ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD,

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13811, 26 January 1907, Page 5

ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD,

■ «,- Sevesth Dat. Tho Anglican General Synod entered npon the Govcnth day of its session jesterday afternoon, tho Primate presiding. DIOCESAN BRTBIINB. Archdeacon Caldor presented the report of tho Committee on Diocesan Returns, which stated that tho totals for the wholo province showed the whole state of Church life was better now than in previous years. The committee was of opinion that the returns would bo moro valuable if it could bo shown what amount of money was raised or spent for diocesan, institutions, jsuch as Native schools, orphanages, houses of mercy, schools, colleges, etc. MEMXESIAN MISSION , . Tho Bishop of Melanesia presented the report of the Mclanoaian Mission for 1904-6, tho principal clauses of which wore ae follow:~ Tho native schools now number more than 300, and. there are more than 700 teachorn, most of whom were trained at Norfolk Islandi and somo are returned kanakas from Queensland and Fiji. There are 10,000 people attending these schools, of whom 13,000 have hem. baptised and 3900 iro communicants. There «re H nativo clergy, 7 of whom have been ordained in the last three years. BelUsr provision is being mado for tho missionaries by erccing small housw, costing from £50 to £100, in each district. Tho first women's xtationa havo been opened, odo in the New Hebrides, and another in the Solomons, with good results. A Central School, preparatory to thit at Norfolk Island, has been opened in tho Banks' Islands. A small ship, the lluth, Jias been purchased for Dr Wclchman with funds collected in England for the purpose, ae nn auxiliary to the. Southern Cross, in the further. Solomons. Tho new ship Southern Cross has proved herself a success and economical to maintain. It has been found possible to call at 145 places on a single voyage, lasting nino weeks. The now ship has dome tho work of tho mission satisfactorily, und has cost the miission a. little moro than £4000 a. year (o run. Under Archdeacon Calrwick the important training school at Norfolk Island for teachers has greatly increased in efficiency. The sohool has about 200 boys and 30 girls. The greatest want of tho mission ia a larger staff of missionaries. Tho attentionoorf r Iho Synod is called to the l«ct that there is only one New Zealand, man and two women in this Now Zealand mission. Comparing tho accounts of the three past years with (ho threo previous ones, we find that thero has hcon a. large increase both in receipts and cxpeniu'tme. During the same period tho • Southern Cra« 2Fo. 5 has been built and brought to Auckland at a total expense of £23,506 G3 Gd.

OHUIiCII UISSIOXAItr ASSOCIATION. Tho following is a summary of the triennial report of the New Zealand Church -Missionary Association, .presented by the Bishop ot Kelson:—Tho following new names hiivo appeared on Iho staff of the lasociatioiis : Mr Andrews in Melanesia, also tho lamented Rev. C. E. Uoddon; Mfcs Uiffard in India, Miss Brercton and Miss Heron amongst tho Maoris, and Mies DiniKion in China, These- brought Hμ tho number on lli-s books to U, of whom three ivero now on furlough lono in Africa); two wore in India, two in Japan, one in China, five amongst Hie Maoris, and one in Melanesia. It was hoped that tho vacancy caiecd by tho death of Mr Gaddcn would shortly bo filled. The committee realised that, tho awakening in China gavo Christianity its opportunity, and it was sending to China ae its first missionary Miss Dinnecn, a graduate of tho New Zealand University, who would take up educational work among women. Tim committee had given full support to an olfort of the Auckland diocese to bring tho civilising and elevating , influences of Cfoistianity to bear upon Maori homes by reaching Maori women in their own villages. Two of the association's candidates, trained for service, weru now maintained in tho field. During the period under review £606 had been spent by the committee on Maori work. In 1901- t.li« amount expended :vas £IS9 in 1905 £285, and in 190b" £%2. The total receipts of tho association during the' past three- years had been £5412 2s 4d, boing an increase, of £850 18s Id on the amount raised during- tho three .previous years.

'• TKUSTKKS. In reply lo Mr T. Henderson, who asked '"Are all trustees holding property which was originally transferred to them or their predecessors by Bishop Selwyn, under powers conferred on him by 'The Bishop of Now Zealand Aot, 1858,' amendable to this Synod?" the Friinato said: lam of opinion thai; tho holders of tho property referred to. as the holders of all other Church properly, arc amendable tn tho General Synod, and I support iny opinion by a reference- to tho words of Bishop Sohvyn, addressed to the General Synod of 1859. THE LATH VERY IiKV.DK BERDT HOVEU. Mr J. 1!. moved, and it was resolved—" That this Synod desires to place on record its senso of tho lose sustained by tho province in tho lamented and unexpected death oi tho Very Rev. Do Berdt Hovoll, first Dean of Waiapu, and express the heartfelt sympathy of t]x> members of this Synod to Mrs Hovell and her family, find tho assurance of their pra-yors that they Jlltty be sustained by the Grace of God.in tho heavy bereavement that has fallen upon them." AFI'OINTHENT OF SECKETABT. The dobate on Mr J. B. Fiejdors motion, approving of the appointment of a secretary for tho province, was resumed, and after discussion in committee several clauses doaiing with the secretary's duties were amended and adopted by tho Synod.

JUBILEE. OF THE CIIUBCH. Tho Bov. W. W. Sedgwiek'e motions relating to tho observance of tho jubileo throughout the provinco and the PanAnglican Congress wore considered in committee and adopted by tho Synod in tho following form:—"(1)" That tin's General Synod does respectfully request (ho bishops to arrange for tho same general observance of the jubilee throughout the province, and thiifc tho bishops, of the provinco be requested to iesno special services for Thursday, June ]3, and Sunday, June 16, throughout their dioceses. (2) -That the general plan throughout tho province adapted to local requirements be—(a) That a celebration of tho holy communion be held on Thursday, Juno 13, with special forms of thanksgiving, confession, and intercession, in addition to tho forms in tho liturgy, and it public meeting be held on tho 'evening of Thursday. June 13, or other evening or afternoon, at which speeches (hall bo delivered instructive of the early Mstory of the Church in New Zealand and tho early national life; (b) that a gathering of children ho held for the same object of instruction, and whoro possible lantern slides illustrating the early lifoand history of Now Zealand bo used .at the public meetings: (c) that on Sunday, June 16. tho special services shall bo used, and si'rmons bearing on tho jubilee bo preached; (d) that at tho special meetings and eorviecs the collections shall be g'iven to the provincial thankoffcring to bo offered in St. Paul's Cathedral, Lomlon, on tho occasion of tho Pan-Anglican Congress, and that such thnnkoffcring shall bo set apart for women's work in tho mission field; (e) that a turn not exceeding £25' shall be placed at the disposal of the provincial secretary for tho Pan-Anglican Congress for postal and editorial expanse?, and that such sum shall l» placed on tho diocesan assessments of Oiici-jil Synod. '31 That the Revs. .T. King Davis (of Auckland) .and 11. T. Piirehas (of ClirMchurch) be iisked to collaborate, in wriiiug short leaflets for public, circulation bearing upon different events in the history of the Church in this land. K) That 20,000 copies of tho Secretary's Report, bo printed and circulated throughout the province."

NOTICES OF MOTION". The Bishop of Nelson to move, in eonDocfcion with Iho Board of Theological Studies—"(l) Thar Synod approves of examiners in grades V and VI being selected oulsido New Zealand. (2) That. in order 1o meet the necessary expenditure, the dioceses bo assessed for tho next tlirco years at £90 per annum, tho accounts to bo levied in the sanio proportion as those for General Synod expenses. (3) That for each of the next three years the sum of £80 bo set aside by the' General Church Trust for exhibitions, if required. (4) That the secretary's reports, class lists, and the balance sheet be printed as usual with the proceedings of Synod. (5) That the following gentlemen bo tho elected members of the board for the next triennial period:—The Veil. Archdeacon FancoHit tho Rev. T. H. Snrott. the Rev. A. M. Johnson, Professor Easterfield. Mr T. V. Martin, and Mr J. \V. Joynt," Mr James Henderson to move resolution No. 1, attached lo Koport No. 4— "Tlint , this Svnod authorises tho Wellington Diocesan Hoard of Trustees to sell the quarter-.icre section at Hunterville on which tho church now stands, the proceeds to be applied to the purchase of it site nearer the contro of the township; such site lo be held by the Diocesan Ikiard of Trustees on behalf of the General Synod on the same conditions of trust. That this Synod authorises the* Wellington Diocesan Beard of Trustees to sell section 2, Block XIII, Levin Township, on which

tho vicarage is erected, tho proceeds to bo devoted to the purchase of another sito upon which to erect a now vicarage, to be hold on behalf of'this Synod on tho same conditions of trust as that sold. That tin's Synod approves tho sale by tlio Wellington Diocesan Board of Trustees of section No. 32, allotment No. 12, Opaheke. That f.his Synod approves the sale by the Wellington Diocesan Board of Trustees of section No. 3, Whnrelcalta, the proceeds to bo devoted to tho purchase, on tho same conditions of trust, of a section adjoining tho section on which the church at Martinborough stands, the new bind to be hold on behalf of this Synod. That this Synod iiutnonses the Dunedin Diocesan i'ruat Board to all section 18, block V,'Portohello, the proceeds thereof to bo held on the same conditions of trust."