BISHOP-ELECT OF AUCKLANK.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 4 March 1911, Page 10

BISHOP-ELECT OF AUCKLANK.

;■ f .3. -t- ■ ■ARRANGEMENTS ■ Edfe u 'THE' ''CiONSE- ; . '' CR&TICH??v?"" 1 "' _ Upon'receipt of •4.-K!«leacon--Crossley's cable accepting tlie oli'er of the Anglican bishofrit 6f" i auckluiidy s l:Vrch(l'eact)ii 'Calder, president of-the'Synod, at once advised the.l'omate .autl yjfir.bislAVCs of the : .ArchdeacoH-I)aldsi'_.recei>:e.d Jhe... following reply,.from the Primate: "Yours received* iucii pleased at election." • Thnn'kftu~K) w-iso>a choice*-so- promptly accepted." ... .. ■ A mup.ber- of Auckland, clergyman, and layinei .liavt cabled .the bishop-elect welcoming', liiMi" to the 'd.ltrc6se: ■'~ Jn ' Speaking to 'a- ''iierald"' ; i'epressintative Arcluleatoli Chiller explainedfthat ,a good deal of formal procedure had yet to bo observed,.before .Archdeacon Grosslcy becamo bishop of the diocese. "Tho Primate," .lie* said, "when he receives notification of the acceptance of tho election must notify the bishop-elect that lie must sign a- submission., to the constitution of tho Church,".pf -.the Province of New Zealand;, and 1 in order that Archdeacon Ci'ossley may Ue fully conversant with it I have already sent him a copy of the -constitution. When the bishop-elcc.t has returned his acf; of submission, duly signed,- to tho Primate, the to the constitution, must.then write to each of the other New Zealand bishops,, asking- them to call their Standing Committees. together and givo their. vote of assent or dissent to tho election. If the three orders on tho Standing Committee of each diocese signify their approval tho Primate, upon receipt of this, has to submit arrangeto tho bishop-elect as" to., the 'dato of his consecration.' The'bishop-elect has tlie privilege of nominating ' his own preacher. The consecration service will be in St. Mary's Cathedral, Parnell. Tho Standing Committee of the diocese of Auckland has charge of tho arrangements for welcoming the bishop-elect. The service will be similar to that which was held a littlo over eight vears ago for tho consecration of ISishop. Neiigan.'.'

Referring to the election of Archdeacon Crossley, tho Melbourne "Age" pf February 21, states: "Tho bishop-elect came to Victoria in .1905,' and succeeded the late Canon Potter in chargo of tho parish of All Saints', where he has done excellent work on behalf of tho Church. Shortly after his appointment: to All Saints'■ ho was elected to tho Archdeaconry of Geelong, and in 1907 ho filled the post of lecturer at St. John's Trainin" College. It is likely that tho vacant see of Wellington will also be filled (luring the next few days.. The stipend in this diocesa is .£llOO, and the .names' of several Victorian and ' Nc'w South Wales ' clergymen are .meiitipnQd';.in coiinCgtion 'with tho election."

It is tho intention of the London anil Brighton Railway Company, if tho electrification of the line between Norwood Junction and London is successful,' to carry, tho new system on to. Croydon,