62-5. There should be public worship upon all such days; and the prayers, psalms or hymns, the selection of Scripture, and sermons, should all be in a special manner adapted to the occasion.

DIGEST: The current text remains unchanged from PCA 1973, dates to that of PCUS 1929, and the substance of the paragraph is that of PCUS 1894.

BACKGROUND AND COMPARISON :
1. PCA 1973, Adopted text, DfW 16-5 [M1GA, Appendix, p. 161]
2. Continuing Presbyterian Church 1973, Proposed BCO text, p. 76
3. PCUS 1933, §377
4. PCUS 1929, §377
There should be public worship upon all such days; and the prayers, psalms or hymns, the selections of Scripture, and sermons, should all be in a special manner adapted to the occasion.

1. PCUS 1927, XV, §371–VI.
2. PCUS 1894, XV-6
There should be public worship upon all such days; and let the prayers, psalms or hymns, portions of Scripture to be read, and sermons, be all in a special manner adapted to the occasion.

COMMENTARY:
Morton H. Smith, Commentary on the Book of Church Order, 6th edition, 2007, p. 454.
Both fasting and times of thanksgiving are seen as proper occasions for worship. The Book here indicates the basic elements of worship that should be included, namely, prayers, psalms or hymns, Scripture reading and sermon.