1991 Tithing (and Wills) Resolution
 (passed by Bishops but not Deputies)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That we the members of this 70th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States reaffirm the tithe as the minimum standard of of giving for Episcopalians, and be it further

Resolved, That we the deputies and bishops of this Convention do hereby affirm with or signatures that we are tithing or have adopted or will adopt a plan to do so within the next three years; and be it further

Resolved, That we the deputies and bishops of this Convention as stewards of our accumulated assets, have each executed or will within this triennium execute, wills arranging to leave bequests as we are able for religious and charitable purposes; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to collect the signatures with this resolution and publish the list of signatures in the Journal of the 1991 General Convention.

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Note that this resolution failed in the House of Deputies because it came up too late to get the signatures collected.

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