The local choir unions now being defunct the author suggests replacing them with the occasional organisation of a local service or festival of church music. An improvement can be seen today but at the same time is a catastrophic deterioration in the technical apparatus for the church's praise. We now face a crisis and need to discover new music leadership. The article now explores the setting up of such festivals and offers guiding principles.
Journals
Unusually, the article explores a contemporary church. It begins by discussing the post war church extension project and then gives a description of the church in question, whose architect was George Hay.
Reference: Volume 25 1955, p28
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The article argues for the restoration of the Sacraments to their central place but also that the whole of life is sacramental. Recent movements of evangelism need to be balanced by spiritual nourishment from the church which new Christians join. Baptism is discussed fully and warning given that it is not 'conversion' but the beginning of a process. Today we have finely restored chancels and well designed tables but still an absence of sacramental life. We need to talk less about fellowship of believers and make the fellowship a reality.
Reference: Volume 25 1955, p34
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| The Sacramental Basis of the Church’s Life | 5.2 MB |
The review includes The New Oxford History of Music, Companion to Congregational Praise, English and Scottish Psalm and Hymn Tunes (said to be standard book of reference), and The Liturgy of the Church of South India by T S Garrett.
Reference: Volume 25 1955, p44
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A History of Worship in the Church of Scotland, W D Maxwell (OUP, 1955), by John A Lamb, The Making of the Scottish Prayer Book, Gordon Donaldson (Edinburgh University Press, 1954), by John A Lamb, The Holy Communion, Clare College, Cambridge, (reviewed by) W D Maxwell, Martin Bucer's Liturgical Ideas, G J Van de Poll (Assen, Holland, 1954), by Wm L Coulthard, The Order of Divine Service and Sundry Other Services, Canongate Kirk, Ronald Selby Wright, Ordinal and Service Book, second edition, 1954 (OUP), (reviewed by) David A Hodges.
Reference: Volume 25 1955, p51
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Annual Meeting of the Society. Report.
One Day Conference - Glasgow
This took place in Glasgow Cathedral in January 1955 where the theme was the Christian Calendar.
Reference: Volume 25 1955, p57
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Colinton Mains Church: The Interior
Colinton Mains Church: The Holy Table and Lectern
Colinton Mains Church: Pulpit and Font
Colinton Mains Church: Exterior from South
Colinton Mains Church: Exterior from West
Reference: Volume 25 1955
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This paper takes up the theme of a paper in the previous issue of the journal when Stuart Louden discussed the continuing role of the Church Service Society, with especial reference to the need for the Society to find its way back into the mainstream of the Church’s life and allow invigorated theology to result in reinvigorated liturgy. The paper examines the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation) to explore the place of the Ascension of Christ and his Second Advent in the worship of the New Testament Church, and draws out some of the theological implications of that for the liturgical movement today.
Reference: Volume 24 1954, p3
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| Liturgy and Apocalypse | 8.72 MB |
History traced back to the Celtic monastery of S Cuthbert and the Cistercian Abbey, then forward to the Reformation. The interior and the furnishings are given detailed attention, and the more recent history recounted. The article is illustrated.
Reference: Volume 24 1954, p19
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| Melrose: The Church and Parish of St Cuthbert | 6.08 MB |
This develops from an appraisal of Allan McArchur’s The Evolution of the Christian Year. The statements about festivals in the National Covenant has made their position difficult, at odds with implicit beliefs at the Reformation. A description of the book’s content is given but the present author is critical of the concluding section which suggests what contemporary practice ought to be. A fuller provision is then suggested.
Reference: Volume 24 1954, p28
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| The Christian Year | 3.6 MB |
Discusses this collection of prayers and services (anonymous but known to be by the minister Dr Cameron Lees). The paper offers a critical appraisal, comparing it favourably and unfavourably with Euchologion. He finds the (informally) revised version even stronger. Several prayers are offered as an example of its contents.
Reference: Volume 24 1954, p35
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| The St Giles Book of Common Order, 1884-1926 | 3.09 MB |
In the course of this review, there is reference to an American publication, The Liturgy of the Church of Scotland since the Reformation edited by Stephen A Hurlbut, although this is seen as dependent on current Scottish research. Olive Wyon;s The Altar Fire is also noted.
Reference: Volume 24 1954, p41
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| Recent Liturgical Literature | 3.33 MB |
English Art 110-1216, T S R Boase (OUP), by Francis Eeles.
Reference: Volume 24 1954, p47
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| Review | 997.1 KB |
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Melrose St Cuthbert’s: The Nave
Melrose St Cuthbert’s: The Chancel (Baptistry on right)
Melrose St Cuthbert’s: The Font
Melrose St Cuthbert’s
Reference: Volume 24 1954
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| Illustrations | 1.54 MB |
An examination of the legacy of the Church Service Society and a consideration as to whether a role still exists for the Society. The writer concludes that, even though much has improved, too many do not know enough about the roots and foundations of the liturgy to be able to use well the resources that are now available. We need a deeper study of the theology of worship and better observance of the Christian Calendar. Lacking also is quality in our music. One way ahead is a greater provision in the theological colleges.
Reference: Volume 23 1953, p3
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| Whither Away? | 4.96 MB |