NTO thy merciful hands, O heavenly Father, B. A. we commend the soul of thy servant, now 307 departing from the body. Acknowledge, we meekly beseech thee, a sheep of thine own fold, a lamb of thine own flock, a sinner of thine own redeeming. Receive him into the arms of thy mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, into the glorious estate of thy chosen saints in heaven. O most merciful Jesus, that thing cannot perish which is committed to thy charge; Receive, we beseech thee, his spirit in peace. Amen.

RESOLUTION XIX.

Resolved: That the following changes be made in

THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK,

and the proposed alterations be made.
known to the several Dioceses, in order
that they may be severally adopted in
the next General Convention, in accordance
with the provisions of Article VIII of the
Constitution.

(a) In the first rubric, for the word two
read one, and add to the rubric the words
the Minister first pronouncing: so that the
rubric will read as follows:

¶ Forasmuch as all mortal men are subject to 310
many sudden perils, diseases, and sicknesses,
and ever uncertain what time they shall depart
out of this life; therefore, to the intent they
may be always, in readiness to die, when-
soever it shall please Almighty God to call
them, the Ministers shall diligently from time

S. B.

to time (but especially in the time of pestilence, B. A.
or other infectious sickness) exhort their par-
ishioners to the often receiving of the Holy
Communion of the Body and Blood of our
Saviour Christ, when it shall be publicly ad-
ministered in the Church; that so doing, they
may, in case of sudden visitation, have the
less cause to be disquieted for lack of the same.
But if the sick person be not able to come to
the Church, and yet is desirous to receive the
Communion in his house; then he must give
timely notice to the Minister, signifying also
how many there are to communicate with him,
(which shall be one at the least;) and all
things necessary being prepared, the Minister
shall there celebrate the Holy Communion,
beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and
Gospel, here following, the Minister first
pronouncing.

After the rubric and before the Collect
insert the following: -

PRAISE the LORD, all ye nations: praise
him, all ye people.

For his merciful kindness is ever more and
more towards us: and the truth of the LORD
endureth for ever. Praise the LORD.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

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(b) Insert between the second and third B. A. 266 of the rubrics after The Gospel the follow- 311 ing rubric and order:

¶ In the times of contagious sickness or disease,

or when extreme weakness renders it expedient,

the following form shall suffice:

The Collect, Epistle and Gospel.
"Ye who do truly," &c.

The Confession and the Absolution.

The Prayer of Consecration, ending with these words," partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood."

The Communion.

"Our Father," &c.

The Benediction.

(c) At the end of the Office, insert this
rubric:-

This Office may be used with aged and bed- 312
ridden persons, or such as are not able to
attend the public Ministration in Church,
substituting the Collect, Epistle and Gospel
for the Day, for those appointed above.

RESOLUTION XX.

Resolved: That the following changes be made in

THE ORDER FOR

THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD,

and that the proposed alterations be made
known to the several Dioceses, in order
that they may be severally adopted in
the next General Convention, in accordance
with the provisions of Article VIII of the
Constitution

S. B.

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(a) Insert immediately after the Lesson B. A. the following rubric:

¶ Here may be sung a Hymn or an Anthem; 316
and, at the discretion of the Minister, the
Creed, and such fitting Prayers as are else-
where provided in this Book, may be added.

(b) At the end of "Man that is born of
a woman hath but a short time," &c., add
"Amen."

(c) In the rubric before The Sentence of
Committal substitute the Minister, or some
one appointed by him, for some one standing
by, so that the rubric will read as follows:-
¶ Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the
Body by the Minister, or some one appointed
by him, the Minister shall say,

(d) In The Sentence of Committal, change
"deceased brother" to "brother departed,"
and append "Amen" to the same Sentence:
so that the whole Sentence will read as
follows:-

FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty

God, in his wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our brother departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; looking for the general Resurrection in the last 271 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 their dead; and the corruptible bodies of those who sleep in him shall be changed, and made like unto his own. glorious body; according to the mighty work

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S. B. ing whereby he is able to subdue all things unto B. A. himself. Amen.

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(e) At the end of the Office put the following rubric:

¶ Inasmuch as it may sometimes be expedient 318

to say under shelter of the Church the whole
or a part of the service appointed to be said
at the Grave, the same is hereby allowed for
weighty cause.

(f) Append to the Office the Special
Form of Committal Sentence provided for
the Burial of the Dead at Sea, and at pres-
ent included in the Forms of Prayer to be
used at Sea, prefacing the same with this
rubric:-

For the Sentence of Committal, say,
and insert the former portion of the Form
beginning with those words before "We
therefore commit," &c., and append
"Amen" to the said Sentence: so that it
will read as follows:-

AT THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD AT SEA.

For the Sentence of Committal say,

FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty

God, in his wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our brother departed, 282 we therefore commit his body to the deep, to be turned into corruption, looking for the resurrection of the body (when the sea shall give up her dead), and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ; who at his coming shall change our vile body, that it may be