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Baptisreat Sacraenerally (universally) necessary to salvation Holy Baptism is the initiatory rite by which we are adion, admitted into His Church Baptism is a covenant made between God and iven us, is the re us of our new relationshi+p with God The grace conferred in Holy Baptiseneration, or the New Birth (See REGENERATION); (2) Addoiveness of all our sins, for in the Nicene Creed we confess, ”I acknowledge one Baptism for the Remissions of sins” The vows of Holy Baptism are three in number, (1) To Renounce, (2) to Believe and (3) to Obey These cover ”the Whole Duty of Man,” {30} and it is by the use of the Means of Grace with diligent Prayer that he is enabled to keep therow into the likeness of Christ, whose member he is because incorporated into Hin or for use of the words, ”In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” This effects a valid Baptism

Baptism, Conditional--As Holy Baptism can take place only once in any individual life, the Church has always been most careful that it should not be repeated But it sorave doubts arise as to the validity of one's Baptism, or the fact of Baptism is only a matter of conjecture In such cases the Church has provided for conditional, or hypothetical Baptism The form is, ”If thou art not already baptized, (name) I baptize thee in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen” In such a case if the Baptism has already taken place and was valid, the hypothetical Baptisht, but if it were not valid or had not taken place, the hypothetical Baptism is effective

Baptism, Infant--(See INFANT BAPTISM)

Baptism, Private--The proper place for the administration of Holy Baptism is in the church, and the Church warns her people ”that without great and reasonable cause and necessity, they procure not their children to be baptized at home in their houses” But when need shall coency by the service entitled, ”The Ministration of Private Baptism of Children in Houses,” as set forth in the Prayer Book In this office no {31} provision is ht afterwards into the Church to the intent that the congregation may be certified of the true Form of Baptism privately before used Then it is publicly received and the Sponsors answer for the child and beco, publicly before the congregation

Baptiseneration--(See REGENERATION, also NEW BIRTH)

Baptismal Shell--A scallop shell, either real orthe water on the head of the candidate in Holy Baptism

Baptistry--A portion of a church set apart for the administration of Holy Baptis or attached to a church or cathedral, specially adapted for Baptism by immersion

Barnabas, Feast of Saint--A Holy Day of the Church observed on June 11th St Barnabas was born at Cyprus, but was a Jew of the tribe of Levi His original name was Joses, but after our Lord's Ascension he was called Barnabas,the ”Son of Consolation”

(Acts 4:36) He stands out in the New Testagested his new na the money to the Apostles in order that the necessities of the infant Church ht be met So also he stood sponsor, so to speak, for St Paul, vouching for the sincerity of his conversion Having thus brought hinition as an Apostle we find that he was {32} associated with St Paul for about fourteen years in his missionary journeys

After the separation of the Apostles nothing is recorded of St

Barnabas, but tradition tells us that he returned to Cyprus, spending the re his country stoned to death by the unbelieving Jews at Salamis St Barnabas is said to have left an Epistle which bears his naarded by enuine, but by arded as very doubtful In ecclesiastical art St Barnabas is represented as holding St Matthew's Gospel; as being stoned; as pressing a stone to his breast; as being burned to death; with an open book and staff; with three stones; with a fire near hiust 24th, in commemoration of the life and virtues of the Apostle St Bartholomew In Holy Scripture there is the ht that Bartholomew and Nathanael are one and the same person The reason for this supposition lies in the fact that St John in his Gospel never mentions Bartholoelists, though they mention Bartholomew, never take notice of Nathanael Fronated by these two names If St Bartholomew is the same person as Nathanael, then it is he whouile” St

Bartholoht to have preached the Gospel in Northern India, where he is said to have left a Hebrew copy of St Matthew's {33} Gospel He afterwards went to Ar crucified with his head doards In ecclesiastical art, St Bartholomew is variously represented with a knife and book; with a knife in his hand and the devil under his feet; also as healing a Princess of Armenia

Bason--(See ALMS BASON)

Belfry--That part of the steeple in which a bell is hung Sometimes a separate tower is built, in a room of which the bell is placed

The old name was campanile, from _campana_, a bell The most remarkable of the ca Tower”

Benedic, ani, ”Praise the Lord, O my soul,” which the Latin words mean It consists of the first four and the last three verses of the 103d Psalm and is used as an alternate to the Nunc Dilish Prayer Book as a canticle

Benedicite--The Benedicite is taken fro of the Three Children” and has been used from very ancient times as a hymn in Christian Worshi+p St Chrysosto which frohout the world, and shall yet be sung by future generations” An analysis of this hymn shows it to be not simply a haphazard enu of the

The Prelude, contained in the first verse, is a call to all the works of the Lord to ”praise Hiels as God's reat divisions or classifications as follows:

I The Heavens, verses 2 to 8

II Mid Air, verses 8 to 18

III The Earth, verses 18 to 26

IV All Mankind, fro a call to eneral--the people of Israel, Priests and servants of the Lord, Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, and all ”holy and hunify Him forever,--followed in Christian Worshi+p by the _Gloria Patri_, as an act of high praise of the holy, blessed and adorable Trinity, made known to us by the Revelation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

The Benedicite was first placed in the English Prayer Book in the year 1549, to be sung as an alternate to the Te Deu Advent and Lent

Benediction--A Blessing, such as that given at the end of the Coe Service

It is also the act of setting apart for sacred use that which is to be used in the services of the Church Reverential instinct teaches that it is unbeco to transfer froned for holy use without first being set apart for such purpose Hence it is usual to bless by some appropriate service Altar furniture, linen and other objects for holy use, that they may be set apart fro of the consecration of our churches, and when new articles are added it see {35} that they also should be set apart for sacred use, and this is done by an office of Benediction The Benediction can only be pronounced by a Bishop or Priest

Benedictus--The canticle beginning ”Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,” used after the Second Lesson at Morning Prayer It is the song uttered by Zacharias on the na of St John Baptist and is found in St Luke I:68-80 The Benedictus has been used as a responsory canticle to the Gospel Lessons from very ancient times as the daily memorial of the Incarnation As such it is the proper respond to the Second Lesson, the _Jubilate_ being simply an alternate, to be used when the Benedictus occurs in the Lesson for the day During Advent it is to be sung entire; at other times only four verses e Service in which the ive their troth (_ie_, truth or proe Vow and is usually said at the foot of the chancel steps, theplace at the Altar Rail

Bible, The English--The English Version of the Bible ashave it, commonly called the ”Authorized Version” was set forth A

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