Word: canon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Also present in Geneva were Vice-Admiral Sidney Robert Drury-Lowe, R. N., and Prebendary Rich of St. Paul's in London. Prebendary Rich lent ecclesiastical prestige to the International House Party; but more satisfaction derived from the words of Canon Frank Child, vicar of St. Helen's and Rural Dean of Prescot, who wrote last week in the Church of England Newspaper: "Is this movement going to do what the Archbishop's Conference with us perhaps cannot do? Is it going to solve the reunion problem [TIME, Jan. 11]? I think it may contribute very much to that...
...opinion, in the nation, within this Church ... as to the wisdom and desirability of retaining the 18th Amendment and the consequent legislation in their present form." ¶ Wearily, deputies and bishops continued to wrangle over Divorce. Many delegates departed before the question was settled by the passage of Divorce canons, differing on minor points, by both Houses. A joint commission was to iron out differences, but the new canon was certain to give divorced persons a chance-"1,000 chances," one bishop called it-to be remarried in the Church. They could appeal to an ecclesiastical court which might annul...
...This canon proposes a complete departure from the Christian, scriptural and prayer book ideal of marriage...
...moment believe that such a proposal, or anything resembling it, will be adopted by the General Convention. The amazing and shocking thing is that such a canon can be proposed by those who should be the upholders of Christian faith and morals...
...Living Church also wrote Rev. Dr. Howard Chandler Robbins. professor at General Theological Seminary and long Bishop Manning's subordinate as dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Member of the commission which drew up the canon and hence at disagreement with Bishop Manning on this subject as well as others,† he was defending it publicly for the first time. Said...