PRAYER BOOK CHANGES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19558, 10 February 1927, Page 9

PRAYER BOOK CHANGES.

THE MARRIAGE SERVICE* VIEWS OF MEN AND. WOMEN, APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrighk (Received Feb. 9. 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, Feb. 8. Generally speaking, women welcome the deletion of the word '"obey" from th® new marriage service in the revised Prayer Book. With the exception of .*» few strict members of the Church, men generally are willing to submit to the change. Miss Maude Hoyden, a prominent woman preacher, says'; "The change lifti the marriage service on to a higher planau Civilised people ail ovef th# world will with perfect accord regret th&i the obsolete and meaningless custom cf giving the bride away has been retained." Miss Marie Tempest, fcka well-known comedy actress, siys: "As I have obeyed all my life, the deletion oi » word will not affect me in the !e<vsi." Miss Ellen Wilkinson, -Labour M.P. fas' Middie&biough, said this *as surprised that such aa antiquated exovd of peoplo a? the bishops should h*v» produced snch a welcome change. It had made her foel more benevolent toward then:. Viscount Cecil said the Hou.so of Bishops had insufficiently considered the grave changes they had made in the raarrij-gs service.

The Rev. H. B. Chapman, the chaplain of the Chapei of the Savoy, said: "Tht change ie a good thing. But, whan aE, is said, my experience has been tha& men obey women rather than the reverse." He supported tho use of the word "share" instead of "endow," because* he said, it was laughable to hear an at« tractive man without .<4 penny in tho # world say, "with all my wordly goods I thee endow" when he married * gr**t heiress.

BISHOP OF LONDON.

VIEWS Otf THE PROPOSALS,

INTERVIEW AT BRISBANE.

(Received Feb. 9, 9.15 p.m.) A. nnd N.Z. BRISBANE. Feb.' 9.

Tho Bishop of London, Dr. A. P. Winnirigton Ingram, who is at present in Bris* bane, was interviewed about the proposed now Prayer Book. "He said it was really a restoration of the ancient liturgy. It was ridiculous to say it was a movement toward Homo.

Evangelists in America had used fchil suggested new form ever since £hoy had ft Prayer Book.