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 ^SOME OF ITS HINDRANCES> 
 
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 _ _ 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 
 
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 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 
 
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 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 
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 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 
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 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. 
 
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 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 
 
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 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 
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 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 
 
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 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. 
 
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 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 
 
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 \\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. ' 
 
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 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 
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 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 
 
 

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 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- 
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