The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 1997-A057 |
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| Title: | On the Topic of the Anniversary of the General Ordination Examination |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Rejected |
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Resolution died with adjournment. See Legislative History for original text of resolution.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), p. 724. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The General Board of Examining Chaplains |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Privilege and Courtesy |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A057)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 72nd General Convention record its gratitude for the memory of Bishop Stephen Bayne, who conceived and promoted the idea of the General Ordination Examination, and to the more than 3,400 men and women, lay and ordained, who, over the last twenty-five years, have served as members of the General Board of Examining Chaplains or as Readers of the annual General Ordination Examination, and have brought a nationally acknowledged standard of proficiency to theological education in the Episcopal Church for the use of diocesan authorities as an element in making ordination decisions.
The Committee on Privilege and Courtesy presented its Report #9 on Resolution A057 (On the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the General Ordination Examination), moved the resolution, and recommended adoption.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #263)
Resolution died with adjournment.
| Report Reference: | General Board of Examining Chaplains, Reports to the 72nd General Convention, 1997, pp. 194-198. |
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| Abstract: | The 72nd General Convention rejects the resolution concerning the 25th anniversary of the General Ordination Examination. |