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Show IIL COE TO BEf POUTED AT COIJIIEOTIOO " . . . The report of the commission on the revision of the book of common prayer of the Episcopal church, which will be ' presented to the triennial general eon-ventlon eon-ventlon of that church In September at Portland, Ore., baa been made publle. The commission constating of eight blshope. eight presbyters and eight ly-m.n ly-m.n of file church, which Is under the chairmanship of Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead. D. D.. bishop of Pittsburg, and of which Rev. John W. Butter, I). i . of Boston. Is secretary and Robert H. tianliner of Boston Is treasurer. Includes In-cludes many of the roost noted churchmen church-men In the country. Th book of common prayer Is the official of-ficial manual of worship of the Episcopal church, and Is of required uee In ell the regular services of the church: It Is also ths most generally used teaching manual and manual .of private devotions. it Is substantially the same book as the prayer book of the t'hurch of fcnffiana, the latter having been adopted wtth ueceasarjr changes to fit American con diiioiis by ths American church upon ita organisation after the Revolution. It ranks with ths King James version of tha Bible, tha well known veralon of universal uni-versal use, aa among tha noblest exam-pfee exam-pfee nf fifteenth rentttry Kngllah. aajr leaders of ths church. UNCHANOIO WOn CtNTURV. Tha American book remained un changed for about a century and M rsvIsM In ltl. In 1911. feeling the nee4 of further revision, the general convention conven-tion of the church appointed, tha com- . mission which Is now making- its final report. He ports wera made to tha general gen-eral convention meeting In 191ft and Witt; at the latter convention a limited number num-ber ot changes .being sdopted. This report, re-port, by expressed, direction, la being published six months In advance of the meeting of the general convention ot this year In order that the people of the church may ba fully Informed of- the changes proposed and have ample time for consideration. Tha commleslon has proposed auch revision re-vision and enrichment of the prayer booK aa will adapt It to present conditions and make It mora helpful in meeting the re Hgtous needs of the people In the Ufa and worship of todsy. Tha revlalon l extensive, as la shown by the fart that mora than 260 alterations and additions, soma Involving- rany detailed changes are proposed. Seven entirely new offices of-fices or forms of worship mn auggeeted. Though extensive, the revision is not revolutionary. No change In the doctrine of the church te Involved. Among tla changee proposed are a rearrangement of the contents making for more convenient uee- the permissive shortening of soma of the servloes: tha addition of many now prayers, such aa "Kor a tto lelature,' "fror Memorial lys," -For Social Justice." MKor Kvery Man In Mia Work," "For Ottr country" and "For A a Nations"; additional collects, eptstla end gospels for special ecoaaiona, in. eluding Independence day: the enlargement enlarge-ment of the catechism ftmwi a condensed statement of Shf irltl and praeilce. and Ita tineforination Into a cateche.lcsl ofHc of Inaction; form of service for tha burl of a child pSSeS of pennle-dva u.e in commemoration commemo-ration of the aainta lh J1. parted; and a apecOa form for a mla- 'Hd'ratltution of th.J BPI-JJ si o? 'rirSs hrough favorable action nf two auocee- 2 h'cnTe-oi at-toV MTSIS 2nJfJ2ii.aeeseaaassaaasaaaaaj- |