ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1659, 28 January 1913, Page 8

ANGLICAN SYNOD.

■ ' CANDIDATES IX)IJ THE MINISTRY. (By Telegraph.—Press Associatbn.) Nelson, 'January 27. At' the Anglican. General' Synod this morning, on the question. of candidates for Holy Orders, the Bishop of' Auckland reported, on behalf of a Select Committee: (1) That while there is no real scarcity of aspirants, there is neM for greater effort by the Church to discover,', encourage, and assist, them.'. The committee strongly re-commended-that the heads of . secondary schools, as . well a# local clergy,. should make known among-young men the need for.them for the ministry, >also the opportunities for service.. (2) That parents, are seldom well able to provide the expense of training their sons for the ministry, and .it is urgently recommended that in every diocese , a fund should ibe established'to assist aspirants,,(3). l .TJiat ,p:hikt--hostels should be extended, it is desirable .'also thot students should pass' through a further period of Sunday work and devotion under careful, experienced guidance/ This would involve residence at a provincial college organised for the' purpose, at which candidates could .spend at least a year before receiving deacon's orders. (4) It is essential that thev should be placed under, experienced hand 9 before being, given responsibility... The committee welcomes the suggestion that men who have obtained university decrees and the necessary ■ theological qualificatiops should be made deacons at 22. (5) The committee submitted that a commission.should be set'up to deal with the matter. . i i It, was resolved that a commission be set up to deal with the doings of Mormons, and take such steps as it may deem necessary to counteract their effects. • A further discussion on the Bill dealing .with ,the composition: of synods ensuH. Therßishop of Christchurch introduced a Bill to. amend the canon relating to the appointment of .pastors. .This' occupied most of the afternoon sitting. Bishop Juhus said the present system' was the worst he had experienced., Dean Fitchett (Dunedm)i who seconded, spoke / strongly in support of the Bill. The. Bishop of Wellington said the whole system of appointment was imperfect; but ttio present, system had not acted disastrously in his diocese.' Archdeacon Neild (Dnnedin) and t?5 5?,T - Beatty. (Auckland) supported the Bill. The Bui was read a second time, •passed through committee, and reported with alterations. -

At the meeting of the General Synod' -J . «."«?otioii by the Bishop of, Auckland, iflsking the' Synod to authorise tho. trustees "of St. John's College to borrow up to .23000 for the extension of the college buildings, was referred to the Sessional Committee on Trusts. Dean Fitchett moved: "(1) That it bo a recommendation from' the General Synod to thei Diocesan Synod of each diocese, to set up a social service committee t9 take cognisance of charitable institutions; social work and problems 'and report annually, to the Diocesan Synod. (2) That there be' a central provincial coin, mittee in Wellington,, consisting of the Bishop of Wellington, two clergy, and two laity; to bo appointed b.v him; to' which- central committee each ' diocesan committee, should : forward annual reports, and' by which information shall be furnished to all diocesan committees of the work covered by such .reports." Carried. . . •

' Mac Murray. moved the second reading of a Bill to permit former , students tho right to elect a representative an the board of governors for St.'. John's Collego. The Board of Governors now comprised the Bishop of Auckland and six others, but the. Bill would increase tho number to "seven .others." He said the Bill emanated from the .members of St. John's-College Association, who considered that former students should have the ri?ht. to elect oiie of ' the governors Mr. Tunks. seconded the motion. Bishop Williams hoped the Synod would support the measure. - The second-reading was carried. N