Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.

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The 115th General Assembly (1903) of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. appointed the Special Committee on Forms of Service to prepare a manual that would standardize the form of special services, such as marriage, baptism, and communion services. Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr. (1852-1933) was appointed Chair and the Committee produced a manual in 1906 entitled: The Book of Common Worship. This collection contains minutes, reports, publications, correspondence, manuscripts, and other material relating to the work of the committee. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized. Featured image: Title page of the Book of Common Worship, 1906.

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Title:
"The Message," December 1904.
Description:
Volume II, No. 1. Includes "The service of public prayer;" "Politics and church adherents;" "The vicissitudes of life;" "Prayer-perfect (poem);" "Organizations and societies;" and "Church notes."
Subject names:
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Kars, Ottawa, Ont.)--Periodicals., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Periodicals., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Ottawa (Ont.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:131585
Title:
Letter from George Hodges to Henry Van Dyke, 1910.
Description:
Regarding the Book of Common Worship.
Creator:
Hodges, George, 1856-1919. (author)
Subject names:
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Cambridge (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:131582
Title:
Reports of Special Committees to the General Assembly, 1905.
Description:
Published report of the Committee on Forms and Services to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, Winona Lake, Ind., Part II, with annotations by chairman Van Dyke, 1905. Includes draft of the proposed Book of Common Worship. Henry van Dyke private copy.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly--Conference committees., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Prayers and devotions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy--Texts., Presbyterian Church--Prayers and devotions., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Winona Lake (Ind.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:131408
Title:
Reports of Special Committees to the General Assembly, 1905.
Description:
Published report of the Committee on Forms and Services to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, Winona Lake, Ind., Part II, with annotations by chairman Van Dyke, 1905. Includes draft of the Book of Common Worship as authorized by the General Assembly. Winona Speech.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly--Conference committees., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Prayers and devotions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy--Texts., Presbyterian Church--Prayers and devotions., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Winona Lake (Ind.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:131108
Title:
Presbytery of Denver overture.
Description:
Overture to the General Assembly from Presbytery of Denver on Manual or Book of Forms for use of Ministers, 1902.
Creator:
Speer, James H. (author), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Denver. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Denver (Colo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:131089
Title:
Reports of Special Committees to the General Assembly, 1906.
Description:
Published reports of Special Committees to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, Des Moines, Iowa, including a report from the Committee on Forms and Services with annotations by chairman Van Dyke, 1906. Report C. Book of Common Worship.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly--Conference committees., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Des Moines (Iowa)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130921
Title:
Reports of Special Committees to the General Assembly, 1904.
Description:
Published reports of Special Committees to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, Buffalo, N.Y., including a report from the Special Committee on Forms and Services, with annotations by chairman Van Dyke, 1904. Buffalo Speech. Book of Common Worship - Report A.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly--Conference committees., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Buffalo (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130776
Title:
Synod of New York overture.
Description:
Overture to the General Assembly from The Synod of New York on Tentative forms of Worship, 1903.
Creator:
Smith, T. Ralston (Thomas Ralston), 1830-1903. (author), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of New York. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Albany (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130519
Title:
Reports of Special Committees to the General Assembly, 1905.
Description:
Published report of the Committee on Forms and Services to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, Winona Lake, Ind., Part II, with annotations by chairman Van Dyke, 1905. Includes draft of the Book of Common Worship as authorized by the General Assembly. Revised Copy. Henry van Dyke. Report B.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly--Conference committees., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Prayers and devotions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy--Texts., Presbyterian Church--Prayers and devotions., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Winona Lake (Ind.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130341
Title:
Letter from Sandford Fleming to Henry Van Dyke, 1909.
Description:
Sanford commends Van Dyke on the Book of Common Worship and informs him he plans to bring it to the attention of the Committee on Worship of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Creator:
Fleming, Sandford. (author)
Subject names:
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
Ottawa (Ont.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130241
Title:
"The Church Eclectic," August 1906.
Description:
Partial issue, Volume 38, No. 5. Includes "The Presbyterian prayer book," "Prayer a reasonable practice, essential to higher life," "Henry Barclay, D.D., the second rector of Trinity Church in the city of New York"; and advertisements.
Creator:
Lowndes, Arthur, 1858-1917. (editor)
Subject names:
Barclay, Henry, 1715-1764., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topics:
Episcopal Church--Periodicals., Religion--Periodicals., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:130195

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