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Show PROPOSE CHANGES IN PRAYER BOOK NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Radical changes Jn the sanctioned practices of the Kpis-copal Kpis-copal church are provided for In a report re-port made public here tonight of the church's commission on the revision and enrichment of the book of common prayer, pray-er, to be submitted to the general convention con-vention of the church In October., The report makes provision for faith healing, annointlng with holy oils, requiem re-quiem communions and prayers for the dead, reservation of the sacrament and intlnction the use of a dipped wafer instead in-stead of the common communion cup. There are a score of radical proposals, and bitter controversy is looked for over thorn on the convention floor. The recommendations for changes In Episcopal church practices include: Kliminat Ion from the marriage ceremony cere-mony of the word "obey"' for the bride and "with a!! my worldly goods I thee endow" for the grooin. A prayer for the dead. Chnnge Whitsunday to the Day of Pentecost Pen-tecost and .all sundnye from then until Advent to read as Sundays after Pentecost. Pente-cost. Abbreviation of the ten commandments command-ments for the option of the clergy (their language not altered) hut certain explanatory explan-atory statements eliminated. Alter the order for administration of the Lord'3 supper In its designation to read : "The divine liturgy, being the order for tho Tjorri"? supper, or holy eucharlst. commonly com-monly called the holv communion." Xew prayers for the president of the United E'tate.s and the army nnd navy. Prayers "for social justice" and "for every man jn his work." A sneclal office for Independence day. Proposed new service for the admission of deaconess. |