DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7140, 30 August 1888, Page 6

DIOCESAN SYNOD.

i «< i Wednesday, August 29. Afternoon Session. The President took his seat at 4 p.m. The Hey. F. Knowles read the annual report of the Church Property Trust \ Estate. At the request of the Rev. C. Bo wen, the \ correspondence referred to in the report ' connected with the case recently before the Court of Appeal, was read. Mr Fkyer asked the Treasurer of the [ Church Work Society whether the debit : balance of £5»4 5s Yd on the Diocesan i Account was represented by stock and property? Also, if he would lay on the ' table a statement of assets and liabilities i of the Book Depot. The President, in reply to the first portion of the question, said the matter had . not been lost sight of. I The Key. F. Knowles laid on the table ! the statement asked for. i The Key. T. Flavell read the interim report of the Cathedral Chapter. \ Tile KeTi W\ & asked the Presi- ; dent whether the tSt&nclinjT Committee 1 Siiil^ ol Che pioceeds of the General Trust Estate for the year, In accordance with the resolution on page 33 of Synod Report, 1887. ' The President said the Committee had not lost sighc of the matter, but owinpc to t Special circumstances the instructions had ' not been carried out. ■ The Key. C. H. obtained leave to - bring in a Bill to amend Statute 111., ' schedule B, and the first reading jfw ■ made an Order of the Day for Thursday, i ' The Key. Cakos Cholmosdelet movei. F for leave to brinj? in a Bill to " ainencl tne financial regulations by the of i the following clause after clause 1 of regulation s—' That the several parishesand 1 '

parochial districts of the diocese be assessed according to a scale to be fixed by the Synod, for a sum sufficient to supplement the income of the general f una. from which the expenses of Synod and diocesan administration are paid.' That the scale shall bo for eras 1, at the rate of £2 per annum; class 2/at the rate, of £1 10s per annum ; class 3, at the rate of i'l per annum. That the Standing Committee shall deckle what parishes and parochial districts be placed in the several classes; that the payment sJhall be halfyearly ; that the above clause be numbered 2, and the clause hitherto numbered 2 be re-nnmbered 3." Leave was granted, and the first reading of the Bill was made an order for next day. Mr Harman moved- , -" Tbat a Select Committee, consisting of his Lordship, with five clergy and five laity, be appointed to consider the report of the Commission on the bishopric estate appointed by his Lordship, and to report to the Synod as to the best means of giving practical effect to the recommendations of the Commission." The Rev. J. W. Stack seconded the motion. Canon Cholmondeley moved as an amendment—" That all the words after the word Synod be omitted. The Bey. E. K. Otway seconded the amendment. The amendment was carried on the voices*, and the words were struck out. The motion as amended was then agreed to. Mr Harman further moved, and it was agreed to- " That the following be the members of the Committee: —The Very Rev. the Dean, Canon Cholmondeley, Revs. C. Bowen, W. A. Pascoe, H. C. M. Watson, the Hon. the Chancellor of the Diocese, Messrs H. P. Murray-Aynsley, W. H. Hargreaves, T. S. Weston, and the mover." On the motion of the Rev. J. W. Stack, leave of absence' was granted to Mr b\ de c. Malet for this session. The mover said that members of the Synod would, mo doubt, also join in wishing Mr Malet a. safe return from England, seeing that he was such an able and earnest worker in the interests of the Church. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. E. A. Scott moved—"That it be a recommendation to the forthcoming session of the General Synod to prepare a form of letter commendatory, to be filled in and supplied by the clergy of the Church of the Province of New Zealand to members of their congregations and otbern who may at any time be leaving their parishes for residence elsewhere, whether in New Zealand or in other parts of the world." The motion wu seconded, The Key. T. Fj.avem, pointed out that clergymen frequently gave letters of introduction to persons who were leaving their parishes, to the clergyman of the parish iv which they were gplflff fcp resjde, The Rev. H. C. M. VVatson advocated a diocesan form of recommendatory letter. He had received lettere from all parts of the world. Mr H. P. Hill considered a stereotyped form of letter was not required. The Very Rev. the Dkan said that tba want of such letters was frequently the cause of persons being lost to the Church. The Rev. W. Harper pointed out chat if regular forms of letters were in existence, and the fact became widely known, clergymen might be placed in an. awkward position by persons demanding letters when it was not desirable that they should

receive them. [Hear, bear.} The Yen. Archdeacon IrfseAßD said he had received printed forms, filled in recommending the person referred to to* his care, and nothing was said for or against hfm. Hβ (the epeaker) would here like to see the proposal made to the Bishop, apd not to the General Synod. Some other member* took part in the debate, which was interrupted by the 0 p.m. adjournment. EVENING SESSION. The Synod resumed at 7.3Q p,m. The Key. E. A.' Scot r asfced and obtained leave to amend tys. motion by the addition of the words, "to. request the Bishop," affcir- toe" words ■* General Synod, The. pjatiop as ameaded. then was put and carried. ,« i h * cv - E - A » Scott then movedThat his Lordship the Bishop be requested to issue au instruction to the clergy of the Diocese that ou the occasion Qt members of the, Church leaving thtiir parishes for residence elsewhere, chi-y communicate, when possible, with tne clergy of the places whither, euch persons are proceeding, in order thar they may receive CbrisXUn welcome." Mr J, QnX<3H seconded the motion, which was nareed to, • , . . itr Molnttkk moved—" That the Sj»»d go into Committee to consider th> resolutions recommended by the Clerurr Pension Board." The Rev. H. C. M. "WAteoN seconded the motion, and gaye notice of moving several anicadrftcu^s.. The motk»H "was carried and the Synod wei\t to to Committee. The Committee reported progress at 10 p.m., and qsfeejd leave to sit again. The Syijoe tnen adjourned till 4 to,-day.