"Rightly or wrongly, men are conservative in their religious habits, changes comes slowly and after much thought and a period of uncertainty. Indeed, the strength of religion in human history has been due to its conservative tenacity... Much that was stated dogmatically in the nineteenth century is now having to be modified. Before changes are again made in this age we need to be certain that they are based on more secure foundations. We do not want stagnation in the life of our Church, but stability. In the restlessness and rootlessness that characterize our contemporary society changes and reforms are to be embraced with due circumspection. In Christian worship and its art the element of tradition cannot be entirely eliminated or ignored, since it is based not merely on conservatism, but also on the wisdom and experience of the past." [emphasis mine]
(Cyril R. Pocknee, The Parson's Handbook Revised Edition: 1965, pg xix. [First edition by Percy Dearmer, 1899])
Note: "Conservative" here, if not abundantly apparent, is "to conserve" and should not be associated with any ideological or socio-political or socio-religions notions.
