ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD

Evening Star, Issue 17955, 28 April 1922, Page 2

ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD

BISHOP JULIUS ELECTED PRIMATE. BISHOPS, CLERGY, AND LAITY UNANIMOUS. ‘ CHURCH UNION APPROACHED. The General Synod of the Anglican Church was opened at Auckland yestcr- ’ day afternoon, the Acting-Primate (Bishop 1 Julius) presiding. The appointment of officers resulted as follows ;—Clerical secretary, Archdeacon A. M. Johnson ; lay secretary, Air G. W. Pitts-Brown ; chairman of committee, Mr C. J. Tunics; deputy chairman, Mr G. Shirtclill'e; clerk of committee, Mr 11. M. Banhnre. Bishop Julius was unanimously elected Primate. When preliminaries in connection with the constitution of the Synod had boon completed the seven bishops retired to select one of their number for ! nomination to clergy and laity, and they | unanimously selected Bishop Julius. The nomination was submitted to the clergy .and laity, who were assembled in different rooms, and the vote was unanimous. Bishop Averill, as senior bishop, congratulated Bishop Julius on his elevation by unanimous election, which was proof of the confidence of the whole Church in fiiim. He mentioned that Bishop Julius was tho thirteenth bishop, according to consecration, in the whole Anglican communion. He thought the Church should fall into line with other communities and call their Primate archbishop. Dean Fitchctt (Dunedin), on behalf of the clergy, and Mr C. A. De Labour {Gisborne), on behalf of the laity, congratulated the Church uf the province and . Bishop Julius, | “My brethren of the clergy and laity,” said Bishop Julius in reply, speaking with some emotion, “ I do not find it very easy to speak. Yon can understand that after thirty-two years’ connection with the pro* vinco of New Zealand I-feel very deeply in not only the confidence you have shown, but the kindly, sympathetic, and hearty : way in which you have done it. It is cheering to an old man, conscious of his mistakes and shortcomings, to know that lie possesses something of your love, ■ esteem, and confidence. There are times when one feels that the Church wants leadership, strength, and youth, and all I can bring is love of Church and devotion to its cause.” Among tile hills read for the first time was one providing for a fixed Primatial See, Tho second ending was fixed for Tuesday.