Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-09
BOOK
Or prayer WILL
\: BE CHANGED UP
4EyIHIoN WILL NOT BE REV.
,:,0LUTIoNARY, CHURCH
LEADERS ASSERT

NEW YORK, April s.--Tho report Of
the commission on the revision Of the
Book Of Common Prayer Of the Episoo
pal church. which will be presented 10
the trlennial general convention OF that
church In September next at Portland.
ore. has been made public The com.
mlssion, Consisting of eight blshops
siEht presbyters and eight iaymen of
the church. which In under the chair.
gnarship Of RI. Rev. Cortlandt White.
head, ID. d.. bishop OF Pittsburgh, and
Of which Rev. John w. Suffer. ID. d..
Of Boston In secretary and Robert II.
Gardiner. Esq. Of Boston II treasurer.
includes many Of the most noted church
men In the country.
The Book OF Common Prayer IL the
official manual Of worship OF the EMS.
eopal church. and In OF required use IN
oil the regular services OF the church;
u 10 also the most generally used teach.
inE manual and manual Of private de.
votlons. II IL substantially the same
book as the prayer book OF the Church
OF England. the latter having been
adopted with necessary changes to flt
American conditions. by the American
church upon Its organization after the
revolution. II ranks with the King
James Version Of the Bible. the well.
known version OF universal use, AZ
among the noblest examples In Fir.
teenth Century English. A. a liturgy,
II In recognized as unsurpassed In dig.
nifty. beauty and devotional spirit. And
u In treasured and used by many who
are not OF the Anglican Communion.
The American book remained I'm.
changed for about a century. but was
revised In 1892. In 1918, feeling the
need OF further revision. the general
convention OF the church appointed the
commission. which Is now making Its
final report. Reports were made 10 the
general convention meeting In 1916 and
1918. at the latter convention a limited
number Of changes being finally adopt.
90. This present report. by express di.
rection. is being published six months
IN advance 81 the meeting OF the gen.
cral convention OF this year In order
that the people OF the church may be
fully Informed Of the changes proposed
and have ample time for consideration
The commission has proposed such
revision and enrichment OF the prayer
hook as will adapt IL TO present condi.
uors, and make IL more helpful In
meeting the religious needs Of the peo
ple In the life and worship OF today.
The revision IL extensive. us Is shown
~ the fact that more than $50 aitera.
tons and additions. some involving
nfany detailed changes. are proposed.
Seven entirely new offices or forms of
worship are suggested.
Though extensive. the revision II no,
revolutionary. No change In the doc.
tfine OF the church n Involved. Among
the changes proposed are n rearrange.
mont OF the contents making for more
convenient use: the permissive short.
ening OF some OF the services: the ad.
ditlpn of many new prayers. such as
'Fpr State Legislature" For Mem.
orial Days" For Social Justice" For
Every Man In His Work" For Our
Country" and For All Nations" add.
tiohal collects. episties and gospels for
special occasions. including Independ.
ence Day. the enlargement OF the cate
chism. famous as a condensed state.
ment Of Christian faith and practice,
and Its Transformation into catecheti
cal office Of instruction.: a form OF serv.
Ice for the burial OF n child. prayers Of
permissive use In commemoration OF
the saints and for the departed. and I
special form for a missionary service
Under the Constitution Of the Episco
pal church. no change can he made N
the Book OF Common Prayer. excepi
through favorable action nj two sue
cessive triennial meetings Of the gen
eral convention. Between these meet
inss the matter In officially reported q
al the dioceses for consideration. I,
u believed that the present process OF
revIsion will reach completion at the
general convention OF 1895.