The General Ecclesiastical Constitution of the American Church: Its History and RationaleT. Whittaker, 1891 - 291 páginas |
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Página 49 - Whereas by the Constitution and form of government of this State all persons professing the Christian Religion are. equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty, and no person by any law (or otherwise) ought to be molested in his person or estate on account of his religious
Página 263 - A Book of Common Prayer, administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church, Articles of religion, and a form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests and deacons, when established by this or a future General Convention, shall be used in the Protestant Episcopal Church in those States which shall have adopted this Constitution.
Página 109 - as altered by an instrument of writing passed under the authority of this Convention, entitled 'Alterations in the Book of Common Prayer and Administration of Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church
Página 245 - every Bishop of the Church shall confine the exercise of his Episcopal office to his proper Diocese unless requested to ordain, or confirm, or perform any other act of the Episcopal office in another Diocese by the Ecclesiastical authority thereof.
Página 261 - that the said Church shall maintain the doctrines of the Gospel as now held by the Church of England: and shall adhere to the liturgy of the said Church, so far as shall be consistent with the American revolution and the Constitutions
Página 218 - 1792, and on the first Tuesday of August in every third year afterwards, in such place as shall be determined by the Convention; and special meetings may be called at other times, in the manner hereafter to be provided for; and this Church, in a majority of
Página 52 - other local circumstances of America, which it is humbly conceived may and will be done without any other or farther departure from the venerable Order and beautiful Forms of Worship of the Church from whence we sprung than may be found expedient in the change of our situation from a daughter to a sister Church.
Página 9 - Article of Religion, which asserts that 'every particular or national Church hath authority to ordain, change and abolish ceremonies or rites
Página 23 - This the author believes to be the sentiment of the great body of Episcopalians in America; in which respect they have in their favor, unquestionably, the sense of the Church of England, and, as he believes, the opinions of her most distinguished prelates, for piety, virtue, and abilities.
Página 256 - in every State the mode of trying clergymen shall be instituted by the Convention of the Church therein. At every trial of a Bishop there shall be one or more of the Episcopal order present; and none but a Bishop shall pronounce sentence of deposition or degradation from the Ministry on any clergyman, whether Bishop, or Presbyter, or Deacon.