The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(D041)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 68th General Convention of the Episcopal Church oppose any resumption of the production of chemical weapons, and urge the Government of the United States to take a position of moral leadership, as it has done since 1969, in trying to decrease the manufacture of chemical weapons throughout the world; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of General Convention be directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the President and to Congress.

Proposed Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 68th General Convention of the Episcopal Church oppose any resumption of the production of chemical (nerve gas) weapons, and urge the Government of the United States to take a position of moral leadership, as it has done since 1969, in trying to decrease the manufacture of chemical (nerve gas) weapons throughout the world; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of General Convention be directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the President and to Congress, and the Soviet and Iraqi Embassies.

Deputy Rex of Central Florida moved an amendment.

Proposed Amendment:

In the first Resolved clause:

add the word "all" following the word "oppose;"

delete the words "any resumption of the production of."

Motion defeated

Amendment defeated

Deputy Atkinson, of Atlanta moved an amendment to the amendment.

Proposed Amendment:

Remove the words "nerve gas" from the Resolution and insert the words "and biological."

Motion defeated

Amendment defeated

The previous question was called.

Debate terminated.

A vote was taken on Resolution D041 Amended.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #80)