Anglican General Synod.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3003, 29 January 1901, Page 3

Anglican General Synod.

Per Press Association,

NAPIER, January 29

The fifteenth Anglican Genera] Synod opened this afternoon, the following being present:— The Primate (Dr Cowie), the Bishops of Melanesia, Wellington, Waiapu, and Nelson; Dean Hovell, Archdeacons S. Wiliams, Fancourt, and Palmer; Canons Calder and Fox; Revs. W. Beattie, C. C. Hkrpre, McMurray, C. H. Gossett, and Dr William, Messrs Cotterill, Tanner, Fielder, Quick, Hamilton, Morrison, Wilson, Collins, Greenwood, and McKellar. [We are informed that the majority of members of the Synod have excused themselves from attendance until after the funeral of the Queen.] The Primate, at the opening of his address to the Synod, made feeling reference to the great loss the nation had sustained by the death of the Queen. In the fullest sense of the word, he said, she possessed the hearts of the people, and the profound respect in which her name was everywhere held was no more than she deserved. Touching the Scripture in schools question, he pointed out that the London Board schools permitted the Lord’s Prayer, the ten Commandments, and Apostles’ creed to be taught in school hours, and he could not see why the same teaching could not be given in New Zealand Government schools. He hoped that unity of the various sections of the Christian community would secure this improvement in the Education Act. The Primate deplored the death of missionaries in China, but expressed himself ms opposed to sending single women to labour in heathen lands not subject to British rule. There was ample scope for work amongst the natives of this colony. Referring to the South African war, the Primate paid an eloquent tribute to the New Zealanders for their hearty response to the Empire’s call.