WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1886.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 241, 13 October 1886, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1886.

HOLY COJIMINION. The religious servioo with which it is ÜBiial to preface tho annual session of the Diocesan Synod took placo this morning;, in St. Matthew's Church, and was very fairly attended. At ton j o'clock, tho Rev. W. Tcbhs, M.A. (incumbent j of SI. .MiiUhcw's), opened Hie pmrei-dings Willi a shortened rorm of morning prayer, III" hrst lesson being being read by Arolideacoii'W ill's, I find the second lesson being read by the I lev. J. T. Baker. The inaugural Synod sorvii-e began at 10."0 will! full choral celcbrnlioii of (lie Holy Com- I munion, llishop Cowie being celebrant, assisted by Archdeacons Maunsell, Dudley, and Clarke. There were also present within the rails Archdeacon Willis and the ineumi.ent (Key. \\ . Tebbs). Tho liishop was allondud by his ehaplains-the Itevs. J. lhites, \\\ CnUler, (~ 11. ; S. Walpole, and XT. Baker. The ol tier clergy | who were vested were the He vs. It. ' U'Callairbun, Biggs, It. (Joules, L. 1,. Citbitl. 11. S. Davios, T. i'luh-y, — I.nglisli, C. C. Cockayne- Frith, W. lieatty, .1. K. Davis. _.', Ootlld, O. It. lfeivlelt, J. Marshall.E: .1. Phillips, P. S. Sinallliold, \V. Tunpoiirt, I. .{(chants, J. Haseldeti, while amongst, the congregation we noticed the Itevs. C. M. Nelson, ?{. Burrows, W. Hoi or, audi A. G. Purelius. A goodly number of representative laymen were also in attendance and afuirsprinkliug oi ladies. There were about 1.0 comiiiuuioauts. lhe ollertory was in aid of synod expenses. BISIIOP'S INAfOUnAI, ADDRESS. At 3 o'clock, the Synod met in the Bishop's Library, Purnoll, and having been opened with devotional exercises, the President, (Bishop Cowie) delivered the following inaugural address :—