Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
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Committee Reports
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Ssov Sioff Correspondent

BOSTON. Sept. l6.-Committee
reports on numerous resolutions
concerning the church will feature
today's session Of the 57th .trien-
NAL general convention Of the
Episcopal Church here.
The House of Bishops yesterday
turned down a resolution amend
ing the denomination church
law with regard to Episcopalians
marrying persons Of other re-
ligious bodies. The House of
Deputies earlier passed the mo-
ton.
The amendment was obviously
designed for situations where an
Episcopalian and Roman Catholic
were considering marriage. The
law would make it a church mem
ber's duty" to refrain from en-
tering into any pre-marital agree
ment, as a condition of such mar
riage, that the children Of such
intended marriage shall be brought
up in any religious. body other
than this church."
Passed by Other Churches.
The bishops made it clear that
while they opposed Incorporating
this view into the church's canon
law. they were in favor of the
sentiments voiced in the resolu-
ton. Three years ago the general
convention approved a resolution
embodying the same general
statements. Several other Prot
eStant bodies. including the Pres
byterian Church in the United
States and the Southern Baptist
Convention. passed similar resolu-
tons this year.
An amendment to the canons
permitting a layman, under. spe-
cial conditions. to administer the
chalice in a holy communion
service was approved by the House
Of Bishops yesterday. It provides
that when a rector needs assist
ance in the administration of
holy communion he may request
Tin writing" the bishop ito license
a mature, male communicate Of
the parish to administer the
chalice."
A further limiting provision
states the bishop may grant such
license entirely at his discretion"
and that it shall be 'for a spe-
officially designed service or serv-
ices" the amendment now goes toI
the House Of DeputieS-both
houses have to pass a resolution
before it can become church law
for action.
Injunction Authorized.
Another issue relating to holy
communion, that of instruction, l
was passed by the House of BiSh-
ops yesterday. untinctfon is the
dipping of the consecrated bread
into the conSecrated wine so that
the communicate receives both at
once. Otherwise, the common
chalice is used for the wine and
the bread is usually placed in the
communicates handy
The House of Bishops voted
that "holy communion may be
administered by Injunction" with
a proviso that an opportunity
shall always be given every COM
municant to receive the conse-
Grated bread and wine in the &C
customed manner" A committee
report said hygiene considers
tions" against drinking from q
common chalice furnished the
major impetus for Injunction in
most cases where this method is
followed.
Divided votes viii still be
counted as negative votes in fu-
ture ballots by the House of
Clerical and Lay Deputies. The
body turned down a resolution
yesterday that would count di-
vided votes one-half in favor and
one-half opposed. According to
current procedure, when a request
is made that the House of Dep
uties vote by orders. lay and
clerical representatives in q dele
cation vote as q unit. However,
If four deputies in either order
vote two to two. the divided vote
Is recorded as a negative one.