ELECTING A BISHOP.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 953, 21 October 1910, Page 6

ELECTING A BISHOP.

DE. NELIGAN'S SUCCESSOR

"There soon bo two. new': Bishops at! : work in; Auckland..; Dr;"; Cleary •/ was cahtly ; -Roman'- Catholic Bishop';! in';'succession'. to '."the r /late 'Dr. Lenihan,' • and, tb-day ; , the' Anglican Synod will: meet. for. the, purpose: of choosing a' snebeisbr .to 'Dr.: Neligan, who. recently. 'resigned.,bwiig;to:ill-health. -The.method of election is quite ;sim'ple:'...The Diocesan: ! Synod,,nominates' a':-Bishop at a" meeting presided 'over ;by ; Uie'-(3ommisaaiy;.(ArolK deacon Calder; in: case)-who votes.as a member ';bf his own .order, 'and ajmajbrily .of votesj of eacli order (clergy and; laity:) is ..necessary/ to., sooui'e -an election. The Primate 'then' obtaink'from- the Bishop-Elect'.a; declaration of- , 'hisV assent to the Coft-ititution [of the Church ■ of the'i Province of New'Zeiilarid;. and,the,nomik-, ation has vtoireceiyo:-: the: sanction-of,the General ,Synod,; or; i' ; if ■ that j'..'-is'..noti ;in ! session,;the, sanction. Of■ a .'majority--of Standing Committees fof the. several ceees.: Subject "to 'these. , ''i'egulatiqns"'the details of.the'election' may .bejidecided .bythe Diocesan Synod.' TKeiStatiding'.'.Co'm"',mittee pfvthe \Auckla"nd:Dibcese:has.drawn :|ip suggcstipns' v to; : .the' Synod recommending, the consideration ot. the: ■matter.' ''in' committee, strangers to be askbd. to'"with-. draw, ; .stf that.^ inquiry 'may b.e:'made..and information given: in i'camera.'.iiespecting, any persbn,,whoso -name ,may :be/.brought"■ forward: for.■consiperatiori.;. Four.scrntineers would' be 'elected and-kt J -the .close of: the sitting it.is: suggested:that; ; the Synod adjourn :to. meet, i-'on* a" date-to-be hxed; in St. ■; Mary's ■■ Cathedral-for-.the. purpose M. receiving. Holy; Communion .■ and-'elect- ; ing a" Bishop.:.,lf .the.' committee's: re.cbmmendatipns. the, Synod no discussion and nc. fprmal upmirialioiis will .be. permitted at this.-sitting; but the . members of -the. Synod^wfll;siinply. write , 6h the voting jiapers .the naines of per-, sons believed 'tp; ,bp : fitted for':the office',. and "cast , their votes in accorclance: with a .rather elaborate,; but. no doubt:well-thought-put):plan.:...When(a.)per!iqa has obtained,a majority of each prder.'by thie , 'preliminary''method.'of.'voting.he is to be" nominated "by a .clerical' memWr and seeonded by a lay representative, ;and a'ballot will be taken., If "'he' then;i're6eives a": majbrity: of . the..vbtes of each' : order he shall be • the. BisboprElect. ; .■ Yo'-day : the Synod will, cpnsider. this'proposed methpd of ■; election,■: which- is . snre:^to with • considerable-'>V opposition,.. ■,:' and if:, it. is- -agreecl: . ..to :' the;:. vbting: will' probably; .take . place day next. Several names .have ■ been .men-, tioned .as • .possible successors' to Bishop 'Neligan; but. no -one can' really eay.:how. the voting will go; --. Two .Aus&alianBishops have: been-spoken of,/;and it is quite possible that ;the ■• Commonwealth .will supply_the man who. is-,to: fill the vacancy. result of the,election- will: be awaited with''great ■ intereet. by-An-, gEcan Churchmen throughout .the Dominion..:. ; ; ;•■.■■■: '■".-'.-.[ •' ■'•.■;!..■■■;.:.-.-. ■'.■ ■•