ANGLICAN CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 520, 29 May 1909, Page 6

ANGLICAN CONFERENCE.

;■ ■ THE;MISSION OF. HELP. ''i'-'. -; :' : . £2000 FOR EDUCATION/"' • , A meeting 'of-the Anglican , Bishops, '.and the Executive Committee for & e : .proposed beaoral;' Mission in ■ with th'e Anghcan Church in New Zealand was held in Cnnstphurch on Thursday. .;■ Keports wore to hand from-the English' Committee, which showed that their work of: obtaining missioners_was well in hand. ■< Of course; it takes | some time and is somewhat difficult to get a_' sufficient; number "of good men .to , : leave i Home for:six months.'.' .:'.■ : '■•; ':' '!. ■: .The. arrangements decided upon were that I two forerunners should begin work in-the I Dominion on Ash ■Wednesday, February-9, I9KV pieparing 'the ground forthe final .mission by .holding meetings with clergy; church'workers, and others. Then the mission proper would begin in August of the same year, and last for wee months. , .-'..., -' ■ . The English. Committee were 'asked to secure twelve men, but it.Jβ' .felt- that" more will be needed,;and Boat least sis more will be sought for, probably in Australia. Besides.these, . several leading men .in .New. 'will;i>e appointed to'co-operate with tho niissioners from Home. ■: ■ ■■-.'.-.■(■. .All actual.arrangements , for the conduct of the mission in the';different, dioceses will , , be worked out laterby the diocesan authorities after'the , forerunners have been at work and .with, their advice. : : ." .;.-■■...;■- The.'actual diocesan: expenditure will' also be met 'locally," while each diocese isr.asked to "find a certain siiin of moiie/ to'boipaid ■tb'vthe ..executive by the 'end of this.year" to meet travelling: and other 'general' ex-penees'-of the mjssioners."' It..was 1 decided to give each ■ missipner a seobnd-class return ticket by one of .the direct routes, and; first; class travelling in the Dominion. "> In;''many 'casea'.,it'-will 'be necessary to .'pay'" a'locum tenens in- : England- to.'allow -meh''to;'get away.; ..;■••■:' 4 ..-'".•■■■•■■'r--'";. , ■ "' ''"v :,; ',.' ; At a meeting held in connection wjth' the Maori "Misjsion' Board all.-the. bishops were present except ,the Bishop of-Auckland. Since .1901 -the otner dioceees.;h»ve: been, assisting .the, Maori work .of-the Auckland and Waiapu dioceses,, where the Native r population and needs are largest.": It was decided to: recommend that this help should be coqtinntd fer the.present ye»r,.and tliatthe '.board,should be reconstituted . by/'tho; Goner»l Synod,' which meets in. WellingtojQ.'nqxt February.. Tho' bishops having provipusly; considered the question qf the allocation of £20(50. due to the Chpch in N«w.Zealand from tho thankoffering. in-St. PauFe Cathedral, .London, .in oonnectioQ with the Pan-Anglican Conferoncp, a combined-meeting of. bishops-and;minisfers was.teld for. further discussion of the subjoct. It was decided to recommend that the amoniit. should be divided, among the dioceses of Auckland, Wellington, an^Dunedia.for.educational purposes. :The committed in'Eng-' land reserves tho: final right-of .disposal; ! The advisablonese, of'granting degrees in, theology was considered ■at a combined meeting of the bishope, examiners. 6f tho Board of Thoology, anil heads of theological colleges. A.proposed scheme was not entertained, and the matter was referred to a .'select commit-' tob,|who will report to the General Synod. It was recognised that tho degrees, if ostabi Ijehed, must bo'such as shall have honour not only in Now Zealand, but in .other parts of.the Church.