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BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR

Brotherhood Index.

A practical guide to uniformity in worship, fellowship and service.

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THE BROTHERHOOD INDEX ORDERS OF SERVICE

Order of Full Service on Sundays 10:00 a.m. and Fridays/Sundays Evening 7:00 p.m.

The full order for the Sunday morning and specified evening services.

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53. Feast Song: All kneel down and sing. 54. A member blesses the feasta 55. Readi'ng of John 6: 51. And 1st Cor. 10: 16 - 17. 56. An11our1cement by the Leader's Representative while the feast is being servedc -57. Admot1ition ar1d closing by conductor. ORDER OF FULL SERVICE ON SUNDAYS-10.00 A. M. & FRIDAYS/SUNDAYS EVENING 7. 00 P.M. 1. The conductor jingles the bell first, kneeling down and pray silently. He jingles it again the second time. 2. Introit: ,l\11-sing .. ''Tt1e Lord is in His Holy Temple'' \AJhile kneeling downe J. All continue to kneel and recite Psalm 1. k The conductor stands up to pray. ; To be conducted by a member. All stand Hyr~1n: up and sign,~ but kneeling down .during the last stanza.
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• 6. A rti.e1nber stands up and prays 7. 1st Bible lesson, quoted by the conductor, and to be ·read b\ a member. 1 8. Hymn: conducted b-y' 2 r:1ernber~ 1-\il stand up and signf· but kneelir~o d()\rJn cjurir1g the fast stanza. -.J ~- "' 9. /.l, merriber star1ds urJ a11d ~)ra','S 10. 2nd 8 ible lesson. Quoted by conductor, and to be r~ad by a member~ 11. Song (s) l)y chior {s)~ The Choir (s) and the whole congregatiori nei I down. 12~ A member stands up and orays 13. The conductor stands up and quote the <3olde·n Text from the Bible. Here the first 8 ible lesson must be read first again, followed by the second Bible lesson, before the Golden Text be read !ast, then the sermon by the cor1ductor, ! 14. /-\ member stands up and prav~ 15~ Silent prayer: All standing. 16. The conductor jingies tt1e bell, and all stop praying and sit down. 17. (a) The blessing and collectior1: ''The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, etc., is the first blessing song for children only .. Tt1ey \rVaik pass the altar, putting
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their collection, Tithe, Free-will offering and Chari- ty (if they ha\1e) with joining palms and bent heads. The'/ keep on star1ding tiii the iast person comes up to the seat, then tl·1e conductor jingies the bell, thev, aH bovv the same time and sit ciown. @ } ·l/f\1 17 {o ., • b • ,, !Vy d1sc!ptes 'e ever read\{ ·, etce I .ts t h e secon d blessing song for vvorner1/men cor1gregation only. Both women arid rr;en stan(J up, and the vvornen go frist, followed by mert ir1 ttie same manner done by the chiic!ren: 1-hey keer) on star1ding till the last person comes UfJ to his seat, then the conductor jingles the bell, ti1ey all bo\N the same time and sit dovvn. (c} iii \1\d!i n1ai<e you fishers of mer1'' is the third bless- ing song for cl1oristers only. They all stand up, the sisters go first, and the brothers followed behind in the- same manr1er done by (a) and (b) above. (d) '!Do Triy \;\lork 0 L_ord'' is the Fourth blessing song for the spirited children, Eiders, Ordained Ones, Christ's Students, Cr1rist's \/Vitr1ess, Christ's Servants and t!1e ct1ilciren of God. They should .do as in (c) abO"Je4 The ordained ones should not need the ordanied sisters to go first before the ordanied brothers~ Tt1e~1 shot1ld go r11ixed according to their seat r;ositions. N. B. Tr1ere sr1ould be no sot1nd making by the feet wrriJe vvalking. The legs must move orderly. 18. A rnen1()er stands up and pray.
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19. Song (s) choir (s). 20. A member stands up and pray. 22. All kneeling and recite Psalm 23. 23. The Lord's Prayer. Still kneeling. 24. Doxology: ''Come HOiy Spirit of God" (By day time) And, ." Olumba behold us here'' (By evening or night still kneeling. · 25. Benediction: by the conductor. 26. All sing. ''Hear our prayer 0 Lord'', still kneeling. 27. Spiritual choruses. Here we go on the second Blessing. 28. The conductor jingles the bell, all sit down, he asks for Testimonies, Vision, and Prophecy. N. B. On Sundays, during 10. 00 a.m. service; vision and prophecy are not necessary, apart from testimony, praise and thanks- giving .only. 29. Announcement: By L/Respresentative. 30. Admonition and closing by the conductor.
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ORDER OF SERVICE ON ~'10NDAY/ TUESDAY/ SATURDAY: 7: 00 P.M. 1. The conductor jingles the ·bell first, kneeling down and prays silently. He jingles It again. 2. Someone stands up and conducts hymn. All stand up and sing but, kneeling down during the last stanza. 3. The conductor stands up and prays. 4. All continue to kneel and recite Psalm 1. 5. A member stands up and prays. 6. They continue to kneel while someone reading Psalm 15, to be recited by all. 7. Song (s) by Choir (s). All and the choir continue to. kneel while singing. (In the absence of any choir, hymn could be sung by the congregation from Brother- hood hymnary. 8. Someone stands up and prays. 9. Everybody sits up. 10. The conductor stands up and quotes the Golden Text from the Holy Bible. 11. Someone stands up and reads it. 12. Short sermon by conductor. 56
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