THE ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 26, 31 January 1901, Page 2

THE ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD.

[PUB PBBS3 ASSOCIATION.] Namr, January 29. Tho Primate, in opening the Synod, made feeling reference to the Queen and the great loss the nation has sustained in her death.

Touching scripture rending in schools he sud the London Board schools permitted the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and the Apostle's Creed to be taught in school hours, and he could not see why the sime teaching c>-.uld not be given in New Zealaud Government schools.

H© deplored the death of mis4onari- s in China, but was opposed to sending single women to labour in heathen lands not subject to British rule.

He pail tribute to New Zealand for her responsa to the Empire's call in lespTot to South Africa. The Synod to-night forwarded to the Government a resolution expressing profound regret at the loss of our beloved Queen, and sympathy with the Royal Family, and praying that King Edward may have strength t-i continue the wise and beneficent rule of the late Qu en. In chc course of bis address the Primate referred to the fact that Ootobsr 17th will b-r the sixtieth anniversary of the o miptatinn of the Church organ! in the colo-iy by the cjnsecration of B'sbop S^lwyo, An el quwifc tribute was paid to the lath Quean, while the work of the late Archdeacon Clark* among the Maoris was appi ervatively spoken of. He expressed fst/nishmont at the recent utterance t of Archbishop Redwood at Sydney. M>< p inted out that there was ample field for the energies of unniiinind lid oi who desired missionary wi»k in ia;sinj; the Maori women in Now Zaaland. He eulogised the Wurk in i his dir. c'.ion done at Hukarere native school*, Napier, and hoped to sea a similar establishment at Auckland. The War in South Africa he d"plired, but considered it necessary if ihe Kmpire was to fulfil its mission of truth, jus'ic, and liberty. To-day's business consisted of setting up com mitt'ees ar d referring several matters sfj'ictinjr Church properties to the Trust Oommit'e?. A committee was set up to inquire what was being done in the diffe. ent provinces in connection with religious education of tho young.