TERRITORIAL CAMPS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 30 May 1914, Page 5

TERRITORIAL CAMPS.

ORGANISING CHAPLAINCIES

BY TKLEGKAPH I'IUSSS ASSOCIATION

! . AUCKLAND, Axay SO. ileiorm in tno o.ganisauon ox chiinlanis' v»orK m tno leimorial camps \\«* su-ongij '.a-gea uy l)v. Avenii, Angiit-ui iiishoi) oi AucKiand, at tne aiimnu ineeuiii<4 oi tho AucKiand U.E.M.S. i*iocesan union. ••■jL'ne present anan<M^meat," said the .bishop, "is bad, tunl as i bobeve, against tne order oi' tiic •Juurcn. iae iiisnop should be tiio stiiuor Anglican ciiapiain. At present j am junior to some of my clergy, and ii they were to order mo about it would make tilings ditficult. The Roman Catholics, 1 am assured, will support us," continued the Bishop, "and it" wo can arrange it the Bishops will in future have charge of the camp arrangements, and will appoint their own chaplains. If you can do anything to help me I shall be very glad. In any case, we mu&t stick to the Camp Institutes next year, and go on with them for all we are -north." (Aoplause).

The following resolution was carried: "That this conference, representing IK branches of the Church of England Men's Society, having taken into consideration the matter of the Church of England services in camp, considers that in ordvjr to avoid confusion and distress in future, the Bishop should be the senior Anglican chaplain iii tho diocese." It was decided to forward the resolution to the Minister for Defence.