ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 249, 18 October 1904, Page 3

ANGLICAN SYNOD.

SESSION- '" "«L "a rested" for business at Tie *f d v 3Sv afternoon wen *» ihe Bosnop « a ac Election of income, man^go- »*' ° f ffilSnunendcd that 2i per Ihe Ij f nr collection of income, the StandMP rtS Country Clergy Fund Chapto Fund It *tSSte consider the report when CJSmtb were considered. ■*iofflAH HBB INSURANCE^ i Dawson submitted the report of ** U tl t ee appointed to consider the 4116 "Kw setting up a diocesan firs .I* mentioned fnat Sod had favoured the ' «« were issued appeal- ■ !*f5S throughout the dio- !£ to issist in raising a guarantee j tin far however, only one reply Sired. The report referred SitTSthe Methodist Church * kos started an insurance fund with "JSLSTS £13,000, to which the SBTffid £2000. Risks totalling 5.345 were accepted, ana after re•ncnrini: M per cent, a net profit was SltJyears ol £1250, the only w being £60 6/3- The committee recmmenaed that a eommision be ap-jointea-to inaugurate the scheme. '■/STANDING COMMITTEE. The Synod nest considered the report of the Standing Committee, Mr Upton hang chairman of committee. The resort stated the Selwyn Memorial Fund rfooffat £19M 4/3, Home Mission EnLmeiit Fund-£736 15/4, and Country Clergy Endowment Fund £404 2/4. The Home Mission Fund receipts (exclusive o f ahahpee of £157 15/5 brought formrij were £463 11/7. or £81 G/10 jnore than for the previou? rear; the expenditure was £405 18/7 for Mission purposes; or £62 6/10 more than for the year before. The present expenditure of this fund, with two missionaries, amounts to: Stipends £400, house allowance £50, Pension Fund £20, and travelling, expenses. The Country Clergy Fund income for the year (irrespective of the balance brought forward, £103) was £3CG 14/7, or £22 6/3 more than for the previous year; and the expenditure £407 5/4, or £77 12/4 more than the former year. The ckplainey to public institutions income for the year'was 13/:> less than the exjenditure. The overdraft now amounts to £37- IS/3. Mr Tunk-r said they •jrere not deriving so much from Purewa Cemetery as formerly, and it was necessary that something should be done. The report further stated that a proposal is under consideration for leasing the remainder of Figgs' estate to the Standing Committee for a term of 60 years, with the view, if possible, of sMtißg thereon dwellings, to accommodate'the staffs of the Home and Maori Missions. On the motion of Mr Anastrong it was resolved: "That it is desiiJ&le. the Standing Committee acquire {he remainder of the Figg estate, sad erent. thereon a dwelling, or dwellBjsj'for dioeesun poses." .-iXiAiV On UiImCHES. l The Standing Committee reported having agreed to adojjt the following conditions re loan ol churches, viz.:—Tiie Bishop approves of the loan of a church to a minister of a recognised Christian denomination for a period not exceeding six months, but renewable, on the Mowing conditions—(l) That the parncnJar denomination has no suitaule Mtini. of its own in the neighboured; (2) that the times at which the drarca is wanted by the said minister ao not interfere with those of the re<miar congregation j (3) that the minister •Wing for the use of the building undertakes to use those parts of" the £^f,°^ y that are «P«ssly lent to to; (4 that the clergyman b charge, e 7« s '7 or committee, and the standing Committee consent to the tatt of the huilding; (5, that copies of mftKgag conditions be placed in a gJW-Itosition at the entrance of the churcn and in the vestry. OSTENTATION FUND. m2r + C S lmnittee "commended: "That of the Synod a fa*** Fund be formed acthtS th « sti of the clergy gJW« the license of the Bishop Jfgrtalrf-the fund to consist of: Son M-γ o™*0™* t0 be levied annually 5eS P f a 7 Sll ° r Parochial dis ™^ fcsSS f ,* PeF Cent - of tLe ordinary " STft?* ? ari3h or Ail «UinVn™l g - aeies atld donations; (c) J»ffX IVed under the two fore " Fovedth t0 £5000 -'" The Synod ap- * ™. recommendation _ irpLDTING THE MAORI. ttat the T iDg , Com mittee reported WS» ! S - Vnod constituted a This iw/ ? B ° ard for the Province. iwtS t? rovide £725 for th * <«*- ---ehaVeUll - der■ Said S ° far £24G been '^£l?- nTTI t J 3aid he eou M =ot a «t £ m the face of tha t state- ° f the - Jear was tte £7'Vfn , • ° ' ,vas raised ou t of 11 they were liable, t0 iaiseMt* i ommitte2 being pledged m& cvv t as a whole 2** f"e s andinl r C ° uld not %t Bnarav g R Ommitt ee to make t a ?3r or f ld to Ma °ri clergy, and c tryh,? *° raiss • f*e .pastor Yo ?\ * nmm for each te £75 a yL r S laise amollnt t 7' the Queen V *toria S rt WhST' Girlß ' 5t was stated %&*% the t? 'f r 6l "^ 6 of about Qieen- vL - 001 the y hel p4SoH a Association for and girls have of

Tkp Quesa VJetoria Associtttion- -f et Hdpuag Maori W&men and "&iaM4fomed by Mra towards the en d of last year. Letters and circulars have been sent to all parts of -NoW Zealand with the encouraging veaulfr that the following sums have been handed in to !the treasurer of the General " Trust Board for the support of scholars-— .Wellington, £AQj Christehurei £40Nelson, £20; Dunedin, £20j New Ply' mouth, £20; Parkhuxst and Country Distrkte League, Paddmgton, London, • £20- ncr Mrs Upton, £20; per Mrs T. H. Lewis and Miss Hemson, £20; per "Sfisses Gillies, £20; per Archdeacon ■" Dudley's daughters,^2o; friend, per Dr. Dudley £20. Smaller sums have been received from friends in all parts of the dioees" (towards the Scholarship Fund. A fete and sale of work organised and carried out most successfully by the Maoris of the diocese, which was opened by Lord Ranfurly, raised £60 11/8. PRIMATE'S EXPENSES. The Standing Committee submitted the following: t; At the request of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Bunedin. the following resolution is laid before the Synod, viz. :^—"That the trustees of the General Church Trust be directed to apply *the sum of £100 for the expenses of the Primate's office, that payment to suffice until the next triennial meeting of the General Synod." The Bishop remarked that this had already been adopted by some other Synods, and he thought if would he well for Auckland Synod to do tne same. Mr J. H. Upton objected to the Synod being asked to do what the General Synod had apparently not eared to do. He did noi think it would be *a great hardship for the Primate to wait till the next General Synod. He did not think the other Synods should have passed tha,t resolution. He v considered they were taken at a disadvantage by that resolution being put before 'them. Mr W. J. Speight said a similar proposal was made to the General Synod and passe-el over with the suggestion that the Primate should send in the account for his expenses to the Trust Board. Eev. Gauon M&eMurray considered that this was an ftmovaition of a very serious nature. Taile at the same time all must admit that 'the Primate's expenses shouM be paid. The Synoi then passed over this clause without arriving at any decision. TRUSTEES. The Diocesan Trust Board reported that the following appointments had been made, viz.: Archdeacon R. H. Cole to be a trustee of the TaranaM Trust; Canon Nelson an<7 Mr W. J. Speight, who retired xrom St. John's College Trust, re-appointed; Mr A. B. Baberton to be a trustee of the General Trust Board; Messrs. James Daere and Henry Brett, who retired from the General Trust Board, were re-appointed. WOMEN'S HOME.' The Trust Bos.rd reported that upon the property at Ota-huhu two Homes have been erected (one in brick), and in these the woik is being carried on by the' committee. Since the close of the financial year a grant of £450 has been given from a fund held in trust by Messrs. H. Brett and H. H. Lusk. towards the cost of the brick building. Canon MacMurraj said they were most grateful to Mr H. Brett "and Mr Lusk for kindly advancing that £450 to aid suc-h a work of mercy. (Applause.) ST. STEPHEN'S SCHOOL. The Trust Board" reporte'd'-'tha't the building used as tho schoolroom was burnt down on the 20th April, 1904. Plans and specifications for —\ new building were supplied by Mr E. Bartley free of expense, and che iTeetion 'is being carried out by the boys of the school, under supervision. Since the commencement of this year the Government have withdrawn their ailcwa/iee of £55 a year for a carpentry instructor. There are now 67 boys in the institution. Canon MaeMurray referred to the fact that the boys were eminently fitted to receive technical education. It was to be regretted that the Government had withdrawn the grant nf £55 this year. FINANCE. The Trust Board reported that the securities had been considered in detail, and they have been found satisfactory: Mortgages to the value of £4262 have been paid during the year, and £ 1950 have been invested in other mortgages. The re-payments of loans on bonds have amounted to £1173; no fresh.loan has been made. The interest in arrear on the loan for Devonport stands at £ 174 5/. The Board also recommended the establishment of a sinking fund. The Synod resumed, and the report of the General Trust Board was adopted. PENSION BOARD. The report of this Board. stated the total capital was £25,151 1/7, .an. increase of £ 1,356 18/2. The payments during the year were: From the Clergy Sick Fund, £158" 10/, to seven claimants; Widows ahd Orphans' Fund, 13 grants, amounting to £157 15/; and Contingent Fund, £17 10/. The late Isaac Morris, of Mangere, bequeathed a sum of £10, which was placed to the credit of the Widows and Orphans' Fund. At the invitation of Standing •Committee of the Diocese of Waiapu, a member of this Board, Mr W. J. Speight, has consented to proceed to Napier to be present during the Synod, and to give such information as may lead to some final determination being arrived at on the question of the severance of Waiapu from the fund. A supplementary report gave details of an arrangemen-t under which Waiapu Diocese joined with Auckland Diocese in a combined pension scheme. The Synod went into committee, when Mr Speight explained the whole matter at length, including a scheme by which aged clergymen might yet come under the fund. Mr Speight also related how the Yen. Archdeacon Williams gave him a cheque for £2000, remarking: "Pro- ; virle for those old greybeards here, and give comfort" to some of your greybeards in Auckland." (Applause.) Mr Upton moved: "That the most cordial and grateful thanks of the Synod be given to the Yen. Archdeacon for Hawke's Bay." This 'was carried by acclamation, and the Synod adjourned at 5.30 o'clock.

EVENING SITTING.

CLERGY SUSTENTATION FUND. The Synod resumed its sitting at 7.30 p.ni., when the second reading of the hiV to establish a sustentation fund for the clergy of the diocese .upon the lines recommended by the Standing Commit; tee was moved by Mr J. Da-wson. . *? On the clause providing that the income of the fund should be derived, from a levy of one-half per cent, per annum upon the ordinary income of a parish Canon Nekon protested strongly against anything being taken, from endowments, saying he w*«3d£me~e *

test caee foi , the" Supf erne Court 4f rieeeesary. , i- ■" I'he clause was adopted, and the hill was eventually reported unanicndutl. TEE BISHOP'S CHANGE. His Lordship stated that he desired to V-ake a correction of a satisfactory character in whai he had mentioned 111 his Charge regarding the tea-ching in the schools. He had understated the nitmber of schools where teaching was conducted, to the extent cf three schools. PENSION BOARD ACCOUNTS. The Synod resumed consideration of the Pension Board accounts in committee. Canon Haselden moved that tne Board should take the necessary steps to enable the clergy of the diocese of Waiapu to become subscribers to the fund, and that the clergy of the Auckland diocese not now contributing could also join upon the same terms as those of the Waiapu diocese. This was adopted. 1 Progress was then reported, and the resolution agreed to. A MUNIFICENT GIFT. Mr J. H. Upton moved an expression of thanks to Arehdeaeo-n Williams for his opportune and munificent gift of £2000 to the Pension Fund. He stated that the gift was characteristic of the Archdeacon in its munificence, and the donor had been all his life doing all he could to benefit those .who worked for the Church. He would not like to pass over the services of Mr Speigiit in the matter, his work for the fund having been very valuable. The motion was unanimously adopted. A BOUNDARY QUESTION. Mr A. Swarbriek (Hamilton) moved that the resolution of the Synod in 1903 defining the boundaries of the Cam?bridge parish be rescinded, and that a committee should consider and report what are the most suitable boundaries of the parish of Cambridge to enable the districts of Piako, Waikato, and King Country to be so divided and organised as best to secure efficient Chaich work. He urged that the present boundary was unfair. One part of the Cambridge pariah came within a mile of Hamilton, Cambridge being nine miles away. Mr Wells (Cambridge) eharacterified the proposal as preposterous, and the •method as unconstitutional. The local authorities, the parishes concerned, should first give their consent before the Synod agreed to a change. The motion was debated for Cjiiite an hour and then rejected.