I Philadelphia, March 3, 1818. DO hereby certify, that this Edition of the Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, &c. (having been compared with a standard book, and corrected by the same) is permitted to be published as an Edition duly compared and corrected by suitable Persons appointed for that purpose, as the Canon directs. WILLIAM WHITE, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the LENOX LIBRARY NEW YORK 1 The Ratification of the Book | 16 The Ministration of Baptism to of Common Prayer. 2 The Preface. 3 The Order how the Psalter is appointed to be read. 4 The Order how the rest of the Holy Scripture is appointed to Scripture, to be read at Morn- such as are of Riper Years, and brought to be confirmed by the 18 The Order of Confirmation, or 7 Tables and Rules for the Move- able and Immoveable Feasts, to-20 gether with the days of Fasting and Abstinence throughout the 21 10 The Order for Daily Evening 24 11 Prayers and Thanksgivings up-25 A Form of Prayer for the Vi- before the two final Prayers of 26 A Form of Prayer and Thanks- 12 The Collects, Epistles, and I Philadelphia, March 3, 1818. 1 The Ratification of the Book | 16 The Ministration of Baptism to of Common Prayer. 2 The Preface. such as are of Riper Years, and 3 The Order how the Psalter is 17 A Catechism; that is to say, appointed to be read. 4 The Order how the rest of the Holy Scripture is appointed to Scripture, to be read at Morn- ing and Evening Prayer through- 7 Tables and Rules for the Move- able and Immoveable Feasts, to- gether with the days of Fasting an Instruction to be learned by brought to be confirmed by the 18 The Order of Confirmation, or 10 The Order for Daily Evening 24 11 Prayers and Thanksgivings up-25 A Form of Prayer for the Vi- before the two final Prayers of 26 A Form of Prayer and Thanks- 12 The Collects, Epistles, and THE RATIFICATION OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. By the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, in Convention, this 16th Day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. THIS HIS Convention having in their present Session, set forth A Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, do hereby establish the said book: And they declare it to be the Liturgy of this Church; and require, that it be received as such by all the Members of the same: And this Book shall be in Use from and after the first Day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety. |