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Notes and Queries, Number 239, May 27, 1854 a Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc - Brossura
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Excerpt: ...the Gloria in Excelsis, or the Angelic Hymn, sung at the conclusion of the Lord's Supper in the Anglican Church, but which commences the Mass in the Romish Church. It is of great antiquity, being attributed to Telesphorus, A.D. 139, and is found in the Apostolic Constitutions, vii. c. 48. Verses 8, 9. 11. are the same as in the Latin Te Deum. Verse 12. is from Psalm cxix. 12. Verse 13. is from Psalm xc. 1. Verse 14. is from Psalm xli. 4. Verse 15. is from Psalm cxliii. 9, 10. Verse 16. is from Psalm xxxvi. 9. Verse 17. is from Psalm xxxvi. 10. T. J. Buckton. Lichfield. In answer to your correspondent Honoré de Marevelle's Query regarding the Te Deum as sung in Russia, I beg to inform him that in whatever language the Emperor Nicholas is most familiar with this hymn, it is sung in all their churches in Sclavonic, which is only intelligible to the priests and a very small number of the laity, the mass of the people being quite ignorant of this old language. All the services in Russian churches are performed in Sclavonic. The Old Testament is not permitted to be read by the people in modern Russ, by command of the Emperor; it is circulated sparingly in Sclavonic, which is of course useless to most of the people, for the reason named above. The New Testament is, however, allowed to circulate in modern Russ, and not half the population read that, perhaps not more than a third. With regard to their images or pictures (alluded to by me in Vol. viii., p. 582.), I had not only perused the works mentioned by G. W. (Vol. ix., p. 86.) before I wrote about the Russian religion, &c., but several other works besides.1 Having been in the country for some little time, and paid some attention to the subject, I was certainly surprised to find little, if any, mention made of their manner of worship or superstitious customs in Dr. Blackmore's works, and wished to contribute my mite towards giving your readers some information as to the state of this semi-civilised...
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