EVENING SITTING.

Press, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4756, 30 October 1880, Page 3

EVENING SITTING.

«»amed at 7.30. 011 Cotterill moved, and it 88 »~"That the Bill to amend Statute

l, No. 3be read a second time, and that it be r eonside-cd in Committee." 1 The Synod went into Committee on the Bill, which was considered and, the Synod a 1 having resumed, reported as amended. The Synod then proceeded to elect four ;. lay members of the Chapter, with the fol--1 lowing result:—Messrs R. J. 8. Herman, C. . R. Blakiston, H. J. Tancred, ana, F. de a i Malet. The Bey. F. Snowies moved, and it was [ agreed—"That the Bill for amending Finan* i cial Regulations, section v., clause 1, be read > a third time and passed." t On tbe motion of tbe Rev. G. J. ChoiI mondeley, the Bill to amend tbe regulations i for the repairs of parsonages was read a third ; time and passed. The following Bills were read a third time . and passed : — Ou the motion of the Bey. G. J. Cholmondeley—"A Bill embodying instructions to - Trustees appointed by the Synod." i On the motion of the Dean—" A Bill for amending the regulations headed' Parochial : districts.'" On the motion of the Rev. Canon Cotterill— "A Bill to provide instructions to Church officers appointed by the Bishop to superintend tbe Registration in Parochial Districts "; "A Bill to Amend the Instructions to Ministers " j "A Bill for a Statute for the Registration of Persoas Qualified to Vote for Lay Representation." The Rev. W. C. Harris moved, and it was resolved—"That the Synod proceed to the election of four clergymen and four laymen as members of the Committee of tbe Church Work Society." The election resulted as follows :—Clerjty—The Very Rev. the Dean, Rsv. W. O. Harri*, Rev. Francis Knowles, and the Rev. F. G. B i tain. Liity—Messrs H. R Webb, J. E. Parker, W. H. Hargreaves, and F. G. Stedman. The Rev. Canan Cotterill moved—"That in order to assist the governing body of Christ's College in makiog a suitable provision for a principal of the upper department of the College duly licensed by the Bishop to the cure of souls, ou whom shall rest the main responsibility of training candidates for Holy Orders, the Standing Committee shall grant from the Church Property Trust Stipend Fund and the Clergy "Stipend Aid Fund, sums not exceeding £50 from each fund to supplement the amount which can be provided by the governing body of Christ's College." The Rsy. W. C. Harris seconded the , motion in an eloquent speech, and after considerable discussion, in which it was contended \ that no portion of the Clergy Stipend Aid , Fund should be used to provide funds for the , principal of the Training College, ; Mr F. de o. Malet proposed, and tbe Bey. F. Knowles seconded—" That the sum of £50 j be voted from the Ohurch Property Trust ( Stipend Fund only." The Rev. Canon Cotterill acoepted the | amendment. , The Rev. E. R. Otway remarked that if , each of the one hundred members of Synod j subscribed £1 for this object the sum required would be raised. He for one was ready with | his portion, and no better way oould be de- ( vised to show eaoh member's approval of the ( desired appointment and relieve the Ohurch ( Property Trust Fund of tbe responsibility. The Rev. J. Chaffers-Welsh moved as an amendment—" That the Synod recommend c that the sum of £100 per annum be provided ( for this purpose by the Ohurch Work society." After a long discussion the amendment was j negatived on division—Ayes, clergy 9, laity 6; c noes, clergy 13, laity 13. r Canon Cotterill's resolution, as amended by Mr F. de c. Malet, was lost on civision. ( Ayes, clergy 9, laity 6; noes, clergy 12, c laity 6. f The Rev. W. C. Harris moved—"That it be a recommendation to the Church Property . Trustees to make a grant not exceeding £100 t for tbe ensuing year, to be placed at the dis- f posalof the committee of the Church Work v society, for the purpose of promoting diocesan education." -, The Bey. F. Knowles moved as an amend- t ment —" That the sum be reduced to £50." t The original motion was carried. The Rev. W. 0. Harris moved and it waß E agreed—" 1. That the Bill to amend tbe re- . gulation for the Diocesan Education Com- j mittee be read a third time and passed. 2. c That whilst the Church will gladly avail her- t self of every opportunity allowed of imparting religious instruction to her children in Government day schools, she cannot relinquish the duty of maintaining Church day schools where practicable." I On the motion of Canon Cotterill, the Bill to amend statute 3 was read a third time and t passed. t The Very Bey. the Dean moved and it was j | agreed—" That a clerk of committees be t j elected from among the members of the [ Synod, whose duty Jit shall be to assist the t Chairman of Committees in the conduct of \ business through Committee." ] On the motion of Canon Cotterill, it was resolved—"That a payment at tbe rate of £50 per annum from the Church Property Trust Fund be allotted to each Cure in the ( Provincial District of Canterbury for tbe year j ending December 31st, 1881. And for the j same year a payment at tbe rate of £50 per j annum shall be made to the chaplain of the ( Christchurch Hospital, Lunatic Asylum, j Female Refuge, and other public institutions. ] Also, a payment at the rate of £25 per annum f shall be made to the acting chaplain of the Christchurch Gaol and Barracks, and the ( same amount to the acting chaplain of Lyttelton Gaol. The above allowances to bo subject to a pro rata deduction in case of insufficient income.". Votes of thanks were passed to the Governing body of Christ's College for the use of the Library, the Chairman of Committees, the Secretaries of Synod, and tbe Press. A sum of £5 5s was voted to the Clerk of tho , Church Steward's Odice for his attendance on , the Synod duringits session. The twelfth Diocesan Synod of Christ- ! ohurch was brought to a close by the Primate pronouncing tbe benediction.