The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-08
<"e ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .,.,a
Tho Nv, in thfs Cisy-

hp'seopal Secession, tb,. c,.-
~. Ine New Prayer.Rook.
lIe ne Union Prayer Book ,, ,aon.;o
hao n .ne commercial vesterdav tnsntionea as t
Tn;l zen introduced into the serv;eo nssV,hs
ia ip'1hoUpal = hoIp Church by the Rev. Mr.. TbraII r
iishad duosome Volume of 500 PAGES. nh
and oy a. 5. Barnes IL CO., of This rt citp
a cbono. no.aole for some important litnrnicaii
fana W There is no indication. In mo
ue the ~, VI text, that this new prayer.bo i
ole, Ls morh or any authorized body Of tbs
S nears - or the laity. No bishops name an.
for ;ts Az us pages. There is no youcber
nrosons mr. 80, asutnentIeity. Its date is that of the
in onroy, year, but no parade has been made
nrenaros dnclnS 1t. 1t seems to have been
the Ial.ou WIN conscientious care: and
deIiha.oTtto Tt having been accomplished, the
man and az iHecesslon OF an Episcopal clergy
Ss,nguiar emphasis that the old Pootv T'.n VI
T1a TT6nmon mon Prayer is rejected for the then now o'
ui Sine, ,eE.sed edition is announced as hayin1
n,ad;se di;nsle purpose-namely, to produce :
nneultlm through which "common faith
rny nnd harmonious utterance." Thasa
tMorus. from the PREDATORY note ernross
.ng evident intent of the comnllers Ths
u.utae Is intended to be, and is. entirelv
nronsraJ % aCJIeptsa Book of Common PRAYER.
propaleo ID England nearly two centuries
oso' was revised and ratified by the bjshops.
in @ anu lalty OF the Episcopal Church
mata nnerica, IN Convention assembled. in
re1iSi"' IIoi.a' lIoS and since that period no
tba ,un nu naS Deen made up to the time of
rbo III tlapaIatlon OF the present volume,
Inc propriety of revision and alteration
mas oeen acknowledged by the authorities
pl tne Church of England, and reuffirmed
by the American Episcopal Convention. as
appears py the preface to the authorized
IGatlon puDllshed here in 1918, certified by
nisnop ID, HOBART so that the projectors of
the " Union Prayer Book" have yood nre.
ceuents TO support their action.
Ihe principal changes now introduced
INTO the Liturgy are as follows:
l. Slmplltication of the order of services
=. Avoidance of repetitions.
o. Extension OF the Table of Sunday Les.
sons, so as to insure the reading of q double
portion OF the Scriptures.
e. a greater variety of chants and PRAYERS.
o. omission of controyerted and doubtful
expressions.
d. New Rubrical expressions, so prepared
as not to restrict the Inherent libsrtv of
every minister and congregation.
>. instead OF the Thirty-nlne Articles of Re-
lsl0n, there are thirty Que and the Creed
ID cnahSea 6Y the omission Of phrases to
Wnlcn the Episcopal Church has ALWAYS
cIuhg Wlth great tenacity. This important
alteratlon 10 The Creed, which is really the
Keynote Of the whole work, will be better
uIiuerst0ou by comparison Of the subioin-
ed parallel passages.
COMMON VERSION oF,NEw VERSION OF
CREED. CREED
\ And believe And believe
Ia tEe Holy Ghost che in the Holy Ghost the
Lord and giver Of life, Lord sad giyer of ufr.
VINO proceedeth from tbs who proceedeih from the
Father and the son, who, Father and tbe SON who
ml1o !ns amer ana the with the Fa her and tie
Son together, is wor- 1on together, is wor-
snlpped ana lorified, shipped and glorii>d,
who spake by the Proph. who spake bg tie Proph.
ets. and believe IN one cts. II believe in one
Cdhot,c ana +ipoSt0lc holy iyhurCh universal
Church. dckhOGledgs ! I'D 1 look for the Ieaur
one 6dptiSm TOT TIE re- rec Ion Of the dc I'd, aud
miSS!on or SINS; and the LIE OF tCe world 10
lock t,r tine resurrection come. Amen.
OF the dead and the life
OF the world to come.
amen.
The words in Italics being entirely omit
ted. the phrase in brackets is substituted
for them. The creed OF lone holy church
UNIVERSAL" is maniieStly intended to give
broader ground for the union of all Chris
tiau sects; while the choice of the mode OF
o.ptiSh ID IciG w LLlc heltefct Hlill~cls
The whole baptismal service is essentially
changed. In the rite for the Public Bap-
tism Of Infants the words "and do sign
him with the sign Of the Cross" are omit.
ted-probably for the sake of easing tender
consciences; while in the service for the
Baptism of Adults, besides similar omis-
sion, there are several substitutions and
simplifcations.
We have not space to follow these com.
PARSONS further, but those who belong TO
the Episcopalian community, and others
who are interested in the discussion of re-
ll9ious questions, will doubtless give the
new volume an attentive examination.
The manner of its introduction to public
notice is certainly unique, and the degree
OF progress which it illustrates, is one OF
.ne noteworthy events of the day.-Ne,r
York Commercial, Of Tuesday.