DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10482, 21 October 1899, Page 5

DIOCESAN SYNOD.

■■■'■' —■—-"♦- —— ".' - Fbiday, OcTojaa. 20. AFTERNOON STTTI^C.. The President took tbe chair at 4 p.m. In connection with the motions passed relating to the celebration of the Canterbury Jubilee by oommenrang the completion ot ' the Cathedral, it was resolved, ou the motion of Mr W. H. ____rg__aves "That tiie Committee be the Oo_xaittee of the whole house, and itthat an Executive Committee, coneisting of 12 clergy and 12 laity be appointed by the Synod by ballot witfh power to add to its number outside the Synod." rhe time, of ballot was fixed for 9 o'clock. * The Rev. C.. H. Gossefct resumed the debate on the Rev. H. T. Purchas's motion of more systematic efforts to be made to bring before the young C/hui_b_nen of the Diocese the call of the Church for lajbourere in the ministry, emd the blessings of that service. - The debate was ir-bar—ipted by the d_stribution of the voting papera for the ejection of the Standing CJomnuttee. EVENING SITTING. The Synod re__xted at 7.30 p.m. The ballot for the election of the Standing CJommittee resulted"■;__. tibe return of .the following members: —Clergy—Hte Yen. Archdeacons Cbolmon<-e_ey> Harper and Lingard. the Revs. C. H. Gosset, H. H. Mathias; W. A. Pascoe, E. A. Scott and H. Williams, sen. Laity—Messes H. W. Bishop, R. Hill 'Fisher, H. D. Andrews; C. A* C.. Hardy, W. G. Brittan, H. R. Webb,.W. H. Hargreaves ami J. M. Heywood. ... The Executive <_*ouLrnittee for the completion of the Catfoedral'aaid the jubilee celebm* ' tion was ejected "without ballot as under, the number of lay members being' increased by three:—Clergy-—The Yen. Arc-Mjeacou Harper, the Rev. Canon Knowies, the Revs. A. W. Averill, W. A. Pascoe, H. C. M. Wat-on, '__.. A_ Scott, W. S. Bean, C. Coatee* P. P. Feudal!, E. Wh-tehouse, H-. Williams, jun., and 0. H. Gosset. Laity— Sir John Hall, Messrs H. D. Andrews, H. W. Bisttop, W. G.. Brittan, J. M. Heywood, S. S. Blacldjurne, J. Studholme, jun., W. H. Hargreaves, C. A. C. Hanlv, J. T. M. Hayhurst, A. H. Turnbull, C. H. Winney, D. Thomas, F. G. Horrell and P. Westenra. The Synod went into Committee for tbe further of the Clergy, Widows and Orphans' Trust Fund Arnej-dmeiit Bill Progress was reported, «tod tibe Committe. obtained leave to sit again. The Synod, having said prayers, adjourned lentil 4 p.m. oa Monday.