The godfathers were the Prince Regent, present in person, and Alexander, Emperor of Russia, then at the height of his popularity in England, represented by the Duke of York.
Why aregodfathers and godmothers given in Baptism?
Godfathers and godmothers are given in Baptism in order that they may promise in the name of the child what the child itself would promise if it had the use of reason.
If any died when they were little infants, their parents answered for them as godfathers and godmothers do now for infants at Baptism.
And the Godfathers answering, yea: for it, the Prieste breathyng thrise vpon his face, exorciseth it, and catechiseth it.
His twenty-four othergodfathers and godmothers, or as many of them as were still alive, crowded round him as soon as he ascended the throne.
The ceremony was performed at Stirling by the Archbishop of St. Andrews, according to the rites of the Romish Church, the Kings of France and the Duke of Savoy being godfathers by their ambassadors.
My godfathers and godmothers in my baptism, wherein I was made a member of Christ," &c.
In fact, if thegodfathers had sworn that the boy should turn out a pickle, after all the rest of priestly management, they would have stood a pretty good chance of having nothing fall upon their conscience from that quarter.
And, you know, our godfathersand godmothers are expected to promise and vow three things in our name, when we are little babies, and can do nothing but squall for ourselves.
It is a great privilege, but don't let us be hard upon those who have not had the chance of godfathers and godmothers.
Now, the ancient institution of godfathers and godmothers would, it seems to me, if it were carried out honestly and really, do for us what we certainly have not done for ourselves as yet, and bind us all together as one family.
Now, I will not threaten you, my friends; I will not pretend to tell you how God will punish those godfathers and godmothers who do not do their duty; because I do not know how he will punish them.
Now try, I entreat you, all godfathers and godmothers, to carry out these hints of mine, and so fulfil your duty to your godchildren, sure that you will find it a blessing to yourselves as well as to them.
Therefore every child, when it is brought to be baptized, promises, by itsgodfathers and godmothers, repentance and faith, when it comes to years of understanding.
And sure I am, that any godfathers and godmothers who do their duty, only because they are afraid that God will punish them if they do not, will not do their duty at all.
But I have not only to tell young persons of the Confirmation: I have to tell allgodfathers and godmothers of it also.
Do try, now, all you who are godfathers and godmothers, and for once look on your duty in this light.
And this thegodfathers and godmothers do: they represent and stand in the place of the whole Church.
Then the godfathers retired them, till they stood face to face, with thirty feet between them, and delivered to them the arms allotted by the court.
Godfathers and godmothers are given in Baptism in order that they may promise, in the name of the child, what the child itself would promise if it had the use of reason.
By what other name are godfathers and godmothers called?
I am quite against this moderate form, which consists in making a Baptist child own that he is to believe what his godfathers and godmothers promised for him--he having neither godfathers nor godmothers.
He handed over the baby, and together the two godfathers passed out of the shack into the great salt desert.
The Worst Bad Man poured the water, while the other two godfathersguarded jealously every drop.
The last of the godfathers gobbled and mumbled, but the words refused to come.
He was sick and tired and hot and itchy, and despite the fact that the godfathers had done their best, Bob Sangster knew that the child could not last a day longer without proper attention.
Bill Kearny had asked for a sign---- The last of the godfathers thought of his frenzied prayer of an hour before.
It was almost sun-down when the three godfathers left Terrapin Tanks with their godson and struck off through the low black hills toward the northeast.
The brute was sitting on his hunkers, his red tongue lolling out of the corner of his mouth, his glance fixed in lazy appraisal upon the last of the godfathers and the bundle that he carried.
The last of the godfathers tried vainly to soothe him with the oft-successful Yeller Rose o' Texas, but he was beyond singing now, and in the knowledge that both were going swiftly he mingled his tears with those of his godson.
That's what your othergodfathers and I have done for you--as you'll allow, Billy.
True Blue's three godfathershad resolved to become warrant-officers if they could, and all had studied hard to pass their examinations, which they did in a very satisfactory way.
However, I should think that you would find two godfathers and one godmother, the usual number, sufficient to watch over the religious education of the child.
You have gotgodfathers and a godmother, I suppose?
The three godfathers and their mates stepped into another boat, and Sam Smatch and the younger men into the sixth; and thus arranged, away the boats pulled, Sam playing right lustily his merriest tunes.
True Blue and Harry got up and cheered too, and so did the matrons in the third boat; and the godfathersmade the seventy-fours a speech--it sounded as if addressed to the ships rather than to the people on board.
If a boy, two godfathers and one godmother are required.
One of the godfathers should name the child in response to the clergyman's question.
On one side of the bed stood the godfathers and godmother; on the other the Prince and the Princess's ladies.
The number of godfathers and godmothers to attend at baptisms was fixed at Worcester, at a synod held in 1240, when the same provision was made as is now required by our rubric, viz.
That there should be for every male child that is to be baptized two godfathers and one godmother, and for every female one godfather and two godmothers.
When all sat at the banquet one of the godfathers arose and addressed the tiny Louisa, whose blue eyes stared at him in wonder.
The Queen, who was not well, lay on a sofa and received all the godfathers of the tiny Louisa, and the baptism took place there, and not in the church, because of the cold weather.
To Mrs. Bolton this position of godmother implied much of the old sacred responsibility which was formerly attached to it, and which Robert Bolton, like other godfathers and godmothers of the day, had altogether ignored.
The baby was in her arms, and at that moment there was a question as to the godfathers and godmother for the baby.
According to the custom of the country, there were chosen for him four-and-twenty godfathers and godmothers, who each had to give him a name, and promise to do their utmost for him.
His four-and-twenty other godfathers and godmothers, or as many of them as were still alive, crowded round him as soon as he ascended the throne.
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