ST. AIDAN'S CHURCH DISPUTE

Chronicle (Levin), 27 August 1946, Page 7

ST. AIDAN'S CHURCH DISPUTE

BISHOP'S REFERENCE HA MILTON, August 24. The dispute at St. Aidati 's, Claudelands, is referred to by Bishop C. A. ('berrington in Ihe curront issue of tlie Waikato Diocesan Magazine. The hishop wrote:— "The board ot noinination niay delegate any nomina- ' tion res]iecting parochial districts to the bishop. This is done in many cases in the Diocese of Nelson. There lias iieen and still is a great to-do about tlie nppointment to the youugest parochiaj , district, St. Aidan's, Claudelands. Severn I naiiies wero subinitted uliicli were care fully considered bv the board. It decided that. as st. Aidan's is geographically the easiest pansli in ihe diocese, with practically uo out-districi work, the ciire sliould be oll'ered to oue of the senior clergy of tlie diocese, who lias spent many yeni's in hard and scat tered parishes. So tlie board nominated t'anon C, W. Turner, and the bisliop iiislituted him on August 4, as he was obliged to do in accordauce with the canon. "Afler all, a bishop does not make laws, but has to carry them out, as is ohligatory on any oftice-bearer in rtie JTuvince of New Zealand. Eacli oi lliein has to sign a doeument to that oil'ect on appoint meut. If the otlicebearer does not agree with any ap [loiut meut recommended by tlie board of nominat ion lo the bishop and I'eeis that !ie caiinot happilv and lovally work with him. the only honouraijJe course for such otlice-bearer to take i> to resign liis ollice unconditionally. ' The meinbers of ihe vestry. cxcepi the people 's w arden. Mr. J. I. Paterson who resigned, and the vicar's warden, Mr. L. Champion, who was replaced oy Mr. E. li. IIa.ll, are still in ollico.