CHURCH DISPUTE

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 August 1946, Page 10

CHURCH DISPUTE

DOOR LOCK CHANGED BY VESTRY

WAIKATO PARISH

(P.A.) HAMILTON, August 5. The dispute between the parishioners of St. Aidan’s Parish, Claudelands, and the Bishop of Waikato (the Rt. Rev. C. A. Cherrington) was taken a further step yesterday when Canon C. W. Turner, to vzhose appointment the parish vestry is opposed, was formally instituted by the Bishop in the presence of a small congregation, among whom only several were members of the parish. [ In order to prevent services being' conducted in the church this week-i end, the vestry caused the lock tc, be changed on the front door of the church during Ihe week. However, this lock was replaced and the wardens again put a new lock on. But I this in turn was again changed and., the door opened. On Friday, an advertisement appeared in the Waikato Times by the I order of the vestry stating that there j would be no worship in the church on Sunday and, while the advertise- j ment was repeated on Saturday, an-1 other announcement, prirffed over t’.ie ] name of Canon Turner, stated ’natl the ordinary services . would take 1 place. ' I The vicarage, which is held in trust; by the two wardens, has been let to the Civic Rehabilitation League and is occupied by a family. The vestry is to meet to consider the new development. ■, 1