SUSPENSION OF CANON

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 April 1928, Page 9

SUSPENSION OF CANON

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The present- nuihod id wuislnp in Si. I'.iilii'diill. I!.'iinilil>n. which has hern tin* matt<M nt emit inversy. was the subject oi :i sermon delivered he lui'n ■) la c vi, ■ con a'l’i-a a 1 ion h\ Peat! li;irue!'. m the cathedral. H<‘ said Ik ,11,1 lIIIt miisider It iair !(' reply 111 th* pulpit, id statements made m the press, ile wmild dt'iil with the matter in an other wav. It had’Weil his ideal, said the dean

v. lien In* hoianio vir.'ir <>t too i'ii t hodra i parish. 10 do nil his work tor the honi,ur noil nlorv of foul. No oiii 1 oniild laht’l him a party man. His mat lioinnt idil trainin',' hail enabled him to son tilings in a iair ami inipariial mailin'!' an, | thereby to direct his work. \\ ln-n In- I'iiiin- to tho parish ho sot before linn certain idi'als. Iho pooplo would not ospooi tho vioiir in so important a parish in aitond to tho ordinary roil nno work only.

'llif mi! til' worship \v;is a specialist s matter in lilt 1 saint* wav as tlit* work of miiv professional man was. llis fluty as t Ill'll' leader was to set before them some ideal of worship. explain Hit* met hod and lead them nil. lilt* dean appealed to tin* people to trust him to lead them direct and teach them. .If he proved worthless or faithless hi* would he the first to e«. The dean saitl he should have tin* wholehearted support, of tin* people in all 1 Inin's reasonahle for at. least 12 months. It was an unwritten law for a. new vicar that he should make no alteration in tin* parish' for at, least 12 months, until he had an opportunity of uudprstandiiiK his people and so lie aide in help them in the best way. He had tried to place lirst tilings lirst. After our Lord's ascension tin* Apostles huilt, up their worship on tin* last supper. This continued In he an essential point, of worship in the Church of l'.ng--I;,ud thr*illgli the llel'ormation period.

During the second nr thinl c i*r l l uric*' which Ini lowed. Tin 1 central point ni worship fell into tho background, and during tin- Hanoverian period Church life in England was very low. 1 lien came the Oxford movement, which had brought ahout the Holy Communion as Hie central point of worship. Enthusiasm was kindled and splendid revivals followed. The dean said ii had to lie admitted that, the proportion of Church ot England people leallv interested in then China ii was not large. 1 lie proportion ~f children who went to Sunday School was very small. In his opinion, the people were suffering from "spiritual ndigCst ion." They jiad been dwelling too much on those difiieult monastie services of Matins and Evensong and neglecting the Holy Communion. They had been content too much with seeond I k*St . \\ l,en t}it»v 1 1 :aci Wautiiul sum.airii.imgs in the cathedral and other decora i:*iiis that would he pleasing to the eye and restful to the soul, hoautilul music and the dignity of simple ceremonial, the derm continued, he was sure the people would become used to the Communion service and would appreciate it.

Tlic dean described tlir vest nu-iits in iim* ;itul siiill tin*- chasuble win. but a harmless cape tin- Lord used. Hu* ligmvs mi tin' wafers had no signiiicance and lhose in use had been purchased in error. Plain wafers of unleavened Dread would he. used in iuture. In concluding. he appealed to the people to 1 1 list* hint and stand behind him. lie i,as certain, they would come to like the service. lie again assured them jhat. he was actuated by the desire to ,|u everything for the honour and glory of Clod.

THE VESTMENTS

mSITOI’ CIIKKHIN'CTON SPEAKS

lMVrence to tin l objection made l>y ilh'. Cla udeln mis Ihiuvli (.'ommitl ee lithe use el’ vestments \v;is made, liy Hisii,iI) Clieri'iiiijti’H in 'l"’ eonrse oi' a serat St. Veter's Cathedral. He said the. use of vestments and the. lurlu of ser-

..nr adopted at tin*, calheilral were quilt’ lutea 1. it. lnitillt not. he expedient to insist .hi tin- use of vestments, hut it was | i i feet iy legal to use them.