AN "EVIL HABIT" IN CHURCH
. SINGING OF "AMEN" ARCH BISHOP DEPLORES C'l STOM (Received February 5, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, February 5. The "evil habit of singing 'amen' at the end of hymns" was deplored by the Archbishop of York, presiding at the London Church Musicians' banquet. "If a tune is a good tune it comes to an end itself, and there is no need to sing 'amen,'" he said. "Very often "amen' has no particular reference to the words. It is never necessary and it is always rather a bore."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19350206.2.70
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21391, 6 February 1935, Page 11
Word Count
90AN "EVIL HABIT" IN CHURCH Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21391, 6 February 1935, Page 11
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in