DISSENTING VIEWS
BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM
(Eeceived Bth February, 11 a.m.)
LONDON, 7th February. The Bishop of Birmingham has issued a statement as follows:—"I cordially support the majority of the proposals, which are desirable, as two and a half centuries have passed since the revision of the Prayer-book. I cannot agree with all the proposals.' Unfortunately, such a variety of'worship is how permitted that a visitor to a strange church might not be able to follow the service. Ex tempore prayer may lead to the invocation of saints. The new Consecration Prayer brings the Communion Service nearer the Roman Mass. Although it would be difficult to derive the doctrine of transubstantiation from it, the dexterity of theological casuists may misinterpret innocent formulae. "Tho prayer suggests the possibility of the consecrated elements being placed in 'a tabnernacle,' before which simple people could bo taught to pray. Thus the whole cult of transubstantiation can be started with the apparent consent of the Church. I urge .the Church to adopt the non-contentious proposals and postpone the new Consecration Prayer and the reservation of the Sacrament for a generation, when tho demand for it may have disappeared."
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1927, Page 9
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192DISSENTING VIEWS Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1927, Page 9
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