, 1874-11-03

Gbbni$ u HAVn H9W hcFFlcoDoUlk. lIuH Aiul4A tuo
sorraptaona that weto IN tho Nosnisls r:nyer+
hook. III tho timo Of Edward VI. ncrvico-booka
called Uses" had boon prepared aNa wera T..
'lao. and II ~ apon three Of thsso,tlio "Usos
York, With moAlaea.lona to conform to tho
reformed faith-tliat Tho nreaont Prayer.
Book Is based. Tl,c first prayer-Dook Of
tho Reformed Church OF England was
l5I5 but tist stl!1 retnine!l some nonia, eori,p.
uons. especially tn tho office for tbe nata'ntstra.
lion Of Holy Communion. ThoHo wera removed
by b revision. In 1862, which conforued to d
t'intely after CAME the aceoasto Of onecn Nary,
n.ld England cano nndor tlIe domination Of tho
Non,an,sts nf,aan. AZ tho begluning Of tue rclgn
Of Elizabeth anothor rcyibton OF tho prayor-
book wan mndo. resulting u gors ~ Of com. m,
time Of Edward VI. Thta sprang from desire
to retain NouaniatB In tho communion Of
the Nntonal Church Of England. Tho Prayer
Book ren,aincd substantially unaltorod unttl tho
time Of Charloe H.. when III 1909 revision was
made, directed particularly ngninat non-con-
for1nity to tic National Church.. Tho Prayer
Book Of Charles M.'s time 10 now In uso in tho
Church OF England. Tho chief rubrical change
in 1902 wns what IL called tho block Ruhrlc, d.
rocted against tho Whole idea and practice of
ouclmriBtic alteration. Aftor referring to tho
order for tho knecliug Of eomlnunlcnnta In par
taking Of tho Sacrament. tlis rubrIo (which de-
rivoa its nano from tho hocklottcr toxt in which
It ia printed) has these Worts:
Whiehorder is we'll meant for stgu!acation OF our
hunbe and grateful acknowledgements Of tho hencats
fsnaion una disorder @ =. in III tho 1Io1y Communion rs
as: thsrsSy no atotatioa /. iuenied Of ought to 10
1890 Of or unto @ any corporsi Presence Of ul,rists
rlesh and Blood For tho slcrancutal broad and wne
rouan still iu their vtTy natural substances, AMI
therefore usay not DO adarcd.
! As matter Of courgc. chnugos wore mado In
tho ruprica mud prayer.Boot as tho time Of tho
establishment Of tho Church III this country. III
| 17S9, but theso for the most part wore caused
BY changen in tho condition OF civil aud political
| affairs harc aftcr tho separation from Englnnd.
| Tho clango mado ID the rubr,c connected With
tho Apost.ea' Creed, wl,1oh allowed tho omission
| Of tho ola,,ae, "tleBcendcd into HELL" or tho
| euhstitusion OF tho words, wont into the pl.co
| Of departed aptits," WeB very important an
| showing the Wow Of those by whom the Church
l1oro was established that tboy haa tho right to
| change even tho primitive creed Of tho Church.
| Another important change was tha introduc-
| ton into tho Communion Office nf what ID called
| tic Invocation, taken from the Communion Office
Of fthoScottish Epiacopal Church. Thisaroao In tho
| following way: No bishops woro consecfated in
the Revolution mn atsotnpt to got the collsocra-
| ton OF U.shops from England failed, and satn-
uel seahuey, tue first Bal,op Of Connecticut, OH
/ timed his coneecia alton from the Scottish
| In this country secured tho consecration Of shsoe
| Bishops from the Church Of Epglaud. It was
necessary to hnrmonizo tho relations OF tho
representatives OF the Scotch Episcopal
rescutatiyes Of tho English Church on tue othor,
md the result Of tho effort to do this waa tho
Introduction OF tho Invocation from tho Scotch
Church. Tho Invocation gives . higher aacra-
Church of England. Il is to ho noted tint the
| directions in the prcaene PraJor-Book. for the
LAYING hands upon tho bread and upon tho ycaael
CONTAINING the vino in tho prayer OF consecra-
ton to piy taat sy are t the ,os vs19e 9 o.
! revision OF 1869 there wors no directions Of tho
sort ln the prayer of cousccration.
| Iu tho establishment Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church III this country, tho Promise Of
| Conformity Was rnado much moro goncral and
loss stringent in Its terms than the Promise in
| use in the Church Of England at that timo Tho
purpose OF tho change was to roquifo loeB rigid
conformity. With regard to tho present aatc Of
Praycr-Doois, it may be stated that tlero is a
largo school In the Church which finds difficulty
iu tue language Of tue Daptfsulal Onice. and
thinks that II should he Eovised. These
change which would mako tho language not
actually imperative. Or thoy would pe satisllod
with my recognition OF thor loyalty to tho
Church lu the exercise ot tlielt conscientious
Hcruples IL the omission OF the doubtful lau-
gange, md tho feeling Is worry strong in favsr OF
granting that indulgence. While soma Church.
men do not think that tho "shalt " In the rubrc,
Hrhan shall tho minister say" ie actually lm-
porative. they desire that 1t should be changed
to "nlay" as has boon proposed, and the uliuiB-
ter be left wholly at liberty to omit the wor1a
which soon to declare absolutely the spiritual
regeneration Of infants, 'Seeing nov. dearly be-
loved, that this child is regonerato aud grated
into tho body Of Chrias'a Church" and Tho ox-
preasion in tho Thanksgiving, ut hath pleased
Thee to regonerato this infant with the HolYSpr-
it." The present strong tendency in tho Church
toward concession to tue conscientious dill
cn}ties felt BY nlnny concerning tias par. Of the
prayer-Dook Is expected to result III sort Of
tacit understanding in tho Church that those
who omit these expressions in the Daptis,nal
OGice will not be proceeded against for dong so
but it is not considered worry probable 1hst any
changcB will DO mato in tho Frayet-BooA for the
teliof Of these conscientious difficulties in 4
time Of so much excitompnt aud controversy. II
is not unlikely, however, that when circum'
stances are moro favorable, aud thero ~ lesE
leat Ia discussion and less pronounced diHor-
ence in position. MI attompt may be ninde to Oh
rich tho Prayor-Book us to provide for mort
varioa services, but It IL thought that III the
present coualton Of things Burh M attempt II
hardly desirable aud 1t is INSERTED that there
| strong feeling in tho Church that any uaateria
changes In tho Prayor-Dook should be 1aado only
in connection with tho other branches Vt tht
Anglican Communion.
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