, 1865-10-20


NE" PUBLICATIONS.
gooK or WORSHIP Tor Pt,yste, Family and
Pnelie Cse. n II. y, ESEaEs, author of "bl-
DC AanHa 4 rs,ss aao eoSk M.n,oad "
ri m. 1sma Fricc. 3l.5o. New York: sheldon
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Thc o.,3ect IF This work is to aid In derel-
oninr religious thought, md to assist devo-
tioDal e1erciees under ali circumstances. but
especially In the famils circle. The truth be-
gins 10 be widely felt, that in breaking away
from iorms and litutgies, while those
tull Of the. devotional spirit, ripe In
religious thonght aud reading, and not
hindered by ditIldepce or want OF auency
in speech, may soar aloft on the wings Of c1-
tcmporaneous utterance and feel their delis-
ance from Ect forms to be freedom indeed, yet
the minority need some help to enable them
10 walk rather than freedom to permit them
to 1y. In the absence Of this help their ex-
tempornncous devUtions become as formal as
,.s,.;-:e eo,aa ar ,hs ax.e11encea .rhtch The
.aeAips eotas -. I -. rh..et,a.a
latter would impart- Many Chta6tians,
through feeling that % tne'f 'amns ..
prayers nave thus become rou-
tine. that their children as they listen 10
the "extemposaneous prayer, know - well
what Il coming and WHEN fhc = st4seu VII. enc
the sacrifice, pray as If the pruyer were printed
before them, and d"eH as little on lis mea"-
Ing as If It were In Latin. In prayer meetings
a1so. The oldest and most experienced pastors
have felt most painfully that foottne Of ek-
teuporancpus exercises may become as formal
EE q printed 1aLHEEE. Ru4lE MAutAu6 tAE pkV-
nr;ctr- put1ty and susgestiTeness which
mnst attach to really noble CON-
,a.,,o,a bowerer familiar tn the
fsr nr The mind. To ayoid these 'synin
reret,t,nns- ~ this bayreuuess Of thought md
| poverty of ideas and of interest on the one
Nno, "ttnout 4s.As ~. Ao @Ae
otenstsely na..,.'an +,c ~ ~ o,tor @
and to snggeht alds 10 lei1s1ous eaItufe' "41u .
o1s.sa w - - - os;.rt ~ nr rrcrts, ntesent
| puiaoee' ~ 49, 80" t.. g..
work. This aim is thus set form IN tne au'
tnors oseueaso,s ptsncc' .s, ~ - ,.roo,
M s.Ss.lh', VII due feI,t.1 sttrsctise
mrd rser rtrtesai1T thoss ottsn Called 70
e ss PssnS sssS i ss
1uance nT nnhir teacher tn d,rett reiieIoas ser.
iess n ;h.sMnT or nav. or merchant Service, D,
l 4n qrG
an,rsas the dntv II osrentsI reiieious tnstruc
1;nn snd Sbe;r rc.non.sbIIjty ps priests * then
n~n en honeehoids. I'D Who srudy to Diversity and
rSnde- 1ntTnrtiSe and sajrtafy emily worship; t1
thnss .eetjnT nrppaIation for The eoetal dufies d
religion. ffu5o which they have been deferred By
ronsr5ors frnorance or dirtrt1st Of thtt own ex
n.renrc. rid II III vbo in the retirement or tbe
r1nsee ~ 4he fan{ly az il, 1he congregation would
1rrk .cr1nfnrai 1nstynctlop. blended with appro
priate DEVOTIONAL medItat,on., and expressions 9
fui]y inscyIDed by their
Dbedicnt ke1sant"
The author, in his introduction, thus ex
presses his views OF Tie degree 10 Hh1ch e4
ternuoraueous vorshiu needs, and may profit
49, sss.,rc tnc IA of n,;n1cd fnrnnlas nnf
ably fceease' 1ne alo oi pf''tea 4oi u 14'3 ILL
helps.
the extrnnno,aneon. order OF vorshIp enacted b.
public teacher il as much PRESCRIBED form i i
! ir helI1 without which large portion Of the com
muuity would neres approach IN a'tas or cultsa,
relleiont sentiments. Inc most enlightened q a
e e ues q m
exccpt a. enforced to restrict The true liberty Q
worrh!p While extempotaueous desotion shout
surrendered to the tmrerious claims Of liturgy, o
| priesthood, without dfstzustiug the teachings Q
The Spirit, Of represefng the freedom and variety
: devotion. .he right OF every worshtpper to ayal
himself Of helps to devotion Ii equally npques1on
able. rot equally tmporsa1L We s1oala aa no y
sans nd rauked TOO hiri b. o;kesr. Cseds has
oeen perverted 10 minister to sectaIlanis.a bgotr
md peseo'on so,ot oat 81 Is.s;.
m1ih, Nor should We renounce or nndersalue }us
helps 10 worship beca1se liturgies hare been mad
70 nst t f. ~ 9roIan.I 41tis tone tSa1ssnds
i individuals and families, who without such MINI
tries and guides wonlo never tnsn thstF tnoueaal
clined, IND II he judgment Of CHARITY really poa
restrained fG fay t I'VE wetstan y tns 1h sams r of