ATHANASIAN CREED.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 555, 9 July 1909, Page 7

ATHANASIAN CREED.

:. RECOMMENDATION' OF CONVOCATION.' i. :;.(By Telegrap!}.-I , res 3; .Asaociationl-Oepyrl'Eht.lV' r ;^;:; ■;;.-. (Rcc. plm.) V. % ■:':, \ ■: ■;■■■'■.: .'•■.■-.:, ; ~ : '\' : 'y. >";/.'.London,vJuly- 8:-' : ' ' 'The Lower House- of; Conyocation of Can- :: tirbury.. haß ■, debated the. • question vi-hether J ;the.recital of'the Athanasian Creed should ho I' optional instead of compulsory/ !;■,',',./ : ■, ! : It. was , decided to' recommend the retention ■of the'\\Creed ..without -tho/ existing, rubric; ■ also(that .provision be.made :, 'for ; the liturr ,: 'gical.uso.of Creed;without-the '"warn- : :•" -jngH : clanses...; ■:.';' '•''■?. "■'/.■'■[■:) '.'.• ':';■';:■ ' '-, ■■; Aicprhrpitteo,was appointed to corisider tho. ■■ '■ '..best, , way ■ of. giving., effect-'to . thece,' rccom-. ■ ;! -jßJendatKjttsi'".;-;"-"-. , / : , - : -"v.-: '■ ;■'..'■' : ■■.'.■'■'Vv.'; ; '•■'■■ v;;4,\y;;fHE- ,, WARm ■. i .:• - : The ;pr«3ont rubrid 'in'-;the. Prayer -Book states- ; : that ;'upon. certain •feasts- "shall J be'/sung, or .; said Jat'.'•/Morning-.Prayer, instead;- of.- ; the . ! . jAppstles' Creed, this-Coiifession,of our-,Clirifl-i;.tian;.Eaith',;'comin6nlj;.called.'the Creed of, Saint '■ Athanasans' by' tho'. minister.:-" : apd'"'■'■people, ,, !■' standing. .''The'.'removal .df'tlie'-'riibriQ. prac-: ' , tically.iiinkes tlie jseVo'f the Creed optional.'ln . (- ;.Westininster. Abbey, at ■■the •pMsarif.'time- this; I ,Creed.'is used without 'the.'damnatory, 'clauses. . ' Convocation' in ■ 1905 resolved "that-: the .mind- . i toryy olausss'convey- a 'more, unqualified- state-. . ;'' ment than ,Serip}ure;'warrants} and , one which ;'■. :is not;consonD.nt with thelanuuage of the grcatr estvteachers of' tho ■•Church;" .arid decided' "to 1 defer its. final: judgment, , until'aft-er thd.Lam- ■ . .■■■ beth. Conference of 1908." -'. -v,,'; ...';.•,. ■:•..:■.' ■, ; -'I The: Lambeth. Confen'nce' received-and cafei' fully considered one of:several proposals "for , ! ■; ■meetins;. the difficulties' connected with. publio : !: recitfttwn.of'the .Quienneina vuH," l .butin. was ;'eventually deteimined, not to make r.ny general ! ;'. recommendation., os !to,the.!use ■■orJ'disuso of the • ' Creed.:.toYthe'.'conference..,..', -T^e:'..'Archbishop ' '■ i 6'f^Caht«rbnry',:was 'requested" to" obtain' a, new ' :. translation based, upon the , best•■ Latin text.' ; ' .The., several. Churchos'of-the -Aiwtlic'an-'.Coin- ,• r iriunioif.'.it-wflß agreed'- should s decide - for, -them- ' - >olVes what-.in their.jvaTying.'oircumstn'nces.isi ■' .'■■■ 'desirable, ,but;- : ;j'the..conference:-urges -thnt,- ; if - : any.ohanKejofvritle.'or .usage'is-, made,- fuli re-, r ',■ •• Rard! should', be to. the■'commendatiqn 'of. •' 1 that-Faith: t6i.the..'min,dß-,nf'.nienj''.aiid,\to'.:tlie'' . ' relief:.of disqnieted 'conscioh'ces!" f . ;;''..'■ ""