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Communion-Cloth
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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Communion-cloth
is a long cloth of white linen spread over the altar-rails at the time of communion, held at each end by an acolyte, and supported by each of the faithful who come to communicate, so that no irreverence, by accident or otherwise, may occur to the sacrament.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Communion-Cloth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/communion-cloth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Communion-Cloth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/communion-cloth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.