Ablutions 5
Absolution 5
Absolution, Declaration of 6
Absolve 6
Abstinence 6
Acolyte, his duties 6
Adult Baptism 7
Advent, Season of 7
Advent Sunday 8
Affusion 8
Agape 8
Age for Confirmation 84
Agnus Dei 9
Aisle 9
Alb 9
Alleluia 9
All Saints' Day 9
Almanac, Church 10
Alms Bason 10
Alpha and Omega 10
Altar 11
Altar Cross 11
Altar Lights 11
Altar Linen 12
Altar Rail 12
Altar Vessels. See Vessels, Sacred 267
Ambulatory 13
American Church 13
American Church, meaning of the term 13
Amice 18
Anaphora 18
Andrew, Saint 18
Angel, one of N. T. names for Bishop 19
Angels. See Holy Angels 133
Anglican Church 19
Anglican Communion 20
Anglo Catholic 21
Annual Address, The Bishop's, 37
Annunciation, The 22
Anointing the Sick 22
Antependium 23
Anthem 23
Antiphon. See Anthem 23
Antiphonal 23
Apocalypse, The 24
Apocrypha 24
Apostle 24
Apostles' Creed 25
Doctrine 25
Apostolate 25
Apostolic Fathers. See Fathers, 109
Apostolic Succession 25
Apse 26
Apsidal 36
Archbishop 26
Archdeacon 26 {284}
Articles of Religion, XXXIX, 26
Articles of Religion not a Creed, 27
Ascension Day 27
Ascription 27
Ash Wednesday 28
Assistant Minister 28
Banners 28
Banns of Marriage 29
Baptism, Adult. See Adult
Baptism 7
Baptism, Holy 29
Baptism, Conditional 30
Baptism, Infant. See Infant Baptism 145
Baptism, Private 30
Baptism Should be administered in Church 30
Baptismal Regeneration. See
Regeneration 227
Baptismal Shell 31
Baptistry 31
Barnabas, Saint 31
Bartholomew, Saint 32
Bason. See Alms Bason 10
Belfry 33
Benedic, Anima mea 33
Benedicite 33
Benediction 34
Benedictus 35
Betrothal 35
Bible, The English 35
Bible Reading Church 166, 238
Bidding Prayer 36
Biretta 36
Birthday of the Church 275
Bishop 36
Bishop's Charge 37
Bishop Coadjutor 38
Bishop consecrated by not less than three Bishops 16
Bishop, Derivation of the Word 36
Bishop, Election of 38
Bishop, Missionary 39
Bishop, The Presiding. See Presiding Bishop 218
Bishop's Resignation. See Jurisdiction, Resignation of, 158
Bishop's Visitation 39
Bishopric 40
Black 40
Blessed Virgin Mary 40
Blessing Church Furniture 34
Blessing of Peace 41
Board of Managers 41
Board of Missions 41
Bounden Duty 41
Bowing 41
Bowing at the Name of Jesus 41, 136
Breaking of the Bread 42
Brotherhood of St Andrew 42
Burial 43
Burial Office when not to be used 43
Burse 43
Calendar 44
Origin of 83
Candidate 44
Candlemas 44
Canon 45
Law 45
of Scripture 45
of the Liturgy 45 {285}
Canonical 45
Canonical Hours 45
Canonical Residence 46
Canticle 46
Cantoris 46
Cardinal Virtues. See Virtues,
Cardinal 271
Cassock 46
Catechism 47
Divisions of 47
an Unfinished Fragment 47
Catechumen 48
Cathedral 48
Catholic 48
Celebrant 49
Ceremonies. See Rites and Ceremonies 232
Chalice 50
Chalice Veil 50
Chancel 50
Chancellor 50
Change of Church name 14
Chantry 50
Chasuble 51
Childermas 51
Chimere 51
Choir 51
Choir, The Vested. See Surpliced Choir 249
Choral Service. See Even Song 103
Choral Service not "Romish" 103
Christen, To 52
Christian 51
Christian Name. See Name, Christian 194
Christian Unity. See Unity, Church 263
Christian Year, Divisions of, 52, 53
Christian's New Year's Day 8
Christmas Day 54
Church 55
an Institution .... 161
Introduced into Britain, 19
Building Fund ... 56
Catholic 56
Chronology 57
Club 58
Colors 58
Congress 59
Militant. See Church Catholic 56
Missions House 60
of England not founded by Henry the Eighth 20, 179, 233
Temperance Society 61
Wardens 62
Year, See Christian Year 53
Year preaches the Gospel 53
Churching 62
Circumcision, The 63
Clergy 63
Clerical 64
Cloister 64
Coadjutor. See Bishop Coadjutor 38
Collect 64
Comfortable Words 65
Commendatory Prayer 65
Commandments. See Decalogue 77
Common Prayer, Meaning of 64
Communion, Holy. See Holy Communion 133 {286}
Communion of Saints 66
Compline. See Canonical Hours 45
Confirmation 66
Confirmation not joining the Church 156
Consecrate 68
Consecration, Prayer of 68
of Church Buildings 69
of first Bishop
on American Soil 17
Convention 69
Convocation 69
Cope 70
Corporal 70
Cotta 70
Council 70
Credence 71
Creed 71
Cross, The 72
Crucifier 73
Cruets 73
Crypt 73
Curate 73
Daily Prayer, The 73
Dalmatic 74
Daughters of the King 75
Days in Holy Week, their significance 138
Days of Obligation, List of 75
Deacon 75
Deaconess 76
Dean 77
Decalogue 77
Translation of 78
Decalogue When added to Communion Office 77
Decani 78
Dedication, Feast of 78
Deposition 79
Deprecations 79
Descent into Hell 79
Diaconate 80
Dies Irae 80
Digest of Canons 80
List of Titles 80
Dimissory Letter 81
Diocesan 82
Diocesan Convention 82
Diocesan Missions 82
Diocese 81
Diptychs 83
Discretion, Years of 84
Dispensation 84
Divine Liturgy. See Holy Communion 133
Divine Service 84
Divisions among Christians not Sanctioned by the Bible 264
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society 85
Domestic Missions. See D. and F. Society 85
Domenical Letter 87
Dossal 88
Doxology 88
Duly, its ecclesiastical meaning 88
Eagle 89
Early Communion 80 {287}
East, Turning to, Origin of Custom 90
Easter Day 90
Easter Even 92
Easter Monday and Tuesday 93
Easter Tide 93
Eastern Church 93
Eastward Position. See East, Turning to 90
Ecclesiastical Year. See Christian Year 52
Ecumenical 94
Elder 94
Elements 94
Ember Days 94
Emblems 95
Emmanuel 96
Epact, The 97
Epiphany, Feast of 97
Commemoration Threefold 98
Sundays after 98
Episcopacy 98
Episcopal Ring 231
Episcopate 100
Epistle of St. Barnabas 32
Epistle, The 100
Epistle Side 100
Epistoler 101
Eschatology 101
Espousal 101
Essentials of Christian Truth and Order 19
Eucharist 101
Eucharistic Lights. See Altar Lights 11
Eucharistic Vestments 101
Evangelical 102
Evangelical Canticles 102
Evangelists 103
Eve or Even 103
Even Song 103
Examination for Holy Orders, List of 103
Excommunication 104
Exhortation 104
Expectation Sunday 105
Expectation Week 105
Extension of the Incarnation 144
Fair Linen Cloth 106
Fair White Linen Cloth 106
Faith 106
Faithful, The 107
Faldstool 107
Fasting 107
Fasting Communion 108
Fasts, Table of 108
Fathers, The 108
Feasts or Festivals 110
Feria 110
Filioque 111
First American Bishop 16
First Principle of English Reformation 262
Fish 111
Flagon 111
Font 111
Foreign Missions. See D. and F. Society 85
Forms 112
Forty Days, The Great 113
Fourth Sunday in Lent 114
Fraction 114
Free and Open Churches 115
Frequent Communion 115 {288}
Friday 116
as Obligatory as Sunday, 116
Frontal 116
Fruits of the Spirit. See Spirit, Fruits of 242
Funerals 117
Gehenna 117
General Clergy Relief Fund 117
General Confession, The 118
General Convention 119
General Councils, List of 70, 71
General Thanksgiving 120
General Theological Seminary 120
Generally Necessary 120
Genuflexion 121
Ghost 121
Ghostly 121
Ghost, The Holy. See Holy Ghost 135
Gifts (Sevenfold) of the Holy Ghost 121
Girdle 121
Girls' Friendly Society 122
Gloria in Excelsis 122
Gloria Patri 123
not a vain repetition 123
Gloria Tibi 123
God Fathers and Mothers. See Sponsors 243
Golden Number 123
Good Friday 124
Good Shepherd, Sunday of 125
Gospel--meaning of the word 126
Gospel Hymns 179
Gospels, The Four 126
Gospel, The Holy 127
Gospel Side 127
Gospeller 127
Government, Church. See Episcopacy 98
Gown, The Black 127
Grace 128
Grace of Baptism Threefold 29
Gradine 128
Gradual 128
Greek Church. See Eastern Church 93
Green 128
Gregorian Music 129
Growth of the Church 17, 129
Guardian Angels. See Holy Angels 133
Guild 131
Habit 131
Hades 131
Hallelujah. See Alleluia 9
Heaven 132
Hell 132
Heresy 132
Heretic 132
High Celebration 132
Historic Episcopate 133
Historiographer 133
Holy Angels 133
Holy Communion 133
every Lord's Day 115
Holy Days and Seasons. See Christian Year 52
Holy Ghost, The 135
Procession of 219
Holy Innocents' Day 136 {289}
Holy Name, The 136
Holy Orders 137
Holy Table. See Altar 11
Holy Thursday 1 37
Holy Week 137
Homilies, The 138
Hood 138
Hosanna 139
Hours of Prayer. See Canonical Hours 45
House of Bishops 139
House of God 139
Housel 140
Humble Access, Prayer of 140
Hymn Board 140
Hymnal, The 140
Hymns 141
Hypothetical Form 142
ICHTHUS 142
I. H. S 142
Immersion 142
Immovable Feasts 142
Imposition of Hands 143
Incarnation, The 144
Incense 145
Incumbent 145
Infant Baptism 145
Inhibit 146
Innocents. See Holy Innocents' Day 136
I. N. R. I. 147
Institution, Office, of 147
Letter of 147
Words of 148
Instruction 148
Intercessions of the Litany 148
Intermediate State 148
Intonation 149
Intone 149
Introit 150
Invitatory 150
Invocation, The 151
before the sermon 150
James (St.) the Great 151
James (St.) the Less 152
Jesus, The Holy Name of 152
Derivation of the word 153
John Baptist, Saint 153
John Evangelist, Saint 154
Joining the Church 155
Jubilate Deo 157
Jude, Saint 157
Jurisdiction, Episcopal 158
Missionary 158
Resignation of 158
Justification, Cause of 159
Kalendar. See Calendar 159
Keys of the Church 159
Keys, Power of the 160
Kindred, Table of 160
Kingdom of God 161
Kissing the Stole 162
Kneeling 162
Kyrie 162
Lady Day 163
Laity 163
Why so called 64
Lamb and Flag 163 {290}
Lambeth Conference 164
Lammas Day 164
Last Things, The Four 164
Lauds 164
Lay Baptism 165
Layman 165
Lay Reader 165
Laying on of Hands 165
Lectern 166
Lectionary 166
Lent, Season of 167
Why observed forty days, 167
Sundays in 168
Lesser Litany 169
Lessons, The 169
Letter Dimissory. See Dimissory Letter 81
of Orders 169
of Transfer 170
Lights on the Altar 170
Linen Cloth, See Fair Linen Cloth 106
Litany, The 170
Divisions of 171
Desk 172
Liturgical Colors. See Church Colors 58
Liturgy 172
Liturgies, Table of 173
Lord's Day, The 175
not the Sabbath 235
Lord's Prayer, The 176
When said by Priest alone 176
Lord's Supper, wrong use of the term 177
Lord's Table, The 177
Low Celebration 177
Low Sunday 178
Luke, Festival of Saint 178
Lych Gate 179
Magna Charta 179
Magnificat 180
Daily Memorial of Incarnation 180
Maniple 180
Manual Acts 180
Mark, Feast of Saint 181
Marriage 181
Sacramental 182
Vow 35
Mary. See Blessed Virgin Mary 40
Mass 183
Matthew, Feast of Saint 183
Matthias, Feast of Saint 184
Matins 185
Matrimony, Holy. See Marriage 181
Maundy Thursday 185
Meditation 186
Membership, Church 186
Mensa 186
Mercy to Babes 146
Michael (St.) and All Angels 186
Mid Lent Sunday. See Fourth Sunday in Lent 114
Militant, Church 187
Ministry, The 187
Ministry of the Holy Angels 133, 186
Miserere 188
Missal 188
Mission 188
Parochial 189
Missionary 189 {291}
Missionary Bishop. See Bishop, Missionary 39
Council, See D. and F. Society 85
Missioner 189
Missions 189
Mitre 190
Mixed Chalice 190
Mode of Baptism 8, 259
Morning Prayer 190
Morse 191
Mothering Sunday 191
Movable Feasts and Fasts 191
Music, Church 192
Mystery 193
Mystical Body of Christ 193
N. or M. 193
Name, The Holy. See Holy Name 136
The Christian 194
why it is given 194
Nathanael 32
Nativity of our Lord 195
Nave 195
Neophyte 195
New Birth 195
Nicea, Council of 195
did not originate the Creed 196
Nicene Creed 196
when introduced into Liturgy 196
No strolling, irresponsible preachers 81
Nocturns 196
Non-conformists 196
Nones 197
North Side 197
Nowell 197
Nunc Dimittis 197
Oblation 198
Obligation. See Days of Obligation 75
Obsecrations 198
Occasional Offices 198
Prayers 198
Occurrence of Holy Days 199
Octave 199
Octaves set forth in Prayer Book 199
Offertory, The 199
Sentences 200
Office, ecclesiastical meaning 200
Offices of a Pastor 208
Open Churches. See Free and Open Churches 115
Ordain 200
Ordination 200
Order--its ecclesiastical meaning 201
Orders, Holy. See Holy Orders 137
Ordinal, The 201
Ordinary 202
Organizations, Church 202
Organizing a Parish 203
Organs 203
Orientation 203
Ornaments 203
Orphrey 204
Orthodox 204 {292}
Pall 204
Palm Sunday 204
Paraclete 205
Paradise 205
Parish 205
partakes of the character of its people 206
House 206
Register 206
Parishioner 206
Parochial Mission. See Mission, Parochial 189
Parson 206
Paschal 207
Passion 207
Sunday 207
Tide 207
Week 207
Pastor 207
Pastoral Letter 208
Staff 208
Paten 209
Paul, Conversion of Saint 209
Penance 210
Penitential Office 210
Penitential Psalms, their meaning 210
Penitential Psalms used on Ash Wednesday 28
Pentecost 211
Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Virgin Mary 40
Peter, Festival of Saint 211
Philip (St.) and St. James' Day, 212
Piscina 213
Plain Song 213
Pontifical. See Ordinal 201
Post Communion 213
Postulant 213
Postures in Public Worship 214
Prayer 214
Five parts of 214
for Church Militant . .187
for Unity 264
Prayer Book, The 215
Cross 15
first used in English 276
Prayer Book of Eastern Origin 173, 174
Prayers for the Dead 216
Precentor 217
Pre Lenten Season 217
Presbyter--how shortened to Priest 217
Presentation of Christ 217
Presiding Bishop 218
Presiding Bishops, List of 218
Priest 218
Priesthood of the Laity 230
Primate 218
Prime 218
Prisoners. See Visitation of Prisoners 271
Private Baptism. See Baptism, Private 30
Proanaphora 219
Pro-Cathedral 219
Procession of the Holy Ghost 219
Processional Cross 219
Proper Lessons 220
Proper Preface 220
Proper Psalms 220
Protestant 220
Protestant Episcopal. See American Church 13
Provinces 221 {293}
Psalter, The 221
should be sung 221
Translation of 222
Purification, The 222
Purificator 222
Purpose of English Reformation 20
Quadragesima 222
Quadrilateral, The 222
Qualifications for Holy Orders, 223
Quick 223
Quicunque Vult 223
Quiet Day 223
Quinquagesima 224
Rail. See Altar Rail 12
Ratification, The 224
Real Presence 224
Reception into the Church. See Baptism, Private 30
Recessional 225
Rector 226
Head of the Parish 226
Rectory 226
Red Letter Day 226
Refreshment Sunday 226
Regeneration 227
and Conversion not synonymous 227
Register. See Parish Register, 206
Registrar 227
Religion of English-speaking People 21
Religious Orders 228
Reproaches, The 228
Reredos 229
Responds 229
Responses 229
Responsive Service 239
Retable 230
Retreat 230
Reunion of Christendom desired 21
Revised Bible 36
Ring 231
Rites and Ceremonies 232
Ritual 232
Ritualism 232
Rochet 233
Rogation Days 233
Special Prayers, 233
Rogation Sunday 234
Rood Screen 234
Rubric 234
Sabbaoth 234
Sabbath 235
Sacraments 235
necessary to salvation 235
Sacred Vessels. See Vessels,
Sacred 267
Sacrifice 236
Sacristan 236
Sacristy 236
Saint 237
Saints' Days 237
Sanctuary 237
Schism 238
between East and West 111, 238
Scriptures in Prayer Book 238
Seasons, Church. See Christian Year 52 {294}
Sedilia 239
See 239
Sentences, The Opening 239
Septuagesima 239
Server 240
Sexagesima 240
Sexts. See Canonical hours 45
Shell. See Baptismal Shell 31
Shrove Tuesday 240
Sick. See Visitation of Sick 272
Sign of the Cross. See Cross 72
Simon (St.) and St. Jude's Day, 241
Sisterhoods. See Religious Orders 228
Six Points of Ritual 241
Spirit. See Ghost, 121
and Holy Ghost 135
Gifts of. See Gifts of Holy Ghost 121
Fruits of the 242
Spirit of Missions 242
Sponsors 243
Stalls 244
Standing Committee 244
State of Salvation 245
Stephen, Festival of Saint 245
Stir up Sunday 246
Stole 246
Subdeacon 247
Substance 247
Suffrages 247
Sunday. See Lord's Day 175
Sunday Letter. See Dominical Letter 87
Sunday schools 247
Super Altar 248
Sureties. See Sponsors 243
Surname, Meaning of word 193
Surplice 249
Surpliced Choir 249
Sursum Corda 251
Symbol 251
Synod 251
Table, See Lord's Table 177
Te Deum 252
Old tradition, concerning 252
Ten Commandments. See Decalogue 77
Temperance. See Church Temperance Society 61
Ter Sanctus 252
Terms of Christian Unity 222
Testimonials 252
Testimony to Scriptural Character of Confirmation 67, 68
Thanksgiving. See General Thanksgiving 120
Thanksgiving Day 253
first held 253
Theological Virtues 254
The Baptized a Holy Nation 237
Thirty-Nine Articles. See Articles of Religion 26
Thomas (St.) the Apostle 254
Three Hours Service 255
Thurifer 256
Thursday, Holy. See Ascension Day 27
Thursday in Holy Week. See Maundy 185
Tierce. See Canonical Hours 45
Time of keeping Easter, when Settled 91
Times of Baptism 93
Ordination 95 {295}
Tradition 259
Transepts 257
Transfiguration, The 257
Translations of the Bible 35
Trefoil 259
Trine Immersion 259
Trinity, The Holy 259
Season 260
Sunday 260
Trisagion 261
Triumphal Hymn 261
Triumphant, The Church 261
Tunicle 262
Turning to the East. See East, Turning to 90
Twelfth Day 262
Unction. See Anointing the Sick 22
Undivided Church 262
Union Jack--its origin 19
Unity, Church, 263
Unleavened Bread 265
Use, its Ecclesiastical Meaning, 265
Veil. See Chalice Veil 50
Veni Creator Spiritus 266
Venite Exultemus 266
Verger 266
Versicles 266
Vespers 267
Vessels, Sacred 267
Vestments, List of 267
Vestry, The 269
Vestries not found in Primitive Church 269
Via Media 269
Viaticum 270
Vicar 270
Vigils 270
Vincent, Rule of Saint 271
Virgin Mary. See Blessed
Virgin Mary 40
Virtues, The Cardinal 271
Theological. See Theological Virtues 254
Visitation, Episcopal. See Bishop's Visitation 39
Visitation of Prisoners 271
Sick 272
Vow 273
Vows of Baptism 29, 273
Religious Orders 272
Wafer Bread. See Unleavened Bread 265
Wardens. See Church Wardens 62
Warnings 274
Water 274
Wedding Ring. See Ring 231
Wednesday 275
Western Church 275
What constitutes a valid Sacrament 148
What Constitutes an Ecumenical Council 94
Whitsun Day 275
Derivation of the word 276 {296}
Whitsun Monday and Tuesday, 277
Tide 277
Whole duty of Man 29
Why Bishops are not now called Apostles 37
Why we go to Church 280
Wine, Declaration concerning, 277
Witness and Keeper of Holy Writ 257
Woman's Auxiliary 278
Word, The 279
Words on the Cross 279
Worship 279
X The Cross of St. Andrew 18
X P 281
Y Cross 282
Year. See Christian Year 52
Yule 282
Tide 282
Zealot 282
Zuccheto 282