THAT WORD "OBEY"

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 33, 9 February 1927, Page 9

THAT WORD "OBEY"

T+fE MARRIAGE SERVICE

SOME BRITISH OPINIONS

(United; Press Association.—Copyrijjht.) (deceived 9th February, noon.)

• % ; « LONDON, Bth February. Women generally hail with joy the deletion of the word ''obey" from the Prayer Book, while, with the exception of a few churchgoers, men generally submit to it. Miss Maude Eoyden, la prominent woman preacher, said: "It lifts the service to a higher plane. Civilised people the world over will with perfect accord regret that the obsolete and meaningless custom of giving away the bride is retained."

Miss Marie Tempest said: "As I have obeyed all my life long, the deletion of the word does not affect me in the least." . : ... '... .

Miss Ellen Wilkinson, M.P., said: "I am surprised that such an antiquated crowd of people as bishops should have produced such a welcome change. I feel more benevolent towards them."

Lord Cecil said that the House of Bishops had insufficiently considered the grave marriage changes. The-Bev. Chapman (Savoy Chapel) said: 'It is a good thing, but when it is all over my experience has been that man obeys woman more than the reverse. I support the word 'share' instead of 'endow/ because it is laughable to hear an attractive man without a bean say 'endow' when he is marrying a great heiress."