Meeting of Clergy.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 3, 1 September 1922, Page 401

Meeting of Clergy.

A meeting of- the Clergy of the Northern part of the: Hawke's Bay Archdeaconry was held at the Deanery on August 7th. , The opinion of the clergy was freely - expressed that something should be done- to make Synod an opportunity for stirring up spiritual life and not . . merely an occasion for transacting formal business and revising canona. ..■ The question of spiritual healing, was discussed and the approaching visit of Mr Hickson. The clergy thought it was desirable that a Choral Festival should be held annually in ' the Cathedral, the music to be such as to help country choirs m the proper method of rendering the ordinary services of the Church. The subject set down for discussion was that of Socialist Sunday Schools. The clergy agreed that so far as such schools encouraged disloyaity and anarchy they . should be dealt with by the State. If their anti-religious influence is to be cornbatted, the "Church can dp it only by greatly improving her own' Sunday Schools an 4 by extending her work of religious education. There is a very urgent need that all Sunday Schools should be made more efficient m their methods, and that a proper syllabus of instruction m Christian Faith and practice should be adopted. It was decided to hold the next meeting; at Havelock North on St. Luke's .Day (October 18th),, the Patronal Festival of the Havelock Church. •-.'■'...