Manual of Forms for Baptism, Admission to the Communion, Administration of the Lord’s Supper, Marriage, and Funerals, Ordination of Elders and Deacons, Etc.
Overview
Hodge’s Manual of Forms contains outlines and suggestions for worship services and special occasions. First published in 1882 and expanded into the current edition, these forms are drawn from numerous sources—including Hodge’s own pastoral experience—and are designed as an aid for pastors, preachers, and others involved in public worship. This volume contains outlines of worship services for special occasions, forms for baptism, marriage, ordination, and funerals, as well as selections of scriptures and prayers for pastoral visitation to the sick. This handbook also contains the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Creeds. Portions of other worship books borrowed from A. A. Hodge’s historically significant Manual of Forms, testifying to its continued relevance and usefulness.
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- Contains outlines of worship services for special occasions, forms for baptism, marriage, ordination, and funerals, as well as selections of scriptures and prayers for pastoral visitation to the sick
- Designed as an aid for pastors, preachers, and others involved in public worship
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“Almighty God, who by thy divine providence hast appointed various offices in thy Church, and didst inspire thy disciples in the first age to choose to the office of Deacon Stephen the first martyr, mercifully behold these thy servants now called to the like office and administration. Replenish them so with the truth of thy doctrine, with zear for thy glory and with holy Sympathy for the poor of thy flock, and so adorn them with innocency of life, that both by word, by example and by benevolent ministrations they may faithfully serve thee in this office, to the glory of thy Name and the edification of thy Church; through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and for ever. Amen.” (Pages 62–63)
“O Lord Jesus, who, although thou wert rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through thy poverty might become rich, set apart and consecrate these thy servants to the office of Deacon. Give them thine own spirit of sympathy with all human needs and suffering, and of holy, self-denying service in behalf of those who suffer and are in want. Guide them in their ministry of love until their work on earth is done; then grant that they may inherit the kingdom which has been prepared for them before the foundation of the world. Amen.” (Page 61)
“And graciously comfort us who mourn. Silence the murmurings of our rebellious hearts. Enable us to say with thy servant of old, ‘The Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away, blessed is the name of the Lord.’ Make us mindful of our own mortality, and teach us so to number our days that we may seriously apply our hearts to that heavenly wisdom which may in the end bring us to life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, thine only Son our Lord. Amen.” (Page 114)
- Title: Manual of Forms for Baptism, Admission to the Communion, Administration of the Lord’s Supper, Marriage, and Funerals, Ordination of Elders and Deacons, Etc.
- Author: Archibald Alexander Hodge
- Publisher: Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work
- Publication Date: 1920
- Pages: 124