CHURCH ENTENTE.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16723, 5 January 1920, Page 8

CHURCH ENTENTE.

ANGLICANS AND WESLEYANS. Details of the suggested reunion scheme of tho Church of England and the Weslcyans were recently given by tho Bishop of London in an addrosa to tho members of tho Old St. Paxil's Lecture Socioty. It was provided by tho scheme that after January let, 1921, there should bo no oidinations in either Church which were not considered valid by tho other. There would bo a Bishop with tho Presbyters »t the laying on of hands, and at the end of 40 years there would bo no Wesleyan minister who would not have been ordained by a Bishop of {he Church of England. In order, to jpst Wesleyan ministers episcopally ordained at once, 12 Presbyters would be consecrated bishops. Unordaioed Wesleyan ministers ought to bo regarded "by the Church as prophets, and they should bo allowed to preach in the pulpita of the Church of England. , Many Wesleyans were keen for the restoration of confirmation in the reunited Church, but the Episcopal Chnrch ought to be prepared to admit to their altars members of tho Wesleyan Church, even if thwr did not seo their way to be confirmed. It was certain that other Churches would want to join them, and he Relieved the timo would come when they would bo in close association, not only with the Churches of Greece and of Russia, but with the Church of Homo. When interviewed, Dr. J. Scott Lidjrott &aid tho schenw allnded to by tho Bishop was a suggestion made as the result of an informal meeting of members of the Church of England and certain Wcalevan Methodists. It had not gone beyond that stage, and had not been submitted to any responsible body Either of the Established Church or of tho Wesleyan Methodist Church.

Last Tuesday somo very fine kingfish wcro caught off the Stanley Bay wharf (says "Auckland Star"). One was hooked just as a number of excursionists were drawing up to the lettv in >t ferry boat, and, as many of them lived inland, and had not seen the harbour for o good few years, much interest was evinced by the country dwellers as the big fish, after a good deal of manoeuvring, wait landed on the wharf. Ono hearty old former said to his helpmato, standing beside him: "What a pity wo don't grow those on the farm?'' "You cockatoos grow enough already," was tho quick rotort of one of the fishermen. "You givo mo tho buckots and the cows, and you can have all tho tish." "Far off fields are aye tho greenest," chipped in another farmer with a Scottish ocoont. "That fish fried in some of our butter is a food fit for n king." Cutting the fish in two, the fisherman handed naif to the fanner, with 'the remark: "Now, you send us some of your butter.'*