ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 946, 13 October 1910, Page 5

ANGLICAN CHURCH.

MEETING OF THE GENERAL SYNOD. . By Tteiegrapli—Press Association—Oopyrirht. :-;':;.;.. ' :, Sydney,. October 12. . The Anglican General Synod,-adopted a resolution/disapproving the use of''the word "Catholic".,!as-, applying to the Eoman Catholic body, only, and negatived a motion favouring , the closer organic federation of the various branches of the: Anglican Church throughout the world.' ; : '; : ;- ■:;' important motions. ■ . The General Synod . of : the.w--Anglican, Chivroh in Ausferalia includes representa-. .tives; from." the: whole Church .of the Commonwealth and New Guinea. -~ Several motions • that are. likely . to ' evoke interesting discussions have been placed on the' buisiness paper. These include the following: — • ■: .'~ ■ ' ' ■■, ■-.; - By Archbishop Clarke (Melbourne) :— "This Synod requests the Primate and the Archbishops of Melbourno and Brisbane to take steps to adapt the Book of Common Prayer, to the: needs ~of■ the Church in Australia in accordance with the principles, enunciated in the 27th of the resolutione adopted by the Lambeth Conference of 190S, and to submit the siiino. to. .the bishops for their consideration;" , . ,: ' -, ; By tHe Bishop of Bunbury.—"(l)'That this _Syndd adheres, steadfastly 'to the doctrino and government:provided.in the Book of Common Prayer, and' regaVds with the deepest veneration and affection the Church of England. (2). That this . Synod doth declare that, the Church in Australia and Tasmania represented in this General Synod is, with such, limitations as constitutionally bind every true branch of the Catholic Church, an independent National Church, in communion with.the Church of England aforesaid. (3) It further res'olyes that a committee be appointed to consider the question of the adoption of a more appropriate designation than that, at present in-rise, and the solution of any legal difficulties which may be inoident thereto, with power to comrmmicato with other branches of the Anglican Communion."/ . '. .