CLAUDELANDS ANGLICANS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20132, 18 December 1928, Page 14

CLAUDELANDS ANGLICANS.

Bir, —It is quite apparent that your correspondent, Mr. J. W. Warren, has an obsession, that the diocesan dissension is directly due to the Claudelands Anglicans. Wake up, Mr. Warren, and try to think things out for yourself. I wonder if the Claudelands folk are responsible for at least twelve, perhaps more, of the clergy, including the last two curates at Hamilton, who have left the diocese, during the last two years, and in some cases are now holding prominent positions in other dioceses. Are they also responsible for the resignation of certain examining chaplains to the bishop; for the temporary resignation of the Archdeacon of Waikato; for the numerous protests made by clergy and others against the bishop's article on Sunday observance; for the bishop's action in discussing dissension in this diocese, when a guest of St. Michael's, Christchurch; for the meeting convened' at Bishopscourt to form a branch of the C.E.M.S., to which only certain churchmen, myself included, were invited; the dean being deliberately ignored; for the bishop's action in overriding members of the Mothers' Union by appointing his own officers ? These are just a few of the troubles church folk have experienced. Does Mr. Warren really think that the Claudelands members are responsible for all these events? If so, then what a tremendous influence they must control! No, Mr. Warren. Just face the bare facts and ask yourself, where does the cause of the trouble lie ? The answer is obvious. Again, ask the Taranaki Church members if they .

are satisfied with the way the church affairs are being conducted and see what they have to say on the matter. The Claudelands church folk are keen; loyal and practical church members, who haVe the welfare of the Church at heart, and they are certainly not going to see the church work crippled without raising a protest. W. H. Blakeway, Claudelands Member of the Chapter.