ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 558, 13 July 1909, Page 6

ANGLICAN SYNOD.

FUNDB FOR KELBURNE HOSTEL.

PROPOSED'NEW DIOCESE.-v A prospective, exhibition and an. endowment for tho Hadfield Memorial Hostel at Kelburno woro notified by the Bishop atyesterddv's meeting of the Anglican Synod. The scheme for' forming a new diocese waa discussed,, and left in the vague futur<|[r "A-ne-tion to confirm an arrangement of the btandS to-day, and the Synod Iβ-expected to So tffi homes/and tho attendance was considerably, diminished yesterday. ; ■ •;■;./. : - MEN'S SOCIETY. The' debate was continued on the motion of tho Rev Td. Euesell (Petone) to welcome toe Rev H. Si Woolcombe, who is coming 5 New Zealand as the representat.vo oTthe Siuroh of England Men's Society,and tost-, ing that his visit may,give a powerful stimnj<Snjcnes(HuU). britf that the Synod: should not give an official oountentnJ to, the society that would.de-. strov its voJuntary, character. There rnight Kme. paries, which had.other eatisrac-. WeTu&t;doing the work of; tho so-, SaJid' there,-wore a fow. lP ari B hea-ho knew , of one-to"which -. the organisation of nitvtopaßS a resolution which would put 6 pari hes in. the position of opposing Synod if. they did not. form branoW ot thought that there was no, thing'- in-hie motion that, could cause embarrassment V parishes. .: ... •■.. Themotion was adopted. .. .: . . ~

FUNDS FOR HOSTEL. A>"pldasing announcement was made by the regard to the.Hadfield Memorial -cribed for the firat: purpose, and tub naa S5»8«- t°^ rds th<3

WEi-COMINO THE STRANGER. mum th^Charge' °* indifference and. coldness, which was often-' made, a ; agamet. the O&ofa -they; more, brotherly tion' not.:to-notice«strangers; : who^ e noj bring" caused.many;.people .to drift awav from the Church.- -, ■ -''■' j■ jf The %v. J,i p. Russell.!(Petone), seconded •fefe^' : Gpßlkckburne;(St. Peters) the losa. through, not giving-comriendatory,letters,.was. incalculBishop saidHhaiiforms: for these Jet-.! fers were "fe m/considerable ; numberi from.;.tte"dioc«san;,o|^i_mor^w 1 ere ; .sentout tnan in any.other diocese. ,-; '. ... .

DIOCESAN PENSION BOARD. On the motion of the Ven. Archdeacon Fancomt, Mr G.'ShirtclifFo was rcappointed a trustee of the Diocesan Tension l'und.

> 'PROPOSER . •'. The' Rev C C. '. Harper . (Palmerstou North) moved :4."(l)That the. slight alteration suggested-by,the,General. Synod Commission , between; the boundaries of ■ the Dioccsee of ■Auckland/and" Wellington, be agreed to- to' That. the-Syn'od. respectfully submit that it canhot' agree to, the..Bishop's ,suggeß r tionthaVa. portion of the endowment of tins diocese be handed; over to the proposed new ■diocese' if-it befbrmed; (3)vthai, this Synod considers the.queetion;of- formingva fourth .diocfese-should'be held over, for a to see what effect the North.lsland Trunk Railway-^Oiave'; on tho dietnbution of .population.''.'- . . ■'~■'.,> v -: : ',j. ■;■ ■The'mover said'that, when the.ne-w. diooeSe, "was formedi' the populations' of the. vanoues dioceses would be approximately,. a s .follow 196,600 i: . (now.! 214,600).-; Waiap'u,- :; 6s,2(X):''(as; now); ...Woltagton, IS2M (now -196,760).r. new, : dioqeße presumably to be; called Tafan a ki,..3l,9oo.;';But : no one could'do'more: than; guess,.. present, whaV'the future-distribution, of .population, as the result qf'thej'Main Trunk line, would ; bo andit seemed:adyisable.that,the:.mattcr should'beiheldioverfor'the present;...,; i'THb'Ray'. 'A. W.";H. Comptoi\' (Wellington) 'seconded the.nlotipn.; which. .Tyas. supported, by theiYeh-. FancourtV /.y : -y ,t: ■ The first.clause.of the;motion ''' Speaking "oh' the; second' clause; 1 the; Rev. G'W.' Dent'(ElthSm) said , that , for ten years past''they had been-■trying, to inspiro the people of Taranaki.with the idea of havißg a bishop' ofv their: own.;. " The; present■ diocese of Ailcßland was too' large -Bishop Neh-. can 'with' all his superabundance j pf. energy, ■and-as'rogardßtliat.pprtiori of,Taranaki now, iii th' 6'. Wellington diocese;' while; they would be very-sorry; to from; Welling>ton '■' a 'new ■qiptoe.se'- could iiot bo. , formed- ,un-. ießß'-tha't'.district■;were- taken, into' 'it'.;. "Hoi 'urged-'- that". : this':.'clause.'.should', be;,, otnittea ■:from 'the- : mptipii';' if-. it -.were' ''passed , : more, harm'would"be'done %•■ the'Taranaki. scheme #an : r anyth'ing-'that 'had, happeiidd. in, the. last/ten- years.'-. -■'. ]'■:'■_ ,[ . : . ..;'\'. : ... ~r i'-TheißishopieuggeEteda modjncatimi.or the cliuse'-'.fei>tho following effect,:—"'That..'.the Synod- reserves -for future;- consideration the bis-hop's"'Buggesti6n,"'et'c.'Hei would" be. my s6rry ; to-'loso any 'part .of his; diocese, but it-'seenied Ho.v Him ■right'.''that they should lieip^forward:this proposal-'-'■'' .■■; ■•' ~ ■ ■■; : . ■.TB'e' : clan.BO' ,: 'Way adopted ; with.the, modifica-"tion',-suggested;,: 1 -_> ,; ■■.'.. ' ," . '".'!{_ i , '-Thefinar , clause'wa's,'adopted. virtually, with-. out'' diseiiSßibn. ■ ";' .'■'•:'■. ,i.,- '. ' ■ '•,;'■■'.'■'

,'.■';.>T: STANDINC.COMMITTEE. , ; ;, The ■ following-,;'.' were. appointed to"' ■the, Standing' Committee:•''—' Archdeac6hs'. : Fan--oourt and'Towgood, Revs. A: .M. Johnson.' J.' Jones, T. H. Sprott; A. L.; Williams,-and: P Young, Messrs. E. Anderson; W.' J.' Birch, B H. Dean, J; Eebbell.T. F.'Martin,, 'J. MartnyF. 'R ; . Russell, G. Shirtcliffe, and R. :Wilberioss.. ~.'...■':.'l ,-''.' ..' ', .■:.■' ■V. ■ iNSUFJANisE OF CLEROY. ' Mr. »..''W'.ilberfoss' (St; Peter's)'"proposed 'a- motion to confirm the action of the Stand: •'ing> Committee •■in'- , arranging'■ for Wio insur-. •anco. of .the clerg)'. , ..of > ;the diocese. -. against 'accident'or:death.by accident.. , ' "■' ■ ; Mr. 1 G. '• 'Shirtcliffe,- who; seconded • the mp"tioii, ispoko/in approyal'of;the p6licy,'whicb. he excellent- terms in, eases-of .'accident..VHo .referred^';tb the. good, work done by Mr.'Wilberfoss in this matter.. 1 • Captain Hewitt (Palme'rston North) nioved. an'amendment t< defer consideration ifollpwing. da)v:in. order .that' the Synod might have tjme' to assimilate .the of tho : P °Mr.. J. Henderson (Karori); seconded the' amendment, which' was agreed to. • /The, Sjnodv then '.went., into committee: to consider the. report : of the Finance' .Committee, and proposed .-appropriations ' and assessments.,,...... ;);' •.■-.'■'■ ' '•■ -. .'.:;■