Protestant Episcopal church in the an. Book of THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS, AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH, ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: TOGETHER WITH THE PSALTER, OR PSALMS OF DAVID. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY W. B. GILLEY, No. 92 Broadway. New-York, February 18, 1819. I 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 a suitable Person appointed for that purpose; as the Canon directs. JOHN HENRY HOBART, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New York. BY 943 .Al 1819 2 1 The Ratification of the Book 16 The Ministration of Baptism to such as are of Riper Years, and able to answer for themselves. 3 The Order how the Psalter is 17 A Catechism; that is to say, an Instruction to be learned by 4 The Order how the rest of the every Person before he be Holy Scripture is appointed to brought to be confirmed by the 5 Tables of Lessons of Holy 18 The Order of Confirmation, or Scripture, to be read at Morn- Laying on of Hands upon those ing and Evening Prayer through- that are baptized, and come to 7 Tables and Rules for the Move- of Matrimony able and Immoveable Feasts, to-20 The Order for the Visitation gether with the days of Fasting of the Sick. and Abstinence throughout the 21 The Communion of the Sick. 22 The Order for the Burial of 8 Tables for finding the Holy- the Dead. 9 The Order for Daily Morning after Child-birth, commonly call- 10 The Order for Daily Evening 24 Forms of Prayer to be used at 11 Prayers and Thanksgivings up-25 A Form of Prayer for the Visi- on several Occasions, to be used tation of Prisoners. before the two final Prayers of 26 A Form of Prayer and Thanks- Morning and Evening Service. giving to Almighty God, for the 12 The Collects, Epistles, and Fruits of the Earth, and all the Gospels, to be used throughout other Blessings of his merciful 13 The Order for the Adminis- 27 Forms of Prayer to be used in tration of the Lord's Supper, or 28 Selections of Psalms, to be used 14 The Ministration of Public instead of the Psalms for the Baptism of Infants, to be used Day, at the Discretion of the THE RATIFICATION OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. By the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant Episco pal 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 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. T |