No changes, please.

Dear editor,

I wish to make a few comments and pose some questions on the story, Altering the Altar (April).

I cannot see any advantage in removing pews from the church. Where would we stack the Book of Alternative Services and hymnbooks between services?

As it is now, both books have been revised, and to me, changing the words of hymns does not do anything to enhance the reverent mood of the people who attend. Some years ago, the lady next to me, during a hymn, slammed her book down and said, "I hate it when they change the darn words!"

Perhaps the people who desire such changes in seating and space would like it better if everyone could just sit on the floor, or stand the rest of the time.

Shirley Crouse

Lively, Ont.