ANGLICAN CHURCH

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1928, Page 3

ANGLICAN CHURCH

THE BISHOP’S POLICY

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, October 24

At the London Diocesan, Anglican Synod, Bishop Ingram submitted six questions, on winch the clergy balloted.

The first question was :—Were they willing that the Bishop should be guided by' the rejected 1928 Prayer Book until full order has been re-establish-ed?” was :—“ No.” The second question was:—Were they willing to prohibit any deviation from the Prayer Book erf 1662 except when the parishioners and the incum bent agree? The answer was:—“No.” The third question was:—Were they willing to allow the use of the consecration in the alternative order at Holy Communion provisionally and subject to the Bishop’s special conditions ? The answer was:—“No.” Tlie fourth question was : —Were tliCj willing to allow reservation for known cases of sickness during any one day '( The answer was:—“Yes.” The fifth question was :—Were the. willing to allow the Bishop to regulate permanent reservation'in the present emergency in accordance to the Rubrics of the 1928 Prayer Book ? The answer was:—“ No.” The sixth question was:—Were they willing to support the Bishop in endeavouring to stop any practices inc in sistent with the 1662 and the 192 Prayer Books? The answer was:—“Yes.”

The London Synod’s voting on the fifth question was: —Ayes, 292; noes, 655.

On the sixth question, the voting was :—Ayes, 536 ; noes, 494. On the other questions the voting was fairly close. LIVERPOOL SYNOD VOTE. LONDON, October 25. Tlie Liverpool Diocese answered the question sas follows:—Frist, no; second, yes; fifth, no. Correction. —The Liverpool Synoa voted against the first four questions, but accepted the fifth. It also voted yes on a question submitted by the Bishop of Liverpool that no further action be taken until the 1923 Prayer Book had been sanctioned. The Lichfield Diocese answered the first five questions as follows: Yes, Yes ; No ; Yes ; Yes. The answers to the others have not been returned. A COMBINATION OF OPPOSITES. LONDON, October 25. It is regarded as most ..significant that an overwhelming majority of the London diocesan clergy have refused to follow their Bishop, Dr Ingram’s lead in the matter of the Prayer Book. •The result was a surprise, even for the most resolute opponents. The “Daily Telegraph’s” ecclesiastical correspondent says:—“ The result was due to the combination olf both the Prbtestants and the ArtglorCatholics. for diametrically opposed reasons, on the subject of reservation.” The “Morning Post” says The refus'd of the London clergy to support their Bishop’s policy is regarded as the death blow to that policy, since London is the most important diocese of the Church of England. It proves that this diocese is unwilling to challenge the state.