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THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. 165
used, with its Anthems, its Glorias, its Te Deum, its
Gloria in Excelsis, its Collects and Prayers, in their
public worship ; and we believe that, in the large majority of the extemporaneous public prayers of the present day, passages of the Liturgy will be recognized,
naturally and liberally incorporated therein.
Then,.again, the solemn religious Festivals and Fasts
of the Protestant Episcopal Church are commonly approved ; and the more important of these special religious anniversaries, such as Christmas, Easter, Whitsunday, are now very generally observed in our country.
The extensive reading of the Bible, without note or
comment, which is so prominent in all Episcopal services, is becoming more common, and is made more
prominent in the services of other denominations.
So, too, the responsive reading of the Scriptures,
and the responsive worship, which make every Episcopal Church like the social family group of worshippers, are better understood, and are even recommended
often as worthy of imitation.
Our object is not to discuss the principle on which
Liturgies are composed, nor to explain or apologize for
the Liturgy of, the Protestant Episcopal Church. We
have stated briefly the above facts to illustrate the assertion, that the public are not so much opposed to a
Liturgy as to the Liturgy; and not so much opposed to
the substance of the Liturgy as to the particular arrangement of its parts. Some think it too long, others too
diversified; some think it too general, others too particular ; but all think it good, all admire it.
Our object in this section is to call attention to the
fact that the Liturgical Formularies, the public worship
| Title | The comprehensive church |
| Creator | Vail, Thomas H. (Thomas Hubbard) |
| Publisher | Appleton |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000169 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. 165 used, with its Anthems, its Glorias, its Te Deum, its Gloria in Excelsis, its Collects and Prayers, in their public worship ; and we believe that, in the large majority of the extemporaneous public prayers of the present day, passages of the Liturgy will be recognized, naturally and liberally incorporated therein. Then,.again, the solemn religious Festivals and Fasts of the Protestant Episcopal Church are commonly approved ; and the more important of these special religious anniversaries, such as Christmas, Easter, Whitsunday, are now very generally observed in our country. The extensive reading of the Bible, without note or comment, which is so prominent in all Episcopal services, is becoming more common, and is made more prominent in the services of other denominations. So, too, the responsive reading of the Scriptures, and the responsive worship, which make every Episcopal Church like the social family group of worshippers, are better understood, and are even recommended often as worthy of imitation. Our object is not to discuss the principle on which Liturgies are composed, nor to explain or apologize for the Liturgy of, the Protestant Episcopal Church. We have stated briefly the above facts to illustrate the assertion, that the public are not so much opposed to a Liturgy as to the Liturgy; and not so much opposed to the substance of the Liturgy as to the particular arrangement of its parts. Some think it too long, others too diversified; some think it too general, others too particular ; but all think it good, all admire it. Our object in this section is to call attention to the fact that the Liturgical Formularies, the public worship |
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