New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE BOOK ANNEXED to the Report CT the ,J Joint
Committee on the Book OF Common frySr gen,ion of
MDCCcEXxXIII. New-York: James fott 20.
II viii be remembered that this proposed Prayer tooA
Is the report of the Litugical Enrichment Com''eo
presented at the last General Convention Oh .no 1P
eou al Church which met in 1888. or course IL Is "s
IN no sense binding on the Church, and indeed Is
possble that IL may never be adopted at ALL IL s now
eye published at this time in order that Churcn peopo
generally and the clergy in particular may n.o ..t
opportunity examine it with care ana compare =. Wv"
the authorized Prayer Book in use The publishers
are TO be commended getting II out IN sueh soo
form geographically Indeed 1t Is modei OF "a' so
O book should be.
A comparison OF the proposed DOCK wiVi 'ne pioS'
hook reveals many interesting changes the Wisdom VI
expedieney Of which will doubtless be subject OIL hNeS
discussion In the Episcopal Church for some tune W
come A-fcw Of more important OF these changes
may be noted. Several sentences at the peglhhR .,
Morning and Evening Prayer appropriate tto specia'
seasons are added. Another Canticle' olesSeu "'V
Thou o Lord" is allowed to be used aiter lhe rNs'
Lesson in Morning Prayer An optional ADDITION Is Inao
70 the Bene iictus and the De Profundls is auu" S
an optional Canticc after the Second Lesson. III no
Morning PRAYER provision is made for the singing OF an
anthem before the Prayer for the President In the
Prayer for All Conditions of Men the optional clause ID
inserted, especially those for whom our prayers ar
desired "" and In the General Thanksgiving tno op'o
clause is added particularly to those VINO desire now 70
Evening Prayer the General Exhortaton Is ma"e
optonal The Magnificent is added rs Cantice AFTER
the First Lesson; the Nunc Dimtts is added aiter
the Second Lesson Just after the Creed huhoer Vi
beautiful versices and responses are inserted taken
from the English Prayer Book. Then follow Coiect
for Peaee and Collect for AID after which the minister
may II he chooses close the service Wth SUN gu ha
PRAYERS from the Prayer Book as he shall thnK Ut
practical result of this will be very much snor'enou
After Morning and Evening Prayer, anew office called
the Reatitudes the Gospel Is aided. his onco
sists reading of the Beaudes aiter eaen one VI
and he II INTO Thy servants according to Thy Word
Then follow the Lords Prayer and two sn9rt CGsc:
This Office may be used either In conjunction WIN S9
evening Service ndeI endent service ana VIII
ye ROPa but in the proposed
may used separate service, or on any gay ~ teu
IL is SO desired The special prayers and thanssgyngs
much complete IN the proposed pIoS o sons
preparing for confirmation Tor missions; dor rers
seasons and several morning and evening prayers.
from accident and for ohds recovery from sickness
The general result Of these changes wouu % W
and shorter If 0revty should be thought desirable.
Then follows penitenal office TOT ssxce Te
con es short Office Of prayer suitable Tor noon1N
services missionary meetings 'he of the
proposed book the arrangemens OF nnhoer al
year Also Instead of the ten selections of Psalms now
provided. there are twenty selections Ana instead
proper Psalms provided for sixteen festivals For
christmas Day second optional Collect Eplstle ana
Gospel are provided and many new Collects for various
other occasions added.
While these are by no all the changes In the new
book they will give the general reader very good dca
what effect upon the services the adoption OF he pro-
posed book ond have Whatever may be the hna late
Of this proposed of Common Prayer the committee
which compiled the thanks OF the Church Ior
fhe work which it has done. This committee
composed OF OF the best rtuasts OF the American
Episcopal Church. and in their abors they nave ameu
TO follow as closely possible in the spirit OF tne
ancient lturges, and to meet the needs OF modern me-
without substantially altering the present Prayer BOOK
THE task was a most difficult and delicate one; and II
they have not entirely succeeded, 1t will be because
perfect under the conditions preseneu was ho'
possible.