ANGLICAN CONGRESS.
REMARKABLE STATEMENTS,
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Melbourne, Nov. 24,
The Auglioan Congress discussed a number of interesting Bubjeots, including the present Btate of historical inquiry into the New Testament writings, modem heresies, property and its responsibilities and rights, and Australian missions for Australian heathen,
la cenmciion with the latter the Bishop of North Queensland declared the Church was failing these msn, who asked why the Ohuroh was allowing them to live like dogs and die like animtls. Christianity, and even morality, waa in daDger, The Bishop of Grafton gave instanoss of the process cf degeneration and the relations of white aad blaok races. The Bishop of Wellington alleged they were developing in New Zealand a nation of heatbenß, He roundly denounoed the evil of what he called popular clergymen. The Bishop of Wangaratta, in a paper on unity of the Anglican faith and Anglican organisation, foreshadowed independence of the Anglican Ohuroh in Australia with a union with all the ohurohes under the Episoopal system.
The statement was received with cheers, some speakers warmly advooating a national ohuroh of Australia, independent of the Churoh of England.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1942, 26 November 1906, Page 2
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