ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 730, 1 February 1910, Page 6

ANGLICAN SYNOD.

|?pi|sf USJ ,' <HJ ESJI W.t'S ; SpHp'ECtt%OTOEY:> :: .i:;3 , ';. :t : .Synod-:: 6f.S~the_ p^g.^sglicanv!Chur^^6f^thß;.:;Provinoe , ;;of: New/. Zealand;, resumed; :.its'*session "-in'j.the; |^|^!lifa^pnic:Hall:;'a);^3l);p.m.'/^terday^aid; p|}fin s SS«fx : wi';'St; 'JohnVjCoMege.f ,r " ; -:" ; ::f.' '•'■;■ te»gf:.? ll J'! e d t, <iational.-:institutionsi:.. ; ; reebmin'endthe''trayelliiig expanses of <the (sgivrilfioverning;il)qdy;:v)f, be pg^made™a':;phai^;^on: : the ;! general>.-accounts: J ;^f;;the;'institution^':;'"That"if the-(jover-and;: of ■ St.!' John'- College pSffi;Sare :;of;; opinion of:'the'scholar-' v trusts';'arej J in-! their' present-'.form, theVdiscipline'.'ofLtheVcot' P^^rS®''5 t "* y )^ e /^fs^y. : %tt <, n^'''fc' : .eppiy.-&'-S.'£'v»;.'*«iei'Court6' for ;suoh -alterations .in the friV^^terms : p^:the .trusts-as may , be:fourid: p^VS\"W<»Mary;tp":'disdipl^e;".' I^^WT^Sreport/is.'i.tp.:' be icbnsidered'tb-day.

|l:sf ilvi'^Tlie /-report \of '.'ithe'; on ;-the &;*S , ,.viW,anganiii';Churcli iaefe,?. which'<,was read p;'j>>V tne . : task-of the committee-, had been much pM?fet , "PPjJfi«3;,by,;the:courtesy:>bf.,the'Bishop' tc;S;?iS:«U-W.elhneton;;who: had stated' that he te ; S^-J' J,ll<i readily^co-operate in< whatever -ae-' j-s.t'JriSl™ l !.,'" 6ll ' 6 Synod, might 'resolve '.upori.'-&#'#o:.The,:-committee:-recommendeds.-that' the p:>K«;;appea'l;-_(relating:..tp. the-proposal to , lease' £'E^:aiPorfaon;of> the/ground).-be granted,"subwMM&:! following ; condition's:-'f(a) ■ least -'.bne-half :bf .the■ ground be p;SiS; retain ed f:for:; ; :the ;site: ; of, ; .a : -chur'chi ■'--. to lii?S^°?|i; no f^ess.'-'than'S the" t:£&? shall; Kave'atleast: bne-h'olf fci-ggMiVW ( b ) gp-:; : «iat r t atjeast:je3ooo-;:be,:(raised-by volun--j'K.-gtorj.'Snbspriptionsitowardsr'the-objects ftfiifi> BpMified'piinvv.the';,appeal; ;'(c)?.|that;■.the fife^ Bal <l before:any. ;l f viTentsr: issnes,':;■ of i: profits^-•;■ arising - f rom' iK-;:ffi J ? asin §'Kthe ipbrtjon of- the' B®SPSH? d *# le i ised;for.:-the Vpurpbse: speci-,c:-i SJvJ??. iln 'Be/'appeal;'(d) vthat; if;found'- to. •fS^a^'^^? I ?.' : ;the7rWellinßtoii: -iDiocesan. ai : si:3fe-H n st -,Board\ipromote: f ;in- ParliaKJM;'; !I ?^*: ;e n lb .odriug ; ::tlie; / followin ; g points.'! 'fr&rrS!?. 4-ft?-' Points specified viomprised power Ito for ! 42"yearsr K--<-;S^6uphviandito .to be buried theadjoin-MrJM-WZ , - Portion^or*.in'\'consecrated , 'ground fei: '■ the rents , to .be' applied to'the B?:feyi?rection ; of , a!new; church: 1 on Hie remainN«Si;;;:ing;;part;=pf^the^Eitei ; ;the-::erection: ; of>a p*!#Jf |i '•*. C'ii .°J • \$ • .GonviUo'. and ■. ierectioni of f'S^i-^WW^taereon:;*;-the i trustees *toi'have gXM&WX- w borrow money .onHhe'securityibf %: surplus-fundevtp: be,Md te^a of.:the:parisKbf fa; the!; parochial districts ibf .w s s>iamohoi. h o:Waitotara;,;. and -". iWanganui e;SSv" s ;,tte; Wellington '•Diocesan' expenses "■ of prbthe Bill-in'Tarliament parieh,iof .Wanganui. '■'-' 'v , -: -,'i|S;©»,.Consideration V;of.;: the. Teport^was^ae^

g:|g^aithe;^ption : ;bf-^ch'deicon^!a ; :v'C> , ;im^;; ; n «essary-rcorrections:f in' -and -r a ny : : m^"^K-y^h vrecent: ; legislation- of ; - the >v\'i'ViiP Tl| -.'.';.V: , ' l * , .--"!!.-'- : ' : . ; : •"'•:'..:■'•":':, ■':■'■'-.-•; iK^g'^S^dinßS , :;more:;satisfMtory vand tesa:to;espensive;; ; were 'adopted.-:- -v?:;--^

:^^|^T;' : P.^a^\move^:*^rfe^-:-l i ;■? 'given ; on- J ' fe*:®^^ , ?:^^ 3 -' 6 Ti ? t s'i ;, by ) :;the;;Cr6W::' conveyed by'him ■' te££^{» : of fefrt : Tare,-not* »\:. ; :s;AQ«neral : Synb'd.or:bound byag regula; • I ap P? i ? le *-'^:^ IS-Mg'fe dpinion.-*. fe:3-:S^i' w hether:trustee:.affected:by- the''' ff^vS-S^2 n - M^; JW^eason' : feii3^^ fa TOS«'f' , Kßnbmission ,i .-:ti);::the:S rSifAft^W :mbrally:bouid by-,tifl : - ;feteffi?t;;triistees ; ;;oughV v ' fcfe^JSPres^^qrvanyv:other:?:fbrm;' .(i)y if )sb,'what changes- ; '■• in-consequenceof'the '"- : ;governing the - &#£:^ t ™ st « !S L b y;the;Diocesan Trust Boards trusts'; SS : ' r >'«' l ' :?>;■-.oS ; :. of-.the - decision.-, K- ; --:- ■■'--'• -. : -..- ..■■■•■■•■ :-'• 0 ? 11^ 66 consist/of ; ihe ' ;, -Primate;-;.-: the -Eighth teiYg:MV|;^e-Bishop::bf-':'Wellii l gton'', the :Veni » Cv;C.i Harper, '-Mr ■'■ D ,:;; ' S-S^f3- A l dl W^^--Av^T:>HbgiMty,-'and'> RSH-fr*JMh e : ;moTCr.";-ov-.:-M-^" -■:■-:•.:-. .:'<■■: -~;v.'ymover flatted ■ that^therqdestionfe.v|sF. a3 -i™ether.-the:,General',Synod ,was" to' l#^S V^?P^ a ' :V ° V !F bad;exercised IP »»!^*t^& tlle . "'-establishment:.of -.the' K-^f'-'^i l y^-^^ e ;-^^, i pi ; ; #;Of- Jand^were-:made; :-in::.tfust?:to-:Bishop other that:;the .lands would -pass from of yhose;:tb; ; ;whom 'first' ipm s:grantedito.-tlie:nextbishop -of 1 his' dio-r<vA#S's^-'s'"i'-' w £*' i found," however, :'that-'aiis f :y^. ;:^^, BOj' , .™d':that';the':-]ind-,'Sr6uld'-'Ko KSi J"' *• Biahbps':.:heirs-atJawr To ,: 'over-' I^l4-S? Vns; :the-3ishop,pf:V-Nei7 ..Zealaid : p:- r,-,.tute enabled: the- Bishops to'transfer' the and s:Jj:to.;-trustee3.Vappbiiited:>'by/ : the , iijK?a# M r a l-:Synod.V;?The '.? onif, thing .the pffif: Y en ? r alr Synod .was':''empowered 1 by "the &if&w~ : - t :tg; appoint only thing the Bishops could •'. do 'was to Ki;-,vf the'- laid-: to';them;:and: the 'only the/trustees do:'was to-ad-' |V> ; ,/"-* minister■■ ■.the.'v.trusts: in'the-terms'of'-the Sm&FWty- fra? 4 -: the' jnterpref,%/='3'n "O"/* I '™ rfrom/.the: Standirig fe ; g.& Lqmmission,}.and-it;was 'supported by outP*: : . 1 Bde "legal':;opinion;•'-■; U: was,"h6wever' ; fe;i.s;Htute:rpossible :that -those :whb;framed' the Act , 'intended, that: the.Synod should have |y;;igHie same power.bver' as it f;s&<'^. : -?J."r?™ r i-trostoes : -ap'pouitea'-by/it' Mentioned; that , the J Abt had fe ; if f been ■ .'connection : with' the fri\4 }consohdafaon f of ;the;- statutes; *is' it : was ,as':spent.'.-;The; Standing Comadded;. to \iti, ;fepbrt' a rider KAS/Xthafefthe-jtrustees, . though;- not -'■ legally piv*i;™l l ™r-''7«e' : inorally:- ; bonn'd-'by':virtne-'of |SW-y:'he declaration,';which,they-.had : taken in p.ci :s.hi common .-/with"; other,, trustees,■: to. obey ■ all |>;.«'s?Present: and,:fnture---regulations 'of:>the SW^fGeneral ;!: Synbd.-:'-The'. : :.nndirig -.of.■'.'"the' R/V'i : ; Stanaing:: Commission: was - the .'occasion &n-'S of'this; motibhVv; , The .'trusts' affected : were and-:iniportanti and , ffet ;1 ; ated' ; in ,•different' dioceses. 1 ':: :; - '■■. -''. ••'■-■ [ W.& 'The Emotion .'was. seconded : . by: Dean ■: Pifci.v : : -"■';-.*■.-':;.-.-..- , ;.: : -

.Bishoptof;>.Wellington;said ho did ■^^'rnrt/YttinkVit.^waa'.prasiWe-'/to'.'exaggerate' , !S;sg;<.vthe:importance:bfHhe" matter." .TKe inter&.'s,H;pretation.''issned. by ..the Standing .Com- ! 'that I ;there was .no.legal : 'i\£ ] ti ; :ftrce■''ln't'any.'-:decision'; of'; the s General ' the .trnsts :R;«.».i ; cerhed/^'"-: A '; V';":'-•''':: '■'^■■1^' '■' '-.)■ '■•■:■'"i ,fo'iirf'r'The motion ;yras 'carried on the, voices.; f- : :S:i :-;' ; lt"wns motion-'of ■Mγ. j-^'wtt-F;-Martin,"''That the eynod hereby se;;;«\V:;aects.:• the. Colleges of. Te Aute, Clareville, &'- : ; i and ;St.; John's as the. ;three colleges un-; K^s^vder;the'Otaki and Porirua'Empowerini? |f;»-£)A:ct; : 1907.", ; ; 7-i;:. '■■': ; '. ■ !•; -itiv : : >,;/;- ; f pSil® -| : N.Z. :CHU RCH.'h ISTpRY.;':'s ;:■■:- f : *?i:'::^ ; .The:,Eev;,;W; 'W. ; ;Sedgwick --(Canter- |,; ;fegj!lrary>.:moved:—'.■'■• ";■■ :'/ ::: ' : \'--, '■:■'■■ '..'■■•?'• ■"; •' %&?£;■s'''■{*); That';i]i -view.'":'of- the' fact 'that i's!v;;.;'.;» r -'the early leaders of. the ;Church•':of • ■ ~ ';6f : >New v 'Zealand; ; who ■ &s&*'£'> are 'in :| possession : -"of '■ .■ facts ■' bearing i' , liWii/'.-^ißDbn.the'early.-life.and history r 6f the :' f:ftv'*V<iChflrch, -. are slowly' .'passing away' fs'/'iii& through:' death, J- 'this \ synod 'considers a'new.ihistoryrof -the .-.Church: is^s'^Bhpuld'be'VTitten inow/while there re- ;

'': main ' with, us ,those ! whose -i porsonal . ;-.knowledge's, of ...the, utmost value in ■'.the carrying out'of;such a; work;.''- ■■ ' , : ;. {bJ'-'That in order to promote the '.'writing'-'ol'such a History, the . Stand-' .'ing Committee of each.. diocese, be pasted'.to'appoint'a subcommittee,'/to ' collect,all material and data available'. ■;.in..,such\dipcese. ;•: ' ■' . '■:■'■' : . : .' ; i;? ; synod' 'requests the..;.. ... 'bishops to arrange for. some person'or : ;;persons to write .the history. . .. ■'!';• ,'(d) .The synod .recommends that- a . ,' sum not exceeding JEIOO bo .voted for : .'• editorial and postal expenses, and that -:"tliis reeommeridatibn'Cbb.submitted to'■■.' : the sessional-committee.,on;finance,> , V-Mr; j; : B.'Fielder'(Napier)," in seconding the. motion, said ; lie .-had collected, a large amount.of material relating to the history, of I the diocese, of Waijau ■'.;,and would: gladly .forward it. '.' ; '" '"i'l •"■■ , was carried .on the voices.-. - - VOTES FOR WOMEN.;

[■. INTERESTING ;: '/ ; A.'good\deal of-opposition". was offered to' a -request! by.'.-Mr. TV. ;B. Scandrett (Invercargill); for permission to move a motion 'which.stood lower, down on' the order paper. :: .Permission ,; was . ultimately ■ granted, and Mr."-. Scandrett'.' moved as follows;—. :::';',". ,: •'.'.'■.' ; ' i' '..'•:. :.' -i '■■ % 'iTha't it is desirable that, the Canon ■. '.:be amended.so as to give.women'who ;.; ■: are communicants of the Church the ■;. right ; to vote.'and act oh-vestries, and ..Utheii right -to': vote-formembers of ;the ' Diocesan ..Synods.. ~..•:.; . : , *■-'■'•:..

;''\Jhe:.'matter.''(said:''Mri : .''Scandrett) ii .had been; before , ' the General Synod , on pre v yipusVoccasions..,. It.had 'been suggested to him that: the' inprudent' actions, of; the suffragettes;at Home 'would- cause '. the Synod-, to be/even, less, favourable. to: the inotion; v ;than-:it;. was;ih'v the .past../He .deprecated, such a view, and .suggested that they- would blame- men for .acting like.''English■■'6uffragett€s':for. a' similar cause:: "-'Judging.,by' the churches'he was connected with,' they were'Vory^uchindebted- to. women for.' their.work in: con-; riection .with "the/temporal; work. , of 'the Church.;' Their- : attendance ■at meetings, showed, that they'lpyed'the..Church, ;and. tbbk ; a.great interest,in-it. ■Hβ submitted,: therefore; ■;ihat they ..deserved- to be' given rushare in' the ; managenient,Qf:the temporall interestsVof.:the;Church.;Thegrant : ; ing b£;-tho • Parliamentary franchise; 'to : .women, had .not;, bad.;any ill effect : upon the :woraen-nor upon the. calibre of theelected. ;Wpmen had' the: same .responsibilities as men, 1 "and have the same rights, and;privileges.!'-Womeh. were ;the."eiuals of,.'men,, in'•.intelligence. and; education,::and : were, probably,.;superior to 'the average ■of men' in ireligious aspiration/',V--';i"'-. : V-.-..•;■■' -':"": ■ ;; : , , ■■ ■ : The; Ecv. .jyHobbs';(Hastings) seconded: the;motipn.: \'.':'f-'.i ;;i:":;.;::;•'■■': '■[ .•'.> '].■ -■:

THb : Closure. ; ;.iV; /'■:■;.::', ■_ '■'■yti*': >/;-,' ■ : vCanon, Mac Murray; (Auckland) -. said, that a"-.motion: would.,have..no .legislative effect., * If a' ,, new'canon .had been proposed,: •'the: matter <would' have' called : .for .the "most 'careful consideration. . ■Hβ. moved:. ."That, the Synod■ido'.n'ow.pass'to the next: business'on'theofder'paper."':. ; ■- ~ '.';■:

A ; .member: A nasty.tiick! i ; ..; ■V On-, the,Primate:.'declaring"."The-Noes have jti" Archdeacon Richards called: for a idivision..•-./;..;'.,■'.•■'■■....■:.'':'". :. : . : :'..^ . ._i : ', : ' - :The : voting,-j-was as' follows.':—For - the closure:' Bishops' '2,' clergy 10, laity. '8. Against: Bishops-2, clergy.- 8, laity. 12. The motion.for. the. clbshre, was lost.: ■..

.Some ,Don!t Want: the <:;:..: ,;.; ■ : '■/ Mr.'/ T."' ; Tannef.! : :said he 'was 'not prepared to : say that -the.- personnel, of , the Housej of -. Representatives : : |had '/improved. :since' ; --fie';'Tfomen'':had''.liad'v:the.- , Tbte;'-. r .;-He thought;.-.hbwever.V.that. in. .the election of:-vestrymen, .where ■ the ,issues, were of quite'fa: differentTcharactar,'; good, 'results would ensued ■ 'Some , ' church women'. said they .did not want'-the-/vote.--: , They. t need not use'it.' -It/was, .surely, strange that thqugh' : a 1 queen- could be-'head' of -.'the .'Church'iof in Now Zealand could'- not.- vote ,i or the' vestrymen; ?';He 'could not ~see 'how,,, any clergyman could vote Vagainst'.the, motion, seeing/how : ■ valuable'' the \: of .-women 'were'in'Church, work. He.under T 'stood .the.; mover's, intention/,,was.,:that .women:. ; should-\vote at-' elections of vestries,' but should, not,be for -membership., of: such bodies \ and ■ if ■ the: motion Vwere::'carried a. Bill tovthat; effect'would :be -brought forward.' i.',: ■';;,'.' - v •• arl Mi..J...WhiteHßlenheim):.'said the ;ladies J.wonld ''be--'greatly/valned ■ rwith -I the" .'vestries : : in '•■■■ his .district. -':;,--.: : : •-/:>':";/ ''•"■':•/■■ "•' ■

■/'Absolutely "Unnßcessary.' , :-::ij:},v/.'/:: ;' Mr., C. J. Tunks, said. the ■ motion was absolutely, unnecessary, because the ladies already'did- splendid: work for: the Church without looking j for --. any: siich.-. temporal rewards; / Woman, ;as.Tennyson .had said,: ,Vras ; s"not ■,undeveloped::man; 'but diverse." Tlie.proposed course would , tend' to - break down.-,that: diversity.'l-and 'introduce 'con- . fusion.'_vMen!•'were'-, too'.;apt '•> to leave .undone- much 'that- they ; might rdo: for the Church;;.iand.'if women.' , were" given-. the vote, they V would:'do'; much - of;- the work instead-of the men,.whereas they' should rather; stir/ the men. up' to..'do :it. ■:<'■-'■■ - ■'■■■: :.:;The:.Rev.: : ;J./.vHobbs:'' (irnstings), was speaking in. support'of the motion, when the : ; debate ; : was. interrupted by the 5.50 adjournment.y-vy;,!■■/>.; -:" : ; '',-,;-

;;/-; '}■</. ;:.''.-:BIUs;PASSED.:'^^r^;:;;'■;,-■ ~:At'thei evening sittiig,: Archdeacon Wil-' ' ]a ™, s s :|iU Providing a/newconstitntion for the >Board . of Theological Studies, and . Mr.-,T. Bifl. : relating<to the btaniling:.Commission were read a '.first time,.-and passed.>;'' r v^../V;'■'-/'-■'■,-.■• ■■:■."■ ■