| Description | Papers relating to the work of the Liturgical Commission in liturgical reform, including: correspondence between Canon Ronald Jasper and Archbishop Ramsey about the retirement of Douglas Harrison from the Joint Liturgical Group, his replacement and other matters of membership (ff.1-2, 10, 34, 38, 45-46), Prayer for the Departed, with copies of letters to Hugh Craig and from Professor Norman Anderson (ff.3-9); letter from the Revd. Roger Beckwith enclosing a petition for a modernisation of the 1662 Holy Communion Service, with suggested text, Archbishop Ramsey's reply, enquiry about it from David Carey and letter of support for Mr. Beckwith from the Revd. Gordon Delevingne (ff.11-32, 40-44); letter from the Revd. Hugo Charles about the wording of the Summary of the Law in Series 3 Holy Communion, with Archbishop Ramsey's reply and comments to Canon Jasper (ff.35-37, 39); letter from Derek Pattinson enclosing a draft paper on the future course of liturgical revision (ff.47-60); letters from the Revd. Douglas Carter and Lloyd Morrell, Bishop of Lewes, about the lack of confidence of priest-members of the Church Union in the Liturgical Commission and desire for discusion of their concerns, with Archbishop Ramsey's replies and copies of Church Union documents on liturgy (ff.61-70, 72-89); letter from Jack Trefusis and Bishop Cyril Eastaugh to Archbishops Ramsey and Coggan arguing for the retention of the Book of Common Prayer (f.71); report of the Bishops of Rochester, Ely and Oxford on Series 3 Baptism and Confirmation (ff.90-93); House of Bishops' Liturgical Commission business (ff.94-95); correspondence between Mervyn Stockwood, Bishop of Southwark and Archbishop Ramsey about the problem of churchwardens of Anglo-Catholic parishes stipulating that incumbents-designate use the Missa Normativa and not Series 3, and the possibility of Canon Charles Smith joining the Liturgical Commission (ff.96, 100, 102-103, 105); correspondence between Kenneth Woollcombe, Bishop of Oxford, and Geoffrey Tiarks, Bishop of Maidstone, about SPCK lectionaries (ff.97-99, 101); letter from Gwilym Williams, Archbishop of Wales, about the reciprocal appointment of observers to Liturgical Commissions, with Archbishop Ramsey's reply and letter of invitation to Dr. Geoffrey Cuming (ff.104, 112-115); letter from Canon Jasper enclosing a report to the General Synod on the progress of liturgical revision, with Archbishop Ramsey's reply (ff.106-108, 110); letter from Douglas Feaver, Bishop of Peterborough, suggesting the Revd. M.J. Moreton as a member of the Liturgical Commission, with Archbishop Ramsey's reply (ff.109, 111); correspondence between Derek Pattinson and Archbishop Ramsey on membership of the Working Party on the proposed People's Service Book (ff.116-120). |