DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XII, Issue 7255, 19 October 1878, Page 2

DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Thursday, Ocxobee 17, 1878. Present— The President. Clergy ; Avchde'acoiv Stock, JR'ev(R!' J.) Thorpe, Rev W. Ballachej', Rev A. Towgood, Rev C. Do Castro, Eev C. H. Gosett, Rev T.L. Tudor, Rev Rv Coffey, Rev B. W. Harvey. Laity • jThe Lay Secretary, Messrs J. Lockett, J. A, Plimmer, CbL, Leckie, J, iRi , Lysaght,/ W. France, R. Hunter, D. Porter, C. P. Powles. a. W. Williams, Captain Ilowitt, G. Didsbury, , E. W,Lowe., Proc9e'dings opened with prayer. Moved by Mr Powles, seconded by Mr' G-. Williams — That this Synod desires to Record its thanks ,to the lady collectors for their 1 active exertions' in obtaining Jsubscriptiona and donations to the Diocesan Fund. The Synod then went into Committee on the Standing Orders, that with no material amendments were adopted. ' Moved by Mr Didsbury, seconded by ■ Mr Powles— That the'Svnod go into Com- • mittee to consider the report on on the Church Chronicle. ( Carried. ) Synod in Committbk— The resolution of the report to recom- ; ,poend an allocation, of a certain number of 'copies to each parish or parochial'district ' was agreed to. j Chairman reported progress. j Synod in Session— I Moved by Mr Didsbury, seconded by Mr Powles — That the resolution of the 1 Committee be adopted." Carried. i

Moved by Mr Powles seconded by Rev j T. L. Tudor — That this Synod desires to ! place on record its appreciation of the J f labors of th,e ' ; Maori clergymen in the Diocese. That this Synod recommends theSfcanding Committee to rake steps to in% vite contributions to an Endowment Fund for the maintenance of the Maori clergy-, men now working in this Diocese, and to enable' their number to be increased. That this Syncl deshes to thank the Rev. S. Williams for his^dffer !pf £500 toward such Endowment Fund, and that the Standing Oomniittee be requested to urge upon the Maoris the necessity of contributing to the Fund."— Carried,

The President thank od the members of the Synod for their attendance, and closed the Synoil with the Benediction.