ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6293, 13 February 1892, Page 2

ANGLICAN SYNOD.

[ \Vkij,is(!TOX, last night. — When the Synod met- this afternoon tho Primate apologised for having been hasty the previous evening in stopping the Rev. A. R. Fitchett, of Dunedin, without letting him say distinctly what the subject that he was about to bring before the Synod was. That conduct on his part arose from the fact that before he entered the building lie heard what that subject would be, and ho was therefore anxious it should not come before the Synod. While admitting his haste, he held that he had the statutory ri"ht to do what he did, and he had received a telegram from Sir Maurice O'Rorke confirming him on the opinion. Mr Fitchett then asked whether His Lordship would permit him to make a statement to the Synod, but lie was informed that he could not do so unless it was on a personal matter. The Bishop of Dunedin commenced to make some remarks on the matter, when the Primate peremptorily asked him to resume his soat. Bishop Neville said lie should not sit dow n until he had said what he had to say, but upon the Primate repeating his order, and cries of " shame " proceeding from some of the Synodsmen, the Bishop said he would obey the ruling of the chair, although at the same time he had a grievance.

A sharp passage of arms them occurred between the Primate and Mr Fitchett, during which the latter was repeatedly ordered to sit down. Eventually Mr Fitchett moved the adjournment of the Synod till 7-30 on Tuesday. Again and again he attempted to justify his conduct in sticking to his point, and a^ain and again the Primate interrupted him on the ground that he was not speaking to the amendment, and at last rose to lea\ c the chair as he had several times threatened to do.

The Rev. Mr Coffey (Wellington) hoped His Lordship would not take such a course, and His Lordship resumed his seat.

Some of the Synodamen expressed their views of what had occurred, the Bishop of Christchurch reinarkiug that lie was sure what had happened would be a very heavy loss to the Church, and he hoped for the interests of all that matters would now proceed quietly. Mr James Allen (Dunedin) thought they were merely " affording sport to the Philistines" by acting in such a manner." Archdeacon Mules (Nelson) then moved as an amendment, which was seconded by the Bishop of Christchurch, that, the Synod adjourn till 7.30 p.m. The scene ended, and the Rev. Mr Fitchett withdrew his original resolution in favor of it. Ou a division the adjournment was lost by 20 to 9, and the business of the Synod was proceeded with.

To-day. — At the Synod last night the motion of the Dean of Christchurch with reference to to the state of Christianity among the M;ioii population was carried unanimously.

There is plenty of enthusiasm and no lack of fun during election times in New York, but we are icy and austere then compared with our neighbours in the Southern republics on similar occasions. In a general news despatch by mail froniUuavaquil to a Panama newspaper, the election in the capital of Eeu> dor is fully covered and curtly dismissed in this brief paragraph :— " It is reported from good authority that the elections in Quito and Latacunga have been very well fought on both sides, that more than 200 persons were either killed or wounded in the fracas, and that the unionists were vietwoxis,"