ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16519, 10 May 1919, Page 10

ANGLICAN SYNOD.

(PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.)

NAPIER, May 9

At the Anglican General Synod today, Archdeacons Richards, Williams, and Johnston, and Canons Tisdall and Purchas, arid tho Dean of Nelson wero elected a Board of ThoolOgieal Studios.

The report of the Select Committee on Melanesian Mission affairs justified the recent action of the Mission staff for the adjustment of the difficulties, and promised sympathetic consideration to such proposals as they might make. The Bishop of Wellington, Archdeacon Williams, Messrs T. F. Martin, H. I>. Andrews, and J. W. Hendorson were elected a - Standing Commission. The Standing Committee was authorised "to appoint a Commission on the fundamental clauses of the constitution.

A vigorojis debate took place regarding widespread immorality.: The speakers attributed it largely to the secular school system. . "j The Bill regarding the Primacy was j relegated: to the Diocesan Synods for consideration. I

The' Question, of inadequate stipends for the~clcrgy was discussed. The lay members of Synod strongly advocated a considerable increase in the stipends.

The statement made in a Wellington paper that Bishop Nevill had stated hiß intention to resign the Primacy is officially denied. The Bishoo says" lie has never made such a statement.

The directors of tho Akaroa Butter Factory met on Wednesday, Mr A. J. Turner in the chair. The Dfepartment of Imperial Supplies forwarded a cheque representing the company's excess profits for 1918. The Department of Agriculture wrote in regard to tho sale of butter, and. to the methods of disposing of the annual output of factories. Word was received that the annual meeting of the South Island Dairy Association wonld be held in Dunedin on June 6th. The appointment of a delegate was held over. It was decided to pay out Is 4d per lb for butter-fat supplied during April. The manager reported that the factory had closed down on Tuesday, the output for the season being 65 tons, a slight increase on last year's.