The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-14
PRAYERS FOR ROYALTY.
Changes Recently Made In the Serv-
Ice Forms by the English
Church Council.

Church Council.
In the English court circular recent
y the following announcement ap-
peared:
AT the council chamber, Whitehall,
the 18th day of November, 1901. Pres
snt: The archbishop of Canterbury,
Lord Robertson, Mr.. Secretary Richie
and Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane.
"Whereas, In the act of uniformity
which established the liturgy OF the
Church of England provision is made
for such alterations in the prayers
for the royal family as from time to
time shall become necessary and be
directed by lawful authority; it is,
thereupon, this day ordered in coun-
ell that in the morning and evening
prayers in the litany and in all other
parts of the public service, as well as
in the occasional Offices as in the book
of common prayer, where the royal
family is appointed to be particularly
prayed for, the following form and
order shall be observed:
"'Our gracious Queen Alexandra,
VI Wales and all the royal family
And it is further ordered that no
edition of the common prayer be from
henceforth printed but with this
amendment, and thai in the meantime
and until copies of such editions may
be had, all parsons, Wears and curates
within this realm for the preventing
of mistakes), with the pen correct and
amend all such prayers in their church
books, according to the foregoing d.
rection; and for the better notice here
CT, that this order be forthwith print
ed and published and sent to the sew
eral parishes, and that the right rever-
end the bishops do take care that ODE
dience be paid to the same according
ly."
In the amended edition Of the prayer
book. says the London Times, the
changes in the prayer for the royal
family have excited more attention
than the much greater alterations in
the service for the anniversary of the
kings accession. The latter have oc-
cupied for long while the anxious
consideration of the houses Of convo-
cation and the archdeacon of London
should be mentioned as having taken
an active part in pushing the matter
through. To begin with. the new form
omits the actual date and fixes the
services simply for 'fhe anniversary
of the day Of the accession of the
reigning sovereign, or upon such other
day as shall be appointed by author
'ty."
AS before. the service lays down GER
tain notifications. first in mathis and
evensong. and, secondly, in the order
Of administration of holy communion,
but these notifications are less than
heretofore. There is now no special
predatory sentence and the old com
posite hymn to "be said or sung. one
verse by The priest and another by the
clerk and people," in place of the
venite disappears altogether. The
new proper Psalms are 20, 101, 121, in
stead Of 20, 21, 101. There are now
alternative lessons, Joshua / to verse
10, as before, or Proverbs to verse IL
and omans 10 TO verse IL instead Of
as formerly the whole chapter), or
Revelation, 21:22-22:4. In the suf-
frages after the creed the most not
able alteration is the omission Of "Let
his enemies have no advantage against
him. Let not the wicked approach to
hurt him" A special collect Is ap-
pointed to be said "after" mot "in-
stead OFF, the first collect at morning
or evening prayer. II is, of course, a
prayer for the king and asks that he.
being devoted to Thee with his whole
heart, and persevering in Thy good
works unto the end, may, by Thy guild
ancc, come to Thine everla sting king
dom"
The old service made the litany com
pulsory and added to II a special
prayer for the king and the royal fam
fly; the new one makes il optional and
allows the special prayers, including
the "prayer for unity" TO be used In
place Of the ''sts I, prayers" II may
be added that the collect for Gods
protection of the king against all his
enemies" which spoke Of blasting
their designs" ana defeating their
enterprises haG been abolished. in
the communion service the cpistle and
Gospc! are as before, but rubric adds
that II the accession day falls on a
Sunday or other holy day, the collect.
.pistle and Gospel for that day s~e to
Dc used, the collect being followed by
he special collect Of this accession