DIOCESAN SYNOD.
' The Diocesan Synod will be opened in St. Paul's Schoolroom, Sydney Street, on Tuesday next; at 8 plm;, when the opening address will be delivered.? There will be Evensong, with oormon by the Eev. A. W. H. Compton, M.A., \An, the -Pro-Cathedral, on ■■■ tho same.day, at,B p.m., at/which there will be a: collection for' defraying the. expenses of the; Synod." On Wednesday there, will, be a celebration of Holy Communion, at 8.30 a.m. : The following is the order paper for'Tues-days-President's address; reports (inoluding report of Home Mission Committee appointed at last session) to presented; appointment of Finance Committee; appointment of Reports , Committees; motions of ' which 1 notico hois been given. These motions are as follow:— By the Eev. G. :Y. Woodward:—" That this Synod recommend ; the establishment of a brotherhood, devoted to voluntary service, in this diocese, for the purpose of. coping_ with the three greatest needs or the day: (l).Eeligious education of tho young; (2) streot missions; (3) religious work among bodies of labouring men; and that a committee be appointed, to promote and carry into , effect the object of this institution;, such committee to consist of the Eight Rev., the ■ President, the Revs: C. C. Harper, J. Walker,... J. H. 1 Sykos, and the movor, with powo'r to add to their number."
By the Eev., C. C. Harper:—"That Resolution No. 2 be altered : to: read—' Marriage aolemniaed after license, 10s." ,
By the Pev./C. C. Harper:—" That the vicars and churchwardens, together with their wives and Mrs. Wallis, from the parishes of St. Paul's, St.-Mark's, and St. Peter's,. and tho Lowor Hutt,'and tho parochial districLs of .St. Thomas's, .Brooklyn, ■ Kilbirnib, Wadestown, Karori, and,Petone, be asked, to bo a committee'for. arranging for the providing of hospitality for members of the General Synod next January." , - ! •■''•■■• ' : .' "■■■.' . •: .
At , some time during the session of Synod there will be ari. election by the-clerical 'and by the lay members of clerical and lay ropresontatiyes respectively for , the approaching seseioft:ot';t;h« Qeiioral Synod. ■•-..■.•,
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 549, 2 July 1909, Page 6
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328DIOCESAN SYNOD. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 549, 2 July 1909, Page 6
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