Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-24
BISHOP BROWN FAVORs
DROPPING WORD "0BEY''
Proposed Change Would Strike Part
OF Vow From Episcopalian
Marriage Service.
OTHER INNOVATIONS PLANNED
Committee OH Revision of Book OF
Common Prayer to Make Report OF
Recommendations ut Detroit Con-
ycntiOn i'm October.

Women OF Episcopalian faith will
not be sworn to obey" their husbands.
as has been the age-old custom. when
they take the marriage vows at the
altar. IL the change in regulations
recommended by the commission on re-
vision. of which Bishop William Cabcll
Brown, OF Virginia. is a member. are
adopted at the convention of the Epis-
copai church in Detroit next October.
Brides Will continue to be required
TO love" ana honor" their other
not necessarily bcttcr-haives. but
times are 50 changed. states Bishop
Brown. that the fair sex should stand
on the same footing with the mascu
line gender.
The word obey will undoubtedly
be dropped" the Bishop said ycstcrda V
in discussing the proposed changes In
nc Book of Common PRAYER While
understood In the proper way. the
trend of the times is that the man and
wife should stand on the same footing"
No Occasion for Alarm.
That there is no occasion for alarm
in the changes which will be recon-
ncnded in the Book OF Common Prayer
when the commission on revision
makes It's report at the Detroit lconven-
ton. is the statement Of the BISHOP.
81 approve generally speaking. of
All the changes looking toward greater
hexlnilit% and adaptability in the
ritual or the church" ne said yester-
pose any changes that look to the past
instead OF the present-day usage My
idea is TO make the Book Of Common
trayer as disable as possible. SO that
1T may be as equally adapta Bile to high
church forms as to mountain missions
ana services among colored people"
t"enty-one members-seven bishops.
seven priests and seven laymen The
Chairman is Bishop Whitehead, OF
Pittsburgh.
One Bnp,isnrnI Service.
one Of the most valuable recommen-
dailons which will be made by the
commission according 10 Bishop Brown,
IN doing away Nth the three baD-
service only and in shortening rnatcri-
all long eXhOrtations.
Another useful change TO be suG.
..nding IN the form for the burial SER
zee "hich IS more or less abrupt as
Thrrt is no question but what the
raytr Book Will be greatly improved
~ SOM OF r'hc suggested changes.
great rnany prayers hav" been added
TO DC used Al the discretion OF the rec.
~ ~ ana on" OF ne mos, interesting
added ~ the end OF the report and
not 70 be Included in the Prayer Book,
as yet. which can be used in place
oi morning and evening prayer. especi-
ALL ;he latter, with the permission OF
~" bshop. TO s.Nc greater variety 10
The psalt"r is changed very slightly.
Obsolete words and obvious m!stransla-
ijns are correct ed ana only portions Of
ihr ImpreCttory psalms read.
Bcdr in Inird. however. tina. th.s.
Changes ar" npt 20 De regarded az man
datory, but permissible: and ! think
the Church l. quite wise enough -
adopt or reject any OF them when
might prove Questionable.
so many Important matters beside
~" report .: the commission on IN.
REVISION OF tile fook OF Common Prayer
-. .
IN ,nr"'.'hlly 'ita.n that p''..v 2
small - G trr rcpOrt WI! l-.con-
iainly no occasion TO be needlessl,,
alarmed since II may be a matter OF
Ton or twelve years befor. the actual
revision "i the Book OF Common PRAYER
becomes an accomplished fact"