Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-27
PRESBYTERIAN
FORMS Of SERVICE
Report on Ritual Made aud Re-
lerrsd to an Enlarged
Committee,
pref A7AT|0N Of BOOK BEGUN.
Assembly Closed with 4 Vigorous De-
bate over Resolutions Of Tem.
perancs Committee

Wnonu Jake Ind, May &c. - liolh
sassions of The general assembly OF the
Presbyterian church Vcrc devoted al
most entirely to discussion NJ the roe
ports of the committee ON forms Of ser.
vice and the committee ON temperance,
For lhroc hours the report ON forms OF
service was debated by al least 100
speakers chlol nmong whom are Dr.
llmry Van DYKE, chairman of the
committee and author Of "'rhc Book Of
Prayer ana Justice Harlan of the
United states supreme court The de-.
ho,o Nus about equally divided with
the result that the report together Win
the BOOK ~ Prayer which II was
suggested sho I'D he adopted by the
general uNscnlbv ne a part Of n nNcd
lom OF soryl0c was referred to AN on
migod committee,
Resolutions adopted In conjunction
with debate on the report provldodi
I'm case the enlarged committee rcach-
cs DEFINITE and satisfactory compile.
ton OF tholr work during the present
year. we authorize the publication Of
the book ~ Worship by the hoard NJ
publication ana sunday. school work.
In order that the church may have the
opportunity "a test the forms of Wor.
ship ana prayers, and the committee is
10 make its hnnl report 10 the next zen.
oral assembly
The report Of the committee IL, In
part, az follows,
Letters of inquiry to the churches ns
10 the extent of this movement brought
replies showing that the movement to-.
ward nm order " service with rcspUn.
slyc features IN already going ON IN
three. fourths Of our churches; second,
that nino'tcnths ~ our ministers desire
Improvement and better order I'm the
conducl of worship generally In our
church, thlrd, that almost all Of our
ministers wish the people 10 take part
In the service, fourth, that nearly nine.
tenthS of our ministers wish Tor more
unity IN Presbyterian worship, II II can
bp voluntarily brought about and nm.
ally that more than four nflhs Of lhom
feel the need of book of forms"
Continuing the report says These
results encouraged the committee "a be-.
kin the preparation of A Book NJ sim.
plo Forms and Services which shall be
proper and helpful for voluntary Use IN
Presbyterian churches IN the colcbra
ton or the sncramcnts, In marriages
and funerals and IN the conduct OF
public Worship,
THE book Hs now submitted COM
talns forms ana services for the follow d
INK occnsiOns
Morning ana Evening Worship OH
| the Lords Day
public Worship on Land or Sea
twhcrc there are no regular church or.
dinancosl,
Tho Lords supper
"rhe Baptism Of Infants.
"Tho Baptism OF Adults,
"Tho Reception NJ Those Baptized In
Infancy to tho Lords supper
The Solomnisaiion Of Marriage
"fho Burial ~ the Dead
"Tho ordination Of n Minister And
Treasury OF Prayers for General
ana Special Use"
The assembly closed late In the after.
noon with q vigorous debate over the
resolutions offered by the temperance
committee The debate was procip.
iated by Rev Alfred Kelly Of Frazer
Pa who declared that there IN one
Presbyterian university which permits
IL students 10 buy intoxicating liquors
flom n resort near the campus. lIo
asked the assembly TO pass rcsoh.
tlon which would stop tho practise
When commissioner asked that the
university be named on the floor Of the
assembly, he was answered by cries of
NO and during the debate the name
~ the school was not spoken,
boforc adjournment the assembly
passed resolution consuming the man.
ngcmcnt of amy college or university
permitting the students Ia drink Intoy
ivnllng liquors The use Of tobacco
ana the manufacture and sale OF
cigarettes were condemned
The assembly has heard all report,
except that OF the committee on mar,
ratYe, which VIII come up tomorrow
Rev w II Roberts, stated clerk, de,
rurcd today that the assembly vii
complete its work about I p, m,
y committee was appointed to con,
Ter win the WASHINGTON presbytcr,
relative lo Justice lIarlan's project fol
q central church NJ tho national cap,
nal.