DIOCESAN SYNOD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XII, Issue 707, 17 August 1859, Page 4

DIOCESAN SYNOD.

..-..' Fbiday, • 12th August, . 1859. ; The Synod met at noon. ; / Present:—the Bishop, the Venerable Archdeacon Mathias, ReVds. Jas. Wilson, H. Jacobs, W. W. Willock, C. ALibaster, J. Raven, M. Lally, Gr. Cotterill, C. Bowen, and H. W. Harper; Messrs. Acland, Barkery ■Blakiston, Bowen, Hall, Hamilton, Pottsy Ross, Scott, Thomson, Tprlesse, arid Wylde.: • Prayers were read by; the Bishop. ' Mr. Hall"moved that the opening, address, of rthe Bishop be entered on minutes -of the Synod. -Carried. .::'..' '. ..,-.;- ---l^e minutes of the last 'meeting were readby -Rev. J. Wilson,: cleriGal • secretary, --and; were; confirmed. ■ ;

The report of'the "committee on.'istan'ding. orders was' then reacl:'.by Mr. Ross, the lay secretary; a.nd on the motion of Mr. Hall, seconded by "Mr. Thomson/ was received.

It was then decided that'the clauses of the proposed standing orders shouldbe read and: considered seriatim, which was done, '•Mr.Hall stating1 that they were in all essential; respects sinlilar, to- those of the Generai-Synod; at Wellington. :.- . : ■ ,•■■•'.. ' . . ■'.-:• , -Clause 3, having -to'the:prcrposed hours and days ?on which.' the synod should sit, having1 beeirmoved for adoption by -Mr.'; Hall, some discussion, in which Messrs. Hall, Thomson, arid Hamilton "took part, arose,' and after motions by,>Revi. ;; W/^V'illo(ck';'and.-Hr^ Thomson, it ;was finally •moyed by Rev. ;C. Alabaster, and seconded by Rev, H. Jacobs, .that'the, whole -of•.•'•this -clause, as. amended, •and including the days and- hours of meeting1, namely from 6| p.m. -to 10 p;m. on Monday, Tuesday, and TliUTsdajf, and from noon "till1 ■4: p;m. on and Friday in each ;week, be adopted.-Carried, ; ■ •On clause 23, which provided for appoint-; fments of select committees, being moved by ■Mr. Hall and seconded by Mr. Thomson, some discussion ensued"; when it was finally proposed by Mr. Ross and seconded by Mr.; ; Hall, that clause 23 of the proposed s'tandmg 1 orders be referred back to the committee for reconsideration. Carried. ..

. All the oilier clauses were adopted with 'little or no discussion. ;•■■';•.■ :

" The of the coTnmittee on standing orders i having been: gone through, ; the Right Rev. President then called on, in order df' priority, the mo'tionsof which notice had been given. ' . '.' :,. ' . Mr. Thomson, in two, resolutions, seconded by the Yen. Archdeacon Mathias, moved, Ist, that a -committee..be.-.appointed- to prepare: draft regulations; .for the future election of representatives- in the synod ■; 2nd, that such committee shall consist of 'the Yen. Archdeacon Mathifts, Revds. Wilson'/ Jacobs, and Willock, and Messrs..Hall, Bowen,' a,nd the mover. These names, with the resolutions, were adopted as they stood.' .'.■ „. The next motion, of which notice had' been given, was that of Mr. Wylde, who proposed that a committee be appointed to

report on the present division, of the province into parishes, and to suggest iterations in the same. Seconded by Rev. W. W. Willock,' and carried. It was ; then moved by 1 Mr. Wylde, and seconded by Rev, W. W. Willock, that such committee consist of Veri. Archdeacon Mathias, Revd?. W. W. Willock, ■, and G. Cotterill, and Messrs. Hamilton, Potts, Acland, and the mover. Carried. Mi. Hamilton's motion was nexton the list, and. was to the effect, that a committee be appointed to report on the > appointment of nominators for the election of .clergy of ' /acant cures, in conformity with statutes Nos. i 4 and 6 of the late General Synod. Seconded by Rev. J; Raven. Put and carried. It was then moved by Mr. Hamilton, and . seconded \ylr. Wylde, that the committee consist of Revds. Mr. Lally and 'H.'.W. Har-, per, and • Messrs. .Scott, Barker, and : the mover. Carried. y :

'■■ After a notice of motion by Rev. W. W. Willock the' house adjourned 'at 3| \).m., to Monday the 15th inst.,,at 6| p.m. ... Monday, 15th August. The Synod met at Half-past Six p.m. Present:—-The Bishop, Veri. Archdeacon Mathias, Revds. W. W. Willock, Jas. Wilson, "H. Jacobs, C. Alabaster, G. Cotterill, H. Fendall,M. Lally, W. Aylmer, J. Raven, H. W.. Harper, C. Bowen, and .¥.."■ Knowles; Messrs. Acland, Barker, .Blakiston, Bowen,: Brittan, Hall, Hamilton, Maude, Olli viery Potts, Ross,' Scott/Thomson^ Toriesse ; and Wylde. ;: ... .'' ■'-. ;"' ;V "■■'■■■•.■■■;;' After prayers by the Bishop, the minutes ■of the last meeting were read by Rev. J. Wilson, Clerical Secretary, and were confirmed. •The Rev. James Wilson proposed that a Teller to the Synod should be appointed, for the recording of votes on divisions, &c. After some discussion on a motion of. MrHall's for the appointment of: two tellers on the part of the clergy and laity respectively, ; which, having be en seconded by Mr.Torlesse, was,put -and negatived, a proposal by Mr. Wylde. that Dr. Barker should be appointedteller/was;secoridedby Rev. J. Wilson, put and carried. ' . , .<. Mr. Haill";then, as.'Chairman r bf, the Com-: mitteeon^Btangling Orders, br.oug'ht iip, their jreport oni,Ciause;23} ■< (on ;.the -appointment of : Select>Cominittees)\which>at the last meeting ■ had been' committed- for The CommitteeTe^niniended ;that,!Clause 23 should be; received as :it stood, with the addition of 'five other .markeii respectively 23 a, b,,c, d, and- c. These •having been- read by>the :Lay Secretary, Mr. Hall, seconded _by ■ Mr. >OUivier,-:moved the adoption of Clause 23^ carried. Clause 23 athen in-like manner proposed and seconded; jaaid after considerable discussion on an amendrment proposed'by ;Rev.C. Aldbaster, seconded ]\yy Rev. G. Cotterill, in favour of vote by •^ballot in • election of: select committees,.; which was lost on division, the Teller taking thesense of the house by Orders, the* Clause' (23 a) was put and carried. : < . ■ Clauses-23 b, c, d r and e-were then-put seriatim, arid carried. Mri Hall then moved that the Standing. Orders be adopted (as amended) as a whole. Seconded by. Mr. Hamilton, and,: after the' new clauses. 23 a,'b, c, d, and e-had:been again read by Mr. Ross, carried.' . ' Moved by Mr. Hall,; seconded "by :Mt. Hamilton, that ? thek Standing Orders; be;re- [ numbered, and. be ordered-to b&.printed, ried... .-;■ ... ...•/•. ■• ;■ . ; '■ ' -■„ ■•■'■'• Mr. Hamilton,"chairman1 of;the -committee ■■ appointed to consider sthe appointment '-ofnominators for; rhe "assignment of' the ■ clergy to vacant cures, then presented the report of that committee,-which'lie^requested'might be read but', the consideration 'deferred to next meeting. read by 'the secretary accordingly; ■ \ ■■: •, ■■■■' ; ; ! <The Rev; W. W. Wilteckthen movetithat' ;the Hon/C. R. Blakiston be -appointed permanent, chaii-mah' of 'committees. : Seconded by Mr. -Bowen, and carried unanimously. ' , .Notices-of motion' at next meeting '-were., then given 'by Rev. -Gr., Cotterili, Messrs. Hamilton, -Blakiston, and Rev., J. Wilton,-re- : spectively. ■ , : ■'-'•-.; On a motion of adjournmerit by the^en. ' Archdeacon Mathias, much discussion and some confusion arose touching "the fday and hour to which the House, should adjourn. "Finally, a motion by Rev. H. W. Harper, seconded by Rev. H. Jacdbs, that the house (do adjourn till to-morrow, Tuesday, at halfpast 6, p.m., was carried on division, and the house-a't half-past'B adjourned accordingly.