{"id":3212,"date":"2022-08-24T18:43:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T18:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/?page_id=3212"},"modified":"2022-10-03T14:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T14:59:44","slug":"communion-tokens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/communion-tokens\/","title":{"rendered":"Communion Tokens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n<\/small>Communion Tokens<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3773″ img_size=”large” style=”xtd-shadow–normal-light” el_class=”xtd-offset-frame”][vc_empty_space height=”” el_class=”xtd-spacer”][vc_column_text]\n

Pitts Theology Library Special Collections<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Communion Tokens, 1771-1938<\/strong>
\nMetal, mostly lead or lead mixed with tin.<\/strong>
\nMSS 376 <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-7″][vc_column_text]\n

Communion tokens were used in Reformed churches, especially among Scottish Presbyterians, to regulate access to the communion table (or Lord’s Supper). The communion toke<\/span>n<\/span>s range in size, shape, and content depending on the issuing church, its location, and time period. Only those holding tokens would be able to participate in the sacrament, which generally took place twice a year. Issuing tokens allowed the ministers to ensure that those participating in the sacrament were spiritually ready to partake <\/span>of<\/span> the sacrament. This system of restricting access to the communion table takes seriously the warnings in 1 Corinthians against abusing the sacrament and as a result of this, many of the communion tokens even contain a short quotation from 1 Corinthians 11:28, “Let a man examine himself.” Other religious traditions offer a more open approach to the sacrament and do not regulate access to the communion table.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tokens on Display:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n
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  1. Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, 1771 (Obverse: A C Dunse [flowers and leaves]; Reverse: Mr A D 1771)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Old Macher, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, undated (Obverse: O ABD [loaf of bread]; Reverse: [blank])<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, 1807 (Obverse: Pro Rege Lege et Grege [City arms]; Reverse: Four Parishes of Perth Erected 1807)<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Horndean, Berwickshire, Scotland, 1807 (Obverse: Asso. Con. Horndean; Reverse: Mr. Wilm. Lee 1807)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Canada, undated (Obverse: [altar with bread and chalice]; Reverse: This Do in Remembrance of Me I.Cor.XI.24)<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Leigh, Victoria, Australia, 1843 (Obverse: Free Church of Scotland 1843; Reverse: Let a Man Examine Himself I Cor.XI.28)<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Sheuchan, Wigtownshire, Scotland, 1840s (Obverse: Sheuchan 2 Free Church; Reverse: This Do in Remembrance of Me)<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Bishop Auckland, Durham, England, 1867 (Obverse: U. P. Congregation + Bishop Auckland + Revd. Thos. Boyd 1867; Reverse: Ticket of Admission to the + Lord’s Table + [cross] 1 Cor. XI.24.)<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, 1938 (Obverse: Fairmilehead * 1938 *; Reverse: I Cor. XI.25 [chalice])<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    For more information about Pitts Theology Library Special Collections click here<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    [vc_row curly_padding=”content-padding” css=”.vc_custom_1661357039234{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2674″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” css_animation=”rollIn”][vc_column_text] Communion Tokens [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3773″ img_size=”large” style=”xtd-shadow–normal-light” el_class=”xtd-offset-frame”][vc_empty_space height=”” el_class=”xtd-spacer”][vc_column_text] Pitts Theology Library Special Collections Communion Tokens, 1771-1938 Metal, mostly lead or lead mixed with tin. MSS 376 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-7″][vc_column_text] Communion tokens were used in Reformed churches, especially among Scottish Presbyterians, to regulate access to the communion table (or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3212","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3212"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3790,"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3212\/revisions\/3790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhibits.libraries.emory.edu\/the-power-of-objects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}