LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1124, 20 October 1904, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

(Special to tlie Daily TEiEaßitß.)

Auckland, this day. THE SYNOD: A SCENE

The rk was a vigorous discussion yestorday at the Synod icgarding tho altoraUous in tba constitution of what is known as tho Order of the Good Sbophord. Mr Speight movod a resolution oxpressing tho Synod's disapproval of any religious ordor which enforces vows of celibacy aud tho Biirrondor ofiucomu, and an undue submission to superior dirootora. Ho spoko with oousiderable fooling, urging that tho order was a stop in tho direction of Eomauistu, and thai, thoro bad boen an i ooonomy of lrankness in the matter. On the other side it was omphatioally denied thai thoro had boon any waut of opennesss. Tho women forming the ordor had themselves naked for the" constitution, which had boon considerably modified oytho Chapter. Tho Bishop said he regretted that senaiater motives bad boon attributed to the Chaptor aud ho would not allow it to be said of him that ho had sided with ono nohool of thought, Ho was not going to administer life vows m a sistsrhood. Ho defeudud tho action of tho Obaptor and bimsolf, SHIPPING Arrived: Burgormeistor aud Huobmanu. from Now York, Melbourne and Svdnev Taluno, from tho South, ' Sailed: Rio, barqnontiue, for Kaipara and Sydney.