THE DIOCESE OF OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2059, 10 September 1868, Page 2

THE DIOCESE OF OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND.

i The; following Memorial has/ been handed to us for publication. :-4-' i . .'..".!.'!'.

i To the Right Reverend %c Lbr^, !Bishdp,f , the :Reye^end jt^ie ,'Clergy,'/and, the ! - Lay. Representatives, of .'the 1 Branch-bt ' •••; ; the ITnited;Church? of England and I Ireland, in the Colony: of New; Zealand, ! and in the! Diocese of ChriatchuroK, in | T ; .rSynod. assembled,"; ;.■'.; 7. ;./ :v ry , The .memorial of the undergignedl>'Clergy and duly elected Representatives of fthd Laity; in the Rural- Deanery of Otago and SoTithland^hu'mbly.sheweth-^- 'J'.\ I' '<■.., '."T/ "> . That your membrialistßhaveread'amepiorial, signed by certain members "of the sail Board, protesting against t.herprpceedmgß pf the Board, at its meeting hereinafter referred tO. ' " '■'"'•'.•: ',r t ,,(

. That jB-roecialnneeting-of' the .Board was held on the 18th of August,1 tpVtMpu^ pose '6i taking into1 cbnaidfraltiofii' a i letter, from the Bishop of Christohnrch, addressed to '.the. Rural Dean,' date A London; MayiSOf 1868;jJj. ••■.:.■• -yu--- .»•.» :..■., ; ,.^:, ! :.-- 1Y That all the members of Hthe> Board en-; titled to talte "their BeatsTwere ( preaent^ with" tho exSfejpitio'n'o.f^ oiler Lay. Representative fqt Dunedih, one Lay Eepfesentativjefor Qamara^ and one-Lay-Representative for-Waikouaiti. : .That the Standing, Committefe^of laat-'year, though not formally re-elected at the annual meeting, _held January 29th, 1868,' has been fully -Tp'cogmsed. duriDgTthe" EstTgix months, as legally holding office tuitil \^d fsppoikhment of ;their.Buccess6rs. r . ,'../'" ~■.]'„':' ,;,,,',/, - That the district of Tuapeika had. ample opportunities of applying to the gaid Standing Committee } for assigning theiboundaries oftho proposed district, and of afterwards applying to the IBisKp..of Chrlstc¥urcli~6r (in his absence) to' his^JEordship^s Cominilsavy, .f^r.euch-a .•.ooffihei-. jp;£lJayJßepresentk- :- tives as might bo thDoght advisable. '..■•■■■■: . o ;■'. "the ;^gfemng*ha'^MQumnions,:-^to attend ithe Special' Meeting1 ?of the Board, pointed out b^ the -Rural Dean tb Jthe Curate of Tuapelta, iand to one of the proposed representati\res'of.Xuapeka.._ That,the.Chairman.qf the. meeting had v no pptipn; but torrnle thatea' motion "to !th.e ; .^effect that' certain persons had been elected; to represent Tuapeka at_the Board, couldnotbe^ut;" -T ; fThat7the Lay Represefitat^ves'lor JnyercumsVancies :—A Parish; Meeting wis'.held "in I Invercargill, on receipt of the summons to i attend the ,Special Meeting of the Board, at which'Parish'Meeting itwas resolved that it i would not be advisa ; bl&tb send represei|tatfyes | toDunedin. -Dtmng.th^a^senc^^h^wey^r,; of 4;hei Curate of ilnvercargill; rand without1 his authority, the Gurate of Kivertoi^went to j Inveroargili, and persuaded: the naemheirs 6f\ the Church there to re-consider their decision at another » meeting,; .suggesting thai; vtheyi should elect three gentlemen.pledgedtoj^p-i pose the sub-division^ of the Diocese, or the; nomination: of Dr. Jenner. ; A^ineeting accordingly; held, andi'^^e'geiil^emeir^ would not pledge themselves to ; adopt the; course suggested by the Curate of Riverton; Were<eletoted. -b ?n.*^" j.,; i- ; r::" '■'■■■ > ■-■■ ■■ t

TKat.ithe district of Biverton id; entitled toj only .qnci JLay ; Representative,Jwhereaa :t\>ro were elected, both of; whom have BJgned tnej ssid protest.■.■;;•' •■■•'■ r:': ' i \: •"■■■' ;:i '■ .■ '--r- - ■ ■■•■■\ .. That $he Lay Eepres^ntitiye for the Dun-! stan district was duly, elected-,,/.. ~*_.' , : \ ; That.at the meeting, of, the Board referred; .to^heioUowihgresolutionwa'apysedj- which 'w<is ..drawn xip ( wi^ the, hope "that, thd Genera! Synod being the final Court of Ap-j peal for the Chnfchj, all the \mfembers of the! Churbh in: .this would- ;be; satisfied- with its decision,' iaastnuch as the said Synod'would take the question into its coh^ideration its merits, apart: from local prejudices and personal interest .. ' That thjs Board, refers. the question; of the formation of the See of Duriedinj and th 4 appointmeiit ~ of" its" firat" Bishop, - to ~ the General 1 Synod) for its final .decision j also appendß for iihe Tiifbrination of the -ynod. the'proceedinga pi the Eural Deanery Boards arid •■other published documents in connection with, this subject... i That' 'in the opinion of the undersigned, it would! be ipjurions to the beat interests of the Church in this, Eural Deanery, if this question should not he settled by the General Synods t -v'V!J";'; -J.'O /.l^O'V^'^ f ---The memorialists therefore pray that the Diocesan Synod of Christchurch will not takfe thisi vexed question into, its Icqnsideratioii, but will agree with the memoriaiists*inTeferring the matter io. the final decision of the General Synod at the fojrthcoming session. I

"_""" "(Signed;) ]'■ E. G. Edwards,' Curate of St. Paul's, Dunedn, and Rural Dean. fi iE, F. Granger, Gu-ate of All Saints', Dun- .: •' ;--edih;: ■■■> -. ;-^'; ■'•■ ■ i-:--1 '"*'.-"-"■ -:. \/ :'■ I *A. Gifford, Curate of St. Luke's, Oaniaru. *A..Dasent, Curate of ,St. John's, Wai- ' '■■• kouaiti; .-■.: . •- ' ,- -: -■••• :, * ! *W.-..P. Taimer, Curate of Sty John's,v Invercargill. - *W. Mafion/ Lay representative for; Dun- •:- '• ediit-- ■': •'■■■ •. •' • -.■'.'■-.■':! ■:>. !■* ■'.

Buchanan, Lay representative for Datiediti. " - .. ,

~W. Pantlin,- Lay representative for Dunedin. *W,-Black, Layrepresenfcatiyefor Oamarh. *Gr. M. Webster, Lay representative for "WJaitaki and .Moeraki. ', I *F. Waynej Lay representative for Waikouaiti and Goodwood. ; ;: J. Smith, Lay representative for Lake District. ; .: ..: :■ •-.... |

*R.. S. Cantrell, Lay representative for Dunstan District. . \ *T. O. Rowley, ,JLay representative for Maniototo District. ; *E. Butts,; Lay representative for Invercargill Parochial District. G. Elliott, Lay representative for Invert cargill Parochial District. ■ *F. H. Hardy, Xay representative for In-" varcargill Parochial District.

Those marked rthtis (*)' have "authorised their names to be added to the above me? "morial. - ■'..'.

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