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the appointment by the Congress of a committee to draw up a model inventory. 



The following resolution was adopted : 



" That this Congress, having had its attention drawn to the proposed sale to 

 collectors of various chalices and altar plate, records its opinion that 

 steps should be taken by Church authorities to restrain the sale or 

 destruction of Church furniture and ornaments, whether for the sake of 

 gain or change of fashion, and especially when such objects have been 

 presented by pious donors of the past. Especially, the Congress hears 

 with dismay of the attempts of collectors to purchase specimens of 

 ancient Sacramental plate, the sale of which must give the greatest 

 offence to all lovers of the Church, of art, and of history. The Congress 

 appeals to the Archbishops, Bishops, the Houses of Convocation, the 

 Archdeacons, and Chancellors of Dioceses to take steps to render such 

 sales impossible, and it asks the public to support this appeal with its 

 influence." 



