ANGLICAN CHURCH

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 244, 3 July 1918, Page 6

ANGLICAN CHURCH

SYNOD OPENED. The second session of tho twenty-tot Synod oi tho Anglican Diocese ol \UI- - was opened yesterday- ills iiurdsmp Jbishop riprott presided. lu his address to tho synod c! e Bishop referred to tab question ol stall. are suffering at present, lie said, in common witn the Church everywhere, from a seriously diniinisned stall ol clergy. Seven of our clergy are uomg service with our Expeditionary forces, six as chaplains and one 111 me Ambulance Corps. Of these two will not return to us. Four of our clergy havo resigned, And in August Mv. Oodiiej, at present assistant curato at toaster- j ton, leaves, at the call of tho Bishop, for Melanesia, for which dioceso lie was, at the Bishop's request, ordained by me. liy August we shall havo lour large districts vacant, with no immediate prospect of finding vicars for them. 1 wish to thank tho vicar of Mnsterton for 'the assistance ho lias so readily given to Tinui, one of the vacant districts. Ihe Rev. AV. G. Williams lias generously undertaken to give what help lie can in two others, though, of course, his Maori work has the first claim upon him. , 1 hope that the Rev. AV. Ford Hutclun6on will Bo able to help us in the fouith vacant district. If tho war "continues, we shall havo further temporary vacancies, as, of course, tho 6upply of chaplains to tho new reinforcements must bo maintained, and also, alas! tlio places of tlioso who may lio permanently disabled for active service supplied. I know that 1 can confidently rely upon our peoplo in parishes whose clergy may be called away as chaplains loyally to stand by the' Church in this time of stress. AAe welcome to this diocese and Synod tho Rev. H. W. MonagMn, Jr. A., recently apnointed the vicar of Pahiatua.' After had been set' up, the "Synod adjourned till to-day.