CHURCH AND STATE
•momentous crisis draws NEAR. ARCHBISHOP OF YORK WANTS INQUIRY COMMISSION; SEQUEL TO PRAYER BOOK ■ ••" •'■:*■ REJECTION. United Pres* Assn, bv El. Tel. CopyiigJ LONDON, Fob. 5. The Daily News says the Church of England faces a momentous crisix at the Church Assembly on Wednesday, when, arising from the House of Commons -rejection of the prayer book, the Archbishop ol ) ork will propose the appointment of a commission to inquire into- the relations .of thte Church and the State,
and to determine how'far the principle of the Church’s inalienable right to .formulate and express its faith) in'Christ can'be "effectively applied; in the present circumstances. The Bishop of Durham supports the Bishop of York hut evangelical churchmen are •opposing the' motion, fearing it will lead to a “slippery slop” disestablishment. The Bishop of Durham, who is leading the disestablishment campaign within the Church, admits that the motion will disclose such —' conflict between Church and State a.s must’ compel drastic alteration in their present relations, and they may even require legal separation.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11123, 5 February 1930, Page 2
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