ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 37, 12 February 1904, Page 3

ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD.

YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS. The Anglican General Synod met oi Wednesday afternomi at St. Sepulchre's gciioolroom, tlie Most Rev. the Prlinatt presiding. JIELAXESIAN MISSION. Th» Eishop of Melanesij presented a on the work ..f the Melanesiau Mis--i n" The substance of 'he report was couuiaed in the nish.;p~ s P . e.-h on the sub weekPBOFOSEP BOARDS OF MISSIONS. The Bishop of Waiapu submitted the renon of the Sessional O.n.mittee on Home p i ir»-i»i»ii Missions The committee re«aa Synods in each uloi i ><mi a isoara or itfsious. who- .'.my it >ivuM be to pro- -* aud widen int-nst in the missionary £ort of lie i-Tiun-ii In every parish and parochial district. CONFERENCE OF CHURCHMEN. Thf Bishop of Welllugt'.iu ninvd: -That rh» n-ca-tiou "f rh- ii.-xt triennial rueet- °" 1t toe Geu-ral Synod, it h desirable Sα. i" »W-h tuatrcrs int.restiUß to should be >iiwus=ea. Tais was carried. THE NEXT SESSION. Tl«n Fit.hfit moved: That the Central rtK * I rh. >;.'„,„! would ion'-iMer th.- - --&" "-d f the we«lu| taUiug place there. __ . , h would postponP Bi ,hop ol i,;. WLII ,i v proposition. " BfRIAL l; ROUNDS. R-hoo of I'hrist.hurch moved: tx»y s^ a " ~,. ceuerul Svuod without the Leld Service as Prlsc-'ilKd In the Book of borial service ■ a> clergyman or authorised by the liishop of lay reader July autnon-c - shall be , * todiU buriJd in ,uch >-emeperfomeU -^: v bu^ v ; cut ~r rhe ordinary. !f been Quired by perteriw has arre memoers of the Church who are m» v Zealand, under bHtial servit-e a= f nommo.) Ration .h.U %?S& wm unUI to-day. COMMITTEE UN PRUSTh. TUe Synod con-idere-l iv ,-ouainittee the 1 '■ j<,ti us <■ the Lonißiltlet* otl -rii<ts. di*.-us=sion it was ::!-:.i.d to autiioii- the trustees In Dunto exchange, if desired, present rfte of the cathedral for another whi-h it K-α- anticipattO would be •-■ffer.rJ the trastefr j. The present -:"- i= n Hat of 2-acre in rae c-entrt of the city of Duuediu which was required for municipal purposes, and rhe iaad to br given fur it was a little hisber up and contained two uoivs. Ther" sosld also be given .some thousands of pjiiEdi ia compensatiou for the ineonvenitoet This was agreed to tinally. THEOLOGICAL STUDIES. "He Board ■:•: Theological Studies made a suiiit"?" of rer-.jmru'.-udiitions which the BU-'-P o* Nelson .--.lbmitted for approval oj the Synod in •uuiinittee. The rxiem»re of tne Board accepted by the Synod ■sere: Very Rev. Dean Fit.-heu. Rev. Canuu aihards. Rev. T. 11. Spn.tt. and Messrs J. Allen. J. M. Kilchie and K. Wilson. The !>T3cil aiao approved the following <-laus-es: i -Tiat in order to meet the necessary .-x- ] pendirure the Jio'-es>' be assessed for the j flfit tiree year- ji £Ho. the amounts to be levied in the same proportion as Chose tor General Synod f-xpet;ses. TTiat for -ach of the nest three year.- the saai of i>o b>sit i-ide for exhibitions. Lf required, by tb" OaitraJ Church Trust. That rh.- Boara of ; Studies report directly to j Synod upon some aheratious in resolution | 5. >«frji!< 11 and pp. T."> aud 7U. in the j proceedings of Synod for lfn.il. It wa-- j ddei io reiVr the following clauses to the ; Board itse'i for decision:—That for the j rears XX&1907 the .-xamination for siade 1 | be ie!d on the last Monday in November. sad for tbe other grades on the second TaesdiT after the last Monday in November. Tliat the following be appointed ex.mejsa for the same [reriod:— Bishops "fSeboD and ■Wellington. Vrn. Archdeacon Cole, R ?T . Canons HJre and Richards, and Bws. K. T. Pnrchas and T. U. Sprott. BILLS PASSED. Tae Mlowing bills we-- tva.l a third fen* and passe.J: —Bill-: to amend title B, taa.:a 1., elanse 1!) ..Mr K. Wilson), relat--13? te Hie calling of i;-neral Synods" bi'l I to amend title F. .-auon I. (Mr Cburfon). | saang to th<- extension of trustees: bill esaue.l suture to repeal clauses 24 and 'Hi a tie constitution i.Mr Quloki. relating to Oe ttmita-jon of tenure of tnistees. The Synod resumed at 2.30 o'clock yester"7 a'teruoon. COMMITTEE ON TRUSTS. Jlr Maekeliar submitted th- report of the lommittea ou I> y ~rt< of Trusts, Hia; tnmees of the Native saool irest be authorised to arrange for ™ "•'taming »f j <it,- f ur a native school ,, v *»* n.o!Kinga Estate, whi.-h school the wr-nanent was prepared to erect. The "aainee also reported rha; it considered Oe meame u f the wiikato Native School ihSt^.i"* ,, n ' !^!y apPf-Prlated to the O f aaiiw children fron. the Waiat St. Stephen's s..hoo|. The comt , W-ymweuded that a similar coarse -_ _puw Un i -mtil native church schools be ?»«M in the Waikato. Th c emmitt-e rrP° neJ that the laf. Wu. Arch«wn Mauns-M] gave in ISW a sir:, ..f w; ' ac P«wlace of st.vk sf.ld at X..- ---™». in trust for the benefl: of the school. rr, r- sum J iv the Nativ*- Past-». tEI "' "" th- Diocese of Auckland. i-r.-..nimendcd that it be ~;4 rr?d t-> l 1"* *<-'U'">\ Trust. With reiSi'2. b Y John's Coll«-go. th- < ouimiu-e ? lterati..us°of leases on the 1 Glasgow lease system. The wnramee al-u r° -..mmend-i 1 Ihat pow«r *pven tn th,. Waiap.i Bishopric Endow- ' Jl l h * "i-igiui.l -,r-is-. xh.- commitrrfetTeJ r " Va " difficulty in d.-^lin-crust acciKints. aa.l that h{:i ' il y<=ar be nx'-d fo- the whole Th7~ f ' ndn S '"■' i!ie :;i-; March. Sti L P 0 " of tut * committee was received %for? D d.. rati '- iIJ UMIJ, * all " rdel " '■>- rue CiXDIDATES' QUALIFICATION'S. don ;" > ": :l ta - N./'. l"niver*ii"y matricola-fai,-v i\ r - . ? M'!ivai.-!it examination? in feed" , H r, -4Ui:-l. 0i- when they ha.l Uieiwn ™ -* 1 J: ' a "• •■'■' au eaaivalent *X Inmi? T c,l ;uaT if su ' h 'onditioud be - s auy candidate for either grada sar-ii 1 warraur fu i' examination* iv j. SF.r: HOUSES. SpedS r' )veU submitted The report of th." B «linpscour:. Auckland, as, tCllii:iriTV " f ,: '""«ru'.-tion and fci» e « p t? s i v,; '■' maintain ;md uabbho ?" s requirement*. The eto'c-hT re " om;il - I "i" | l that the General toeotep , instructed, out of annual 18 '•■•Uow?. Set r- a '° iu " ~- 4 "" to be all»««l that £2aL~ Dunediu. i:". ~n condition f ' aiSl ' d iv the ulocese of Dun1 ' ftel on condition tha: Jor SapS r - dj '-'- the debt of £1-75 "**« r oo ' that £300 be **ilaiS Diooe ir «« Waiapu: and for a s raised" ht con " ilonal 'y upon bet ? re ' T^ , ' committee also rehell rt H " ou the site al " B i«=opri.-. V n f tM * Purpose: that until the aa a ste^t, 113 ; reached the sum of £1000, ? debtT ~!!~ been erected, free BoaM r ,' Tnc " l , dir^'ts t h e General S ta «raf s^& t0 a PP'y all rents from the £ c section n, anU th ~ Bish«psconrt site to "d rep-air of the f that tif f- or tae D of Auckland:

ST. JOHNS COLLEGE. n Bishop of Christehurch moved- "That the 9 Diocesan Trusts Board of Auckland be direeled to proceed to the election 01 two persons to serve as trustees of St. John's < oilcpe. in place of the two retired by rotation. He explained that as two members a had retired it was requisite that the places should be filied." Mr Cptou. while seconding the motion pr.. forma, pointed out that the Diocesan t Trust Board already had the power. The motion was agreed to on The voices Rev. J. P. Kempthorne also moved: "That th : s Synod instructs the Governors of St . John's College to furnish tbe Bishop of , each diocese annually with a report or the . gen ral work of the college, for the pur- . pose of laying the softie before their ref spective Synods.' Archdeacon Williams said reference had - been made to bringing Maoris to St. John's I College. Sr. John's could not pive a very heany welcome- to Te Ran or any other college to .-ome there, it was a pity churchmen would not provide accommodation for : students by putting St. John's College on ■ a proper footing. If that were done. Te Ran College might be brought to St. John's. IJe was sorry there was such a state of 1 unrest about St. John's College, lie feared that slate would exist like a disease until St. John's was made a credit to their Church. It was a crying shame that young men should be kept hack from entering the Chur.h for want of suitable accommodation at St. John's College. Bitsbop Xeligau i hanked Archdeacon 'Williams for his well timed remarks. Bishop Xeligau referred to The financial position of St. John's Colleee. aud said that the recent expenditure there showed there was little intention on the pan of the Board to shift the college to a site nearer the city. If the Church would supply the money St. John's trustee* would put up the requisite accommodation for more students. Mr t'pt.-n said the trustees had expended so murti That at present there wasv T "d so ruueh that tliere was at present a deticii of 114S'— 11 -'4 on the general account. although there was a credit of over £400 the Marsh Scholarship account. The expenditure only made the simplest provision for the students. There was no shadow of a doubt on the part of the trustees, us a whole, that the college would be worked as directed by the General Synod. Archdeacon Williams said his appeal was I Ito the members of the church to tind the! requisite money to aid the trustees to place the college on a proper footing. Bishop Neligan pointed our that they j had elected 30 pupils, although they had i only beds (or 15. and three paying pupils wanted to enter the college. The morion was then adopted. Gratuity" — Mr Seth-Sinith moved: "That the sum of fire pounds be γ-ultl to the clerk r.f the Standing Commission for his services during the past three years, and that the matter be referred to the Committee on Trusts." which was agreed to on the voices. AUCKLAND BISHOPSCOCRT. Mr T'pton moved- "That tke trustees of the General Church Trust be requested to appropriate the sum of £10<i towards the repairs and maintenance of Bishopscourt. Auckland/ In explanation. Mr fptoii said the general principle of such grants in the past had been to aid where money was raised. In Auckland. £4400 had been raised during the last IS months, of which £.2'> mi was for an endowment. They had to ; spend £400 on the bouse, and when the new Bishop arrived he spent another £100 •nit of his own pocket. At Mr Upton's suggestion, thf motion was referred to the Sessional Committee on Trusts. THE MASTERTON" CHURCH. In ihe evening the Synod. In committee. considered the report of the Committee on Trusts on the Masterton church, recommending That the Synod direct the Dio-if-sau Board of Trustees of Wellington to lease the acre on which St. Matthew's Church. Masterton. now ptauds. as soon as it can be vacated, in accordance with a resolution passed by the Diocesan Synod. Wellington, directing the Board of Trustees to Jet such portions of the church acre as Tire not required for church purposes, and to apply The proceeds towards purchasing and aud erecting a church thereon. The I'.ishop of Wellington (Bl3hop Wallis) proposed to insert v proviso To "thee£t >ct thai the permission to lease should ' not be granted unless the Diocesan Synod first agreed that it was expedient that the church should be removed to a site approved by the Synod. He declared that it was proposed to remove the church from a ' site in the heart of the town to one In a : back street, which was not so suitable, the object beins to raise sufficient funds by ■ leasing th- "present site to provide for the ' purchase of the new section, and the erec- ; tioii of .'. new church, th- present site be- ■ ing very valuable for business purposes. I objected to the removal, and thought that the Diocesan Synod should be consulted. Mr Brittain and Mr Henderson de- ' fended thi- suggestion contained in the re- < port, saying that the Masterton people • were the best judges in the matter, and that the new site was not in a back sti »et. | The Rev. C. C. Harper supported the Bishop. On being put to the vote the report of th- committee was adopted, the amendment suggested fty the Bishop of Welling- . ton being rejected. The resolution was then reported to the J Synod and agreed to. MAORI MISSION*. ( The following gentlemen, nominated by the representatives of the seve- . ral dioceses; iv the U.-nc-ral Synod. ( were appoitted members of the Maori Mis- . sion Board:—Auckland. Rev. W. Beatty ', aud Mr Arthur Robertson: YVaiapu. \ en. . \r«:hdeacon Williams and Mr J. li. Fielder: Wellington. Rev. C. C. Harper aud Mr W R. Wilson: Nelson. Rev. J. P. Kempthorne and Mr W. Speight: Christehurch, ; Wu Ar.hdea.-on Harper and Mr H. U. . Andrews: Dunedin: Very Rev. Dean 1- Jfc- . chtrtt aud Mr Caurton.