New-York tribune., 1874-11-24
the Protestant Episcopal book there IL the ioho"'pR
mr. aver used in tine morning service:


Aim,ohtv God the ,thcr OF our Lord Jesus Christ,
who desireth the death of sinner nut ratper ne
he may turn from his wickedness aud i've, batn g'c
prase and commandment to his ministers 10 deelnro
and promise TO his people, being penltent, tc , %
ton aud remission OF their sins He p1rdohctn anu u
solyeth all those VINO trnly repent and unicgnedy oe
ieve His holy Gospel Wherefore le US DeseeGn MN h W
may please him which we do not at present, ani tu az
the rest Of life hereafter may be pure ana noy 80
at the last come 10 ms eefuJoJ euio"b"
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ia the Reformed Episcopal book the following prayer
instead is said:
O Almighty Col the Father OF our Lord Jesus Christ,
VINO desfetb the death OF sinner but rather ,na
he may from his wickedness ana llye pardon ald
accept Desceci Thee, all those VINO truy repent a
unfcIgnedy believe Thy molly Gospel grant Us " ~
pentance and Toy holy Spirit that those thn9s ny
please Thee which we do at TINS present ana n'V t
OF life hereafter may b. pure aud bOy so an
AZ the last we como TO Thy eternal JOY through '0'"'
Christ our Lord.
Recommending upon tie spirit OF the prayer the author
OF the pamphlet says II Will bo observed that Ia
tho Reformed Episcopal book t Is q prayer ny
minister kneeiing while in in the Protestant Episcopal
book 1t is declarations Of absotuton priest Stahdng
The same difference will be observed In the Evening
Service and also in the Communion Service" The Ben
edlcte is not In the Reformed Episcopal BOOK Inc iI
any the Reformed Episcopal book is inserted III the
body OF the Morning Srvcc and is changed Dy inc SUD
stitution OF the words "E ministers Of he gospel" for
all bishops prests dni deacOns An Alternate Ofder
of Evening Prayer provided in the Reformed Eplsco,
pal book taken chiefly from the Protestant Episcopal
and other LtuTses. Neither this latter nor tue iofer
Order OF Evening Prayer Is required 10 0e se % JAp ~
the discretion OF the minister the use OF tc Oruer o
Morning Prayer being alone obligatory. Inc oe-
casiOnal prayers auI thauksglvnSs suDstan-
TALLY the In botn books. The word
priest" does not occur in speaking OF oI tno
Christian ministry in the Reformed EpiscOpai 1ooh,
Tue change is quickly noticed by an examination Oh Iu
book the two rubrcs relating to discipline simpi-
fed and placed tne end Of tue COMMUNION service n
stead OF the beginning as IN the Protestant Episcopal
book In the former book there also may be seen the
following wOrds After whlch the munster shdil re-
turn 10 the LORDS table and sha give the foiloWhR o
q similar invitation: Oar fellow Christians OF otner
Lord Savior jesus Christ IN sincerity, are accto-
ately invited to tAe LJrl's table lac collects epis,
embrace these from Advent TO the twentyhtlh sunday
after Trinity, the Suns' Days being omitted IN the
TO lnfants, the differences between lhe W.
books quite marked In the form or the
"SoemnizatOn Of Matrmony, the Office" - the same
substantially IN bOtn books, although tle hloies arc
condensed and simplihed. The two services dner IN
the language used IN giving the ring In the Reformed
wed Ia the OF the Father and OF the son. and OF
the holy Gnost. Amen" In the Protestant Episcopal
1t reads follows: with this ring thee wed and with
all my worldly goods thee endOw: In the name OF the
Father ana Of tne Son. a1d Of the Holy Ghost Amen
Episcopal book words, 81 pronounce them nus
band and rife" instead of the Protestant Episcopal
form prOnOuuce them man and rife" The changes
in the for the burial OF the dead rather IN the
direction OF enlargement than dimlnution.
cOpal book does not contain the following Offices:
Private Baptism OF Infants, Communion or the sick
proper portions OF our book Visitation OF the Sick,
Churching Of Women Forms Of Prayer at Sea- VISITATION
OF Prisoners Thanksgiving Service, and Family Prayer
provided be suitably provided for by the ministers
OF the Reformed Episcopal Church at their discretion
The Prayers ad Collects OF the omitted Offices are gen.
orally preserved IN the services OF the Reformed
Episcopal book. Psalms and hymns are not printed III
the Reformed El.co Church brpg IN favurof lea wing
tue matter Of iymhi 10 the individual congregations