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15-July-1997 
97278 
 
    Churches to Receive "Book of Common Worship" 
 
    by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Two congregations in each of the 172 presbyteries of the 
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are about to receive deluxe, leather-bound 
copies of the "Book of Common Worship." 
 
    The gifts, distributed by the Office of Theology and Worship on behalf 
of the General Assembly, were paid for by a trust fund established by Elias 
Boudinot, a Presbyterian elder who in 1821 set up the trust to purchase 
books for congregations, to be used by their pastors.  Boudinot 
particularly wanted to help smaller churches that might not be able to 
provide suitable books for their pastors' use. 
 
    According to the Rev. Joseph Small, coordinator for theology and 
worship in the Congregational Ministries Division, executives and stated 
clerks of the presbyteries will be polled to determine which churches will 
be the recipients of the books. 

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