The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-02-21
PRAYERS FOR ROYALTY.
Changes Recently Made in the Serv-
ice Forms by the English
Church Council

Church Council.
In the English court circular recent
ly the following announcement APP
peared:
cat the council chamber, Whitehall,
the 18th day of November, 1901. Pres
ent: 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-
Gil 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,
George prince of Wales, the princess
of 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 that 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 di-
rection; and for the better notice here
of, 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 a long while the anxious
cation and the archdeacon of LondoT
should be mentioned as having taker
an active part in pushing the matter
through. To begin with, the new form
omits the actual date and fixes the
services simply for 'the anniversary
Of Of Of he
reigning sovereign, or upon such othea
day as shall be appointed by author
ity."
AS before, the service lays down Ger.
tain notifications, first in mathis anC
evensong. and, secondly, in the order
of administration of holy communion
but these notifications are less thar
heretofore. There is now no specia
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, 1O1, 121, in
stead of 20, 81, 101. There are now
alternative lessons, Joshua 1 to verse
10, as before, or Proverbs to verse Il
and omans IS to verse II instead Oh
as formerly the whole chapter), OF
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 tc
hurt him." A special collect is ap
pointed to be said "after" mot Gin
stead Off the first collect at morning
or evening prayer. 1t is, of course, q
prayer for the king and asks shat he
being devoted to Thee with his. whole
heart, and persevering in Thy good
works unto the end, may, by Thy guild
ance, come to Thine everlasting king
DOM"
The old service made the litany com.
pulsory and added to it a specia
prayer for the king and the royal fam
lily; the new one makes it optional ano
allows the special prayers, including
the prayer for unity" to be used in
place of the estate prayers" It may
be added that the collect for. Gods
protection of the king against, all his
enemies" which spoke of blasting
their designs" and defeating theil
enterprises" has been abolished. In
the communion service the epistle ant
Gospel are as before, but:a rubric adds
that if the accession day falls on {
Sunday or other holy day, the collect
epistle and Gospel for that day are tc
be used, the collect being followed by
the special collect of this accession