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Title: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.
Description: 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.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (creator)
Date Created: 1897, ca. 1897-1910, 1897, 1910
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Benson, Louis F. (Louis FitzGerald), 1855-1930.
Topical Subject(s): Worship programs., Public worship., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 65; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg65

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 Name(s): Smith, T. Ralston (Thomas Ralston), 1830-1903. (author), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of New York. (author)
Date Created: 1903, May 14, 1903
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Albany (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--Albany--New York--Albany
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f1b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:130519

Title: Letter from George Hodges to Henry Van Dyke, 1910.
Description: Regarding the Book of Common Worship.
Creator Name(s): Hodges, George, 1856-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1910, November 13, 1910
Name Subject(s): 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.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Cambridge (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Middlesex--Massachusetts--Cambridge
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 13; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f13b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:131582

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 Name(s): Speer, James H. (author), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Denver. (author)
Date Created: 1902, September 16, 1902
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Denver (Colo.), North and Central America--United States--Denver--Colorado--Denver
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f1a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:131089

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 Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Date Created: 1904
Name Subject(s): 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.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Buffalo (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--Erie--New York--Buffalo
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f3a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:130776

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 Name(s): Fleming, Sandford. (author)
Date Created: 1909, April 14, 1909
Name Subject(s): 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.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Ottawa (Ont.), North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Ottawa
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 13; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f13a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:130241

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 Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Date Created: 1906
Name Subject(s): 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.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Des Moines (Iowa), North and Central America--United States--Polk--Iowa--Des Moines
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f3e
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:130921

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 Name(s): Lowndes, Arthur, 1858-1917. (editor)
Date Created: 1906, August 1906
Name Subject(s): Barclay, Henry, 1715-1764., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topical Subject(s): Episcopal Church--Periodicals., Religion--Periodicals., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 9; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f9d
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:130195

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."
Date Created: 1904, December 1904
Name Subject(s): 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)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Periodicals., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Ottawa (Ont.), North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Ottawa
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 9; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f9c
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:131585

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 Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Date Created: 1905
Name Subject(s): 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.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy--Texts., Presbyterian Church--Prayers and devotions., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Winona Lake (Ind.), North and Central America--United States--Kosciusko--Indiana--Winona Lake
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f3b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: 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. Revised Copy. Henry van Dyke. Report B.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Date Created: 1905
Name Subject(s): 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.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy--Texts., Presbyterian Church--Prayers and devotions., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Winona Lake (Ind.), North and Central America--United States--Kosciusko--Indiana--Winona Lake
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f3c
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:130341

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 Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services. (author), Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (annotator)
Date Created: 1905
Name Subject(s): 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.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Presbyterian Church--Liturgy--Texts., Presbyterian Church--Prayers and devotions., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Winona Lake (Ind.), North and Central America--United States--Kosciusko--Indiana--Winona Lake
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f3d
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:131108

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