ANOINTING THE SICK.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 16

ANOINTING THE SICK.

■ t:' , :, }C . • - A FORM OP SERVICE. ». ; SPIRITUAL HEALING. -i ' Faith-healing received tie support of all bus three <#'the clergy "ity thejjower I&ltfsp^oflConvocation ,of 'ftsHterbury l at . Wesinjinster/ when '-a Solution day* the ATchblahpp to < appoint a cpmmfttee up a prnu of fßervlce/for layings on of hands "bud' tractioft * (tt&~'«towting of the '' The' resolutions WereVadOptejl, in the -foljc&ri&g v as t^o' primitive rights /of' anointing and %yilig> upitm/tKe' JwtJ^'/with <a (ipjjritM and, ;&sa|ly; and in.creMing ;ÜBe > throughout; this province, for thfr most part with ,'full episcopal t appiiroyal,, 'and 1 , > favout&bM ''.recognition ffcatf reientiy accord^" to fthem by 'tile. Lambetfc Conference} and seeing -thatl the parochial <flergy greatly need guidance for' the due and effective ad* ministration • of. these rites,' this/ 'House respectfully petitions hit Grace the Prepident to appoint a <joint. committee to urawup and'submit for provisional (tfr services) for unction and imposition- of haadß -without unction- for temporary use in the province, until apermanent and fully synodical sanction., : „ „ / V , "Xbat in' tfie'opinion of tfyii House it' is desirable that the;compilers,of such a form of .should have > regard both to ancient prec&dent - and -what ;mddert~pfl#tbrai'; fejpeplettco andmpdfiirn. Junvl; 'concerning- tne'- most, suitable spiritual and psychological conditions for the ••effective"*" adnjmistratioh recaption p.--.' ing,-on/.of earliest ' .times -bepn', administered, not only *to 'thejphyaically infirm, but also to medial and? neihrousUufferers/ it /is: thst the nqjßiJs of ( Such Sitffer6rs should 'receive adequate m& posed, form. ,'of " servlc'eiboth * .In,': the • 'prayers provided/'and- also, in'the d* r^c " lions giyen^tp'the 4 niinbter v <J, ( ) \ i ' That in order to promqtjet eloper (Cooperation between? the Church, apd:th?' medical profession,ln mlnis|er}n£ sick,' this Houßerespectfully'Arequesta' lug Oraoe the President to' cause' to be , cir<srfaWcl, to "time;,to £ttein- ' suggestions of the permanent committee 'of -clergy," doctors, ana' psychologists, lately appointed/, to advise .tie authorities of'the Church on .these The'first resolution was carried by -an oyerwhelnting majority, and on a count taken olnly three members voted against it* The other* three' resolutions ;frere carried nein. con, ' Interviewed on this subject, 'Canon' -King, pf Chelmsford, said there ,was a • geneiplrbelief that spiritual pealing vras purely , l^eattbrealcing, ,, ha J ' continued ,"to feel

that' this /tremendous power locked -up in the Clrarcli cannot, be- brought- into general use unless we'get some official recognition" in the' forrn if a service. "A fortnight ago I happened to mention to a doctor,-that I had been'anointing Ihe sic3c> He looked at me in the Kfost incrednlons' manner ,and said, 'But you 1 ' don't mean to say itiis any, goodf' I replied) don't think so. I know it is.' The doctOr ,ihen said: 'But you" cannot do anything in th«t face of or&anio disease. It is impossible/ That is the attitude of the ; medical profession generally.? , , ' 1 Theßishop of Woolwich (Dr, Hough) said medical men were realising more and more "the''necessity of a spiritual agency, in their,-work. He continued: "Ohrißtian'jScience has'grow because of neglect in ,our Church.„ • Communicants in, our Ghprchr ?ay, 'I 'have been _to Church for. thirty yefcis. I have never spiritual * oaltrig mentioned i ®nce, but since X have joined , Christian. Science X have never "heard of anything ■ else. '.J'want'to get what t h«B'been , denied me J>y/»y Churchy" , ,* : ■ u , ,