GROUP OF THE ANGLICAN BISHOPS OF NEW ZEALAND.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 722, 22 January 1910, Page 6

GROUP OF THE ANGLICAN BISHOPS OF NEW ZEALAND.

! ;. ;WAIAKT , ;.•■• BISHOP. ;OF NELSON. :

mateCßishop; Neyill,: of:Dnnediii):. pre-' . sided.. V;--'i. : ':•;,;'(';f , '-;;^;«;;;:.':;;/!':-;iV' ; - ; :: ,: :':' .' The' Chief', Librarian:of; .the : Parliiv,' mentary.liibrary. wrote'iivitiaig members of the Synod:to: m'atoinse'of{the "Kbrary. ■=: : :!:"";- "■':'■;'.:-' no ji.qlES. •' o M'pti.pN:"' :v:;;;y. ; ' K" ''■Mr;~Scandrett (Invercargill) /gave -notice.;to.inoye,,to have.tlie canons .amended so. as'to aUow.wpmen whbare commiini-cantg'-tp '.vote at vestry '.meetings 'and '..-to! vote for the election.of members of-pio-'-pesan\Synods. "•■-■;!■• ■:'■■■ ■:■■;..;:': ■;;;w.; ; ;';. ;;";"'..■ • /Mr;;C-. J. Tunksigive.notice.:to move for,;!the. setting. up. ; of a(..committee /..to take, steps to coristitnte the,proposed new diocese of : Taranaki.'-, .:"'■;. ■.:.■.:-,-'.; : Mr.': J.vW., Herideram' gave notice to move:' "That'the following .matter' be■ leferred to the Committee on > Trusts for consideration.and report:,, Th e: application from' the .Northland Church'trustees .'for authorisation to the Wellington, Diocesan Trustees, to. sell:SeotiPn' 16, Creswick;:and to pay.' the.: proceeds-to the '.Northland .Church Trustees in: reduction .'of. the debt on.their church." :../..':-.. ' ; :.'.:■_'-. ; i_.-..-■.-";-'. : "-.\'-,.' : : ; HICTbRY : OF;fHE v CHURCH.: ;V' v.The; Rev. ■ W.' Wi. Sedgwjckjgavo notice "to. move:': "(1) That ..in view, of, the'- fact : that the. early leaders -of'the Church of :the Province, of ~New.-'Zealan'd,'',wh6.' are in. possession ; .of facts : bearing' upftn the early, life.and.histo'ry of the Church'.Varo'. slowly passing- away : through; death,-, this ■Synod- considers, that-a new , ' History; of: the Church should;bei.written^tow, while there remain with>us. those whose'.personal knowledge is-.ofVthe.'utmpst' value .in; the■ carrying.'ont r of auch a-work.-^.".' '■ ■'! "(2) That in'.order'to'promote, the writing' of such J a history, the: Standing-Com-mittee of each dipceso..be;asked.to'ap-, point a sub-committee;.to-collect. all material and data available in .each' ..diocese., ■ ' ' ' ' .■:.'•■' i ' -'' ' ' ' ;l ' '.' ■'• ■ : ,"(3) That- this Synod -renuests the Rev. H.V T.'.Purclias,'M.A., yida:• of .''New] Brighton, in the ; diocese-.of ,Chriso!hurch,: to' write, the history.' .':.''■'•,'.■ ■■'.'■-:■■-.' '.:■•'■:.■ :'"[i) "That tt: sum- not' exceeding-£IOO shall- be placed .'at.'tte 'disposal -.of'. the Rev. 'H.'.''T;';.Purchas:.f6r.' editorial . and' .postal expenses, ; and: that'.such, suih shall be .placed on..the .diocesan l 'assessments of General 1 Synod.":'/.;" : '.' ; ;' :; " : > ■?;;.; ■•:.' :■'■■;■ ..■' : ' : ;,}i- -v^Bl L^::i:'%;,^'<:}'Z: : : ; The following >;Bilie Wrd' read;-a. firet time, and'the'.second readings set ;doivn ; for. Thursday'next ' •;' : ■ ."■■ ;'■ ; '" ' Archdeacon . Williams's',' Bill,.in". reVa'-i tion. to the'Erimaoy, as:already. -printed' in The Dommiok..:. • '~.,'■„. /. -"' ... : A ! Bill to i make /eonsequentiEl!'-amend-ments in itlie and Constitution of the Church,.'in'accordance with:the New Zealand 'Consolidated. (Mr.'T.F; Martin); , ~. ■'■'.'-:': A Bil) to/p'rovide.'that .vestrymen'shall •be • residents within .the where , the: vestry, sits; ;(Mr./T. P..Martin):;' .

~' MAORI 'MISSION BOARD. \ ' .The.roport ; of tho. Maori, Mission Board, which )vas,road.by.the Bishop;of Christ-ohurch,'."stated"-tliat there was a -balance in/: hand/'of,';E6'. 165.. 6d;, but; one', diocese had since paid, in.'.£1.66. ■ • Several' dioceses were in arrears •iyithj their vCoptribujtionß. The sum'of'iCs_ol3sV 6d. had been spent on Maori Mission leaflets.-' The .net-re-sult of the. working, of the ; board ..had been of. no little_ assistance, to .the Maori; Mission, no;little -benefit' to -the Church. It had. established the mission on a fair'.working b'nsis, it into touch with the Church .of the 'province.',' For the. first.'time,;,all .the, dioceses had been .led to 'contribute to the work, and the board had been abje; to pay in .full.all;-gran'ts.-and-ptlier":.lia-hililies .undertaken .by; it '~; i 3ie;;inoiieye.

govrer to!, add to {their; number." {The oard {to,, .be! .elected, .bj./'.the.. /General .Synod, j. ; and to ,l hive', power.'■■' to .• appoint its bwn!bffid«rs;'- ,: The!duties"; of ; : the board ■would be ..'to'-, promote '{an .interest in the mission among. Church'.'people;, to raise and: receive ;funds.,for.-'the' mission,. : transmit such : sum9''a3.,.might'.be:.giTen '■' for special; ahdsapply {{other finds to evangelistic' work "among the' Maoris as.it may, after due'.inquiry,; think:fit; tp !obtain-from ■ each .diocese,•;areport; of 'work : done for the Native .pop'ulation, and atf.'account; of 'moneys' raised ■'and spent; to report its. proceedings *tp the Standing Committee of each' diocese,' 1 and to- , the General;Synod.'.! {■• -.'■.' ■'■'•■ ;{{'-.',;.'.'>'{

■'.:The report •was* received, and. the Bishop, of Christchurch gave notice .to move to amend .the. canon" relating to the-Mabri Mission!. Board ~in :accordance with- the above' recommendations, ■-~■ ■• ■■-. ; CHARITABLE f; : The.'. house "resumed ■',this!; debate . on; ,'Arpadeacoh ! Harper's■ .motion to' cause particulars, of;the' , charitable inSitutibns: of '• the' Church ,to' be' : .circulated with-'the of. Generalv/Srhbd.".','-;.!-,'. , . I ' , '-.. , ■;.'' THo 1- Bishop ■ of Auokland".urge<l , that the charitable : institutions of the -Church' would ..bo . betfcerUsuppprted by' Church pcpple.'if they : '{were.: better known.". He that. Church".people should • re- : garU'!. their ,'■■! institutions' '{as" ; . having.': a ;strbiiger*claim'.'''upbn' : their! chafity.-than :any. others; ;'. amending; the' :motioh' to, read:—'•/.•.'.!'" .',■■ 'A ■}:':"':' !■' '■"-. ''That, it'bov'an'.instruction to;.the,: :'. Printing■■ Committee;, to obtain! frqni. > ■ the.'several! diocesan, secretaries ,a list;.; '.'■ of.aU educational, charitable, orother ! .{ ■institutions in.-eacli.'diocese belonging-;.. -..wholly'or -inypart{to the;. Church of "• this ecclesiashcal, province, and to inf-.' .' ioludei .the'•'.eame'in the proceedings .. ! ;.of the Generals-Synod, ..together with .'; '.■the 'particnlars:—Name;,•'.! .- where situated j' purpose ,; conditions !; i - relative.;.tq' .admissioii;. .how'. maintain-" ■ • . .e'd; , : whether ..belonging iwhplly or in''•■'-.-.part , .to the Clhuroh;'of.England;con-_. -. stitutio'n; .'income' and 'number..of in-'•• l{.mates each ; year;. ; .!of.. ; the,,. Wennial ■: '■'■ • period; : ■-.total ,-accommodation;:; and,.-:'-. ■'■• ; any other, useful particulars germane'-'.. ! : :-to'.the.:bbject :; of 1 : securing; complete;':! ':■-. returns, on :such, 'matters, and: 'that,-:'; • ■"in addition ito .binding up!such{re:: .■-turns {'in .: the .. Proceedings . of :the/: • 'Generab'Synod,'' the;;returns be printed .',;■• ; -{as' a' separate- booklet; and: 1200..copies ■•" '•be-: distributed."- '■■ " ' ■■-.<,; ~-,V-.: . ■..-:■•

'■■ i-The' , mover.Vaid- seconder 'consented.'to. the'alterations, ■ and-- the motion.-waSjCar-! tied.:':{ ■' •■, .--i, , ■'.'-.■".;.".'."."■■•• '■ .;. '- : .1,,-.'...v•■■■.;■'. .-'

■■' OWanga'nui Church :Acre.V y '.; ";', ,' ■ ■Archdeacon. Jacobs'-' moved:; ~Tbat ..this Synod directs;the Wellington-DioV cesan Board of Trustees to lease 'such '*' portion'of ■ tHe Wanganui Church: Acre' '-■',not .required; for''Church. purposes, :, and .'to' apply • the' proceeds theretrom ■ '-■ tbwatds.. Dxecting' a , .church upon 'the. : . reuiainiiig' portion and' towards erect-! ,' ing a, ohnroh. at ■ Si'': John's - ; and :towards purchasing ■ land and erecting a i 'church thereon' at' Gonville; -and for. " such 'other purposes as' the.piocesan . : Synod ehallfr6m : timo'to. tamo direct: provided that, .the-portion of the acre : •leased" 1 Bhall : .-be.'carefully;{dug .over, .and' .any,' remains" '■'bodies- found .-■therein shall'. be .buried 'in the ; other 'portion i also' that after ; -provision has-been made 'for the above ; .''purposes, the ' prbceeds' ; :shall' : be ■' held, 'v by : the Diocesan'ißo'ard'.. of • Trustees, : :in trust'for the benefit ■ of. the whole , of. the district; of .Wanganui, conipris--ing tho parish'of Wanganui, /arid the , parochial district of;'- Aramoho-Wai-totafa,.. and: the* Wanganni- parochial' /district, to-be • allocated ■ as' the Diocesan Synod'of Wellington may frrcn timo'to.'time 'difect,- and'that, the' , ; Diocesan-.Trnsteds , 'be, empowered to •'.'■■ Bromote.a Bill'in''Parliament'to give

'];■ ■ •■ -BISHOP OF.vWBLLINGTON. ' "•:. " '-■ ■■■' THEVPEDIATE; : '■' BISHOP OP MELANESIA.

, Dean- Ktehett -'moved ■ an ! .amendinoit -to, refer ; tlie' i niatter; : ''tb' a "conimittee. 1 ! '■;"'

k { The' Bishop 'bf "Wclliigbn seconded'the'" amendment: He said-he-was thoroughly opposed to .Archdeacon'-Jacobs>in this, matter. 'The.Diocessoi.Trustees.had acterised ,the;proposal as:sacrilegious;;.in view ,of the fact! that the: larid ; ,was placed i in trnst' tb'be .'consecratea for! a.'church and-..burial-ground.' ■','' : .-'' : > '■:■'.:>.■'"■': '..-Mr. T..,E. Martin -.said,:'that; it. was. probable that no burial had. taken, place m.,the;;acre .for the last 60 "years.. He suggested .that...the fact of half-a-dozen bottles being'buried there should nokpre-. yoht the proposal'-being carried but, '.It. was. in the last degree: improbable ' thatthe ground! was■ ever;.consecrated. .He quoted authorities and English' and New', , cases-to' sho\7, that"the'.conse-; oration of land for burial' purposes did :not 'imply that ; it. was' never afterwards tv/be used .in other ways. . He : was sure, that'- those.who were, buried in .the ! acre would .not wish any sentiment in the. matter, of .their .stand in the': way r of the development of - : - the - Church.■■',.{(Applause.)'-■ • ■ -. ■•' }■ ■ .'.'■-,, \y-. ' ,; '. ' -In-the eourse'of further;discussion," Mr.' J.-W. .Henderson ;.s.aid',the.,land. , was al; |ready being .desecrated" by-wino and beer. .being {carried over, a portion l of it which; had beeriUeased. ; td the. Wdnganui' Club as' a Children, played; on the , land,- :and : - ; w'aste ; paper-blew on , , to -it ; and •apcuninlated'there. ■:;■, ' :> .;', ;-!'' : ::: : ■-.'•'.: ■■'■'x

:{/ihe v a!mendmoht:was,carned;'and:a;;com-' ;mittee:_was-appointed. "'■'.{ "•.'■'•"-'! /""'; ~';■; training; . -Dean Fitchett moved 'the,second reading' of his-Bill "for -constituting-a Col- • lege of; Tjieolpgy. .'■ The Bill' (wliich has already- been published.ih.THE. Dominion)! provides for tne establishment of' a council, consisting- of' the Bishops, sis persons .chosenby: them," and the .'heads' ofVthe diocesan .theological;'.colleges;-' the board 1 to .determine 1, and group; the .subjects of. ! appoint. English"'examiners and; confer;' degrees si milar ', to' British' degrees in'-theblogyj 'The'mover -said-.the ' 'Theological.studies.had : apcom , - iplished. .'valuable; servioe,'. but:-the ''time' had , come to: develop -further;.-the! work' , . 'done !by! this'.agency, for. the: training 6t the 'clergy..; .Ifls :prpposalv followed, the. precedent": of! the.: Church.; in'''Australia,' ;wliiphii.!hid'' already ■■'es'tablished/{a,:.theo-; logical:; college as examining,', not'a' ■'teachijig.lbtMly. He' thought :the'Anglican iChurch,,'-representing " i 2, 'per.': cent. ■;'of: Ithe.peopleVof'New^Zealand, , should .give!; •.a'!leadjmtMs.form;of .education;, as, the: ■State .>ahd..;the - TJniversity {of :Ne,w ..Zea-v jland,!: deteried ,by: an;, unreasonable.-fear; of ■ etirring. up! sectarian' strife", .seemed! unlikely ever .to 'take any iaction in•:the, ■direction indicated. lUnder. -his' scheme," the eiaminations'ehbuld be open to-can-didates'of nny,religious 'body; :and'candi-. dates "should, not be required:,to pass; any religious test. -..-■;: ... - ■ ■■'-. . ! .-;..■:■..-,.■ :■ Mt.':T. Tanner seconded the. motion.'^:

:Suggestions by ;a Conirriissiqn.. ' -{ : ; "AxEhdeacon. 'Eichardfi {suggested;,':th'at: .what the',- mover desired' could; he'' provided for. under-another. Bill,. of -which: ■Archdeacon. .Williams had given- notice,■; and.:whioh was the result; of -the delibera-! tiohs-of -a commission' set up.by.the pre- ; vious General Synod. 'Htei- thereforeV.bp- , ;posed thev-second' reading' of; the.BilL. Hβ -read ..the report.'Df the 'commiissibn referred to.'.whioh-.recommended:as'-'fol-! lower— '■■-. •'■ r; : ': ':.:','. ■ -/O , '.:.".....■:■'• :

' .."That,: as _the Senate;of -the" Nevr'Zeilandi "University .'has failed'.to , obtain legis-: lativo sanction > for. its recent proposal to establish, a'■■'faculty/of-''theology/ and.to confer degrees' in divinity, ■it Is desirable, in the : best- interests ''of-'tho>higher"learh-ing, that/further'effort, should be '.made' by tho' Church "tbi oncourage theological study and .research. : '■■•'; /" " ,;,,:■: : '"That.the Primate.be requested to communicate .with'.'the."examiners: of'-the Board- of,-. Theological i Studies, asking.

• BISHOP 03? • AUCKLAND." : ".■ .■■•/ (Bar'Uett Photo.)■■'■ ■' • BISHOP OS CHEISTCffUECH.

■valuable remits had been, obtained,' was not altogether successful, because it could ' soj.rarely meet.: The: council' proposed in ithe;Dean's.Bill -would -be still'.more open! to/L.thJe' .'.'eame'.'. .objection;; While l Bympath-: ising, with"_ the,. Dean's -desire for-unity among Christians, of. different denominations; .'he-/feared : ..'that.what'.the Dean meant", for; an , -.olive -branch - might -be/ regarded." by. some; as, a defiance or' a.piece of insolence. ,'. v .'..■;■.-. "v. ■ ■!;■•, ■'.-

> Bean vFitchett, replying, said, that his Bill.was intended to.carry, out'the recommendations: of ithe commission. .His idea iwas!that.young men: should! go through jthe university, ..before .taking ~up . : theological: studies-uiider. the'.6ystem proposed; by; him. To set ,up an institution to compete with; the;■ New .Zealand '"■ University iwas not his intention. ', .To attempt such :a thing would -b'ofrahtio folly.. His pro-. ■posals -went .much" further' than' , Arch:ueacon y.William's; Bill, ; .which scarcely '.went , beyonH. reorganising the. Board ■'• of 'Theological' Studies; ■-.-• {■;■■',' .'■■. ■. . ..'The. motion .'for the; secdhd reading was .defeated ~by!;a majority,of''each order. ' ;; [Archde'acon.. Williains's Bill (whichwas ,, -.published.- in .The. Dominion onWednes;day),' is.set.down ; for':its.-second reading on Tuesday:next.] V •■-,. ; ..■:-'. ' . :-. >' .;

' '/RELIGION JN !THe' SCHOOLS.,;... ;. ■■Archdeacon, Willis'moved; a-iengthy mo--tion on. the- subjecf'of religious: teaching !,in'!,day' schools. V The; motion (a); affirmed i approval; of!- the New: South.. Wales ■ sys-. , tem'.: under which; '-"general religious in-, structibn"!is:.given -by the Stato school ■ teachers'. and'.' "special religious'■• instruc- : tion,"' during, school hours. by-the clergy ;and accredited, teachers of the different ; churches; (b) 'urged'■ members of the. churches ;to : seek- an {amendment of law to-enable such a.'Systemto be established, in- New" Zealand; (c) ■ expressed approval ;of the" extension , of .the^'"Nelson. system," sunder which' .may-,be : given , .during school hours, by voluntary iteachers; (d).-.sugßested- the formation of ,a. league; of {prayer'.'for- the; purpose indicated ;--arid;(e); an: endeavour/to secure ■the;cooperation of other .religious bodies. •The{.mover' said,hewas"not.sure that .the ■friends : ; of .''religious;; teaching in the ''schools'were :ready. ; t6 carry" a Teferendum .oh'.'.the; subject. >>He:'was •■ confident. that .'if.-,0n1y.; Christians would; pray -for this. ;thing,. -...' it : .- ;was{ -bound ■ to come; iTlie : T adoption . of ■ .the';. \ Ne\y . South [Wales'; isystem, ",would '• --.cause the 'Bible!to.,be !i taught:in'every school, and jafter. ,that•■ they-;must exert themselves to give! special religious instruction when-; :ey.er possible;- .'First of- all {they must have. such, a strong popular, movement that iParliainent-would not be able to. resist : it."' 'Letters; 'from' : the. New South ; Wales' Department of Education,-last Au'giist,! showed, thit the : system there was ■still, giving general satisfaction. It had :been' in 'force; without , alteration for 29. years-and-he , thought-inessentials had .-been{'.unchanged- for! .the -:last' 50 years. Speaking-of\ Hie present; New- Zealand sys''jsm, 'Archde'acoii'Willis said he had tried .'giving' religious instructibhi before' school !-hours, ! :{after';-school,hours; and- in the dinner • houri -' as .the ..Nelson system was Iriotl; in'; operation. , After' trying it for" it'hree; years,! he' gave it ; up'.,because the : : cbhditions"were:such as/to make the ehjt dreh:'hate-'.religion, :; .> V , - ; "; : - ,'.. : ' { Hawke's { Bay,; Experience. ■ ' ;. Mr. T.! Tanner, : in : seconding the mo- ■ tioni said the' Bible; should; be restored' to- the'. scliools,'..from whioh it was -.banished ih;'lß77;'"--.The Education-Aot of the Hon. ;C.'C; Bo'wen;;in'.lßV7, proposed originally'; to! allow.',.the .Eord's Prayer ;to be said',daily '.at;)the ■opening ,of the schools. '■' The clergy .and ministers of the diiFerent. bodies in;'Napjor, where the Nelson . system • obtained," co-operated to igive!'religious*;in.struption under a' regular , rota, so that, each one' taught each standard in turn. .The ciiidren' liked the teaching/'and:very/few of the parents' ob-