THE ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Evening Star, Issue 7354, 28 October 1887, Page 2

THE ANGLICAN SYNOD.

The Anglican Synod met in the Chamber of Commerce Hall yesterday; the president (Bishop Nevill) being in the chair. THE NKW HEBRIDES. The Ven. Archdeacon Edwards Baid the gentlemen of the Synod appointed to confer with those appointed by the Presbyterian Synod met that afternoon, when it was unanimously resolved to "express satisfaction at the report received by cablegram of the agreement made between the British and Freuch Governments as to the early withdrawal of the French from their occupation of the New Hebrides, and the hope that full provision has been made for the protection of the missions so long carried on in these islands, and of the Natives from any inroad of reoidivistes from the French penal settlement in the Pacific." It was also agreed : "That a copy of this resolution be laid before the respective Synods for adoption, with the recommendation that when adopted it be transmitted to the Premier for presentation to His Excellency the Governor, with the view of its transmission to the Home Government."—The report was unanimously adopted. A THEOLOGICAL COLLKGE. The Rev. Mr Belcher moved—"That this Synod having heard His Lordship's address, cordially recognises the necessity of promoting the objeots indicated by that part of his address beariDg upon the utility of securing for the diocese the services of theological students, and trusts that the work already initiated in the direction of establishing a theological college in this diocese may speedily be carried into effect." Everyone present would agree with him as to the absolute necessity of haviug a learned clergy here. The temptations to clergymen to come to .this Colony were not so great now as they were a few years ago. The stipends were not so high as they were in England, and the general scope of the work here did not offer so many advantages to a man who had a laudably ambitious mind; so that those clergymen who came to the Colony were for the most part gentlemen who were anxious for a chatigß of health, and church work was a very secondary consideration with them. It was therefore necessary that there should be diocesan centres of instruction here for the development of the work of the diocese, and for providing diocesan clergy. Mr Ashoroft seconded. The time would come, if it had not come already, when the Sydnod would have seriously to take into consideration the question of having a theological college in connection with the diocese. Archdeacon Edwards expressed hiß disapproval of diocesan college?, and referred to the want of success which had attended the efforts to establish a theological college in the diocese before. j

The President pointed out that the Theologioal College in Dunedin with which he was connected had not been suoh a great failure as Archdeacon Edwards had stated, and in support of hiß contention he referred to the fact that one young man who bad .studied at the College had since achieved considerable distinction. The motion was carried. PAROCHIAL WORK.

The Rev. A. R. Fitohett's motion recommending the General Synod to amend table B, Cannon V., with reference to parishes, was withdrawn, as the Synod did not appear to be in favor of it.

A Bill introduced by the Von. Archdeacon Edwards to amend statuto No. 5, with reference to the appointment of pastors to parishes, was read a second time. The Bill provided that no new appointment of an incumbent be made until all arrears of stipond due to the previous incumbent be paid. Archdeacon Beaumont suggested that the Synod should pass the seoond reading, approve the principle, and then throw it out. He never heard of any of these money questions broaohed in the Synod without wishing he had not oome there.

Edwards asked for and obtained ~{eaf|||pptn|*aw the Bill. 1 UPI \ Wfep™? COMMITTEE. I Qtom4 mot|§t\ofWr'W'. i H. Ohurton, the a SjffljiHpg Committee was prooeeded -iifija|pßP!the fflEjMingwentlemen were eleoted: j-lfeefevß. 33KB*lohfr, Fitohett, Kerkbam, F-onfl|»b, ?iRW'P' m t on • and King; Messrs iUnger?&V SjiPlgu Lrlbeeki, Bitchie, Russell, ?• Fulton, j OHDBOH. of the Rev. Mr Parkes, the Syrioa Committee to consider v referenoe to tho Goodwood Ohuron; in the parish of Waikouaiti, and its relation to the trust oalled the "Good* wood Bohool Trust." It was explained that three aores of land^jjgon^whiobji haj, Dioeesati trustees some yeais ago by the late Mr Jones, but the land was claimed by a man who said that he had bought it, and threatened that if he. pi* down -$& ohurohapdfeoeeroun4J>heJ|»}d< The question for the Synod to deoide'waß, therefore, whether they would pay for the title to the land or not. On the Synod resuming, the following motion was canied-r" Thatthis Synojl recommends the" Diocesan Trustees w devptesuch a sum from' the Goodwood Trust as will purchased the site of the church at Goodwood, and to make it suitable for the services of a church, if the trustees can legally do so. It was resolved—" That tbo Standing Committee be requested to arrange for the definition of Waikouaiti and Palmerston parishes, and report to the next Synod."