 And note, that there shall be for every Male child to be baptized two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers.  Notes and Queries - Page 2931867Full view - About this book
 | American Baptist Publication Society - Baptists - 1851 - 80 pages
...himself. 1. First, see this—" There shall be for every male child to be baptized, when they can be had, two God-fathers and one God-mother; and for every female, one God-father and two Godmothers." Now, is there a pretence of reason or Scripture for such a practice ? Is it not an invention of man... | |
 | John Henry Hobart (bp. of New York.) - Clergy - 1851 - 140 pages
...administered upon any other day. IT There shall be for every Male Child to be baptized, when they can be had, two God-fathers and one God-mother; and for every female, one God-father and two God-mothers ; and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors, if it be desired. f When there are Children to be baptized,... | |
 | George Hill - Infant baptism - 1853 - 136 pages
...received the Holy Communion2. 1 " And note, that there shall be for every male child to he baptized, two godfathers and one godmother ; and for every female one godfather and two godmothers." — Rubric before " The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants." 2 " Neither shall any person be... | |
 | Alfred Pott - Sacraments - 1854 - 130 pages
...comes before the service for Public Baptism that there shall be for every " male child to be baptized two Godfathers and one Godmother, and for every female one Godfather and two Godmothers." You all know well, how, in the service itself, there are many questions put which the Sponsors, in... | |
 | Walter Farquhar Hook - Dictionaries. Ecclesiastical - 1854 - 626 pages
...sums of money to the exchequer of Rome. Rubric. There shall be for every male child to be baptized, that JES Canon 29. No person shall be urged to be present, nor be admitted to answer as godfather for his own... | |
 | Walter Farquhar Hook - Dictionaries. Ecclesiastical - 1854 - 614 pages
...to the curate. The rubric further directs that there ' shall be for every male child to be baptized, two godfathers and one godmother; and for every female, one godfather and two godmothers. By the 29th Canon it is related that no parent shall be urged to be present, nor admitted to answer... | |
 | 1854 - 642 pages
...to Holy Baptism unsupported * ' And note, that there shall be for every male child to be baptized, two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every female one Godfather and two Godmothers.' — Rubric before ' The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants.' f ' Neither shall any person be... | |
 | John Jones (of Harewood.) - 1855 - 116 pages
...concerning the Godfathers and Godmothers. The Church orders, that for every male child there shall be two Godfathers and one Godmother ; and for every female, one Godfather and two Godmothers. The use of Sponsors in, the Christian Church was derived from the Jews, and it is generally believed... | |
 | Episcopal Church, Thomas Church Brownell - 1855 - 812 pages
...days, There shall be fur every Male Child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers (6.) and one Godmother ; and for every Female, one Godfather, and two Godmothers ; and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors, if it be desired. W/ten there are children to be baptized,... | |
 | Author of A letter to a member of a church choir - Church attendance - 1856 - 132 pages
...preparation for confirmation. 5. " There shall be for every male child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and one Godmother ; and for every female, one Godfather and two Godmothers; and Parents shall be admitted as sponsors if desired." 6. For duties of Sponsors, see Exhortation in... | |
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