CHURCH SERVICE-THE COLLECTION TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING POST.

Evening Post, Issue 6, 14 February 1865, Page 2

CHURCH SERVICE- THE COLLECTION TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING POST.

Sin— Will you alllov me to point o-it a ivi'stom that is reprehensible in the highest 'legrep, viz , that of earryin ; the plates round for collection (in St. Andrdw'sChttrch) before the oonclu«ioi of the servlc. Fir be it from ma to c'en Mir ¦} thos3 gentlemen who have the nianng.mcnt of, Church 'ff.iira ; but on j must ackiowle.lie that the custom is highly uibecorniti-t to the place, to the service, ami also to the congregation, who are Ihtw prevented from paying attention to the conclusion of the service. 1 was much surprised to see that, 'astnighr, Mnmltaneo'isly with the singing of the last hym-i, the plates were Car riwl round for cuiitrlhuli ms, and consequently there was the c instant ginglitig, rhicinif sound of silver 'coming into c >ntat:t with wood, as each p rson droppc.l liis or Iky ' mite into the plate. One mnrt alloy that it j has the effect of drawing the attention of wo^iippprs away irom the service ; it is a difficult taOc jto assimilate the sound of irioney « iththe worship of God. InMhe Kpscopalian Churches in Eng'an'd the collectors stand, with plates 1 in hand, at the tliffi rent doors of the Church, and they haves at least, the merit of making I heir'collection? af er the service is over. Tempora mutant ur, ct nus mutamur in illis. I am, &c, ' ' StIUKGEII. February 13, 18G5.