ANGLICAN GKNi-fJAIi SYNOD-

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1892, Page 2

ANGLICAN GKNi-fJAIi SYNOD-

(ISY XKLlidllAFtt. --l'Ri'SS ASSOCIATION.) Wki.i.inuto.v, this day. 'I'm-. Synod mot at half-past three p.m. yesterday. ' , I.EWIi OF ABSENCE. ' i The Bi>ht)[) of Waiapu was granted leave jof ab-enee on account of dangerous illne ti ; i>i his family. AUCKLAND ME.MORtAI.S. Tho 'Bishop of Auckland prescribed a memorial irotn tho Diocesan Synod of ; Auckland, asking that the Legislature he i applied to by the Oonornl Synod to ; j the powers of trustee* for religious and _ -educational purposes, and that they should ' i ho able to irranl ioasas lor mining and otner : | purposes. I Tlio memorial iva? ro'errod to tho Com- . ; mir.ieo ot Ti list*. | Tho Bishop of Auckland also presented ; a memorial from tlio Synod of the Diocese !of Auckland praying that tho Lej»i=laturo I should 1)0 poiiiioned to allow r.ha Lord's | Prayer to bo read daily in tlio State ; Schools. j TIIK i:rioic OF COMiiO.V i?:iaykk, I Kov. H. (\dloy (Wellington) moved for i leave lo brim,' in a Bill to amend title D, ; (.'anon :•:', KtiOt.i'in 9, nod suction 2, by omit,----j fi:i„- the woiiir oelinini: tho " Book oi . S Common S'rayor" and sub.sl it utinif the lull j definition mm ;,;vcii on tho ntlo pu'.;e. i Leave wa< granted, mid iho ('ill road a | lir:..t time. | THK MAUKIAOE ACT. Mr Rrittun (Ci.ri.-tehurch) moved (1) 1 i that application bo made to proper aiifiiori- ■ ' t.io-i for a mnp on which the boundary of . ! the several neiiiiiiye districts in tlio eoiony ' Uhall be distinctly matUeii, |'2) that the mo.'t rev. Brcsidont ho rospecLluuy reqm:,te! <n ,-;ildr.•.-.- n petition to bniii , branches oi the l.ooisintuvo prayim: lhiir. j ihe ?.i oi in. :u Act now ho m aui-iidod m to ' provide (a) that the nouco to tie liivon t,-.i !;i|it! Kr",i-trar of Mnrria„es before a eeriii'ii ' cvile can be i.- c ued IV him .-hall bo ipcieu-ed ! ' from three days re fourteen, mid also that . | toe period for which an applicant for oe;U- ---• | fieufH inii»t have resided in tho lleeiatrar's ii district be !ikevvi.-i3 nd.-od from throe dny_ Ito fourteen ; ('>) Llm; the 'cc (m » eerlinoulo ho be i--uod by ci.v Het:i.-t.i-_r befoiomarj ria_eoaii bo celebrated, bo it-duced In neon- :,' sideiabiy hover mioi lime ..'.'l ; (.") that, in '• ioi'iiiiiiKin tie supplied iii ••» ff.dnjdule to i!ie ! y \er, or in any wt.lit r lurui accessible to the : j t'entmi! !' ''be, an ti what aits tho impodi- , : uieui-x of kindred or ailiaiico to a proposal j niii.i-i.-ij...', ax U« abs. nee of added i-ivsry ! j njipii-iin. tor a loan iitjjH c<:> I ideate i-; ■ j bound lo mako a su.eiun deediratlon in- , I volviny tho applicant, if incorrect, in severe i | penal lie-. ij Sir ,1 ■ !:.-i Will ceeoii'ltid tlio resolution, ' ftlihoiiyh ho conld. ho Kaid, see no purtiuii I !,->r noiw.-iiy hr I lit! !iivo e.'an-o. • At the si'iutrestiim of Bishop Julius and i | the Dene oi, Chilli church, Mr Hiit.Un ohj tainetl leave-to w'l.hdrkw ilio tot cl>.n*o of I hi- motion ilium*; seieieriee to application . . for v map. ! Atier di.-ou.-fion. tlio Bishop of Dunedin ;! movi'.d a-' an anion, Intent, " I'll at it .select. • ! commii.teo bo appointed to lake into eon- ! side rati on the 'workiiij,' of the ptenent i Mairiiitro Act, with t.ho view to make mrh . I Hui.'.;e-tioiirf :is muy ufipear in t.htm calenJla tod to protect, 'bo M.-tnotity of marriage, : i and to report, to iho Symai.-. j Mr Britran mieepteil ti;o Hmsndmont, ■ and (villi.li'iov tho ir.oii.n). 'i'lie amendiaout win then put and carried i iinaniuiously. ; j n.'NT.II.U. KtCFOttM. .; Mr E. E. C. Quick (Dnnedia) moved, i " That a commit too bo npiininuid to con- '! cider the ipie-tioti of funeral reform, and |to HiifTsieat some means) by whteh funemU '; may bo comiiitibed with \i'"- o-ncntntinn and e.v;>en-<\ and in n iirinnoi more '-X pre idve ef UitrirU-ui hopo," |Mr Kin,: (Dii'w-diii) tin I i-arrie.d on i.'.c | \ .iiee- witliout dicou ••ion. j Tilt; i-r-ANCIAL I'oßtT.oN o'.'" Til/: Cttl'KC:!. i On tho motion uf A'-ciehe.con Harper ' (Tiinnr'.i), a Boloob (Immmttoo wu« api pninttd to prepaio »m\ present lo the ! Synod a tnioi hi.ii'ciiient, ■•!' the financial ' pe.-r.i.'ii of I.he Church in ei'OO dioeeso, tie; ! lequireirent.-. and modo of opoiataon, and |in inako leeommendatiou tln.reon to Ihe Synod. Tho iv/nod ndjourrod at 5.-15 p.m. . rnri'T i-hopkuti!•_■). On re-umin-r, 'it 7.: i') p-m . t!ie Synod went. mteCouimi-Mec loeon.-ider thointi rim i irpn/tof rhe. eoiniiiii «o on the n.v>:'H <»: i trnH.ee.4uf Diaii-city utoler the fiio'i'iil ol the ; (ieueral Sy'in'd. Too recommen-Idaii-m- of tlio report were aliii'.iumi :—(1! j That .(.'oft pfe- annti'm bo irrained no-vard-!l!,o ir.iveSliiiif oxpeni-o-' of clergy to ami | from the '6\n<n\ : ("I I hat ' 10 lor eaea | arch lea<fon in an province be 1.-raoted u.waid.- the expee.MH of aiciiidiajeona: vi-it-in rhe d,oo-,-e.s « li-n: i.<> 1..0 I I f-iidowinenb e.-cio- for the pan n>o ; (.'■) ihar - ' I lie .-i.in of .i'G'') l"-r aiiiiiini bv-i c.ran.cd ! toward.* iho maiiitem.i'.cn o' i-tadenin lor I ]!elv Ordciv, while vU'W.v in.-M■action p<u j vice's r.o exHiiiinati'.n for ~-rdina' ion Conj piduruuoii of tho mam clao.-e. • _ali'i_r with ; j the dißOosa! or'the ladaoee ot the food j | (mtioiiiitimr to C 276 loe), wa- ;,c\l\ over, and , j j)ioore« reported. DOAIiO OF MTSIJIONS. j Tho ni.-hop of Dunerlin moved ilieseoon'' : rtadin" of tho Bill for coiMtitatim,' v Boar j of Minion:, for i lie j |of Now Zealand ; the Board to consist o' ; I nil hßhop.H of the province, and of two; ! cior£', men and two iavmen, to beo ; octcd! i triennially by the Synod of each diocese, j j The duty of tho Board will be to tmke nuch i ! moa-ures tvs to ihetn may wetim j ! luted to uofirre tho eftieier.t. and cy teinatic j ! nupport of iho mi.-nionary work of the j i Church. The Bnnu'l will have power to j j ebtubli-h new mi->ion-i or to make l;m»ad ; oat of iIH erenoral land towards (he su',.porr. ; !of mis-ims ainady reuoj.Mii.scd by the I '"l)>hop Jui'mi', in spealtint' of tho import- ; |ance of too Bill, said ho'know there \vu« j ' bi:ch an insriDiuion asitioMaiad Alisfion. ; | hoc tho pom lota! oi bis own t;eOv,-ieoVo was ; j that niosb of tin-! Maori* had "one back lo . 1 bcataeoi.-m. (I.aujrhf _r.) . j I Bi-diop Co wio said it was an utterly in-! i correct atatemenb to .say that tho Maoris ; j had pone back to heathenism. Be had: I recently returned from a visit to the ' -larions rioith of Auckland, and hohad bieri ! much cheated by tho mhlity with which J j the native cleivy were cairyin£ out, their | i work-. i I .Several other members al-o i-poko. | I At half-past ten the -«c l ale was. ad-j jjourned.