THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 205, 24 May 1919, Page 2

THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE

In the Upper ITouse of Bishops of Canterbury Convocation tho Archbishop of Canterbury (-aid:—There lws been ' considerable discussion, during the Inst two years as to■the date on which the next meeting of the Lambeth Conference of llishops from all parts of the world should take place. This conference-was to take place overy ten years. The last was held 'in 1908, and wo had arranged* bnt for the war, that the next conference should have been held in If 18. It became quite clear very early iu tho war that many Bishops from other parts of the world, and' possibly some at home, would have found it impossible to come hero either during tho war or ftt'o. quite early date after its conclusion. ■ They toll us in America. Canada,- and Australia that to be absent from their dioceses iust at tho timo when thn men were returning would he an obvious inconvenience, ami would perhaps be-impossible;-'consequently I communicated with ■' the metropolitans all over tho.. world,, and we arranged that wo should postpone the de/sion as to what the date should be trften the next conference should be held. As soon as tho armistico was stoned I communicated with' (ho Metropolitans throughout tho world—fhe BishoiH of (lie United States. Chimin. .S«nOi Africa. Now Zealand, AVest India; Tndia, trnd. certain other Bishops who came under; the old categories, and for.replies,, if possible. bv cable. ' Only noir lies it been possible for renlies to have ; been received from some of the more distant regions, and fhov h n '" n all come in except from ' New'' Zealand, where- the Primacy is vacant. Somejvhat to my surprise in one sense, .the communications are all. in favour of our nwtimr next vear, IS'2O. His Grace added that he had already taken the initial steps of nn outline nffPiidft .Jo b.n. spnr t.n nil (he Provinces with tho invitation to the Bishops. Ho was also in com"iHiiiwition witH tin* Primus of tno fioisconal Church of Scotinnd. the Archbishops of Ireland, tho Northern Province. and oilier Bishops who were within possible reach. The conference wonM be held in ,Tulv next vear, a;id they expected a lai'cer attendance tlian Vfnre. rteNadded that he had appointed Bishop Montgomery to undertake -the immediate secretarial duties. i I The' Archbishop s statement thai (lie Frimacv of New Zealand is vacant is n mistake. The Bishop of Dnnedin is l'rimate.l