Manual of worship and polity
Subtitle: Church of the Brethren
By: authorized by the Ministry and Home Mission Commission of the General Brotherhood Board-Church of the Brethren.
Edition: 1955 Revised Edition
Publisher: Brethren Publishing House
Published: 1955
Place of publication: Elgin, IL, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Notes: **Copyright Status**: public domain.
**Copyright Evidence**
 - Revised edition of the 1953 manual. ©House of the Church of the Brethren (A96878). [Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1953][1] - Page 53.
 - No renewals found in [Stanford][2] or [LC databases][3].

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Table of contents: label: PART ONE: Forms and Ceremonies; title: 9
label: I. SERVICES OF THE HOME AND FAMILY; title: 9
label: A. Betrothal or Engagement; title: 10
label: B. Marriage; title: 23
label: C. Home Dedication; title: 38
label: D. The Sacramental Observance in Family Life; title: 50
label: E. The Breaking of Bread; title: 50
label: F. The Common Toil; title: 51
label: II. SERVICES OF THE PASTORAL MINISTRY; title: 51
label: A. A Service of Penitence and Forgiveness; title: 53
label: B. A Service of Praise at the Birth of a Child; title: 55
label: C. Sacrament of Dedicating Children to God; title: 59
label: D. Ministry to the Sick; title: 65
label: E. Ministry to the Dying; title: 67
label: F. The Pastor Guiding Spiritual Growth; title: 69
label: G. The Pastor's Personal Discipline; title: 81
label: H. The Service of Consolation and Memory; title: 105
label: III. SERVICES OF THE ASSEMBLED CHURCH; title: 105
label: A. Direction in Personal Preparation for Worship or Communion; title: 107
label: B. The Love Feast and Communion; title: 122
label: C. Licensing and Ordaining Minister; title: 139
label: D. Consecrating Deacons; title: 146
label: E. Installing a Pastor; title: 153
label: F. Installing a Moderator of a Church; title: 157
label: G. Recognition and Consecration of Church School Workers and Teachers; title: 161
label: H. Installing Church Officers; title: 164
label: I. Receiving Members Into Church Fellowship; title: 176
label: J. Special Services; label: PART TWO: Worship Helps; title: 190
label: I. CALLS TO WORSHIP; title: 190
label: A. Praise; title: 197
label: B. Penitence; title: 193
label: C. Prayer; title: 32
label: D. Holy Communion; title: 195
label: E. Advent; title: 196
label: F. Christmas; title: 197
label: G. Lent; title: 197
label: H. Palm Sunday; title: 198
label: I. Good Friday; title: 199
label: J. Easter; title: 200
label: K. Whitsunday; title: 201
label: L. Old Year; title: 203
label: M. New Year; title: 204
label: N. Harvest Thanksgiving; title: 205
label: O. Peace; title: 206
label: P. Responsive Calls to Worship; title: 209
label: II. DECLARATIONS OF FAITH; title: 215
label: III. OFFERTORY SENTENCES; title: 216
label: IV. BENEDICTIONS; title: 219
label: V. PRAYERS; title: 219
label: A. Of Praise and Thanksgiving; title: 219
label: B. Of Faith in God's Love; title: 224
label: C. For Forgiveness and Strength; title: 226
label: D. For Christ's Companionship; title: 228
label: E. Of Dedication; title: 234
label: F. Of the Life Everlasting; title: 235
label: G. For Joy in the Christian Life; title: 236
label: H. For the Church; title: 236
label: I. Before the Sermon; title: 237
label: J. After the Sermon; title: 239
label: K. For Our Nation and All Nations; title: 240
label: VI. LECTIONARY; label: PART THREE: general brotherhood organization; label: General brotherhood board; label: Annual conference; title: 241
label: The region; title: 244
label: The district; title: 250
label: Property holdings and financial resources; title: 260
label: Church boards, departments, and committees; title: 260
label: I. pension board; title: 260
label: II. tract committee; title: 261
label: III. gish, publishing fund; title: 262
label: IV. men's work; title: 262
label: V. women's work; title: 263
label: VI. pastors' association; title: 263
label: VII. historical committee; title: 264
label: VIII. brotherhood-owned and -related institutions; label: PART FOUR: the local church; title: 266
label: Membership; title: 267
label: Transfer of church membership; title: 269
label: Organizing and dividing churches; title: 270
label: Disorganizing churches; title: 271
label: The local church at work; title: 285
label: Public meetings; title: 287
label: Instruction in church membership; title: 289
label: The redemptive fellowship; label: PART FIVE: ministerial matters; title: 293
label: An ethical code for ministers and congregations; title: 296
label: Advancement and standards in the ministry; title: 298
label: Ministerial placement and policy