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Reformed Church. Liturgy & Peace Commissions, Liturgical Controversy

 Collection
Identifier: Ref. RG 2005.003

Scope and Contents

The Liturgy & Peace Commissions (Liturgy Controversy) collection consists of two boxes containing: LITURGY COMMITTEE: - Minutes, 1856-1866 - Order of Worship for the Reformed Church, 1866 Print Proof - Provisional Liturgy : Draft, 1857 in Philip Schaff's Hand; Draft Submissions (Accepted & Rejected); Print Proof, 1857; Report "The Liturgical Question" (1862) by John Williamson Nevin PEACE COMMISSION: - Photograph, 1879 - Report to General Synod, 1879 - Minutes, 1879 bound with Liturgical Commission Minutes, 1881-1884 - History, of Peace and Liturgical Commissions, 1896 - Directory of Worship: Manuscript copy, 1884; Print Proof, 1884 & 1897 German edition translated by Rev. Nathaniel Gehr; Correspondence & Reports COMMITTEE ON NEW LITURGY: - Book of Worship (Manuscript Copy), 1923 Adopted by General Synod at Hickory, NC LITURGICAL CONTROVERSY: - Publications: Bomberger, J.H.A. "Reformed, Not Ritualistic", 1867; Bomberger, J.H.A. "The Revised Liturgy", 1867; Dorner, Isaak August "The Liturgical Conflict in the Reformed Church of North America", 1868?; Gerbach, G. "Uber Spaltungen und Unabhangigkeit in der Kirche Christ....", 1863; Hoffmeier, J. L. "Letter on the Provisional Litugry", 1862; Kessler, John S. "Liturgische Gottesdienst...", 1860; Slifer, Morris D. "The Mercersburg Controversy, 1950 - History and Bibliography - Myerstown Convention Minutes, 1866 - General Synod, Pastoral Letter, 1866 Response to Myerstown Convention - Pamphlets, 3 Bound volumes

Dates

  • Creation: 1856 - 1950

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Reformed Church. Liturgy & Peace Commissions, Liturgical Controversy
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the E&R Library & Archives Repository

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