THE GENERAL SYNOD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 8

THE GENERAL SYNOD.

|l||jnrs|^wiNr : AND : i; Hl Oil |ST I 2 'cas^l ;|bf./th£ ; 'Prbvfrice! ;of : . which// !\; .V;thxepV, yearsy-; - this /Masonic ; Hall;> ; BouUiatt ;j ; S^o^,vtormorr6w^-'when : rthe J Primate of jNe^Zealand-v(Dr. {Nevili;€;, j, Dunedin).'will.Vgi'ye ;;his : opening •>.;address'. a Jcelebratioii /jllulgraye f Street, /when' .the:- preacher: /will fbeithe\ : hew^Bishoi)":/of^/Waiapu ?'W/:'a^g^t:.-'miraon^ : /.meetißg'.':,will-''bß. /-held;iin',i .thei; Town-,.Ha11;/;at'/which/.fife' if Primate.,.mUi;preside,/and?th6<pro'giamine' J-will'-includd-addresses/by the" Bishop'of e Auckland:.(Dr..vNoligan):vahd?the /Bishop' ■. f ,of; ;; j'Pr^n^iis'',tHeV/dgwMiitti'Glanß>iK'Synod;' : :.;:ana;:it.is,eighteen- years/since the Synod /last7met/in .-Wellington;//.The 'meetings !>ro:rhpld :■ tf lbnriially,, ; each/ of/the -New •■'^?alj n d idibc'eses.f being i.visitedyn-'/turn! te//The-; ; ( Constitulion''i"of; )ithe> Synod/'?: is' .vdefirie4-//as ; /follows/ I by/W:r./T. I\ Har>.tiiiS mollis ;,book ■-. on;: :'jTkV;Position; t and! /'.Constitution ;of- the" Anglican' Church in .'fe; ; . ; ' :; : {■:• -.■;.•;.■;»;.: i*y,jsMi ;K/Ile?GeMral;Synod/4s--tne''CCTtfi-'' •errang: .body ;of/.the.'. Church./,/ It -consists./ /ot : the:bishops/6f. thevsix,/dioceses of. New. /»?^ a . n bishdp'. of'the/missionary/ j'dio'cese-of/Melanesia,/and'ithreo/clerical :/oi^th6'.v.Bix;;Wo^es.^iThi^' : f j'eehtatiyes f are •; eleoted/: by • • .(is r'clergy:, of. :■;the; diocese.n The//qualification V for-'- a»lay/ .;;.iepresentative;:is/tne. being ;':a'tcbmniuhi-, /;.cant;-.of: : the."nge; bf-/;twerity-bne-:'years''or '.upwards,: registeredfas'raii- elector; ■■ feation;/in. v anyfdio(sse,;>however,-:is s'uffi--scient.-vjThe,synod/of each /'diocese/ divides ;"ithe selection;;of':its>/ lay. -.andi'apportons/.th'erepresentatiori-'among' J those adißtrictsVi ;•/ It '-■• als'o;/regulatcs' the ! conduct/of-snch,;'elections.,-. ■J-'-; The /associated, missionary /> diocese ';, of, iMblanesia'lis -represented 'by'/two /clergy-/-,/mpn .and' two 'laymen appointed,'by- -its .? bishop};-:/: Su'ch/./representatives'": '! are ■;. '/not //necessanly/;porsons/rosiding'.> : /invthe. inisfsibhary. diocese.-;/'"//.';/;^''';:';'/';?:..'■: '■•."' - /-y^hen:;thb.;Uhree;idrders/A;bi'bishops, l ./clergy,/.and'.'laymen'/;meet "in/.the;;'Bame'. /chamber,- (or/; in ■ his. absence,; jthe sehipr:bishop > at'the,m.eeting'..presides. /bfr.two.bisnops,', six' '^clfflicalv.'reprweitatives^/aiiia^iiinßjlayore-' 1 'ipresentatiyes. .VfZa/Xinajority'•:of,-. "/bers'/perMnaUyivpresent "of /.each., of /the/ Ijthreb Orders, isj/nccessary/itb,' every, act, ofr ■/;tto';^od.'i'.ft":\^vj.'oiy.'r>-v;':^, i ''!:. ! v; ;'**<''■ -'"•::.

J": i The'foilbwihg ;• intbrestrng \ account; of .the: i-first; General'i SyMdfis. j'taken from-Dean Jacobs* I 'history.of;th8 r Church. of/the Pro-, >nhbb : £ iln!,'-■^^accbrdan'cevwith'ithe'r&olutibh'of'a r-previbus:conference;',the..Bishop .of,'l?ew i;2ealand convened-;the'first General. Synod' | ] toVmeet''at'Tv;ellingto'i';;bn-'March.-8,-::1859. ? j .• In-iJulfcvlßsßj"'.he had >proctrre'd.the enact-;! VB'ishop^:of.;.'New:vZealahd's. f| Trusts'-. : Acti i -•1853,;anthbristog-him/to .convey/lauds'held/ .;(in"',trust•lbyihlni'-' '(also,',m itt6'. : v.iencejaad :the :!nrst:Vsynod,7:bbehi J actively,': ~ ao'd)? /.wWrfiK' ; ,hadi;beeti:Scommencedi?sbmbwhat: j ; ibr the'fbrmatioh'of'ho'fewer; .than," ;• three; r^.' : bishbpri"(a;.;and:these';negbtiar'i : /fibhs jhadi been l.<^wrie<liwith ; ; such'.': com;-; ■ plete; ; 6Ucoeffl;that,';;at\'th£ j the, -thiid.being Bishop, Hiib-.j fourth, ; Bishop- AbraA; /'hani', ! .whbi'had ,gbne v to?,: England: for /con/; ;'6ecratiote/to*-.:.th^ !rived.' s a'nd,\tbbk;;his/'seat;:before .the'lend; fibfrthe.'month^^^ ';: f bur;''c'onsecrate.ci, a /;fifth;, the; first, Bishop' B of sW-aiapu;;Vhoi;had.';np^ i;amongVthbTclerical;,me^ xthe;'Sessionj^:tbpk';vhis < 1 ;; seat/on ItEpYppiscbpat/te ':'cbun't;bf4the; formation/;of 'these, new.-beesyi BaM*jißiappbihtmentsv.tb;'them,imns^ t:giveh;befbre.we';.prbceed;to .rolate.;th'e ; his'v //tpifrVbf'this-inrst'-Gen^^ 'S'al^t■s^d:!ni6i■•i]i'AKell^datWe^ttllilr; v/cil*(^mbers,/;;WeUfa /vpreseut'iin'/thp; Mbi6hppsi> fßn;-clergymoh';'; and > thirteen; lay-', ■ rmehK,Of;the ; clergy;'' :vdaacon'S; : .'Eissling, : 'tho; Eev.'JE.* v Saniuel-tWilliains.'isecomi' ; :;sbn': of rArch'-' ■'. J?riricipaP of •'•' theV. School; ,'at (• Te' : jAutpiVriear-'Napier;^ jifatiTO.'.irOTk^btafc.was-VbrVlaiicijb^.flisKpp.' iSehiFyn';y'thblfemaimngV:fiven ;"HpjE.ngflsh';'parishes;',"so : to 5 sibns: of sch'urch';wbrk, : jnative';and; English;* ;iwere'leijually> represehtbd*.' '■■• -'Of-'-i.the: '.five,: %^th'e : Ktloyd'^representcd'ri.^thß jAucHand-'cleigy.'; :the/Eev: ; ;;J,i',Ci:;Bagshaw,' -camp, ; s frbmfthe^dioceW^o^,A'd^aide,;^.^ v- Ze'alahd,yand?^as' ; : ofterwardsT'incum bent *. of.;; Avonsjdei' Sin;-'.'the' i'dip'ceM?s;'pf): ChHst-' ,-• cniuch)y> at/;'that J tinio'v iwasKone 1 " of \;.tho - vNels'Ph" clergy,'^whom', hb;'reprbsented';:;th*e'; "r!E*vi; : Samnel.iPb.ble,;'bf..'?emtookfc^ ;,Oxf ordj-■ came; from ■'the^'sameV.diodese,;be- 1 fing-ithenj; as:. ? -he:'-is':still,.Encumbent'' of. ;Motueka;V.the T lWv:;'John' v Eaven, l ;,incum-; ibbnt'bf>'W,o'odend,'?and .theVEov;,'Charles^ "Alabaster, fassistarit- vcurate,?: bfvV-.CHrist-'-

-:.'chnrch,-reprfeentedjtlie tho'.tUfteen'laymen.i.tfiere'was.a ii among Vwbom; were. Colonel ? . Ha.ultwn,>whp', .'iwasiv'chairman"; of .-committees,. ; ;,Sir'•: ;, John 'Swainson.' #Four>"bf', ; {he' J •.'■and three■:.6t-'lttß^,lßym'Bit-';.had-:b>ieii'';.mem-;fo l ■:; c^r'yCbn^unbroken;tlie';cbn : tihmry,qf;A 'Jb^odal;;tradition;:'/:;;;;;; -;;::>}/::'■ .5y.. ; --:':Vv',f Eri 0 FtD ffi;'■ PA PgR ":-;A);i ; A '■:;'-VvTlio',''-order':- paper ;; for":.the 5 present ■•'ses-; prions; ■ indicafes ■ that a' ■ number : of very'; : ij'iinporxanti.ni'a'tters;'^^'.THU< :; 'cpme..': ijoV for;] : ; ' eohsideratibh,;:including '.': the -i qllowing :~[ A--':=yS?<:;'rrv;"^T^ S -given;'notice li'of-the-following Billc-^v',-;:';■ 'g l -C' if : 'fi -:v.Vße''it" enacted iby.thejvbishbps, : ;clergyi Kand'-ldty,; of; the,' Church\pf-vthe: Province. ; :ii .General; Synod'.,a» J-, jembled ' as ".follows i-r,';''-'-' ';S <£'H'. i --^';i'> ! -- g.i 1; Title". A.;'.Canon; l:, Clause22,'is.hereby 'Vamended': follows:—"The ;; Bishop .'so;, elected,:?ors' who.'-lbeihg:-: Senior. 1 'shall;'succeed'ito.\tlie: Primacy f.fts '• hereinafter;;.proyidedjjshall; bo'.'styled vArchbishop;..and .Primate;;.of'.New.;-Zeai ".vla'nd^; : ;";! ; ;:;:;;":,ti-;;.-:•-;.; v .i';K; : '' v ;','-' ' ;r:2.-TiUe'A;:';Canori;;lJ\Clause:.'26; ;is ■.hereby';amended by ;striking.. out' the':fpli .-lowing'words :—"A;' second, arid;, if:' rieces-';j'-.'Baiy;-.i;ti third■;ballot shall, be taken; and not V, l b'e^giyen;'on. the' ■third;'ballot."',?;; \ '•' V-''):- ;: 3 ;-;-[This v means;that only, v one ballot '.will ;;boj'.taken;"fo'r';.;.the/^^election, of Primate, I'/.and r.-if ' a .'majority:: of .'.the ';three, ;'orders ;; r (bishops, , s clergy,:.and>- laifyV:' is, ;not,, bW ■'. tained ;by..any..;bishopiv the'■; sehibr.;;bishop 'J f \^-'i'tocoine^JWmai^].;';::;-.-.i,?s\'-'^.':\'- ; ;;;:.'':A ';:^:^';r^; : t^ h ?; : Constitutib'iJ ; ;:y:S •{'■': The r -; Bishop v l ' of' ■ >: Christchurch ".',': (Drl' : ''vJulius). : has;given -.notice.of the,following ";J,f.;M '%:;'"'•;:->::- j -r.H r ;. " ■'-j'. ■■ ■'.'■' :>■■■ (a) That'this Synod affirriis'. that while >. the .Church,.of ■: this .Province.-' is ; and, de-. ~'sires' r 'tb';remain::ih':full comtuuniori.'.'vrith ;the Church':vofv;England,- :yet, : . r as a.' diily -:■■ >•;'of 2 .the. .:■ Catholic ;i- Church, 1 it-inherently'; possesses; the, fullest ;"of; selffgbyernment,;' f ..H. v j: ,>;: ; ;. %f'.(h) ,:'.That t-\j). jorder.'yHXtjievexer'cise' 'of ::.'s'uch'inhererit:.po'wers*,\itrwill;be. ; ;.' to rescind; .Caause.-.TI;'. ofvthe: constitution.. "rt*(cJ.-hThat-''in';:order■V'te';'.;safeguardv fall 1 rights. >; of;■}property,;' and to; secureY-lpgal.-' :; recbgnitibn or :the ;fcpntinuauco; ':'of•S'the 1 of the' Church of u this Province, ;'after such'chEnge'iri thevcbnstitiition;-it :; is that the .General Synod shall Fprqmote'such legislatio'iiMn'.tlie; New- Zea;S land; Parliament as. may;best secure theso,' ;':ei r !(d):.That'.in"'pifder' : fo;BU'ardlthb. Church ';against;hasty.. and. ill-considered, lcgisla-' :-;'bori,';.th'e:-Synbd':hereby; declai'es -that no '.ralteratiori.'.shall bevmado-in'.the-Book;of ; Common Prayer, in' the fbrm:.ari'd 'riianner j-of .makingV; ordaining,'(and ■:■; consecrating t:of ■-hi shops;.;-priesfß,-/and. ,'deacoiis, : br;;. in; .-the ;,THii'ty-iime 'Articles' of :Eeligion, ex.-. : ' «ept;6nch. .'alteration, be first'adopted in

one''General' .Synod;*, th'ehVreferred ! to- the Diocesan Synods, approved by a majority of:; them//and finally., confirmed in the next' ensuing -.General Synod. , .'•..'/': >■.

/-(o), That a/commission be; appointed';to prepare a. Bill for-the purposes sot forth in. Resolution..(c); with- such/,'legal .assist? aiiwi/ras^thoy'''njay' v req'uir^' s y«Th6 Bill, when. / 'draf ted,&shallV.bo/ /^submitted. '.by thorn'to tho. Standing Committees! of the several-- dioceses of. the.:-. province, and their.,'objections, if any, considered.' ,-If the final draft of the Bill bo; approved by a.;;majority- of-jtho .Standing .Committees, the' ; commission shall 'thoi/Jakeiall such ..steps;..as ar6' : fhccessary'.'t6''v'promote the passing of-;the Bill. by,the Now, Zealand Parliament.' i/The';, expenses . ihcuned'by the 'commission' in the 'preparation and promotion 'of .the Bill shall be a; charge' on-.tho funds-, of the General Synod.■'■

r- "'/>;'* -JCpllege; 'of/ r ThebibDyI l; .;•// :. •'■ Dean/■ tchett'sVr BillV ; ;fi);i cdnstitnte, /; a Collego of Theology provides';— \ : iFor- the;, purpose. of .promoting and /regulating.'ithp '.'study* of -.theology,/ there shall?bo, .established a 'council, consisting bf : (l).'.the BishopsV''(2) sis' persons chosen' and/appbirited'.by.'the Bishops,ieach Bishop' '.choosing!,ianb.; .appointing . one;. (3) the /-hea'ds' ;'p'f'•' Colleges.; Tho .council, -together /;with, matriculated: .studentj :• ajidSgraduates admitted 'after :eiajninati&. or. otherwise,' shall, be deemed a/cbllegiate'bddy, and'sh'aU"bo called/the Now- Zealand ; Collegebf Theobgy. '• \ The council shall determine,, subjects of study,/grouping; them in six grades; shall .appoint ■; exaininers'j /shaU'/frame, : such 're-, gulations.'/as'may be necessary; and shall award exhibitionii,' and • scholarships ' as fnnds/may. be available. Candidates who have .'satisfied/ the in Grade I. 'shall'-" be /deemed '/to ■'■-. have/-/ matriculated. Examinations in Grade I, H, 111, and Tv" shall be open' to all ; persons, whether, candidates 'for .'Holy/Orders-ipr,, nofefundor. such ; regulations ■as the' council "may' appoint.".;- in Grades K ;V and ,^I. ■ shall -bo-,degree: examinations., ..The examiners'..shall;.Be; appptnted '.from : per-. sons resident, in/ .England; the • standard ;shall' ; n'bt /be.f.loijceTVthan that.' of.- the British /universitioslin; divinity, subjects; arid the 'degrees/shall be' those, that would ;be/<conferred'by/'British: hhiversities for. equivalent /attainments. /•, . V .The. degree .examinations shall,be open; to/member's of all religious bodies;;,inatri,buiatibriv; shall:; not-.be. required;.: nor. ,the passing.'bfi.the intermediate.'.grades; nor: shall/any/..test ■': of■';.' religions .-'belief ...-he imposed.-, /;',:','.: ■-'• /...-.;'/:','•'/;//..■.'■; : , ; ',.;,'."■;' ,;The.;council,r/; through - its' //chairman,, may. 'grant, certificates; of. nrofiiiienby/ in any;.br-iall;/of,• the subjects in which the examinations ore held.;/ " : .-'/-i v :/'///// ■ V: ; :

/ ,Thb ■council'• may-Teceive,';cither - from the./Geheral; Church'Trust;or some 'other; sources,', ;; contributions' ■■;'. of .'., moneyV for, prizes, ''scholarships', - or' lectureships :,/ in theology; and-it may,,.if;;.;it.. think /fit, charge; suoh/ffos as: may] bo; necessary: .for the/expenses connected with ;thb;examinar tiohs, .and .shall, have-power.' to disburse, the; same, as-it'may „deeiri-expedient.;^;;, :!^Nyßoart:^f;.Theoioßica|;;studies,-j4; : 1 ■Archdeacon 'Wißiams' has' given notice.' 7 of ■ a-Biir: providing'for: the'better work; ing ■ of ; the; Board of Theological■: Studies. ■:' For the-(vpurposev.of/:;exercising ..the powers /and hereirijifter;-mentioned a board'::to''be'called thb-Board-of; Theb-. logicalVSWd^es;;shallv:bov :;;

I /The/board ,6hall'•consist;'of,' Six ■members? who /"shall;'/be / -nominated./ at ./bach' •triennial session of :'the;Gencral.Synodi by the" sessional '.committee :; on ;tho '. report' of the//Board; of .-.Theological; Studies: pro-. yided:th'at each "such'nomination shall be subject to,the.'.approyal.of the -bishop of the .diocese-in-whicU'- the member of the boardpresides. /-•'"-'-/':■•V./?'-!-/.'• i:-'':'■'';'■■:

X The board shall have power, .to conduct; -armualv.;examinalipris'j r in , ' the- following '. subjectsir^Holy:;Scripture in'.English/and :tho, original/languages," Biblical -. exegesis,' evidences; of,' natural ~;anil ..revealed, religion,, history/'andisuch other subjects as,,thn. board' timeaimotnice;.'.' :;-.The-:bbard'-'sKaU,"atrits-animal;meeting next 'after each,.triennial' session., of ..Gen-: oral: Synod,-draw.-up-a- syllabus, and, snch regulations'as it. shall deem-.'-riecessary for tie /conduct/of the/.examinations.■'■•; Such byllabns/'and; regulations;.shall; come ..into force/on,' ■ the '.first/day' ': of; January.' next; loUowing,?andi.phall in force for; 'a:-periottSf>.&re'S l ?-yearsi?'»«' ?>;':''.;/;.'';' ?., Tbb'bbar'd shall'; have power. to : issue certificates - of; proficiency;, and diplomas ;in conhjetion-. with'/the; examinations • con-

examinations,,ajid .mayj^^l-eceivb,;frpih .the .General''' Church-"Trust ;or:'.dther'.> sources 'contributions of /money; for; prizes; scholar-'-ships^la,nd,/the; general:-expenses''of.;: the ,examinationsv v and,;shoil; have;.powerVftp disburse •such-; moneys'- in'.such'-a 1 .way , "as ;may;:seem'•..' to. it /expedient. /;i '•';■'">' /.-, ■•;.'.'."•/

j'Jvi-v- .^anganui.Church 'Acre. ;; / ;" ; ; 'Archdeacon'; Jacobs has... given notice >et\ t the / following - motion directs; the .Wellington Diocesan Board of Trustees. :to .'lease .such'/.portiohs .of' the Wangahui Church .Acre.'not'/required/fo'r /church' purposes,.'-;,and :tb;, apply, ..the .pro-' ceeds-therefrbm',to'wards''erecting:a church',uppn; the' remaimng- .portion; and towards erecting;a/chuxchVati Si; John's .arid -'towards ',;purchasing-,-, land ; :land-. erecting a church ''thereon' at .Gbrivillei'-'and for such, other - purposes as -.the.- Diocesan 'Synod' shall'from timp'!to'time,;direct:'. provided, .that'the: portion'of '.the' acre leased shall' be,-carefully, dug 'oyer,, : ahd;iany-,remains of; bodies/i'ound'.. therein'./shall be - buried in,the other portion,-' and 'provided ,alsb that, j-after ■ provision'; has'-heen. made for the', abbye;;pu^p6ses)t '■ ''thpSproceeds; shall: he held .-'by; the :Djocesan> Board .'.'of! -Trus-.' '.tess ih/trrist.fbr the'lbenefit of the! whole of,' the/.'distribt"'of. Wanganuij comprising the .parish- of;Wanganui,, and the.paro-; chial' district. of;'Aramoho-Waifcotara; and the; Wariganui; parochial -district, to., be allocated;as.;the;Biocesan. Synod of Wellington- :may .'frbin' time :'dir"ectl' '- ,--.;,; j: ' ■"..'

■-". \'The-Bishop'. ; df; : Willis 'have' given, nbtic'ejj; of yinotiori with; referehce ; to. in : State schools. > ! :,i;yv .",' \. t-. -W..::ft-:-:":- ..•;■ •:.-•-'

.''■-..'■ Other., notices : of motion include, the ? fol-. lowingr—:.Vlv ■■':-■(>;■;!'. •■,'■■:. ■."•■'- ::-''.:■■■■' ;'*Mr;.-T:'"F. -Martin'y'Tlat/synod ,fix the three 'colleges "under, the ;Otaki and Pori;rua;/rrust:;Act/':"!' > -';:i /|T K=';;: : ■■' . '"".'■!

: : .The'Bishopfof .Nelsohf That.synod con-: Bidets"(ajvlwjidearability M pending a ; mission "of help'to 'the"Mabris i simultaneously- -/tvithr the-General. Mission that is' proposed;'to be' h'eld'.;hext''year.:for- the. pakehasof: this, provincial/Church; {arid [b)';That the"ibishops;be''asked tb'appbint; three or ■ more clergymen, with; knowledge of: the-J Maori, language:*; to, .be ..the. missioners.' !:'' ; v- ■•:■-$ •[■..■ ; RuddopkY That.'ihi.tho,opini6D 1 6f.''this;Synod, : it' ; is:deraable,;to 'hold a-ichurch'-xongress in'the' year 1911.' '.." ■ -Mr.';J.',;B. : Fielder: ! ':Th'at the', Waiapu Board. of Diocesan .Trustees be'. authorised ■tb!j'sell'• town;'section ; No.;•;29;'Blackhead, 0-1-fl,. now-.;forming ; part;' of; the •' Hawko's Bay.Trust.-:^;■-'•.■WrV- '<'''/ '.'■■? ;•,-' "■'-" ;.-: Mr; ; ; J,.8.;: J7ielder:.':That ; ;tlie' /trustees, of-jj the General-;,ChuTch.;iTrust ;;be instrocted;to:set:'aside;out':of the not an-, nual;income of the trust;for ; the! ensuing three' Vyears' -the: : : sum;: of , '4160,'-; towards. the erection of a ■ residence: for the Bishop of.Waiapu, to-be paid upon a certificate from, the treasurer, of '.; the diocese that the sum of :4GOO has. passed- through'his hands for '■■■ this purpose.' '. :'•.""' :: '-- ~'Mr. J, J. White-.'That this Synod, having, a, profound, regard for the principles of the English' Church reformation, and-' :viewing; with ;alarm the introduction.into the chrirchos-of, this -province of teaching , and practices', decidedly Eomish' and subversive of.?the .principles"of,.the. refor-; mation, 'respectfully,; -urges .upon ' the bishops to.boldly:exercise the powers and authority in them vested as overseers of God's:' flock,,' and; insist, upon ,a strict adherence -by ;the:licensed' clergy; to the directions -'given', in', the. rubrics of ,the Book, of Common Prayer for the, uniform cbnduct;bf public, worship, and the doc.trines.asin' the Thirty-nino Articles are contained arid required; to be believed and practised';by every.: ordained minister of the Anglican ..communion..:, , > . :

,-' Mr. 'T. P. Martin:has given; notice :of, a Bill .'making now., provisions regarding the''Standing .Commission.' : :' ', *■; : .: Mr..Statham will introduce;a.Bill to do• away with the, present fixed maximum riuuiber'of :vestrymen;. Ho does not think the' number should 'be limited. ' .