Editing Lambeth Conference (section)

===Seventh: 1930===
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*Presided over by: [[Cosmo Gordon Lang]]<ref name="Archbishop of Canterbury"/>
*308 bishops attended.{{efn|The Anglican Communion had undergone significant growth since 1867, and compared to the seventy-six bishops who attended the first conference, now three-hundred and eight bishops would attend the seventh conference."{{sfn|Notare|2008|p=311}} The names of these 308 bishops are listed in the published report.{{sfn|Lang|1930|p=1-5H}} [[George Long (bishop)|Rev. George M. Long]] (75th on the list) died on July 9, 1930, before the conference concluded.{{sfn|Lang|1930|p=4,11}} Therefore, the opening of the encyclical letter says only 307 bishops had assembled.{{sfn|Lang|1930|p=17}} In minutes of the conference, Archbishop Lang reports that 400 bishops were invited.{{Citation needed|reason=Is this from Notare or another source?|date=July 2021}} }} Lang had been ill prior to the Conference and had to rest the month of June to be in shape to preside over the Conference. Lang said that he weathered the five weeks without "illness" or "undue fatigue"{{sfn|Notare|2008|p=314}}

The conference opened with a "day of devotion" at [[Fulham Palace]], the residence of the Bishop of London. Holy Communion was celebrated at 8:30 am with an address by 86-year-old [[Edward Talbot (bishop)|Edward Talbot]], retired Bishop of Winchester.{{sfn|Notare|2008|p=311}}

The conference's "manner of deliberations" followed the pattern used in earlier conferences. The six subjects (see the list of subjects in the Resolutions section below) proposed for consideration were brought before sessions of the whole Conference for six days, from July 7 to July 12. The subjects were all referred to committees. The work of the committees was aided by the essays and papers that had been prepared for them in advance. After their two-weeks of deliberations, the committees presented their reports and resolutions to the whole conference from July 28 to August 9.{{sfn|Lang|1930|p=35}}

'''Seventy-five resolutions passed'''<br/>
The subjects on which resolutions were passed at the Conference are the following:{{sfn|English Church Union|1931}}<br/>
I. the Christian Doctrine of God<br/>
II. the Life and Witness of the Christian Community<br/> 
III. the Unity of the Church<br/> 
IV. the Anglican Communion<br/>
V. the Ministry of the Church<br/>
VI. Youth and Its Vocation<br/>

'''Sampling of Resolutions by subject'''<br/>
The Conference adopted seventy-five Resolutions. They can all be seen at [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/resources/document-library.aspx?author=Lambeth+Conference&year=1930 Anglican Communion Document Library: 1930 Conference.]

I. Christian Doctrine of God: Resolutions 1–8
*Resolution 2 expressed an "urgent need in the face of many erroneous conceptions for a fresh presentation of the Christian doctrine of God".
*Resolution 3 admonished "Christian people" to banish "from their minds the ideas concerning the character of God which are inconsistent with the character of Jesus Christ."

II. Life and Witness of the Christian Community
*(1) Marriage and Sex: Resolutions 9-20
**Resolution 11 recommended that "the marriage of one, whose former partner is still living, should not be celebrated according to the rites of the Church," and when "an innocent person has remarried under civil sanction and desires to receive the Holy Communion," the case should be referred to the bishop.
**Resolution 15 allowed "in those cases where there is such a clearly felt moral obligation to limit or avoid parenthood, and where there is a morally sound reason for avoiding complete abstinence, the Conference agrees that other methods may be used, provided that this is done in the light of the same Christian principles." The vote for this Resolution was 193 for it, 67 against it, and 47 not voting. This was the only Resolution for which a record of the numbers voting was required.{{sfn|English Church Union|1931}}
**''[[The Times]]'' of June 30, 1930, predicted that the Lambeth Conference would change the "social and moral life" of humanity. This was done by the Conference's Resolution 15 in which in contradiction to earlier Resolutions (1908 Resolution 41 and 1920 Resolution 66) allowed the use of contraception in marriage.{{sfn|Notare|2008|p=1}}
**[[Walter Carey]], Bishop of Bloemfontein, withdrew from the Conference in protest and even sent a petition to King [[George V]] on the subject.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://archive.thetablet.co.uk/article/7th-december-1957/4/the-coming-lambeth-conference |first=J. J. |last=Coyne|title=The Coming Lambeth Conference|magazine=The Tablet: The International News Weekly|date=7 December 1957|page= 4 |access-date=3 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806222306/http://archive.thetablet.co.uk/article/7th-december-1957/4/the-coming-lambeth-conference |archive-date=6 August 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
**Resolution 16 expressed "abhorrence of the sinful practice of abortion."
**Resolution 18 reckoned "sexual intercourse between persons who are not legally married" to be "a grievous sin."
*(2) Race: Resolutions 21–24
**Resolution 22 affirmed the Conference's "conviction that all communicants without distinction of race or colour should have access in any church to the Holy Table of the Lord, and that no one should be excluded from worship in any church on account of colour or race." 
*(3) Peace and War: Resolutions 25–30
**Resolution 25 affirmed that "war as a method of settling international disputes is incompatible with the teaching and example of our Lord Jesus Christ."
**Resolution 26 noted with approval the work of the [[League of Nations]].

III. Unity of the Church: Resolutions 31–47<br/> 
"The Conference encouraged the Unity of the Church in all parts of the world."{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
It was primarily concerned (1) with the relations of the Churches of the Anglican Communion to the Orthodox Churches of the East, and (2) with the Proposed Scheme of Union in South India, and (3) with the problems arising in Special Areas.{{sfn|English Church Union|1931}} Various Churches sent delegations to consult with the Conference, notably the Old Catholics.{{sfn|English Church Union|1931}}
*Resolution 31 recorded, "with deep thanks to Almighty God, the signs of a growing movement towards Christian unity in all parts of the world since the issue of the "Appeal to All Christian People" by the Lambeth Conference in 1920 and reaffirmed "the principles contained in it and in the Resolutions dealing with reunion adopted by that Conference."
*Resolution 47 applied the call for Unity of the Church to the Anglican Communion by calling on its members "to promote the cause of union by fostering and deepening in all possible ways the fellowship of the Anglican Communion itself."

IV. Anglican Communion: Resolutions 48–60
*Resolution 49 approved a statement of the "nature and status of the Anglican Communion," namely that "the Anglican Communion is a fellowship, within the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, of those duly constituted dioceses, provinces or regional Churches in communion with the See of Canterbury," which have three things in common:
**(a) "they uphold and propagate the Catholic and Apostolic faith and order as they are generally set forth in the Book of Common Prayer as authorised in their several Churches"
**(b) "they are particular or national Churches, and, as such, promote within each of their territories a national expression of Christian faith, life and worship"
**(c) they are bound together "by mutual loyalty sustained through the common counsel of the bishops in conference."
* This Resolution was a Lambeth Conference's first attempts at defining the Anglican Communion.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080604173032/http://forums.anglicanjournal.com/timelines/lambeth/ Marites N. Sison, "Lambeth Through the Years: a Chronology"]</ref>
*Resolution 50 reaffirmed Resolution 44 of the Lambeth Conference of 1920, "that the Consultative Body is of the nature of a continuation committee of the Lambeth Conference, and neither possesses nor claims any executive or administrative power" and added further directions for its operation.

V. Ministry of the Church: Resolutions 61–74
*(1) The Ministry of Women: Resolutions 61–72
**Resolution 66 stressed the "great importance of offering to women of ability and education" a role in directing "the work of the Church."
**Resolution 67 reaffirmed the 1920 Conference that "the order of deaconess is for women the one and only order of the ministry which we can recommend our branch of the Catholic Church to recognise and use."
**The 1920 Lambeth Conference had acknowledged that the Church had "undervalued and neglected the gifts of women." Nevertheless, it still held to the "differences between women and men" and said that deaconess was the "only Order of the Ministry" with Apostolic approval. The 1930 Lambeth Conference again rejected any parity of deaconesses with deacons because a deaconess was "outside the historic Orders of the ministry."<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/1146243/Women_religious_ministry_and_female_institution_building "Women in Religious Ministry"]</ref> 
**Resolution 70 allowed bishops, "on the request of the parish priest" to entrust specific functions to deaconesses, namely, "a. to assist the minister in the preparation of candidates for baptism and for confirmation; b. to assist at the administration of Holy Baptism by virtue of her office; c. to baptize in church, and to officiate at the Churching of Women; d. in church to read Morning and Evening Prayer and the Litany, except such portions as are reserved to the priest, and to lead in prayer; with the license of the bishop, to instruct and preach, except in the service of Holy Communion." 
*(2) Religious Communities: Resolution 74
**Resolution 74 recognized "the growth of religious communities both of men and women in the Anglican Communion and the contribution which they have made."

'''Cost of the Conference'''<br/>
Traditionally the Archbishop of Canterbury bore the cost of a Lambeth Conference. For the 1930 Conference, the British Church Assembly provided £2,000. toward the cost. However, this was only a fraction of the total cost. One item, providing lunch and afternoon tea every day for five weeks, cost £1,400.{{sfn|Notare|2008|p=312}}