New-York tribune., 1922-09-03
lhird ! Report Of Committee,
| Appointed 9 Years Ago,
Urges $50 Revisions


s.,,.,.,;s0yapher 8 of the Episcopal
s +s Chssrch
..aE report OF the Commission
H an the Revision and Enrich
mant Of the Book of Common
PRAYER will be the ,outstand,
s.sare Of thesa7th Triennial Cen
ronsentsoa Of the Protestant
..s., Church. which will open at
,s.,ana. Oregon, next WEDNESDAY,
!, continue in session for three
rMks -,
~. srss prayer book of the Amer
e,bureb was issued in 1883 II
sss based on that Of the Anglican
,,s,,,eb with such alterations as were
80 s..e..s.ry consequent upon the ehange
s s s;,s, rulers, but opportunity was
..ssn ~ make q few other changes.
sotablv, the omission Of the Athana-
.an cxsed. With the exception OF
tsw minor alterations made from
time tos time, the BOOK " 80
mi .bos,t forty years ago. In 1880
..r;aus attempt at revision and en-
yiehment was nasue aao ooseieo
period Of fifteen years ehe moving
.s;y;s bsiug the late Rev. DR.. William
r. Huntngtor, feS"of oA oraee
- A ~ 4,
Church, New sors c'ty. Altnougn
,be commission ol tfat aay recon-
mendsd extensive changes ana addi-
tions, shs time was not ripe Tor sucn
sefien aud parativeiy lew were
sdoptel.
At the generas convention OF 1913,
heId in the City OF New YORK, several
memorials were,presented praying Tor
rev revision OF the Liturgy, and IN
response thereto joint commission,
consisting Of seven bishops ana an
seual number OF clergymen and lay
asr, was appointed to report such re-
Fision and enrichment OF the prayer
beck ss will adapt 1t to present condl-
hons.' Bishop Cortlandt Whitehead,
af Pittsburgh, "a. was appointed
chairman OF the commission, and
~ 80 r..s,o. Ia.;s s,.t.orv rac.or of
r,,,.aL NJ. Wi. IA
bishop coadJutor-elect OF the diocese OF
Massachusetts,; the Right Rev. Freder-
lex Burgess, Bishop OF Long Island;
Rev. Dr.. Milo H. Gates, vicar of the
Chapel Of the Intercession, New York
City; Professor Herbert NJ. Denslow,
Of the General Theological Seminary,
Chelsea Square; Mr.. George Zabriskie,
chancellor Of the diocese of New York,
and Professor Charles S. Baldwin. Of
Columbia University. Care was taken
..,,e4;r, tha amhars s a. go
raission TO have each of the three
parties in the Church fairly repre-
sented. The convention likewise I'm
strurted the commission NOT tn reno,t
any prouosition ainvolv;ng the faith
snd doctrine Of the Church" and also
precluded It from recommending anv
change in the name of the Church
ea '''''s.sA - .n nee isaon
rs''-s -s'"e e'' '"' 1ash
The commission has been at work
icr nine years, making its first report
IN 1916 and the second three wears
l,tsr. The third report will be pre-
'satsd at Portland. Owing to the fact
0ss the prayer book is part of the
constitution Of the church any change
adopted at one convention must be sent
aova to the various dioceses and does
n't become effective until it is finally
saop0d At the following general con-
ssa''oh,
come substantial progress has been
made. Morning and evening prayer
aus Osen revised in the direction of,
sisa'ef nexibllity of use and ten
asafy 70 shorten the services. Under
= asad OF enrichment new prayers
y a0s IN use for the Army, the
uass' hsnorial days, courts of jus
...., - sia religious education, and a
s.'s'.lag Tor safe return from a
s.s Icy mas been added, all of which
ais q the authorized book. But
ID, 'ssA ~ ! 50 Tar from complete that
a.. s.a ,.au report recommends more
go .O snangss and additions, some
5,,s a.'ol - a.s saaracter affecting the con
w.,,,a- 1.s.as . service others Of far
~, a.s i. Importance coming perilously
- - N-idERlnG both faith uod Joct,,re