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I H S--The first three letters of the Greek word for JESUS, and equivalent to the English letters J E S They are largely used in Church decorations as sy into the water of recipients of Holy Baptism For the relative importance of _Immersion_ and _Affusion_, see article on AFFUSION

Immovable Feasts--Those Feasts of the Church which always occur on the same date such as {143} Christmas Day, Feast of the Epiphany, etc As some of the Feasts, such as Ascension Day, Whitsun Day, etc, areon the time Easter is kept Tables and Rules for the Movable and Immovable Feasts are set forth in the Prayer Book for convenience and to avoid confusion (See CHRISTIAN YEAR, also FEASTS AND GOSPEL)

I on of Hands_ by the Bishop in Confirmation Wheatley on the Prayer Book remarks: ”This is one of the most ancient ceremonies in the world It has always been used to deter pronounced to those particular persons on whonify that the persons, who thus lay on their hands, act and bless by divine authority Thus Jacob blessed Ephraim and Manasses, not as a parent only, but as a prophet Moses laid his hands on Joshua, by express command from God, and as supreme Minister over his people; and thus our Blessed Lord laid His Hands upon little children and blessed them, and upon those that were sick and healed themAnd the Apostles, from so ancient a custom and universal a practice, continued the rite of _I the Holy Spirit in Confirularly observed by the on of Hands_,” and it may be added one of the first ”principles of the Doctrine of Christ” (Hebrews 6:1 and 2)

This ter on of Hands by the Bishop in Ordination to the Sacred Ministry, by which is conferred the grace of Holy Order, and one {144} is admitted to the Office and work of a Deacon, of Priest or Bishop, ”which Offices were everht presume to execute any of them except he were first called, tried, examined and known to have such qualities as are requisite for the same; and also by public Prayer, with _Imposition of Hands_, were approved and admitted thereunto by lawful Authority” (Preface to Ordinal in Prayer Book)

Incarnation, The--A Latinized name for the act by which the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, God's Only Son, the Eternal ”Word was made Flesh,” _ie_, took our nature upon Him; and also for the Doctrine that ”the Godhead and Manhood were joined together in one Person never to be divided” (II Article of Religion) This truth is embodied for us in the Creed, in the words, ”Jesus Christ, His Only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary” This great outward fact is the foundation of all that follows: upon it Christianity depends and all Christian Doctrine has reference to it By reason of the Incarnation the Church as a living Body becomes Christ's Body on earth, and in the Church and by inning of a new race, the Head of a new and spiritual creation

Thus it is that the Sacraments, which are often called the ”Extension of the Incarnation,” become more than they seem They are the means of our participation in Christ's Holy Hu into His likeness, as we use them with faith and true repentance {145}

Incense--Incense is one of the Six Points of Ritual which it is claimed have always characterized the worshi+p of the Christian Church It was the practice of the Church of England up to the Reformation, and even after that was frequently used It is used in many Churches at the present tie than a Ro its use, yet in the present state of our Church life it is not likely to become a very popular restoration for some tilish Church but frequently used in this country to designate the Rector of a Parish The word means one who holds or is in possession of any office; it occurs in the Institution Office

Infant Baptism--If the Church were simply a voluntary society founded on the Bible, as is commonly supposed, there would be no special reason why Infants should be baptized, except as a matter of sentiment If, on the other hand, the Church is a Divine Institution, founded on Christ and His Apostles, and is declared in Holy Scripture to be the Mystical Body of Christ, in which we are united to Hiht into a new relationshi+p with God, then _Infant Baptism_ is not only one of the ent doctrines of the Christian Religion, because it is in Holy Baptiss are vouchsafed to us (See BAPTISM, HOLY) By this Sacraest infant is lifted up, so to speak, out of the world of nature and transplanted into {146} Christ's spiritual kingdorace Its little life is ht with God The old evil of our race has been rectified It is henceforth not only a child of Adam, but also a child, or member of the second Adam, Jesus our Lord By its new Birth in Holy Baptism, the child becomes as fully incorporated into the new and spiritual race of which Christ is the Head, as ever it was incorporated into the race of mankind by its natural birth It may not be conscious of this, any more than it was conscious of its natural birth, but it has, nevertheless, htful care of others It has, by this rafted into the Body of Christ It has been put in the way of true spiritual growth and training Henceforth it ht up as ”the child of God” and not as an alien To this end the church gives it spiritual caretakers, whose duty it is to see that this child is virtuously brought up to lead a Godly and a Christian life according to this beginning This is the arded such Baptism as a reasonable and benevolent work, as is exe

The ”Mercy to Babes” in the Old Dispensation has not been lost out of the New, the Dispensation of the Spirit of love, which brings to all, even to the _infant_, as well as to its parents, God's mercy which ”He promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed forever” (See NAME, THE CHRISTIAN)

Inhibit--Meaning to restrain or prohibit the exercise of the Sacred Ministry; a discipline exercised by a Bishop for cause {147}

Innocents, The--(See HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY)

I N R I--The initials of the Latin version of the accusation placed over our Lord's Head on the Cross, viz: ”Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeoru of (the) Jews” These letters are often used in Church decoration

Institution, Letter of--(See INStitUTION, OFFICE OF)

Institution, Office of--The service in the Prayer Book entitled, ”An Office of Institution of Ministers into Parishes or Churches”

Canon 18, title I of the Digest requires ”that on the election of a Minister into any Church or Parish, the Vestry shall notify the Bishop of such election, in writing; and if the Minister be a Priest, the Bishop may, if requested by the Vestry to do so, institute hi to the Office established by this Church” If the institution is to take place, the Bishop issues an official letter, called, ”The Letter of Institution,” in which he gives and grants unto the duly elected Rector his license and authority to perfor na to the service set forth, either by the Bishop himself, or by a Priest appointed by him, in which the Letter of Institution is read; God's blessing invoked on the newly appointed Rector and his work; the keys of the Church are given him by the Wardens; a sermon is preached on the duties of Pastor and People by some one appointed by the Bishop, and the Holy Eucharist is celebrated by the newly instituted Minister After the Benediction, it is directed that, the Wardens, Vestry and others shall {148} salute and welco of the Canon this service is not obligatory and adds nothing to the contract or agreement already made between the Minister and Vestry The service, therefore, is not often used, although it would be desirable that every Pastorate should be thus inaugurated

Institution, Words of--The words used by our Blessed Lord when He instituted the Sacrament of His Body and Blood, and which are incorporated in the Prayer of Consecration as set forth in the Communion Service These words form the essential part of the Consecration and the rubric directs that they be accompanied by certain manual acts which are prescribed (See MANUAL ACTS) To effect a valid Sacra use of our Lord's oords in instituting the Blessed Sacrament, the elements of bread and wine, and a duly appointed Priesthood

Instruction--The nae, feature or doctrine of the Church, as distinguished from the more formal sermon

Intercessions of the Litany--Those petitions in the Litany which have for their response the words, ”We beseech Thee to hear us, Good Lord,” are so called (See LITANY)

Intermediate State--Death is a separation of the soul and body; the body beco into dust, the soul continuing to live as truly as ever What beco soul when thus separated from the body by death? {149}

”Our Lord,” says the Rev J H Blunt, ”has answered this question to a certain extent by the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (St

Luke 16:19-31) By that Parable He has taught us that the living souls of the departed live in a condition of happiness oreye of God has passed upon their lives; the good Lazarus at rest in 'Abraham's Bosom,' the wicked Dives 'in torments' At the same time our Lord has clearly revealed by His oords and those of His Apostles that there will be a general judgood and bad, will have to stand before the Throne of God, not as bodiless souls, but with soul and body And further, the Book of Revelation follows up the words of Christ and His Apostles with some very distinct disclosures as to the _increased_ happiness of the good and the _increased_ misery of the wicked after the final and open award of the Judge has been given in the general Judgment The separate existence of the soul between death and the Judgment Day is, therefore, called the _Intermediate State_!” (See HADES, also DESCENT INTO hell)

Intonation--The first two or three notes of a Gregorian chant introducing the recitative note; usually sung without the organ, by one of the Clergy or choir who is called the Cantor or Precentor

Intone--To recite or chant on one note with inflections of the voice at stated places, according to certain rules The Minister intones the prayers, Epistle, Gospel, etc Anciently the entire service wastheir own peculiar intonation and inflections, the ordinary reading {150} tone being altogether excluded This practice has been strictly adhered to in lish Cathedrals from the most ancient times to the present In many parishes the services are alsothe prayers, the responses being sung by the congregation The custo and Scripturalthe services (See EVENSONG)

Introit--The Psal the Sanctuary for the celebration of the Holy Co is _The Entrance_ Formerly the Introit was appointed for every celebration of the Holy Communion as well as Collect, Epistle and Gospel In the first Prayer Book of Edward VI, the Introits were all printed before the Collect So appropriateness to the days for which they are appointed and show a deep appreciation of the prophetic sense of Holy Scripture” They are not often used at the present tienerally substituted, since the omission of the Introits froiven to the _Venite_ (O co an invitation to the use of the Psalms in worshi+p