AUSTRALIAN PRIMACY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN PRIMACY.

* ; PEEPAEING 'FOE \ THE; 'ELECTION.' By Telegraph—PressAssociation—Oopyrlitlit. ■ '■■■■■ )]■;•; ;.v:-7:-- ; Sydney,; January li.' ,' ; ..The Acting-Primate'.; has'.'issued: ballot-, .papers;:for .the -'election :!of Primate, ofi Anstralia.';'.' ■;;:'-. ';:/ :'.-'■-, : -;-::- ',':!-': ;.,.Tho'.."Archbishops:',;of '.Sydnby ...(Dr.' ; Wright),'.;: Melbourne : : .''(Pr/,-, Clarke), ?}and (Dr.,,, ! l)onaldsbn),;.-:'■'havo-j-iieeh,-'nominated.-' Tho" result-.will bo known at' .the :end; of February.:' .'' .-J-;';'::■: :;Y:' ; : ;' V; CDiyiDEb: OPINIONS;;;'.: : '.-. The .election.vof the Primate is- in the : honds' of ; tho :Bishops of ■ Australia,. and ; -the Beat of the 'is 'confined:to the. dioceses of Sydney, ..Melbourne,.' and Brisbane. Eefernng; to, the election the "Southern...Churchman" (Melb.) 6ayß:—• ;. -"Certain rumours are:'afloat :that' the Bench .of Bishops' is: seriously ■;divided upon the, question.;' It .cannot be denied that the' advocates for a' Primate who is .possessed of a-longer. Australian .experi.ence: than -Archbishop .Wright. (Sydney) can adduce -have: powerful-, reasons- for their; demand. : On the other "hand,", a movable' Primacy would bo an unfortunate, blunder,, which might';,cause "lasting friction and'ihconvenionce; and deprive the -English Church"' in Australia :6f:any effective:: administration, -if the -Primacywere removed:as far as: Brisbane. "Sydney; is central,: and: the traditions of Syd- : . .ney as, tho seat: of the Primacy'form' a strong : support-;to.. its' claims. "Unless thoro. is,urgent reason'.-.to the.contrary, we .venture" to'"hope, that, the- Bishops :will decide :in: favour of no alteration. . In New, Zealand the'-Anglican Chnrch' has :d,movable Primacy, though many ■churchmen think-it. would, be wise per'manently: to attach.: the Primacy tp: one of the dioceses.- The question l will probably bo discussed; by. the General Synod ..which-.■■will- meet', m::. Wellington next iweek.; ;■■,.■'.;,■.■:.,■ ;■ -..-, .-;;,. '].:-'■■ •'■■::':.'. ■/