| Resolution Number: | 1976-B073 |
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| Title: | Amend Constitution Article VIII [Declaration for Ordination--First Reading] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 65th General Convention approve the following amendment to be made in the second paragraph of Article VIII of the Constitution, and that such proposed amendment be made known to the several Dioceses and Missionary Districts and to the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, in accordance with Article XI of the Constitution, to wit:
That the paragraph be amended to read as follows:
I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God, and to contain all things necessary to salvation; and I do solemnly engage to conform to the Doctrine, Discipline, and Worship of the Episcopal Church.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-76. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Constitution |
House of Deputies
On the Third Day, Deputy Fred C. Scribner (Maine), Chairman of the Committee on Constitution submitted to the House Report #3 on Resolution B-73 regarding the amendment of Article VIII of the Constitution and moved its adoption, as follows:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that the 65th General Convention approve the following amendment to be made in the second paragraph of Article VIII of the Constitution, and that such proposed amendment be made known to the several Dioceses and Missionary Districts and to the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, in accordance with Article XI of the Constitution, to wit:
1. That the paragraph be amended to read as follows:
I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God, and to contain all things necessary to salvation; and I do solemnly engage to conform to the Doctrine, Discipline, and Worship of the Episcopal Church.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #21)
House of Bishops
On the Third Day, the Secretary read Message #21 from the House of Deputies.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #45)
| Abstract: | The 65th General Convention amends Constitution Article VIII to remove the word "Protestant" prior to the words "Episcopal Church" as it appears in the Oath of Conformity. |
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