Notices of Brazil in 1828 and 1829 . middle. Thepews have no doors, and are very properly openseats. They and the pulpit are made of veni-atica, a native wood, like mahogany, beautifullygrained and coloured, and susceptible of a highpolish. The body of the chapel has a spaciousand elegant appearance, and is capable of con-taining from six to seven hundred persons. When the edifice was finished, and ready fordivine service, a day was appointed for open-ing and consecrating it. The chaplain, , who had for three years before performedservice for the English congregation in a pri-vate hous
Notices of Brazil in 1828 and 1829 . middle. Thepews have no doors, and are very properly openseats. They and the pulpit are made of veni-atica, a native wood, like mahogany, beautifullygrained and coloured, and susceptible of a highpolish. The body of the chapel has a spaciousand elegant appearance, and is capable of con-taining from six to seven hundred persons. When the edifice was finished, and ready fordivine service, a day was appointed for open-ing and consecrating it. The chaplain, , who had for three years before performedservice for the English congregation in a pri-vate house, while the church was building, nowwrote to the bishop of London, to know inwhat manner he should perform the ceremonyof consecration ; but the bishops answer didnot arrive till the ceremony was over. Thedirections sent, however, had been anticipated,and the prayers prescribed used, with a particularone composed for the occasion. A guard ofpolice was ordered to attend, as a matter ofprecaution against any bigoted or evil-disposed. ^ si ® ^ M rf y ^ M ?< 9 flR S c NOTICES OF BRAZIL. 327 persons who might be inclined to interrupt theservice, or disturb a congregation introducinga new religion, to which their prejudices weresupposed to be greatly hostile ; but no disposi-tion of the kind occurred. On the contrary,the common people conducted themselves withgreat propriety abroad, and the interior of thechurch was filled with a numerous assemblageof very respectable Brazilians, who equalled theProtestants, as well in numbers as in reverencefor the place, by a serious and devout de-meanour. A short time after, however, an assault wasmade on the church, of a very disagreeablenature. While the chaplain was officiating oneSunday morning, a shower of stones was pouredinto the windows, which shattered all the glass;but, fortunately, the blinds interposed and pro-tected the congregation from any injury. Animmediate inquiry was made, and it was found,that the outrage proceeded from th
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