ath and the Judgment Day is,
therefore, called the _Intermediate State_!" (See HADES, also DESCENT
INTO HELL.)

Intonation.--The first two or three notes of a Gregorian chant
introducing the recitative note; usually sung without the organ, by
one of the Clergy or choir who is called the Cantor or Precentor.

Intone.--To recite or chant on one note with inflections of the
voice at stated places, according to certain rules. The Minister
intones the prayers, Epistle, Gospel, etc. Anciently the entire
service was musically rendered, the Scriptures having their own
peculiar intonation and inflections, the ordinary reading {150} tone
being altogether excluded. This practice has been strictly adhered
to in many of the English Cathedrals from the most ancient times to
the present. In many parishes the services are also musically
rendered, the Clergy intoning the prayers, the responses being sung
by the congregation. The custom is growing in favor as an inspiring
and Scriptural method of rendering the services. (See EVENSONG.)

Introit.--The Psalm which is sung while the Clergy are entering the
Sanctuary for the celebration of the Holy Communion. Its literal
meaning is _The Entrance_. Formerly the Introit was appointed for
every celebration of the Holy Communion as well as Collect, Epistle
and Gospel. In the first Prayer Book of Edward VI, the Introits
were all printed before the Collect. Some of these are selected
with a "striking appropriateness to the days for which they are
appointed and show a deep appreciation of the prophetic sense of
Holy Scripture." They are not often used at the present time as
Hymns have been generally substituted, since the omission of the
Introits from the Prayer Book.

Invitatory.--The name given to the _Venite_ (O come let us sing,
etc.) as being an invitation to the use of the Psalms in worship.
This Psalm, the 95th, has been so named and used since the time of
the Temple Worship at Jerusalem.

Invocation, The.--The words, "In the Name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost," used before sermons, is so called; to
which the people respond "Amen." This is a very ancient usage, and
founded on the belief that so important a work as {151} "preaching
the Word" should be done in the Name of the Lord. The _Invocation_
is the name given also to the third paragraph of the Prayer of
Consecration in the Communion Office, in which the Merciful Father
is invoked that He may "vouchsafe to b