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ANGLICAN WAY The magazine of the Prayer Book Society Volume 40 Number 2 Summer 2017 IN THIS ISSUE Reflections from 2 the Editor’s Desk From the President of 4 the Prayer Book Society The PBS 2017 6 Conference ‘Prevent us Good Lord’: 7 Dwelling, Walking and Serving in the Book of Common Prayer Book Review: The 12 Benedict Option For Every Syllable a 14 Note: Cranmer and musical upheaval in the English Reformation Plainsong Psalms for 16 the Parish: Making a case for congregational psalmody The Liturgy of the 19 Episcopal Church: A Sermon from 1860 23 For Our Country Reflections FROM THE Editor’s Desk Roberta Bayer, Associate Professor, Patrick Henry College, Purcellville, Virginia We need your he Prayer Book Society of England has gra- on Cranmer and the musical upheaval during the gifts in order to ciously allowed us to reprint a talk given English Reformation. He points out that the theology by the Most Rev. and Right Hon. Lord Wil- of the Reformation had a profound effect upon the carry out your Tliams of Oystermouth, former Archbishop of Can- way music was conceived. Mr. Dettra is much lauded mandate to terbury. Lord Williams spoke to the English Prayer for his musical performances both as an organist and defend the Book Society, and once again showed himself to be a choir director, it is an honor and a pleasure to have a contemporary theologian who is willing to praise his article in the magazine. His concert schedule can 1928 Book of Cranmer’s liturgy for its spirituality and its theol- be found online at https://www.scottdettra.com/ Common Prayer. ogy. He describes the missional aspects of the prayer The Rev. Dr. Alexander Pryor, Director of Chapel You may send book, its capacity to set forth Christ’s benefits to us, Music and Instructor in Church Music at Nashotah to teach us how to give God His due and remind us House Theological Seminary has also contributed an a contribution of our duties to our fellow man. He states that one of article on the history of Anglican music. He explains in the enclosed the virtues of this liturgy is that it affirms the Refor- the history of how the psalms were sung as part of envelope. mation teaching that liturgy is not a work that we do the daily office. Interestingly enough the Oxford for God, but rather a manifestation of God’s sover- Movement changed the way psalms were sung. His Please give eign grace working through us and indwelling in us. explanation of the changing pattern of psalmody The Book of Common Prayer is about making “the sheds light on the changing way in which music and generously. benefits of Christ to be visible in our lives.” Its deep liturgy were combined in earlier centuries. It is a spiritual heritage, its patristic and medieval style, great pleasure to have a contribution from the fac- repeat the teaching that we are assimilated to Christ ulty of Nashotah House. Please read our website by walking in His holy way. The Christian is called to Richard Mammana, founder and director of Proj- pbsusa.org indwell in Christ as He does in us; this indwelling is ect Canterbury, an online archive of Anglican texts, Please contact not simply a matter of imitation, but of spiritual com- has contributed a sermon by George H. Clark, rector Dr. Bayer at munion offered to us in the whole theology which of St. John’s Church in Savannah, preached in 1860 [email protected] in proclaims that by His work we are made regenerate on the eve of the Civil War. Clark preached on the order to discontinue and God’s children by adoption and grace. In this Book of Common Prayer and the great advantages receiving Anglican Way way Cranmer’s Book of Common Prayer allows one of Anglican public worship. It’s a lovely argument for magazine. Or send a to maintain deep roots to ancient Christian theology the use of the prayer book written at a difficult time both doctrinally and spiritually. It is the answer for in the history of the nation. note to the PBS using those seeking ancient-future worship. Finally, William Murchison, nationally syn- the coupon on the Scott Dettra, one of America’s finest organists and dicated political columnist and a very important last page. the Director of Music at the Church of the Incarna- member of the Board of the Prayer Book Society, tion in Dallas has contributed an informative article has written a typically lively article in praise of the Anglican Way Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 2017 Editor: Dr. Roberta Bayer • Design/Layout: Electronic Quill The Officers for the Year 2016 are: President: The Rev. Gavin Dunbar • Vice President: The Rev. Fr. Edward Rix Treasurer: Patti Victor • Secretary: Gordon Anderson PBS Board Advisor: Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff Anglican Way is published up to four times a year by the Prayer Book Society, a non-profit organization serving the Church of God. All gifts to the P.B.S. are tax deductible for U.S. citizens. Cover: Editorial and all other correspondence: 1 West Macon Street, Savannah, GA 31401 • Phone 1-703-349-1346 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Postmaster: Please send address changes to the above address. Savannah, GA. USA Visit our websites: www.pbsusa.org • www.anglicanmarketplace.com • www.anglicanwaymagazine.com © 2015 Judson McCranie/ Wikimedia Commons 2 THE MAGAZINE OF THE PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY Collect in the 1928 prayer book “In Praise of our articulately related the events and posed hard ques- Country.” Very timely! tions to those involved. The traditionalist movement within the Episcopal Church in the USA would have u been much weaker if it had not been for the careful reports and commentaries written by Auburn in The Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff, our administra- Christian Challenge. tor, was able to attend the World Congress of Fami- lies XI, which took place in Budapest, Hungary this u June. Like other North Americans who attended, he found it very heartening to meet so many conser- The Prayer Book Society, also known as the Society vative Christians from around the world uniting to for the Preservation of the Book of Common Prayer affirm Biblical teaching on marriage and the family. It exists for the purpose of preserving the use and the- is more evidence that Christian families continue to ology of the magisterial documents of the Anglican teach the faith, the suicidal trends of Western Europe Communion. These are the 1662 Book of Common are not ubiquitous, and in some places Christians are Prayer (and its North American heirs, the 1928 BCP helping shape public policy on the family. in the United States and 1962 BCP in Canada), the Thirty Nine Articles, and the Ordinal. u One speaks of an Anglican Communion, although it is more of an Anglican Fellowship because prov- We received a request from the Sarum Society to inces such as TEC no longer treat these documents advertise their mission. They are dedicated to sup- as magisterial. Nonetheless we in the PBS believe porting traditional sacred music and boys choirs that the whole truth of Scripture, witnessed to and within traditional 1928/1928 Altar Missal worship. transmitted by the Apostles is reflected in these docu- They are trying to research and discover the names ments and needs to be defended for the renewal of of those 1928 Prayer Book churches that have or communion among Anglicans. are considering starting either a boys choir, men’s One cannot ignore the fact that the institutional schola, or more specifically a men and boys choir. unity of the Anglican Communion was irrevocably If your church fits this description please contact: impaired first by the decision to ordain women, and Kenneth L. Knott, and his email address is: Sarum then compounded by later decisions. Many pas- [email protected] sages of Scripture affirm the headship of men, and Christ’s choice of twelve male apostles confirms this. u In choosing men he was not constrained by conven- tion because all things he did to teach God’s word I greatly apologize for erroneously labelling a picture were ordained by God from the beginning of time. in the last issue. In the Rev. Edward Rix’s article about Furthermore the theology of ordination found in the his trip to Tanzania, there is a picture of Archbishop Ordinal cannot accommodate women’s ordination. Jacob Chimeledya, not Bishop Makaya. Moreover the claim to catholicity formerly made by the Anglican Communion was undermined when u it adopted women’s ordination. It is un-catholic because it was never practiced by the universal Mrs. Auburn Traycik, journalist, former editor of church. So the Anglican Communion lost the status The Christian Challenge, Secretary-Treasurer of the it formerly enjoyed with Roman Catholic and East- Fellowship of Concerned Churchmen, former Board ern Orthodox churches; it became just one Protestant member of the Prayer Book Society, passed away in denomination among others. May at the age of 64 after suffering from Parkinson’s The Prayer Book Society in defending the catho- disease. Her funeral was held at St. Alban’s Church lic and reformed nature of Anglicanism is therefore (ACC), Richmond, Virginia, the Rev. Canon Charles opposed to the ordination of women. Although the H. Nalls presiding. Fr. Edward Rix, Vice-President desire of women for the political equality is laudable, of the Prayer Book Society and I attended. We knew in the church a political ideal was projected onto an her as a staunch defender of traditional worship.