OTHER DIOCESES

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XVII, Issue 10, 1 April 1927, Page 6

OTHER DIOCESES

OUNEDIN. . (From the Church Envoy.) A joint meeting of the Standing Committee and St .Paul's Cathedral Chapter for,, the purpose of filling vacancies on the Chapter was held at the Diocesan Office on 14th February, 1927, the Bishop presiding. The Registrar stated that there were two clerical vacancies as the number of Canons had. at the last meeting of Synod been increased from four to six. One had to be appointed by the Bishop and the other to be nominated by this meeting. There was also a vacancy of one lay member as Mr. R. B. Williams' term had expired. The Bishop informed the meeting that he hap appointed Rev. H. Parata as one of the clerical Canons, also that he had appointed Mr. E. A. Cogan a lay .member, vice Dr. Russell Ritchie, resigned. On the nomination of the joint meeting the Rev. A. C. H. Button was appointed by the Bishop a clerical .Canon and Mr. J. A. Mitchell a laymember. Mr. R. B. Williams, the retiring member, not desiring re-nomination, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded, him on the motion of the Dean, seconded by Chanceller A.-A.. Finch, for his past to the Chapter, especially in connection with his arduous labour* in compiling the history of St. Paul's Church, and with regret that he could not see his way to renomination. The Registrar stated that the. Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board had received the following bequests from the late Mr A. D. Lubecki's executors. £250 for the Capital of the Clergy Pension Fund and £1000 for the Capital of the Bishop Endowment Fund. Licenses Issued. Jan. I.T-Rev. Alexander Crawley Stace as Vicar of the Parish of Tuapeka.

Jan: I— : Rev. James Morland as Vicar of the parochial district of Waitaki. Jan. 30.-—Rev. Leland John.Blashford Spell as vicar of the parochial district of Otautau. Jan. 30. —v Rev. William Henry Stutchburv Hine as assistant curate to Rev. A. S. Moffatt for the district of Stewart Island. Feb. 7.—Reyi Isaac Lionel Richards as Vicar of ''the- parochial district of Anderson Bay. ."'"•'■ ORDINATIONS. in the Church of & John the Divine, "• "■• - ; "- i: "'•'!'''nivertsargniv" '■'■"''■'■ '•■ Jan. 30.—Rev. Leland John Blashford Snell to the priesthood., William Henry Stutchbury Hine to the dia'conate. FACULTIES. Jan. 7.—Erection, of a Brass Memorial plate to the late Donald Reid and daughter in S. John's Church. Milton. Jan. 21.—Erection of a Brass Memorial Tablet in S. Mary's Cburch Stirling, to the memory of those who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918. Deo; I.4.—Erection of a brass plate in S. Paul's Cathedral in memory of the late George Gray Russe 1 !, a worshipper in and a benefactor of this Church. 1864 to 1904. died Bournemouth, England, April 16, 1919. December 14.—Erection of a stained glass window in S. Paul's Cathedral. in memory of John Reid Mackenzie, Mackenzie Mackenzie, and their sons John, Alexander, and Lewis, and their daughter Nina. WELLINGTON. (From the Church Chronicle.) Institutions to the Cure of Souls. The Reverend Osborne Stanley Oliver Gibson, L.Th., in the Parochial District of Patea, 4th February. The Reverend Pe'rcv Houghton, M.A., L.Th., in the Parochial District of Brooklyn, 6th February Tlie Reverend Walter Langston, in the Parochial District of Mangaweka, 7th February. (Licensed. 21st December.) The Reverend John Harold Datson, in the Parochial District of Raetihi. Bth February. ..... Appointment to Chaplaincy. ; The Reverend George Young- Woodward, L.Th., in the, Samuel Marsdeu Collegiate School for Girls. Karori. 9lli February; Lay-Reader's License. James. Henry Wilson, in the Parochial' District of Patea, Ist February. Retreat at Hikurangi. - The Retreat, though a retirenienr. from the routine of our isolated Districts, was not the strictly conventional Retreat with long periods of silence punctuated with intervals for talk. It was a Retreat on our own lines wherein we met and lived as a party of friends, Brothers in Faithv and sharers in many a parochial difficulty. There are many who feel that the conventional Retreat of; almost Gohtihuous silence is not the type best suited to the conditions of the Clergy whose op-

portunities of discussing- problems <>f withe, iJhosei-who;- jare: afij^lbisinufe ally 1 -are so often limited? The silent; Retreat is probably more welcome and profitable where those who meet do so more or less as strangers. It is easy to be silent when your fellow-priests are unknown to you AUCKLAND (From the Church Gazette). The New Prayer Book. In a leading article the Archbishop o : f New ; Zealand; says:/../...- . It will be province of our General Synod to accept it if it thinks fit, but its acceptance by the Church and Parliament in England does not make it ipso facto the Prayer Book of the Church of the Province of New Zealand. Until the Church of' this Province secures autonomy and reiiet froni the present unalterable provisions of the Constitution, it cannot accept any revision of the Prayer Book other than that accepted by the Church and Parliament in England. or years past it has been obvious that changes in the "occasional offices" were overdue, and the alterations made by the Bishops should meet with general acceptance. It is unreasonable to expect that the "new wine" of Chr-stian fervour and devotion in the 20th century could bo contained in the "old bottles" of the 1662 revision. The obvious benefit from the new revision will be the authorisation of the changes which are now made in the services of the Church with or without the sanction of the Bishops. I strongly advise all earnest Churchpeople to possess their souls in patience until the whole revision is settled, to pray rather than 'criticise, and to banish from their minds any lurking suspicion that the Bench of Bishops in England is desirous of going back upon the Reformation Settlement. The one idea in the minds of the Bishops is to revise the Prayer Book on lines which are Scriptural, Primitive and Catholic, and to make it a more useful medium of expression for the exercise of the religious instinct of the men and women of to-day. Bequests. Sir Henry Brett made the following bequests to Auckland diocesan institutions;— '.'--.-' £ Orphan Home, Papatoetoe 1,000 Order of the Good Shepherd, Grey Street 200 Children's Home,. Richmond Road ... ... ... ... 400 Girls' Friendly Society ... ... 250 S. Mary's Home, Otahuhu ... 400 Central Fund, Diocese of Auckland ... ... ... ...• ... 500 Diocesan Pension Board for Cotteral Fund ......... 400 Widows' and Orphans' Fund, Diocese of Auckland ... .... 400 S. Peter's Anglican Church, Takapuna ... ... ... ... 20U Mission to Seamen ... ;.. ... 150 Epiphany Church. On Tuesday evening, January 18, the members of the Choir assembled at the Vicarage to bid farewell to Mr H. S. H. Hutton, our organist, who has ob-

tamed an appointment irr Hastings, Hawke!a Bay ; The unsuitabilitv of health of hisr' seeking-, the change. The Revr & G;: Coats, ex.pressed his appreciation of the services of Mr Hutton. Mr A. H. Shilling, on behalf of the choir, presented Mr Hutton with a pair of ebonyhandled hair-brushes and a safety razor in a handsome silver box, accompanied with a written testimonial signed by the members of the choir. Mr Hutton suitably acknowledged the gifts. Diocesan Gazette. ■ --• Institutions • to' 'Parochial Districts : On 6th February, 1927, the Rev. J. H. Cable was instituted as Vicar of the Parochial District of Henderson. On . 6th February, 1927, the Rev. S. M. I. Salt, M.A., was instituted as Vicar of the Parochial District of Paparoa. On 6th February, 1927, the Rev. R. A. Mac Donald was instituted as Vicar of the Parochial District of Te Kopuru. On- the 18th February, 1927, the Rev. K. J. MacFarland, 8.A., was instituted as Vicar of the Parochial District of Kingsland. On 6th February. 1927, the Rev. A. V. Venables was instituted as Vicar Vf the Parochial District of Mangere. The Rev. J. G. T. Castle, M.A., has been given the Cure of Souls of Kind's School, Remuera. Lay Readers Licensed: ' • On Ist February, 1927, George Darroch Pulham was licensed as Lay Reader in the Parish of S. Alban. Auckland. On Ist February, 1927, Frederick Mortimer Sangar was licensed as Lay Reader in the Parish of S. Alban, Auckland. Faculties were granted as follows.--On 3rd February, 1927, to place at the west end of the Church of S. Andrew, Epsom, a stained glass window, depicting "The Light of the World." bearing the following inscription:—"To the glory of God and in ever loving memory of William Henry Grove and George Frederick Grove. 'The Souls of the Righteous are in the hand of God.' " On 7th February, 1927, to erect within the Church of S. George, .Thames, a brass plate memorial, bearing the following inscription:—"To the . Giory 0 f God and in loving memory of Elizabeth Payne, over forty years a member of S. George's Church Choir. Died 14th November, 1921. "Also Nathaniel, her beloved husband* 'died Ist July, 1925. Erected by their loving daughter Amy." CHRISTCHURCH. (From the Church News.) In his monthly letter the Bishop writes :t— Speaking of Lent, I have been warned that m the wonderful autumn weather of New Zealand it is very difficult to feel as "Lenten" as in the rigrburs of an English spring! There is ho doubt that "atmospheric conditions" have a great deal to do even with spiritual feelings, and I suppose that the incidence of Lent in this hemisphere will not be quite that of England, where it closes a long winter of work and sometimes of poor health. Herb we gather after our holidays to

face the.winter and its..work in.a; spirit But Lent in that case comes as a time of-preparation and adjustment as we ; plunge into :aur fullest seaspn; of; Church work. After all, t he ,o£Lent is not to feel depressed, but; to ;getback to God and to be sure that first things are first in our hves. We may teist our "de> tachment" by means. of self-denial. j~ but that is only, a means to, an end. And I would suggest.that an effort to get a definite time of quiet with God daily, whether in Church or at home, before we start: our wOrk, will be as valuable a piece of Lenten work as; we .can do. ■" Another suggestion: How much time do we give in our ordinary lives to thinking about our Faith and its meaning? How many books have we read in the past year which have made us think or go back to the Bible to see if these things, are so ? Why not make a special study, of some book of the Bible, if possible with a good commentary ? Or read one of the newer lives of our Lord or St. Paul, or the books of the World Call, or lives of some of the Sainte or Missionaries of the Church ? We have to think out our religion as well as live it out if we are to enjoy it, and Lent is a fine time for one of the hardest jobs in the Avorid— thinking, and thought is an offering which God surely may expect of us. I hope that the course of Sermons and Lectures which I am planning for Lent in the Cathedral may help many to realise how great and enthralling is the interest of Bible Study to our day and our generation; Archdeacons to inspect Buildings. There exists in the regulations sbmeAvhere an instruction to C.P.T. to have all buildings in the Diocese inspected by an expert 'officer at least once in five years. Owing to the expense eh-, tailed it has become a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance. At last S.C. meeting the plans and loans committee suggested that the Archdeacons be asked to report on all buildings in their respective areas, by means of a printed form. After discussion, S.C. adopted the'suggestion, making the period of inspection of each building once in three yeans. The reports will be followed, when considered' necessary, by the visitation of the "expert Officer" of C.P.T. The Archdeacons groaned somewhat at this addition to their burdens, benig each of them already a Vicar of a big parish, but the scheme will, or should, save the Diocese a very large siiin in fees, and perhaps may satisfy the uneasy feeling existent that the property of the Church was being- allowed to go to rack and ruin for the want of inspection. insuring the Clergy Against Accidents. The moot point as to who is the legally liable employer of the clergy in th© case of accidents incurred while on duty has been occupying the attention of the Church's lawyers and two contradictory opinions have been put forward. The opinion obtained by the Diocese of Nelson in 1922 was to the effect that the, Bishop was personally responsible. That ' Diocese immediately effected ah insurance pf the clergy, giving them cover as follows on death: Bishop £750, Views £500, Curates £250'; £3 per week. f or-injury

.: .and;..certain- «icknessfes,^f^^ ' andV;Vicars7 ,'£<2 "the "cost -of the premiums "being; paid by the cures. A later opinion obtained by the Diocese of Duneain is to. the effect that the clergy do not come; within the provisions of the.Workers' Compensation Act. The Dioceses, of-Waiapu and: Wellington have effected insur- '" ances on the Bishop and clergy, but Auckland has not yet decided what action to take. £20,000 Additional Capital Wanted for Pension Fund. A Committee consisting of members of the Standing Committee,. C.P. Trustees"; and- Clergy Pension: Trust Board is being set up to consider ways and means of immediately increasing the capital of/the Clergy Pension Fiinci,. '■which at the present time provides; an altogether inadequate superannuation income for its beneficiaries. No - increase can ,be made without an increase of- capital, and the only obvious alternative to-'an increase in the premiums is to appeal to Church people for gifts towards the capital fund. At S.C. meeting last month the sum of £20,000 was mentioned as the amount desirable to put the fund into a position in which it could pay pensions comparable with ■ those of other religious bodies and adequate for comfortable retirement. NELSON. (From tlie Nelson Diocesan Magazine.) I estimate that at least £8000 will be needed within the. next five years for the repair and replacement of vicarages alone. Nearly all of these are located in the midst of very"'small ■communities, and the effort will strain local resources to the utmost. (Bishop's Letter.) The Diamond Jubilee of the founding of the • Church in the Buller will be celebrated in St. John's Church on Sunday, November 20th. The Bishop will preach at the services, arid all clergy who have worked for any time in the Buller district are invited to attend the festivities on the following days. A Jubilee booklet will be published, containing photographs and historical notes of intense interest, Can any of our readers supply photos of the Revs. J. Oullen and H.P. Cowx? Obituary. Mrs Allan: We regret to record the death' of Mrs Allan, of "Roiiake," Nelson, which occurred oil the 22nd January in Nelson. It will be remembered with gratitude that the late Mrs Allan was very keenly interested in the Home "Mission Fund.Mr J. E, Wright: All Saints' Church, Nelson, lias suffered a severe loss in the death of Mr J. B, Wright,, the People's Churchwarden. The late Mr Wright, who passed- away on 16th February, was Supervisor of the Public Works Department, a position which he had occupied in Nelson for twehtytwo years, during- which period he was a devoted worker at All Saints'. • Mrs •'-'Maginiiity: On Saturday night, 12th February, Mrs Maginiiity, the widow of the late Hon. A. T,; Maginiiity, M.L.C., passed away peacefully in her sleep. She will be sorely missed by a; very wide circle of friends, and especially at the Cathedral, where-she rarely missed •attendance at the early

service. .' Mrs- Maginnity had resided iii< Nelson for many years,. Her -deep spirituality,; her : keen sense of. hunwuir and her loveliness of character made her deep impression on .nil. who. knew her. In the later years of; her life' she .passed, through very keen personal sorrow iii the loss of her husband, her son, the ■■late-! Mr- A. C. Maginnity, and her daughter, who passed away a little over a year ago. Her husband, the Hon. A. T. Maginnity, Avas Chancellor of the Diocese from 1912 to "1918. Her son, the- late Mr A. C. Maginiiity, LL.B., was Chancellor from 1918 to 1921, and her- son-in-law, Mr T. E. Maunsell, S.M., is the present Chancellor. <■ .-- ; On Sunday, 20th February, the Bishop dedicated the Memorial Chapel at Wharanui erected by Mr. and- Mrs Charles Murray in . memory of their son. On Sunday, 20th January, the Bishop inducted the Rev. Canon William Wollstein ais Vicar of the Parochial District of Brightwater and Waimea West. Canon Wollstein had worthily filled the charge of Spring Creek for 23 years. The Bishop of Nelson,, who is chairman of the Executive of the N.Z.A. Board of Missions, has been elected the President of the Natimal Misisionary Council for the present year.