YORK CONVOCATION.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20496, 15 March 1932, Page 12

YORK CONVOCATION.

PUBLIC LOTTERIES. MINISTRY OF WOMEN. (rtox oxnt own coembpondent.) LONDON, February 2. . Tlie Lower House of Convocation of York haa discussed a resolution sent down from the Upper House seeking an opinion upon the functions of deaconesses., i ' The Bishop of Pontefract urged the rejection of a paragraph giving permission to women to- read Morning and Evening Prayer and the Litany, except such portions as were reserved for the priest, to lead in prayer, and, with the license of the.Bishop, to instruct and preach, except in the service of Holy Communion. He said that for women to be allowed to do these things opened up a' large question. At present he did no<j tliink it really would be a help to the clergy in the parishes, nor did he think it would be acceptable to the laity, that they should be commissioned to read the Morning and Evening Sprvices. It would mean development, in which they would have women curates. He would prefer that they might be allowed to speak in church on special occasions. The Bishop of Middleton held that rejection would give a very undesirable impression in certain circles of women's life and work in the country, and they werti in very great danger of alienating them altogether from the organised life of the Church. The House eventually reserved its decision until the matter < has been fully considered by the Commission on the Ministry of Women. The House condemned the increasing dissemination through the post of literature and advertisements dealing with bjrth control, the growingly extensive display of these articles in shop windows. A resolution was unanimously passed that the Postmaster-General and the Home Office should be pressed to restrict or prevent such advertisements and displays. Evils of Sweepstakes. The House approved a resolution asking the Archbishop to appoint a Committee to enquire, with, any Committee appointed by Canterbury, into the

ethics of betting and into the practical steps tftaw JjjL taken by the Church to evil. . The Rev. Hi C. Moor, of said the spirit of getting WMMjfIP without very much question one got rich, was a 2 was destructive of both life He was grateful that tho ; Commons had turned down. friggE. member's Bill for hospital 8 The Church must have clean MgS£ it was to make a protest, ana M cated raffles and other meajwoF lar character for raising mowf Church purposes. It jjeiljj B their duty any incumbent or pw" charge of any ion with a church which heja, would be summoned at oourt as a rogue and 4 The Archdeacon of CIOTSWfl I }, *. thev could easily realise how was growing when they able - people no longer. aw* ashamed of a betting ticket were of a tram ticker. s ?((t The fiev. 0. H- jjt * « said he was amazed at tM young people gambling injggpb with sweepstakes. The charity "had cfcarly Winded of a considerable number cf - its essential harm and dang,er., was founded on religion .aaa■ sweepstakes were an insidious .. on the very heart of it.