Articles | Ministry Training Paper: Evangelical Worship

I good article on church worship and an interesting point on the current symbols Anglicans have: Articles | Ministry Training Paper: Evangelical Worship | Phillip Jensen:

... the wearing of a surplice, the long white gown, was a symbol in the 16th century of not being significantly different to the layman. By the latter part of the 20th century only clergymen were left wearing the surplice as most robed choirs have moved away from such a cumbersome and inconvenient garment.