DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1796, 22 November 1879, Page 4

DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Faro at, Notembbe 21. The Synod met at the usual hour ; his Lordship the Bishop presiding. Prayers haring beon pronounced, Several notices of motion were given. PABSONA&K EEBEEVE. Mr Harman moved, without notice, that Mr Edward Strange be added to the Christchurch parsonage reserve committee. The motion was unanimously agreed to, MAOEI PETITION. A Maori petition was presented, praying that the prayer for the Government and Parliament be inserted in the Maori Prayer Book. EXPLANATION. The President stated that he had been reported to say in regard to the Burial Service motion the previous day, that he could not use the service proposed by the Archdeacon. What he actually said was that he could not draw up the service as proposed by the Dean. He mode no reference to Archdeacon Harper’s reposal.

CLERGY STIPENDS. Rev. J. W. Stack moved— " That the Church Property Trustees be authorised to invest on mortgage the sum of £4OOO put of the amount voted at the special session of Synod, 1879, for increasing the stipends of the clergy and other purposes, and to pay the interest accruing therefrom to the standing committee, to bo applied by them to supplement, when required, the ordinary grants to clerical stipends from the clergy maintenance fund. The fund to bo created by the income arising from these investments to be called the Clerical Stipend Aid Fund.” The Dean moved an amendment that after the word “ mortgage ” the following be inserted —“For a term not exceeding three ye Tbe Hon. H. B. Gresson seconded the amendment. During the discussion which ensued, The resolution was here altered by striking out “ ou mortgage,” permission being granted on the ground that the alteration came before the proposed amendment in point of place in the wording. The Drab’s amendment was then put and negatived on the voices. After several other amendments and considerable discussion, the motion was passed as follows That the Church Property Trustees be authorised to invest the sum of £4OOO out of the amount voted at the special session of Synod in 1879 for increasing the stipends of the clergy and other purposes, and to pay the interest accruing therefrom to the standing committee, to be applied by them to supplement, when required, the ordinary grants to clerical stipends from the clergy maintenance fund. The fund to be created by the income arising from these _ investments together with any contributions which may be available from other sources for the same purpose shall be permanent, and be called the Clerical Stipend Aid Fund.” TRAINING COLLEGE. Rev. E. G. Penny moved—" That in the opinion of this Synod it is desirable that the existing Diocesan institutions for the training of candidates for the ministry should be united when practicable into one central college, or if found more expedient into one for each island, and that the president be requested to bring this recommendation before the next session of the General Synod.” The Rev, T. Flavell seconded the motion. The Yen. Archdeacon Harper opposed the motion on the ground that any such scheme would have to be, as in England, diocesan in its character as to management. On the motion being put the President declared the noes to have it. A division was then called for, the result being that the motion was declared to be lost by 19 to 18. At this stage the Synod_ adjourned for an hour as usual, resuming again at 7.30.

PETITION PROM WAIMATB. Mr Parker moved—- “ That a Select Committee be appointed to consider the petition from the Church members of Waimate. Such committee to consist of Archdeacon Harper, Rev. W. A. Pascoe, Rev. 0. Coates, Messrs W. 0. Walker, Hon. H. B. Gresson, and the mover.” The resolution was carried. CHURCH SOCIETY. The Rev. W. C. Harris moved—- “ That the Bill to constitute a Church Society be read a second time, and considered in committee.” The rev. gentleman explained the objects of tho measure, which it appears_ were to improve the provisions of the existing Act. The motion being carried, the Synod went into committee on the Bill. On rising the Synod adjonrned till Monday. 111 - : : A Lover’s Alarm Clock—A level's alarm clock has been introduced in New Orleans. At ten o’clock it strikes loudly, two little doors open, and a man with a dressing-gown and cap on glides out, holding in his hand a card inscribed “ Good night,” As he bows and smilingly retires back into the clock, the young man takes the hint, says "good night” to the fair daughter, aud departs. The other evening an old gentleman advanced the proposition that never in the coarse of his long life had he even seen a woman who was not charming. “ Ob, really now,” said a lady whose nose was one of the purest Ukraine breed, “ don’t yon think I’m ugly ? ” "Not at all, madame,” replied the gallant old gentleman ; “ you are an angel fresh fallen from heaven, only you fell on your nose 1” A young man fell dead in Mansville, Pa , one Sunday night, recently, while sitting in the parlor where his daughter and her young man was sparking. It may be that the conduct Jof the young couple sickened the old man and caused his death, but it will do no harm, and perhaps much good, to out this paragraph out and show it to the old folks who are addicted to sticking in the, parlor on Sunday evenings when their: daughter’s beau wants to tell her a great many secrets, and so forth. —“Norristown 1 Herald.”