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98 THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH.
The arrangement of its territorial divisions furnishes, therefore, no objection to the Protestant Episcopal Church; while, to say the least, the simplicity
and extent of these exhibit convenient instrumentalities
for the formation of a united and universal Church.
SECTION IV.
LAWS.
All written—made by the whole Church—laws of the General Convention
—laws of the Dioceses—the election of wardens and vestry, and the
use of the clerical dress, common customs—liberty in everything not
defined by law—clear laws advantageous for unity.
The laws of the Protestant Episcopal Church are all
a lex scripta, written laws, statutes.
They are all made by the whole Church—Bishops,
Clergy, and Laity. In the next section this will be further elucidated.
They are as follows: •
1. The. Constitution and Canons of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States, adopted in the
General Convention; also the Resolves of the General
Convention. These are obligatory upon the whole
Church, in all the dioceses. They are liable to revision, change, or repeal, every three years, at each session
of the General Convention.
The various orders and rubrics in "The Book of
Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments
and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church," etc., relate to sundry occasions of public worship, and are also
| Title | The comprehensive church |
| Creator | Vail, Thomas H. (Thomas Hubbard) |
| Publisher | Appleton |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000102 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 98 THE COMPREHENSIVE CHURCH. The arrangement of its territorial divisions furnishes, therefore, no objection to the Protestant Episcopal Church; while, to say the least, the simplicity and extent of these exhibit convenient instrumentalities for the formation of a united and universal Church. SECTION IV. LAWS. All written—made by the whole Church—laws of the General Convention —laws of the Dioceses—the election of wardens and vestry, and the use of the clerical dress, common customs—liberty in everything not defined by law—clear laws advantageous for unity. The laws of the Protestant Episcopal Church are all a lex scripta, written laws, statutes. They are all made by the whole Church—Bishops, Clergy, and Laity. In the next section this will be further elucidated. They are as follows: • 1. The. Constitution and Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, adopted in the General Convention; also the Resolves of the General Convention. These are obligatory upon the whole Church, in all the dioceses. They are liable to revision, change, or repeal, every three years, at each session of the General Convention. The various orders and rubrics in "The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church," etc., relate to sundry occasions of public worship, and are also |
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