The Historical Development of the Book of Church Order

Chapter 62 : Days of Fasting and Thanksgiving

Paragraph 6 :

62-6. On days of fasting, the minister should point out the authority and providences calling for the observance; and he should spend more than the usual time in solemn prayer, particular confession of sin, especially for the sins of the day and place; and the whole day should be spent in prayer and meditation.

DIGEST :

BACKGROUND AND COMPARISON :
PCA 1973, Adopted text, DfW 16-6 [M1GA, Appendix, p. 161]
On days of fasting, the minister should point out the authority and providences calling for the observance; and he should spend more than the usual time in solemn prayer, particular confession of sin, especially of the sins of the day and place; and the whole day should be spent in prayer and meditation.

Continuing Presbyterian Church 1973, Proposed text,
The

PCUS 1933,
The

PCUS 1894, XV-7
On fast days, let the minister point out the authority and providences calling to the observance thereof; and let him spend a more than usual portion of time in solemn prayer, particular confession of sin, especially of the sins of the day and place, with their aggravations, which have brought down the judgments of heaven. And let the whole day be spent in deep humiliation and mourning before God.