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impressiveness and beauty to them by the intro> 

 duction of more music, and by the greater adorn- 

 ment of the places where services are held. But 

 with all this there has been the gradual introduc- 

 tion, by some, of practices which are either not 

 recognized as part of the usa^e of the Church, or 

 else have been long since abandoned in the Refor- 

 mation movement. 



While the object of some has been simply to 

 enrich public worship, to reach the poor, to inspire 

 greater fervor, the object of others has been to sym- 

 bolize doctrinal views which have not been set 

 forth in the standards of the Church, but which,* 

 they claim, have been held as allowable opinions 

 by many. 



The central point around which there is most 

 controversy is known as the doctrine of Eucharistic 

 Adoration, or the worship of Christ present in the 

 Holy Communion. How is He present ? has been 

 the question discussed, and while all agree that to 

 the soul of the faithful communicant there is a 

 spiritual presence of the Lord particularly gracious, 

 some contend that there is a presence locally 

 upon the altar and in the elements. Others state 

 it less definitely as a presence in the sacrament. 

 The controversy has led those engaged in it to draw 

 very delicate lines of distinction, and to make defi- 

 nitions which are not readily grasped bv the popular 

 mind. 



