Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God; have mercy upon us, miserable sinners." In the place of the prayer for the illumination of all Bishops, Priests and Deacons, the following is used: “That it may please thee to illuminate all the ministers. of thy gospel with true knowledge and understanding of thy word; and that, both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and show it accordingly." The two special prayers are, one for Congress and the other for a Sick. Person. The Collects follow each other in succession, but those for Saints' Days are wanting, and the Epistles and Gospels are not given.

The order for the administration of the Lord's Supper begins with the opening sentences as in Morning Prayer, "The Lord is in his holy temple," etc. The Exhortation, "Dearly beloved in the Lord," follows, with the Confession, "Almighty and most merciful Father," etc. Next in order are the Absolution, Lord's Prayer, Versicles and Venite. The first lesson is then read, succeeded by the Collect for Purity and the Ten Commandments. After this the second lesson is read and

a hymn sung. The prayer for the Church Militant then is offered, in which the words, "alms and oblations' are omitted and the expression," Bishops and other ministers," changed into, "all ministers

of thy gospel."

After the sermon the Minister begins with the words, "Ye, who do truly," etc. After this is said, the Confession, Absolution and "comfortable words" follow. The longer Preface for the feast of Trinity has not been retained. The remainder of the text of the service is unchanged, except there is no provision made for the use of the Gloria in Excelsis. The rubric in relation to the consumption of the consecrated elements that remain is wanting, and the word "Priest" in every rubric gives place to the word “Minister.”

The Ministration of Baptism of Infants is very brief, and is made to answer a two-fold purpose, for it is accompanied with this direction:

"The Minister may accommodate this service to persons of riper years."

The use of the sign of the cross and the word "regenerate" do not appear. After the Lord's

Prayer occur these words:

Then shall the Minister pray and deliver such exhortation as he may judge expedient."

The Catechism, the order of Confirmation, the order for the Visitation of the Sick, the Communion of the Sick, the Churching of Women, Prayers to be

used at Sea, the Visitation of Prisoners, and the Service for Thanksgiving Day, are omitted. The form of solemnization of matrimony, the order for the Burial of the Dead, and the Forms of Prayer to be used in Families, are substantially the same as in the Prayer Book of the American Episcopal Church.

In the setting apart of ministers there is only one service, entitled The Form and Manner of Ordaining and Consecrating Bishops and Ministers, according to the order of the Evangelical Episcopal Church. The words, "Receive the Holy Ghost," etc., are omitted and the term "Minister" substituted for "Priest." The abbreviations are numerous. The book closes with the Articles of Religion, which are reduced from thirty-nine to sixteen.

The book resembles the Proposed Prayer Book of 1786. The man at the head of the movement who brought this book into existence was the Rev. George Dashiell. He was a native of Maryland, and was ordained to the ministry by Bishop White, in 1794. He was settled for a time at New Castle, Delaware, Shrewsbury and Chester, Maryland, and finally, in 1804, became the Rector of St. Peter's Church, Baltimore. He opposed the election of the Rev. James Kemp to the Episcopate, and when he was consecrated, he made this a pretext for his

secession, to form what he called the "Evangelical Episcopal Church.' Many of his congregation followed him, and he was joined by two clergymen, who were Deacons. Expected accession, however, did not follow, and ere long the project vanished. Mr. Dashiell removed to Kentucky, and died there in 1852.

PRAYER BOOK OF THE REFORMED

EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

There

THE Reformed Episcopal Church dates from a movement organized in the city of New York, on the second day of December, 1873, by members of the American Episcopal Church, who desired certain changes in the Book of Common Prayer. were present eight clergymen and nineteen laymen. The leading promoter of the cause was the Rt. Rev. George D. Cummins, D. D,, then the Assistant Bishop of Kentucky. The following is the

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES OF THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Adopted December 2d, 1873.

I.

The Reformed Episcopal Church, holding "the faith once delivered unto the saints," declares its belief in the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the Word of God, and the sole Rule of Faith and Practice; in the Creed "commonly called the Apostles' Creed;" in the Divine institution of the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper;