Simeon was a great helper, Felicity felt a little overwhelmed at times : )
After the orchard we headed off to a country store to pick out some pumpkins.
Simeon looked high and low until he found the perfect one. Felicity and I were happy to leave the search in his capable hands.
And to end the day we stopped in at an Anglican church with an interesting 2-tier pulpit.
Does anyone know what the purpose of the 2 levels are? I've been told that Catholic churches sometimes have two pulpits on opposite sides of the sanctuary, one being for visiting Bishops, etc. to preach from, but this was an Anglican church and the second pulpit was eye level with the balcony. Just curious.Hope that you're enjoying the fall and have a happy thanksgiving!
3 comments:
Beautiful, Ruth! I SO enjoy the photos! Keep 'em comin'! :)
As regards the pulpit, if memory serves me (and it's been awhile), many of them were designed so in the 18th century when the reading of the word and preaching was emphasized--at least in the colonial context of Anglicanism. The C of E did not want the liturgy to be a "dumb show" (as in wherein the congregation were but spectators) which the C of E Divines of the time took the Latin Roman services to be. One may see some triple decker pulpits as well. Also, in practical terms, they wanted everyone to be able to hear and see the service and spoken and preached word. In fact, the preaching was emphazized at one point over the Eucharist, as most Protestants continue to do today. This was also a practical point because, at least until the good Bishop Medley's time, the Anglican Church was on something of a shaky footing in some respects in the NA context. It was not uncommon for the good Bishop Medley ("by Divine Permission") to find that churches in his charge lacked the most essential vessels for celebrating the Eucharist, and it was not uncommon for him to pay for them from his own personal purse...Then the Oxford Movement came along and some of the emphasis went back to the Eucharist, ect. In your photo you can see two places for people to stand, above the Holy Table. The lower one is usually where the Lay Reader would stand to read the Gospels, responses, ect and portions of the Prayer Book, whilst the Word was proclaimed from the top area. I beg your pardon, I do tend to wax long about Bishop Medley. I look forward to meeting him only slightly less than a certain French-woman. Ahem. Even in our own Baptist context we owe him much...I'll explain another time in another forum. :) <><
So as not to do my Anglican friends a disservice, I probably should also mention that Anglicans officially emphasize the Word over the sacraments, even today, and though they may appear to be the same as their Roman Cousins to some eyes, such is not the case. <><
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
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