually made by our choir in shiging tho C.inticlos. Listen to that solemn and most ancient ascription of praise to the Holy Trinity as nsually sung. It is rushed off in a huiry-scurry, with a good many words left out, and sounds as if written, 'My it mis ht'i/tNnimj how and nwr shall hi','' etc. In the great incirnati<m Hymii, fhiMa;fniJiiat, yoii will usually hear the emphasis laid on the unit npor taut prep- ositions and auxiliary verbs, and the whole iH miiig irrevertint- ly fast, 0. g., **My spirit hath rejoiced," mu\"hath regarded," B.u(l''hafh exalted," as if Ho did so once, but does so no longer. "Ho hath filled tho hungry with ///W tilings" is ahnost inva' riably Huiig, "lie hath filled the liungry nith go(Ml things," as if the hungry could possibly be filled without thom. In tho last verse there is a gallop over all the words until you come to "Abraham and his seed forever," all miug as if the choir 1 i « ./g--- ,-.- \\a<\ lout breath and had t<» |miII up ; while "need /or cvfr*^ aro Juiiivd cltNiuly, aH if th« WorilH **J'or evft" worn coiinocteil with AbrahanrH H€ti<l, and not with thu Divino proiuitto of uioroy) to continuo for ovon I have alliulucl to thu (Jaftilal b'ttem aH hoin^ ^^*^JP^ ^^ ^^^ |)ooplu iu kcKipin^ toKuthtir with thu olurgynian. ThuHO aro too ofton forgottun by the lattur, who liurrioH on at any paoo ho ploaHOH, rugardluHH of all hiHJfujjJryw worHhijipcrH. The luadur of a oouinion worHiiip Hhoufd rutituinbur that hu iH Hpuaking or Hinf^ingi not (or. hiniHulf alono, btit an the ofticial (;uido of thu company. Thu Capital lutturH in thu ConfoM* hIoum, thu Lonl'M Prayur and tlio CroudH) aru dtmi^nudly placud uv(}n whoru oa[)italH aro uunuouHHary to mark thu rhythm of uach Houtuncu, aH at thu bogijiininK of a linu in poutry. Look at thu OonfuHHion iu thu Communion Ofiico. and you will huu how carufuUy thu HuntcnouHaru all marked fot thu miniHtur to wait and givo to all thu opiK)rtunity of accom* panyiug him, ('.tuutljf an if on'l^ one voivr won utteihuj the iconh \ "We acknowlod<{e and bewail our manifold Hina and wickednuHB -r Which we, from time to time, moflt griovourtly have committud — By thought* word, and duod— AgaiUHt Thy Divino MajoHty— Provoking most justly — ^tc. ' »i< >i< * And grant that wo may over horoaf tor— * Serve and please Thee — . In uownoHH of life. — , To the honor and |?lory of Thy Name/' ^ One word more to avoid miHappreheuHion. There is an admitted difficulty about Binging prose. Versos now long, now sliort, can never bo easily adapted to nmuical notes of tinvarying longth This I do believe can best be done, so as to keep all the congregation together, by u.siiig the old Gre- gorian Tones. But beyond any question these Tones, with a few exceptions, do not catch the ear of either the educated tor uneducated mem hers of our Canadian congregations. I atn sorry for it, but we caunot alter the genius of our people, and the national taste, while in making the atf^pt, sure to fail, Wo are losing tipae and probably estranging friends, prejudice ing them against what is of real and vital consequence, for the sake of a tune. This I venture to consider unwise. y \ \ c \ m 1 fl e I e ■■/•-. i , ' ' ■ ■ ■■ ; II ■■,:■...,_ ; ■ ■ : Th«rofore I iiro tlie nioro molodloiiH Oro^oriaim aloua with tbo BtftiKlftnl Aii^licaiiH, luid I ftnd that hy freuiu^nt Hinuiiiif thiHo coinnimxl thonmolvtm to my iHiople'n earn and voictm. >Vo HhouM iinyor forKot that ApoHtoIic ruhruj -A,7 all fhh„,M h,' , lUme lo i'ihUjnujr All our n.UHic ia iwtoiMhul to iiitt^rtrnt our people III thr worHhip of (J<m1 and inako it a doliiilit. not a drudRory. If hy any H«lf-coiicoit or peculiarity of qapiico in inattorH uneHHontiisl wo rcpol thciii from our HorvicoH we are not Horving oithor them or our Church. Nor can" w<» wonder If they «o elHowhere. By no meaiiH do I advocate a diHreaard of that other ApoHjplic ruhric, "/.</ all Dmutn h,' iUm,' ilnuntlu and inoidnr (<'M^.m«w«^). We need never (UjL'rade our C3ongre«ational muHic to the vulvar and profane paro«licH we Hear III the HtreetH. Nor will our people winli it. Our ohject Hhould bo not, to draj? down Ood*H praise to the level of the ungodly and irreverent, but to raiHo thoHo uiifortunateH to » rcHpect lor, atid a RonHo of, what in due to the King of KinuH and fiOrd of LordH. (>wr muHic Hhould bo elevating and rofuiint' in it8 character. And yet under all circuiiiHtanceH it should never be forgotten that ««/• mmh h for the eon,/ nyaf ion, and not the mnifnyntion for tlu> mum,. Out great buHincHH in to educate and edify the brethren of ChriHt, on wIioh., behalf we are so often praying, «(> Lord, opm Thou our In.H, and our mouth shall hJiou- forth Thy jt^rainr,'' * My PoHtHC^ript wa^ivntteu attTTe Hame time an my ijaper read at the Couforenco, hut waH not delivered. It waH all subsequently given an a Lecture to the Divinity StudentH of Trinitv College, Toronto. Thi** I wish to irtlCfe, for otherwise It might be thought that a good deal of it was suggcHted by the following extract from the recent primary charge of the Lord Bishop of London. This I did not see until my return from Toronto, (Nov. 12th,) when tiro Guardian of Oct. 2«th was received, containing the Bi«hop'8 charge delivered the week before. I may introduce his Lordship's words, all of which are well worthy careful perusal with the Ouardian'H editorial comment : . "Qn another subject the Bishop of London showed that he 18 conscious of the danger of a certain want of adaptation m our church system. It is natural that those who have the arratagement of services should like to make them elaborate," and that those responsible for the music should make it a prominent element in the service. But as a matter of fact even among musical people, music, at least all music, is not y. ill 'g .JP l^lwayii a help to devotion, and when a oongntKation inohuloH, a« ooiiMrogatioiiti onlinarily do, a ko<x1 many to whom muitio Ih almoRt aninteUi((ible, it in clear that aHi ornate Herviee dia* turbN rather Ihan qaiokonM the <U)V(>tional foelin^H. Ah the liiHhop iminta oat, tne oaHe iH aualogouH to that of HiH)akin){ with tontfaoa in t^ Corinthian Church All thene KiftM are, or Hhould be, ■abotdinate to the great ot^ect of Church Her* vicoH — the edifloation of the Church by the worMhip of God. If they do not edify— that in, if they do not aMHint men to w^whip, they are worse than UHeleHH." Here are the BiHhop'H *'Let 08 take in our own w<»rHhip a somewhat Hiniilar f^ttf the gift of mdfiic. It ia quite clear tliatr he who iKWHOHHeH tluH gift may so pse it that to himHelf and the few like himHelf in the congregation, the singing or the playing may bo a spirit- ^ Ual help and edifv these few beyond meaHure, and yet to^ the body of Christians pi'esent it may bo utterly out of reach, tt is even possible that tie who sings or he who plays may be the only one in the congregation who can follow and under- stand. The inan who spoke with the tongue of angels would have been silenced by St. Paul at Corinth because he did not speak ordinary Greek,. And so too the moi>t beautiful of all langaagfes that w;e ever hear, the language of music, is bound to ODserve the same rule* It is useless to plead that its beauty is for the glory of God if it be out of place. The music now, like the gift of tongues then, must take the congregation w^di it, or it transgresses St. Paul's Apostolic directions." Perhaps the remainder of the editorial will be read With profit' "Services which it required highly trained perfoflners t(0 sing and highly trained listeners to appreciate, can only in , a few cases, be real aids to devotion; the mass of the wor- shippers will be either repelled or deadened by them* The evil may not be a growing one^ but it is a real evil ; and the Bishop of London has done well in calling attention to it, aud in pointing out the principle by which all these accessories to >%orship should be judged* In this as in most cases there ^should be some give and take. Undoubtedly there are per- sons to whom a hymn is not edifying^ while a grand Credo, or a pathetic Agnm Dei is;, and |>robably as we become a more mus* ical nation this minority will increase* But as yet it is onlv a minority, and should be content "to be treated as what it is.^' The^e words of sober sense I respectfully commend to all- juy brethren, whether lay or clerical M • mm ^