| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 173. Mr. 23, ’07. 680w. |
Reviewed by Montgomery Schuyler.
| + | Putnam’s. 3: 232. N. ’07. 530w. |
“A highly informative volume, containing, no doubt, large quantities of substantial, solid truth.”
| + − | R. of Rs. 35: 761. Je. ’07. 200w. |
Hapgood, Isabel Florence. Service book of the Holy orthodox-Catholic apostolic (Greco-Russian) church; comp., tr., and arranged from the old church-Slavonic service books of the Russian church and collated with the service books of the Greek church. $4. Houghton.
7–526.
“This volume contains the order of services as prescribed for vespers, compline, matins, the communion, the great feasts, ordination, marriage, unction, ‘the office at the parting of the soul from the body,’ the burial of the dead, requiem offices, services for the founding and consecration of churches, thanksgivings and various special prayers. For the Scripture lessons, as translated into English, the King James’s version is used, and for the ‘Psalms and verses’ the prayer-book version of the Psalter.”—Outlook.
“Reverence can call forth such labors of devotion as this compilation.”