DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Press, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4756, 30 October 1880, Page 2

DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Thuhsdat, Octobbb 28. Tbe Primate took his seat at 4 p.m. The Bey. W. 0. Harris moved—"That th» Bill to amend the statute for eoi>stitutiag> ohuroh work society be read a third tjmf swt passed." The motion was agreed to, 2pf Bill was accordingly read a third time satpassed, Mr Hamilton moved—"That the Bynod ge into Committee to consider tbe following reso« lution :— * That standiDgj order No. 8 (psg? 95, Synod report, 1879) be altered, ao reoom* mended in tbe report of tho Select Committeft handed in on Tuesday, October 26cb, «*.*' After subseotion (c) add the following.now sub-section, to bo numbered (d)— ■" First readings of draft statutes and regulations shall be proceeded with." After enlcseeUsß (d) add the following i»w eub-eaclioa, is «j numbered (g)—"At ithe evening siainger the Synod all businilss 'promoted by t*& Standing Committeo slaall have prece3«x»Contingent on the above being P MSC 4^A J ? Synod, the sub-sectioris now numbered. («£» (c), (f), re-lettered respestivefy (c), (Oi(p)- , The resolution was cirried, and the Bynoa went into Committee. . The Synod having xeaumad, tho Chwnntfi reported the amenduweta passed in Committee* J M«fc.* The Eev. E. A Lfrgard the Church Property Trustees i****" o ! mended to pay over to the Cemetery B«rd of Christchurch the sum of £100, b*iag »»,."•• ceeds of sale to the Christchurch Btamsg Board of a portion of the Cemetery Btwrw at the south-west corner, required «* «». continuation of Salisbury street to the aire? Avon." * The Very Bar. the Dean bwm" 1 "*?; ment to tbe effect that tho Church P«PW Trustees hold in reserve the sum oi «» already mentioned tiU the tine ""2 when the existing reserve will be realise* <® the closing of the cemetery. ! After some di-cussion tha >»™f m flJ% : withdrawn, and the original nwhoncsr/ig, with the addition of a clauto providing tha* ! the legal advisers say it can bo doaa. In answer to a question *• jg£ H. B. Gresson, why the h f fXSi dral wore ordered from in tho colony, and at what pn» the? »«» "SmS. B. Blakiston replied-The ■*£ for the cathedral are not *™£J chairs. in England, and are ussd for °J* e £g£ «• only. Similar choirs for «mv« pug** known throughout all Europe * • h made of a light wood, wJJJJ B which last wquired f^JfflKS&*r would not be pV ole %^ t claira in the phce. The cost P er ttfes » from 2s 6d to 2s 9a ««*• . A £& tow*** . Mm in Christchurch, who «J«J« from the architect m IS *fZt an order t» viocod on the subject that he sent an England for similar chairs account.

*■"' _ __ Very Rot. the Dean, &&_Luiitntia£ the Chspter and for **5* JLitted for amendment. 1 f CSS? h " Jn ' muffl i d * the obainMn Bui «th amendments. « , C?l* BIA, Mortimer moved-" That. Jh .*» •* counteracting too sceptical «s*ia of the day and regaining the affceWtv of ° ur P«°w brethren, it has ommonV this Synod, absothat free and unrestricted *___ services of the Church * g u ha offered to all persons alike in a true and Mi»iorir> spirit." He felt the bliehtof seat rents had alienated as££*r tbe °ir h of * E " gU - n f d ,r JKJeanreh alone, and it was time, if the wuhffd to do her du'y in this respect, 2f ß blaw should be dealt an that dyspeptic which upheld the system. Primate seconded tbe resolution, ex- __\» the wish that the fiaancial position of ffnjsnrch would allow it to be done. He Z_M read the testimory of the Bey. D. Syrae a Wesl*ysn mioi.tsr, as to the vast | *f£ in the Church of Eigiand at home, I *£& t^ e means could be devised to develop I J! the W eo6 machinery in onr midst towards 1 Si ed, then perhaps the de«irablo object 1 by this resolution would be attained. I .Sj. proToked a long discusiion, the 1 -j of which affirmed its desirability. r»*lef, the debate was adjourned till after disposal of the orders of the day. it this stage the Synod adjourned till 7.30. I ' r