( 9 1 ) [ IN THE COURT O F THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANT ERBUR" D B D AND OT HERS v . THE LOR ISHOP OF LIN L REA CO N . — - Ecclesia s t ica l La w Bishop Illega l Pra ct ic es in the Celebra t ion of D ivine — — — — Se rvice Rubr ics Communion Ser vic e Ligh ted Ca ndles Mixing a nd — — a dministe rin Wa ter a nd Wine Ea stw a rd Position Peiformi i/ ma nua l g — g Acts before the People Singing of Hymn Agnus Dei Ma king Sign of th e —A la tion Cross b . A b ish op of t h e Ch urch of England was c harge d with having c ommitte d offe nce s against t h e law e ccl e siastic al whil e offi c iating as princ ipal c e l e brant at i t h e servic e of H oly Commun on . A s to th e first charge that t h e re sponde nt permitte d lighte d c andl e s to b e use d on t h e c ommunion tabl e whe n not re quire d for t h e purpose of giving l ight H eld t h e e e t t wo e c e e i e , that m r fact tha light d andl s, not r qu r d for t h e e e e e t h e e c i l purpos of giving light , w r k pt standing on tabl ont nuous y through e e c t h e t h e servic e did not c onstitut a br a h of law . t h e e i e r b e e w i t h e c e As to charg of allow ng wat to mix d th sa ram ntal Win e , and administ e ring t h e wine and wate r so mix e d to t h e c ommunic ants H eld e e in d t h e e c e , that mixing wat r and win an as part of s rvi was unlawful , but that t h e us e of a c up c ontaining wate r and win e mixe d be fore hand was not an e c cl e siastical offe nc e . As to t h e charge of standing du ring t h e Commun ion S ervic e down to t h e ordering of t h e b re ad and win e on t h e we st side of t h e tabl e and not on t h e north side th ere of H e ld t h e e e c e i e . , that act abov d s rib d was not ll gal As to t h e charge of performing t h e m a nual ac ts whilst standing in suc h a position that the y could not b e se e n by t h e communicants H eld . t h e b e e e b e i e , that manual acts must p rform d so as to v sibl to t h e c ommunicants . As to t h e charge of permitting t h e hymn Agnus De i to b e said or sung imme diate ly aft er t h e pray e r of c onse cration eld i e d t t h e e H c e . , that th s was not an ill gal a di ion to s rvi As to t h e c harge of making t h e sign of t h e c ross d uring t h e absolution and t h e be n e dic tion H eld i was c e e t h e c e e ie t h , that this act on a r mony additional to r mon s of e C c u . hur h , and was unlawf l As to t h e c harge of pouring t h e wate r and win e into t h e pate n and c halic e and drinking t h e said wat e r and win e as part of t h e service H eld t h e t h e c e e e e w as not , that doing of acts omplain d of by th ms lv s a 1 Th e c - e e t h e Pro t h e e e ( ) Vi ar G n ral of Bishops of London , H r ford , e C e Sir . e e c e e O d V in c of ant rbury ( J P D an ) Ro h st r, xfor , and Salisbury, as t h e c o e . sat w ith Ar hbishop , and als ass ssors 1 9 4701 2 ( 9 2 ‘ I N rw m nt‘ and b c c n do ne e t h e b e e d r . that having aft r n iction , and not as pa t i f t h e t h e y we re no t unlawful . l l tZ Att t : o f a suit “h e re in t h e Lo rd llis h o p of Lincol n w as c ha rge d w it h havi ng committ e d ce rtain o ffe nc e s against t h e la w T h s a e e e e o e t h e C e c cl e s ias tica l . e ca e had lr ady b n b f r ourt on t wo p re limi na ry po ints re lativ e to t h e jurisdiction of t h e I Th e e e wa s e w e Co u rt . ( ) r spond nt charg d ith having committ d th e s e o ffe nce s wh e n o ffi ciating as principal c e l e bra nt at t h e h o h a dministration of t e Holy C mmunion in t e church of St . Pe e a t G o a ts in t h e o e e e e e 4 1 887 t r , di c s of Lincoln , on D c mb r , , d t h e e a n e e e 1 0 1 88 7. a n in cath dr l church of Lincol on D c mb r , Th e articl e s substantially charge d t h e re spond e nt as follo ws That t h e re s pond e nt pe rmitte d to b e use d lighte d candl e s on t h e c o nnnunio n t e e d e e e e t h e e abl , or on a l g imm d iat ly ov r tabl , and so c ons t ructe d o ve r t h e tabl e as to appe ar to form part of t h e d w h n w e fo r h t a e a n e no t a t e e . bl , nt d purpos of giving light a h e s e e e was t h e Th t cau d and p rmitt d , and a party to mixing of a a t e r w a a e w e e e e e it ith s cr m ntal in , cons crat d it and administ r d n h d h e t o t h e communica ts . That t e re spond e nt stood uring t Communion Se rvice do wn to t h e ord e ring of t h e bre ad and win e on t h e we st sid e of t he tabl e and not on t h e nor th side the re of ; that h e stood whilst re ading t h e praye r of conse cration on t h e we e t h e t e w e t h e e e w e st sid of holy abl ith his fac to ast, b t e n t h e e e t h e e w t h e e e p opl and tabl , and ith his back to p opl , so that t h e communicants could not s e e him bre ak t h e bre ad nor t e t h e t h e e ak cup into h is hand , according to dir ctions of t h e t h e e e rubric . That r spond nt caus e d or pe rmi t te d to b e sung e o e t h e e e t h e e e e e e e t h b f r r c ption of l m nts , and imm d iat ly aft r e e n t h e e e t h r ad i g of pray r of cons cration , e hymn commonly ” w as t h e De i 0 81 0 kno n Agnus , that is , Lamb of God , . That t h e e e w t h e r s pond nt , hilst pronouncing absolution c o ri Spic uo us ly a nd e e o c r m niously , having both h is hands e l e vate d and looking w t h e e a e w to ards congr gation , m d ith his hands t h e sign of t h e s t h e a e e w cro s , and also hat gain in lik mann r , hilst pronouncing t h e e e t h e e e e e t h e t h e b n diction in sam s rvic , mad sign of cross, such sign be i ng a ce re mony in addition to and othe r than a c e re mony pre scribe d to b e use d in t h e se rvice for t h e a dminis ( 1) ( 93 3 t rat ion of t h e Holy Communion by t h e Book of Common e Pray r .