|
Source: (consider it)
|
Thread: MW2897 Bethany Evangelical Church
|
Mark Wuntoo
Shipmate
# 5673
|
Posted
A fascinating thread – thanks.
Many years ago I was called-up for National Service. When I was posted to Malta my father (on the advice of others, I guess) encouraged me to attend the Brethren Assembly there, although we were members of an FIEC church. It was mostly military people who attended the Assembly in Floriana although the ‘leader’ (as he was perceived, I think) was a civilian living on the Island. I remain very thankful, though having rejected the faith, for the friendship, acceptance and encouragement to Christian growth that I experienced there. The older married couples were incredibly hospitable; all we younger service people could offer in return was a baby-sitting service. In Malta, the women wore head-coverings and did not take part in services, if I remember correctly (in the late 1950’s).
I believe there is still an evangelical church on the site although whether they meet in the basement as we did I do not know.
I have a feeling that the Open Brethren were active overseas amongst military people in those days.
--------------------
Blessed are the cracked for they let in the light.
Posts: 1950 | From: Somewhere else. | Registered: Mar 2004
| IP: Logged
|
|
Kaplan Corday
Shipmate
# 16119
|
Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Wuntoo:
When I was posted to Malta
General William Dobbie, governor of Malta during WWII, was Brethren.
He appears to have got on very well with the Roman Catholic population, who of course won a collective George Cross for their conduct during his term there.
He was also incidentally, the uncle of Orde Wingate.
Posts: 3355 | Registered: Jan 2011
| IP: Logged
|
|
Kaplan Corday
Shipmate
# 16119
|
Posted
I have never, during my decades in the Brethren, ever come across the nature of the Communion bread - loaf, cubes, wafers, whatever - as an issue, and given the fissiparous proclivities of the Brethren, that is fairly remarkable.
At our last assembly we had cubes, with separate cubes of gluten-free bread for coeliacs such as myself.
Posts: 3355 | Registered: Jan 2011
| IP: Logged
|
|
Jammy Dodger
Half jam, half biscuit
# 17872
|
Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Kaplan Corday:
fissiparous proclivities of the Brethren
![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
--------------------
Look at my eye twitching - Donkey from Shrek
Posts: 438 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2013
| IP: Logged
|
|
dj_ordinaire
Host
# 4643
|
Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
No, I guessed what you meant. But I've never heard the word used in the context of Eucharist (not even by my Anglican friends when they refer to breaking up the large wafer into small pieces). Nor have I ever heard Evangelicals sneering at it. That was my puzzle. ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
I'm not wholly surprised by your surprise - the term 'fraction' is used in the rubrics describing the actions to be made during Holy Communion/Mass in Anglican and Roman Catholic services, but I have never heard the word actually said. It is just something that the president does, usually while saying a prayer of some kind. Unless you read the full Missal or Prayer Book you would probably never encounter it.
Of course, most other denominations do the same thing, and may use the term in their official 'literature' as well, although I suspect it is rarer... and even less likely to be encountered.
--------------------
Flinging wide the gates...
Posts: 10335 | From: Hanging in the balance of the reality of man | Registered: Jun 2003
| IP: Logged
|
|
Baptist Trainfan
Shipmate
# 15128
|
Posted
@Metapelagius (you know you're reading this): Your PM box is full ...
Posts: 9750 | From: The other side of the Severn | Registered: Sep 2009
| IP: Logged
|
|
|
Printer-friendly view
