DIOCESAN SYNOD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 1 August 1929, Page 3

DIOCESAN SYNOD

BUSINESS SITTING AS*I*OIN I'MliN'i OK- OmCE«S Tin- proceeding.-. >?f Mu- Third Ses-eua cl' l lic I u ciil v -Se\fill li Synod cl the 1 )i(» i'M' ili Nelson ■ •!m-iii;i.l ill Christ 's flilirch Cathedral. with :i large anil represent;!l i\'c nl tendance cl' clergy and Lilly. The required declarations wini' rcail liy ilie President, who deelaled the Synod duly const:iilled. Evening prayer In lii,' end cl' I lie 3rd Gulled was said, ill'lcr wllieli I lie President delivered Ids address. After prayer; upon I lie opening ' cl Synod (Slid day) yesterday. in areordaiire willi resolutions ul' Synod, copies cl' I lie ,Lilile and I look of (.'cininnu l’rayev in (lie English and Maori tongues were laid on the table »v i In' Levs. A. T. Alilgrow and I*. .M. Taylor respectively. Tiie following sessional otlieers were appointed :—Cliairinan of committees, The Worshipful Hie Chancellor (Mr T. E. Maunsell); vice Chairman of Committees, Mr VV.J. Girling; clerical secretary, Von. Archdeacon Dart; assistant clerical secretary, the Lev. G. 11. Sehurr; lay secretary, Mr D. A. Jenkins; clerk of committees, Mr ,1. F. Childs; reporters io Press, the Lev. E. L. Moore and Mr L. K. Collins. 11 is Lordship the Mishap intimated that a very well known Svnodsinan in the. person of Mr J. A. Mell of Seddon, was seriously ill in hospital. It was resolved that a. message of sympathy be telegraphed Mr Hell in confirmation of the telephone message already sent. A Mill introduced by Mr Samuel to amend tin' Pension Fund Ad of 1025 and another introduced by the Worship the Chancellor to amend the Nelson ILouisan Trust Hoard Kmpowcring Act, were read the iirst time, and made Orders of the Day for to-day. MEMBERS PRESENT The following are in attendance:— Clergy; The Lev. J. G. S. Mart lei I (Cathedral) ; the Lev. Canon A. J. Carr (Pinion); the Lev. Canon T. J. Smith f, Wakotijeld) ; Archdeacon Kempthorne (Nelson); Archdeacon York (Blenheim) ; the Lev. W. W. -Medwell (Kaikoura) ; Canon F. Quintrell (Bright water) ; I lie Rev. A. T. Milgrew (Havelock); the Lev. 11. <L Mricklainl (Lcefton); the Lev. Barffl M. Taylor (Suburban North, Nelson); the Lev. Win. Mell (Cobden); the Lev. G. A. Grossman (Motueka); the Lev. D. S. 'Evans (Takaka) : the Lev. George Widdup (Cheviot); the Lev. ,1. A. Je.rmyn (Greymouth); the Lev. S. Corney (Collingwood) : the Lev. Leonard Ives (Wairai: Valley): the Lev. li. B. Moore (Avnuri) ; tlie Lev. G. 11. ,Sehurr (Cathedral); Archdeacon J. RDart (All Saints, Nelson). Laity: Mr T. li. Maunsell. S..M. (Nelson): Professor I'. 11. Kastorlield (Nelson); Mr G. Samuel (Nelson): Mr John F. Neal (Seddon); Mr W. 11. Bryant (Brightwaler)’; Mr T. B. Salmon (Blenheim) ; Mr W. W. Tyler (Blenheim) ; Mr W. J. Girling (Blenheim): Mr J. F. ciiihls- (Sloke); Mr li. T. Porter (Nelson); Mr F. W Sykes (Nelson): Mr li. B. Alabin (Nelson)’; Mr 11. L. Davison ,(Ainuri); Mr Will.. Edgar (Murehison); Mr D. 'Barnett.' (Alnwhai): Mr A. J. Mills (Spring Creek); Mr C. 11. Alackav (Montere) ; .Mr Ciias Page (Takaka); Air J. L. Wallace (Nelson); and Messrs li. G. Wilson. Walter Thom. A. IT Davidson, Leonard J. Pfeiffer. F. 1Murray, and Leonard K. Collins. Leave of absence was granted to the following: I lie Dean, the Rev. J'. J. Daynes, Canon Kimberley, (he Rev. J. A.’Rogers, the Rev. J. W. Blovee. and .Messrs Usher, liitson, Thomas. Tarrant, C. Murray. Strnchan. Trolove, W. 1L De Castro, and Hollis Hill.