ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2427, 5 February 1895, Page 2

ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD.

' y TelVQT&p.h-—Press Association. February 4fhe Eiypofi resumed at 3 p.m. to-day. Mr Alien Mejapted p petition from 835 former parishioners of the KpV Algerppp Gifford protesting against the action of the Bishop of Dunedin in refusing that clergyman a seat in the Diocesan Synod. Notice was given by Mr Allen to refer the matter to the Select Committee dealing with retired and superannuated clergy. jQn the motion of the Kev W. C. Waters, tipcids petition was referred to the same i Colonel Haultain brought Ip t} BUI to provide for Maori lay representation ip the Diocesan Synod. The discussion pn the motion of ilio Dean of Christchurch thpt the' jiipe has come wbep, for the sake of promoting unify among the various l}pwc|]e'9 of the Angli: cap communion, steps should be taken towards adyapoipg the fprthqr organisation qf the several brapphe 3 both in themselves, ppd IB relation tq ope another, and- that tips Daipheth Conference be requested next .session tp lay down the principles upon whiph spch' orgapisation shall be basedEventually the mover withdrew the motion, the feeling qf the Synod, being against it, On the motion of Archdeacon Harperj a committee was appointed to prepare a hnef j statement of the financial position of the Church in each diocese. A Bill, brought in by the Bishop of Christchurch tbenadtanew canon regarding deaconesses, was read a first time.

The Bishop of Waiapu presented the report of the Select Committee on the Dunedin petition. The committee made the following recommendations: —(1) That the appointment by the Standing Committee of the diocese of Dunedin of Dean Fitohett,. Canon Lucas, and the Kev F. W. Martin as clerical representatives was invalid and ineffectual; (2) that the election of Canon Dodd, Eevs Cotes and Martin under writ from the Primate was a valid election, and that the returning officer be instructed to make return of the writ accordingly; (3) that to fill vacancies caused by the resignation qf Oqpop Dodd and the Kev Cotes, a fresh writ be issued by the Primate. The report is to be considered to-morrow, ;