Sir D Y Cameron makes a plea for a recovered recognition, in the post-war world, of the Church as the “heart of the world” and “the home of the beautiful”, based on a somewhat idealised view of the medieval period in Scotland as a golden age of art
William McMillan gives a brief account of the making and relationships of ‘Laud’s Liturgy’.
Herbert Wiseman, noting that, despite a “fine corpus of great tunes” in Scotland, only “snippets” of the metrical psalms are found fit for use, calls for renewed consideration of prose versions as these give proper priority to words. He suggests some form of choral speaking as an initial step for congregations, and the use of… Read More
Robert Coupar gives a historical and descriptive account of the Church.
Millar Patrick draws attention to the Committee on Public Worship and Aids to Devotion’s publication,Outline and Brief Explanation of Public Worship, and amplifies, for the benefit of ministers, some of its suggestions relating to the choice of praise, emphasising the importance of the congruity of individual items to their place and context in the service and… Read More
William McMillan. Short notices of The Bible for Today edited by John Stirling The Reformation in England by F M Powicke Daily Prayer compiled by Eric Milner White and G W Briggs A Short Method for Pulpit and Services by J Ramsay McCallum English Church Craftsmanship by F H Crossley Keep Thou my Soul by E C Messenger
(Former Presidents of the Society)William A Knowles (DSM)J. Harry Miller (WMM)Oswald B. Milligan (TM)
Referring to:The cover of the Annual and its designer, Miss Gladys Whyte, embroiderer;Emphasis in reciting the Lord’s Prayer;Posture and position at funeral services;Sir Francis Chantrey and a memorial in Sanquhar;A survival of the medieval maniple?The Cross in churches;Doxologies at the conclusion of metrical psalms;Occasions for the celebration of Holy Communion;A collect ‘in time of war’Sir… Read More
St Michael’s, Linlithgow (Interior) – Facing page 14St Michael’s, Linlithgow (Interior, looking westward) – Facing page 15St Michael’s, Linlithgow (Exterior) – Facing page 15
