THE MISSION OF HELP TO SOUTH AFRICA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 638, 15 October 1909, Page 3

THE MISSION OF HELP TO SOUTH AFRICA.

, some Adverse cnmciSM.V//--^,vij HEPLY BY' ONE AyfiO WAS THERE. :' Illy Telccr»ph.-tipeclal !';'-!'>^ ■.'■■,, ■;■"'.' Auckland, October: 13.;: VV'--.'■At the sitting of the- Anglican- Syno-1 -■;■': a geod - deal of discussion ■•> took place '■- od ■" ; •■"■ ! ho 'of financiug,;;tho .GenerateMis.-y. ; 6ion-.to^Now.Zcaland"in IMOr—Tho discussion ''':':> oroivi out of' from 'tlie ".'' : '■ btauding Committee.' .-.They reported that finance the mis- ' eioiv and so far the .sum oV had been j. : raised; ■ They'recomiiiendcd that tho Standing 1 '■")'■ ' Committee bp authorised to receive guarantees,.":,',' and that if guarantees.were not freely forth- ■:'■:•' comiug they should' bo authorised to arrange ',•-v for,:an overdraft from:the bank; The matter r':i was first: discussed. in ; committee, and .when '.-«'•'•' : progress was reported in open'syjiod, Mr.:W. ■'■'• : '■: P; Speight took very .great exceptiou. to the .k." second recommendation. > That , proposal,' ho'. '■.': eaid,had been in/tho air (or somootime, aiidz ;r ' ;: he. trusted it would; remain there. ~ It-.had' , ;*''■! been pressed forward by.ecclesiastics for some"'; ,1 time. He. ulso drW nttcntion to what ho'-, :':'.- considered-the impression' (hat had got abroad- * : ;i regarding tlus Missioi) .of . Help . tbv South'? Africa, which,' he said, had forwarded ecolesi--i "•■',.' aaticism, but not' Christian Godliness. (Voices: , :.",. ; i "Shame.")'.' Tho mission which purported;to..;': 'X baa. "mission of help" was rory 'little, ttelter "S ;, ■; than -a mission, .of. injury.. , . (Voices.: "Nb,'T ; .. .:: Tho speaker also-said with all duo respect ,'' that it had forced upon' him that this ~-;ft mission was'oho for. the furtherance of Anglos c'i Catholicism. ■ (Dissent.). An arjRU had. been ''■':■ made to the public for funds,V)ut the "funds :,,*;..■; to a' sufficient, amount had, nbtibeeri .forth- '■ i£i

coining.''• Why was'fhat?, It was npt because. 'J;;.: of tho . poverty" of.. tho people, but because, 1 '-iih deep down in their, hcr.r'.s. was the suspicion of. '■<;'.;; the real aims.df-'.the mission. (Voices:'"No,.;:..;.:. no.") "The..appeal for funds having failed,' th»> ; :'-■' synod ; was asked to authorise the, Standing ■■<•-;.'?;' Committee to ~pledge themselves ~ for- this \ ~..' money.;, If the Standing Committee wanted, to.i ■■".' do this on thcir.-ovrn account, let'.thorn-do' -so,-"- '.;V; but they should not ask: the approval of the', I ' ::'■} oynod.'/.."'.' .' ■.. : . .•'■: \ ' r ■>' '■'.■/ /■■ } -\.--\'''^y--. The Roy.■ 'Mr.' Cblvile, as a' member, , of.Vtlie-r'!j:] ■Mission of .Help to South Africa, said- that' ; -':i Mr. .Speight had- criticised- the mission,-: but j.-i he.,,would like 1 , to ask Air. Speight if ho kriew. -,' % i; anything of the laity, of Sputli.. Africa ■when? ■■■•;! ho, criticised the mission. (App|ause.)..' Mr." . r '-',A\ Speight had referred, tp tho mission,as diiobl. ■'■}'. I injury, > but he could assure' him that ho had •■•.':■'-j an entirely wrong', impression;,: : ,■'-.) did not go there to spread auykind of Eacerdoj'',-',■:■'■.'; talism or ritualism-or,',any other "isra.-'-'WhaVV \\ ;j ever . tho, missioners might be labelled/ 'they .' .(:'■; went there nctimted' bya/molive.' to do good .';>?; and to save souls'. (Applause.) - '■'■ : --\ .:'-:•;•::'.•; : The Ee\-'Cecil Watson.said that tho'inissionv ,V/j which came out from -Homo' last tinio'reprcsen- ■',■•s ted every sohool-of thought jit the-Churcli; as tothe missiou next year, he felt'thatwhon'v!;.: the people oiico realised .what' good they could . do there would W-nb need to want for money. •'.-- -;. 1 Mr.' C; : J; !Tunks. said' there '.was- nothing'-- %'/< "laniontable" : or. "shameless" ■ about; the L . pro- . ">■ -:i posal. '■■ Hβ took. , exceptipn'to those : adjebtives,.'-'.i : -. and if the SWnding ■ Committee- were not- au-,' '■:'/$ thorised'- to overdraft he . would, ,feel' ■■', ! {j himself-personally bound , to give, histiersoh'al ;..'?1 guarantee' foir 'r. considerable ■ sum. -.Mr. Daw- ■'• ■. v. son had. described n mission >which' might-be-j.v >; conducted .by'diie'of ■..tho speakers as one:qf ••':' 'H etorm- and fury, but if. from the ~ r>l heart,' according- to, honest convictions,' was' : an '■•'.' .■ exhibition of storm, and If ury, ho' -would - HkV: ; -v;' ,to see' a great'dei'.l inoro of- it. -.''• '■'- ; : :..i ; ; ! --- 'hi\ ■ After some firtthe'r. discussion,-inV>hich the i ,-. v ; speakers generally.: appeared'.-to* be opposed "to"- : ,. : ; the: Mr.-" C.J.' Tunks,, for. tho ■■ v v Standing Cqmiinittee,■:asked.leave;to-'\yithdriw;:; ::.v; the second-;clause , .' in ' the : , rcc^mnieudatibn,; ',"''..■■* which was'fgrahttid. ', -,-;.',■.:, j .'.:;':'-.■■.'■,■'->'j*:">: : Speaking: on' ths.' replommendation, generally,, , , the bishop said,' that in lnfle-'tho dioccso ap-» ;. proved of the.. , principle of the General 'Mi*.' ■■■■'; 'i eion, and-havingUaken that' line the diocese,: ■-.-.■'.'■'! as a supportjthe'mis- ■; :.'; sion. As to finance,*- thero' need be np'fcax ; '-■! I; on that icoro .if,' the. peoplo prayed.; v ; ■;■! ■ If the men ¥. Auckland prayed enough,; there i 'f would be conversion enough to bring .money .'.';.*' enough,■ "and' without ; convereion," said: His; •'■'f' Lordship, "I don't want money" ■;■.': . , " ! : > Tho first clause; in the , recommendation .was '. i '■ then put, and'.carriid' without'dissent. :'. : .; i