Service for the fourth of July.

With the Sentences before Morning and Evening Prayer.

The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he shall bless us; he shall bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great. O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men.

Hymn instead of the Venite.

My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the Lord with my mouth will I ever be showing his truth from one generation to another. Psalm lxxxix. 1.

The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done his marvellous works, that they ought to be had in remembrance. Psalm cxi. 4.

Who can express the noble acts of the Lord, or show forth all his praise. Psalm cvi. 2.

The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. Psalm cxi. 2.

For he will not alway be chiding; neither keepeth he his anger for ever. Psalm ciii. 9.

He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our wickedness. Verse 10.

For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth; so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. Verse 11.

Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him. Verse 13.

Thou, O God, hast proved us; thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried. Psalm lxvi. 9.

Thou didst remember us in our low estate, and redeem us from our enemies; for thy mercy endureth for ever. Psalm cxxxvi. 23, 24.

Proper Psalms 118, except ver. 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, to conclude with ver. 24.

1st Lesson, Deut. viii. 2d Lesson, Thess. v. 12-23d, both inclusive.

Collect for the Day.

Almighty God, who hast in all ages showed forth thy

power and mercy in the wonderful preservation of thy Church, and in the protection of every nation and people professing thy holy and eternal truth, and putting their sure trust in thee; we yield thee our unfeigned thanks and praise for all thy public mercies, and more especially for that signal and wonderful manifestation of thy providence which we commemorate this day; wherefore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name be ascribed all honour and glory, in all Churches of the saints, from generation to generation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thanksgiving for the Day.

O God, whose Name is excellent in all the earth, and thy glory above the heavens; who, as on this day, didst inspire and direct the hearts of our delegates in Congress, to lay the perpetual foundations of peace, liberty, and safety; we bless and adore thy glorious Majesty, for this thy loving kindness and providence. And we humbly pray, that the devout sense of this signal mercy may renew and increase in us a spirit of love and thankfulness to thee, its only Author, a spirit of peaceable submission to the laws and government of our country, and a spirit of fervent zeal for our holy religion, which thou hast preserved and secured to us and our posterity. May we improve these inestimable blessings for the advancement of religion, liberty, and science throughout this land, till the wilderness and solitary place be glad through us, and the desert rejoice and blossom as the rose. This we beg through the merits of Jesus

Christ our Saviour. Amen.*

Alterations in the Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England, proposed and recommended to the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

The order for morning and evening service daily, throughout the year.

The Epistle and the Gospel were added by the committee, agreeably to an authority which they conceived to be vested in them.

1st. The following sentences of scripture are ordered to be prefixed to the usual sentences, viz.—

The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20.

From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering; for my name shall be great among the Heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. i. 11.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm xix. 14.

2d. That the rubric preceding the absolution be altered thus-"A declaration to be made by the minister alone, standing, concerning the forgiveness of sins."

3d. That in the Lord's Prayer, the word "who" be substituted in the room of " which," and that "those who trespass" stand instead of "them that trespass."

4th. That the "Gloria Patri" be omitted after the "O come let us sing," &c. and in every other place, where, by the present rubric it is ordered to be inserted, to "the end of the" reading psalms; when shall be said or sung “Gloria Patri," &c. or, "Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men," &c. at the discretion of the mi

nister.

5th. That in the "Te Deum" instead of "honourable” it be "adorable, true, and only Son;" and instead of "didst not abhor the Virgin's womb," "didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.'

6th. That until a proper selection of psalms be made, each minister be allowed to use such as he may choose.

7th. That the same liberty be allowed respecting the lessons.

8th. That the article in "the Apostles' Creed," "he descended into hell," be omitted.

9th. That the Athanasian and the Nicene Creeds be entirely omitted.

10th. That after the response," and with thy Spirit," all be omitted to the words "O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;" which the minister shall pronounce, still kneeling.

11th. That in the suffrage, "make thy chosen people joyful," the word "chosen" be omitted; and also the following suffrages, to" O God, make clean our hearts within us."

12th. That the rubric after these words, "and take not thy Holy Spirit from us," be omitted. Then the two collects

to be said: in the collect for grace, the words "be ordered,” to be omitted; and the word "be" inserted, instead of " to do alway that is."

13th. In the collect "for the clergy and people," read"Almighty and everlasting God, send down upon all bishops and other pastors, and the congregations committed to their charge," &c. to the end.

14th. [Here is an erasure from the manuscript: the article being found a repetition of part of the thirteenth.] 15th. That the Lord's Prayer after the Litany, and the subsequent rubric, be omitted.

16th. That the short Litany be read as follows-" Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace. O Christ, hear us. O Christ,

hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us, and deal not with us according to our sins, neither reward us according to our iniquities." After which, omit the words-" Let us pray."

17th. That the Gloria Patri, after O Lord, arise, &c. be omitted; as also "Let us pray," after "we put our trust in thee."

18th. That in the following prayer, instead of "righteously have deserved," it be "justly have deserved."

19th. That in the first warning for the communion, the word "damnation," following the words " increase your," be read "condemnation;" and the two paragraphs after these words" or else come not to that holy table," be omitted, and the following one be read, "and if there be any of you who, by these means, cannot quiet their conscience," &c. The words "learned and discreet," epithets given to the minister, to be also omitted.

20th. In the exhortation to the communion, let it run thus-" for as the benefit is great, &c. to drink his blood, so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily. Judge therefore yourselves," &c.

21st. That in the rubric preceding the absolution, instead of "pronounce this absolution," it be-" then shall the minister stand up, and turning to the people, say," &c.

22d. That in the baptism of infants, parents may be admitted as sponsors.

23d. That the minister, in speaking to the sponsors, instead of these words, "vouchsafe to release him," &c. say"release him from sin ;" and in the second prayer, instead of "remission of his sins," read—" remission of sin."

24th. That in the questions addressed to the sponsors,

and the answers, instead of the present form, it be as follows "the sinful desires of the flesh."

25th. "Dost thou believe the articles of the Christian faith, as contained in the Apostles' Creed, and wilt thou endeavour to have this child instructed accordingly?" Answer: "I do believe them, and, by God's help, will endeavour so to do."

"Wilt thou endeavour to have him brought up in the fear of God, and to obey God's holy will and commandments?" Answer: "I will, by God's assistance."

26th. That the sign of the cross may be omitted, if particularly desired by the sponsors or parents, and the prayer to be thus altered (by the direction of a short rubric)" We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock; and pray that hereafter he may never be ashamed," &c. to the end. 27th. That the address---" seeing now, dearly beloved," &c. be omitted.

28th. That the prayer after the Lord's Prayer be thus changed "we yield thee our hearty thanks," &c. to “receive this infant as thine own child by baptism, and to incorporate him," &c.

29th. That in the following exhortation, the words "to renounce the devil and all his works," and in the charge to the sponsors, the words " vulgar tongue" be omitted.

30th. That the forms of private baptism and confirmation be made conformable to these alterations.

31st. That in the exhortation before matrimony, all between these words, "holy matrimony, and therefore if any man," &c. be omitted.

32d. That the words "I plight thee my troth" be omitted in both places; and also the words---" with my body I thee worship;" and also---" pledged their troth either to other."

33d. That all after the Blessing be omitted.

34th. In the burial service, instead of the two psalms, take the following verses of both, viz. Psalm xxxix. 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, and Psalm xc. 13. In the rubric, the word "unbaptized" to be omitted.

In the declaration and forms of interment, beginning--"forasmuch as," &c. insert the following-" Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our deceased brother, [sister] we therefore commit his [her] body to the ground---earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; looking for the general resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ; at whose second coming, in glorious majesty, to judge the world, the earth and the sea shall give up