ANGLICAN SYNOD,

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 866, 12 July 1910, Page 2

ANGLICAN SYNOD,

RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS. The Anglican Diocesan Synod resumed at ! p.m. yesterday, tlio Bishop of Welliujjtou (Dr. W'nllis) presiding. CONDOLENCE. On thu motion uf Archdeacon Fancourt the Synod expressed its sympathy with Archdeacon Towgood, who suffered a recent bereavement in tlie death of his sister-in-iaw". TRUST ACCOUNTS. Air. It. Wilberioss moved :-"That Ilia trustees (if tlie Wangiinui Collegiate School Estate bn recommended to nave tho annual accounts of this trust estate issued iuitl printed, showing the following accounts :-(l) Capital or corpus account, showing the whole corpus of tho estate (the properties to be taken in at thu Government valuatioii for land tax); (2) income account, showing the whole of the revenue receivable, and the expenditure iwyablo during the period, covered by. thw-account; (tf) school-ncconnt, showing llm whole of the revenue receivable, and thu expenditure payable during tho period covered by tho account; U) statement of assets and liabilities." Mr. Wilbecfoss said ho hoped, if Synod passed these resolutions, the trustees would give eneot to them. It was entirely in their hands. The accounts as now issued did not convey, the information to which every church member in tho province had a right. The resolution was adopted. CHURCH ALMANAC, It was agreed, on the motion of the Rev. K W. J. iU'Conncl:—"That a committee be set up to discus* ,i- advisability of publishing a diocesan church almanac, with power to act; such committee to consist of the Uevs. Jl. H. Hobday, G. 13. Stophcnsoji, G. Y. Woodward, 31r. i\ do J; Clere, and the mover, with power to add to their number." THE CHURCH AND THE SCHOOLS. Vcn. AreMcacon Harper moved:— "That the committee, consisting of Archdeacon Jacob, Archdeacon Jlarpcr, liev. J: Wdlker, JKev. A. Jl. Johuson, Messrs. G. HhirtclittV, K I!, Kussell, and T. V. .Martin, which was set up at the last fiussion to conr-ider the best means uf sKCiivinK for tins country facilities of tho same character as those granted in New South Yvulcs for liibje-tencking in the Slaty schools, be: continued in office, for tho purpose of co-operating with other committees which may be. set up for a similar purpose." Archdeacon 'Harper Mid tho General Synod had asked tho j'rimaio anil Bishops to take what action they thought (it in order to givo effect to the resolution it had passed at tho beginning of tho present year. His intention, in moving this resolution was simply to ensure that in tho event of niiy necessity arising a body should l>3 in existence empowered to take action. The Kev. .1. Walker moved, as an amendment. Unit Ihc words "rolisimw instruction" bo substituted for "Bible teaching," Archdeacon Harper objected to the amendment. Ho could see no difference between the terms, but "Bibln teaching" whs customarily used, and should bo allowed 'co stond.

Tho ]\'<?x. .1. Walker raid ho understood the General Synod desired that in additioii to instruction by teachers there should bo teaching by the clergy of the different denominations.

Archdeacon Fancourt said Bible t'eaehiiiß was generally considered to be eijiuvalent to Bible reading. Ho thought they should use the fame phraseology as tho General Synod.

The Bishop said that in tho resolution passed earlier in the year the term "religious instruction" wag employed. If this resolution was intended to carry nn tho work of last year it Ewmetl right that tlio same u-ords should be used.

Tho amendment was agreed to, and the amended motion was carried.

IMMIGRATION. It was agreed, on 'the -motion of the ftev. R. TJ. Hobday:-"That tin's Synod welcomes.the formation of tho Wellington Church .Immigration '.Society, and ccmliftlJy commends tlio society to the interest mid support of the. clergy and laity of cllo diocese/' RETURNS. At the instance of Archdeacon Fancourt, it was resolved:—"That tho forms of parochial returns he amended rc> as to bring them into agreement with the General Syncd form of returns." CONCLUDING BUSINESS. The Synod has practically concluded its labours so far as proceedings in open session are concerned. -Yesterday a few items standing low down on tho order paper v;erc struck out by consent, and tivo minutes after resuming in tho evening the Synod went into committee of the whole, to consider tho report of the Finance Committee. The Synod may possibly nreet in a fir.al session this afternoon, but all business of major importance has now been dispatched.