THE KING'S OATH.
MR. ASO.UITH BRINGS IN NEW BILL. WORDING MUCH MODIFIED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, Juno 28. In the House of Commons ilio Prime .Minister, Mr. Asqnith, iutrnilucpd the now Accession Declaration Dill. The new Accession Oath reads as follows: "I solemnly and sincerely, in tho presence of Cod, profess, testify, anil t declare that 1 am a faithful member of the Protestant Reformed Church, by law established in England, ami will, according to the true intent of the enactments securing tho Protestant succession, uphold and maintain the sail enactments to the best of my power, according to law."
BIG MAJORITY FOE THE BILL. ULSTER AND CORNISH MEMBERS OPPOSE IT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Rec. Juno 20, 11.10 p.m.) London, June 29. Jn tho debate in the House of Commons on tho Accession Declaration Bill, Mr. Asquith said he was not permitted to say anything about the views of the present Soveroign on tho point. King Edward, however, had found it a most repugnant duty (o signalise a new reign by uttering an obsolete formula directed against many of his loyal subjects. Mr. Asquith said ho believed the Declaration might safely be dispensed with altogether. Mr. Balfour, Leader of the Opposition, also spoke in favour of substituting the new Declaration for the old one. Mr. Redmond, Leader of the Irish Nationalists, characterised the Bill as an act of tardy justice to millions of the King's subjects. The Bill was read a first timo by 353 votes to 12. The minority included the Ulster Unionists and several Cornish members.
THE PRESENT DECLARATION. At present under the Declaration of Bights, tho Monarch must make "on tho first day of the meeting of the first Parliament next after his or her coming to tho Throno," tho following declaration-.— "I do solemnly and sincerely, in the prcseiico of God, declare that I do believe that in tho Sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any transubstanfiation of the elements, bread and wine, into the body ami blood of Christ at or after the consecration thereof by any person, and lhat the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the Mass, as they aro nowused in tho Church of Home, aro superstitious and idolatrous, and I do solemnly and in the presence of God profess, certify, and declare that I do make this declaration and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of tho words read unto me, as they are commonly understood by English Protestants, without any evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation whatsoever, and without any dispensation already granted me for this purpose by the Pope or any authority or person whatsoever, or without auy liopo of any such dispensation from any person or authority whatsoever, or without thinking that I am or can be acquitted before God or man, or absolved of this declaration, or any part thereof, although the Pope or any other person whatsoever should dispense with or annul tho same or declare that it was null or void from the beginning."
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 856, 30 June 1910, Page 5
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