The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-09
PRESBYTERIAN
BOOK OF WORSHIP
Copy of Service Compiled by
General Assembly Is Re-
CeiVed by Rev. Paden.
EPISCOPAL FORMS SIMILAR
CONTAINS PROPHETIC REFER
ENCE TO THE EARTHQUAKE

The book of common worship COM
piled by the committee on forms and
services, and approved by the general
assem- bly, Of the Presbyterian church at
Winona Lake, Ind. May 20, 1905, has
just been published. A copy has been
received by Rev. Dr. William NJ. Paden
of the First Presbyterian church Of this
city. DR.. Paden explains that the ser
vice. which is greatly similar to that
followed in the Episcopal churches, is
not mandatory or compulsory. The
forms of service arranged by the COM
mittee have the sanction of the general
assembly, which recommends the book
OF service for voluntary use by
churches. A resolution was adopted by
the assembly prov; ding for the inSer-
ton of the words. For voluntary nse in
the churches" on the title page of the
Book of Worship.
The COMMITTEES was appointed by the
general assembly of 1908 and has been
engaged i'm it's work until A short time
ago. Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke. D. d,
and fourteen other prominent ministers
constituted the committee. Owing to
some objection against any prescribed
forms in the church voiced by a large
number of PresbNterians the sanction
OF the general assembly was sscured
with difficulty and then the use of the
forms is made entirely voluntary. Dr.
Paden explains that many of the forms
are practically identical with those now
in use throughout the United States
Among the forms covered in detail by
the book are morning and evening ser
vices, brief order of common worship,
treasury of prayers, celebration of the
communion. administration of baptism
to infants and adults, confirmation OF
baptismal vows, sOlemniZauOn of mar
riage burial of the dead and ordination
of the ministers.
The order of evening and morning ser
vices are programmes arranged for
convenient Use. Prayers are provided
for certain times and seasons such as
New Years day, Christmas. etc. for
sessions of the Legislature. congress. for
the army and navy, after a great dis
aster. during time of pestilenCe famine
tumult. war and in time of peace re-
stored.
Refers to Disaster.
The prayer for use after great dis
aster reads almost like a prophecy in
its reference to earthquake and fire:
Almighty God who art a very present
help in time of trouble; let not the
heart OF thy people fail when fear COM
eth thou knowest the cause and rea-
son why this greviOus disaster of fire.
food, earthquake, shipwreck or other
trouble hath fallen upon men"
Intercessions for the country. for de-
liverance from national sins. dishonesty,
Z civic corruption and from secret power,
1atc., for persons sick, travelling on land
or on sea, for distant friends and un-
believers, are included in the treasu
of prayers. The form of the solemniza-
ton Of marriage is complete and SINH
lar to the old Scotch ceremony. All ref
erences to worldly goods in the words
spoken in this ceremony is omitted and
in the new book the word obey usual
~ addressed to the woman is also omit
ted The forms will be used i'm their
entirety or i'm certain portions by many
Of the Presbyterian churches through
out the west