Show BOOK OF COMMON WORSHIP Presbyterian Services Drawing Close to the Forms Used in the Eng English English English lish Church New York May Ia o 7 The book of com corn common common cornmon mon worship has just been published with the authority of the Presbyterian general assembly For three years a special committee on forms and ser services services vices ices of the general assembly headed by y the Rev Dr Henry Van Dyke has been een working on this new prayer book nook The approval of the general assembly to o the innovation was not secured with without without out ut a struggle as many Presbyterians objected to any form in the church It is expected b Presbyterian leaders that hat some churches will refrain from using the new book but in the east and andIn andin In n the large cities ot the country gen generally generally generally it is expected to be largely adopted In many particulars the book hook of com corn common common cornmon mon worship has points of similarity to o the Episcopal book of common prayer Word Obey Omitted The rhe marriage ceremony in the new book omits omUs the word obey to which so many have havo objected and it also omits the reference to worldly goods with which the man and the woman in inome some ome marriage forms endowed each other It is noted that although the book was of ot course planned long before the San Francisco calamity one of the prayers prayer It contains is especially applicable applicable applicable cable to the disaster and shows how carefully th ook hook has been planned to meet unusual circumstances The pray prayer pra er reads Almighty God who art a very pres present present present ent help in time Ume of trouble let not the heart icart of thy people fail when fear com corn cometh cometh corneth eth but do thou sustain and comfort them hem until the calamities be overpass and ind since thou the cause caus and andreason andreason andreason reason why this grievous disaster of earthquake and fire hath fallen upon men so do thou heal the hurt and wounded console cOsole the bereaved and af afflicted afflicted protect the Innocent and help helpless helpless less ess and arid deliver any an who are still sun in peril jeril for f r thy th great mercy ercy sake Amen |