Sermon preached by the President, the Reverend R Stuart Louden, TD, DD, at the Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving on the occasion of the Centenary of the Church Service Society, within the Kirk of the Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 21st May, 1965. The text was Ephesians 5:27.
This is a biographical notice of the fourth of the key figures in the early years of the Church Service Society, the other three having been given notices in vol.35 (1965) – n.b. the photograph of Dr Sprott is in vol.35.
This essay sets out to reflect on changes within the language of worship. It traces Jewish, Greek and Latin roots and makes a brief mention of Reformation heritage before addressing itself to the issues prominent around the time of the founding of the Church Service Society. It offers suggestions for current practice so that on the one hand an “arid intellectualism” may be avoided, and on the other hand “subjective sentimentalism”.
This is a thorough and detailed account of the building which is Durisdeer Kirk; there are four photographic plates.
Dr John Lamb offers short notices of various liturgical publications from many different strands of the Church.
This is a review of the Gaelic edition of the Anglican Prayer Book published in Dublin in 1965.
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(All between pages 26 and 27)
Durisdeer Parish Church: With Old School Attached
Durisdeer Parish Church: From West, showing Old School Building
Durisdeer Parish Church: Queensberry Tomb
Durisdeer Parish Church: Interior