New-York tribune., 1874-05-19
REVISION or TIE PEA YER-BOOK.

THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL COUNCll4-MODlfICA-
TIoNs or THE ORDERS or MArRlMoNY-BURiAL
OF THE DEAD AND ORDINATION
The Council of the Reformed Episcopal
Church resumed it's session yesterday morning in the
First Reformed Episcopal Church. at Fory-seventh-st
and Madison ave, and adopted the remainder OF the
report OF the Committee the Revision OF the Book OF
Common Prayer. The forms for tho Marriage Service,
Burial OF the Dead Dedication OF Churches Installation
of Pastors Consecraton Of Bishops and Ordination OF
Deacons, were amended and adopted The question OF
the formula for the Communion Service was brought up
for reconsderaton but before a vote could be taken
,ba Councl adjourned until this evening Among those
nresent were several ladies' and the Rev. j. NJ Buckley
Of the Washington.ave Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Brooklyn.
The Rev. b. b. Leacock frat called attention to the
changes made the ritual OF the marriage service
when compared with that OF the Protestant Episcopal
form The handing Of the ring to the minister has been
omitted as also the passage. with all my worldly
goods thee endow" In the prayer the reference TO
the married life OF Isaac and Robecca has also been
stricken out account OF inapproprlaeness Tie pas
sago in the old orm where the minister pronounces the
married couple " man and Wife,. has been changed to
husband and wife" Tho Rev. Mr.. Tucker moved that
the words plight thee my troth should be changed,
s the phrase was not generally understood but the
notion was lost after a slight debate. The marriage
service was then adopted as amended The Committee
on Doctrine and Worship instructed to prepare
catechism for the OF Sunday schools, and to report
at the next Council.
The Order for the Burial OF the Dead" excited
long discussion The Rov. Mr.. Leacock pointed out the
alterations in the form. The Rubric forbiddng
service over suicides tho unbaptzed, in the Prot
estant Episcopal Prayer book had been stricken out,
and the opening Verscles several passages from the
New Testament were added. The Psalter was divided
into two parts so that II necessary the service could
be shortened. An additional Lesson was added, Sc
Jn,p Haaa fIa mis-
ing of Lazarus and the minister was empowered to
introduce any passage OF Scripture suitable to the
OCCASION After tho Lesson on motion OF the Rev. Mr.
McCormac, Rubric was added allowing the use OF
hymn and OF the prayer in the old PrayerDook under
the title OF Form for Visitation of the Sick beginning
with the words, " o God, whose days are without end"
&c. that portion OF the prayer which has the words
"the Catholic Church" being changed to "Thy
Church after long debate The Commit
tai Service excited long discussion. and sew
eral amendments were offered. The Rev. W.
Mcclure moved that the commtta should begin with
the words We commit his body to the ground as the
old introduction implied that the person 10 be buried
had died Christian whereas many were known to
have died in entirely different frame OF mind. The
Rev. W. Sabine said he had often been troubled In the
matter OF the conmtta, especially when he was aware
that the dead person had led immoral life. Tho fol-
lowing form was finally agreed upon
take a f S IS 1i '.s soul Of o SS
n G S s%11s on T Ie %s cn At whose second coming in gcgu,
msjesty Judge world the earth and the shall their
dead and the e9ITpbe bodies Of those who sfp IN IL Hin shall be
working whereby lie is able to sublime al things uI.o HineL
the words al heard a voice from heaven" &c. shonld
be made read, then may be SAID instead OF shall
should be inserted, the event of chds being buried
TO conform to the case with passage following from ST.
Marks Gospel "Ani the Lord Jesus Christ sad, suffer
little children to come me. and forbid them not,
for of such is the Kingdom of Heayen Alter snort
burial OF the dead was finally accepted, with few
additional amendments.
Occasions were taken up after recess and adopted as
whole de9a S sho been IN aad s pfo
Prayer FOR Person or Persons Travelling by Land,
Journey" aud the other For Delverance from Peril"
The Form for tho Consecration or Dedication , OF
b. smith pointed out the alterations from the form
In Tbe ,ee Form Sp for ,he I1siaa1on of Pasors is con-
densation of the Office oi Institution OF Ministers IN
Protestant Episcopal PrayerbO0k, and Is made 10
conform the other parts OF the revised Prayerb0Ok
The Form Of Consecrang Bishop" was reported by
the Committee similar TO the service used III cOnse-
Grating Bishop Cheney, and the many alterations from
the form In the Protestant Episcopal Prayer book
based upon the reasons which appeared ia the
Ordination OF Presbytcrs." All reference TO the i'm
position of hands was stricken out and the form was
reported altered from the old form 10 conform to the
alterations H. IN ,, similar M lo % ana was adopted ,h a
New Testament and the authority reads " Take thou
authority read the Gospel in the Church OF Cod and
BsnOp himself"
The Committee on Printing and Publication OF the
PrayerBD made 10 consist OF the following: The
Rev b. Is. LcacOck, tho Rev. Marshal b. Smith, Messrs
Thomas ii. Powers and Herbert Il. Turner, with
correct the grammar OrtlOgraphy, and punctuation
where required. The name Of the compiled services is
" Book OF Common Prayer OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church" The deliberations the report OF the Revs-
ing Committee having ended, the Council sang the
" Gloria IN Excesis."
Col. Aycrigg reported form OF tables OF the Move
able Fe&3ts &c, compiled from the Gregorian, Jewish,
and RussO-Greek calendars; Table L. having on ono
page comprehensive table for three cycles with dates
according the Ncene rule. The report referred
TO the Committee PTayer-bo0k. The Rev. Ii. Il. Lea
table of lessons which would be ready before
OF the Council. The forms OF family prayers both
morning and evening, the Protestant Episcopal
Prayer-book, adopted without alteration. The
Committee Doctrine and Worship was requested TO
prepare q suitable service for Advent Christmas Day,
Epiphany Ash Wednesday, Good Friday. Easter Day,
Ascension Day, aud Wnitsunday, and report the same
| to the Council,
Mr. Philpot moved that the formula OF the communion
words thy soul aud body everlasting
life after the words The body OF the Lord Christ
that for thee " and the blood Of the Lord
Jesus Christ that shed for thee " but this required
a reconsideration, the amendment laid until
this morning Bishop CuDins, the Rev. W. SABINE and
Col Aycrigg were appointed committee carry out
the general missionary meeting to be held the First
Reformed Church this evening. and ex-Lieut. Gov.
NOodford, Bishop Cheney, the Rev. A. y. Tyng and
others consented TO deliver addresses The Council ad
journed ntil this evening
COMMISSIONER GARDENERS DEFENSE