GENERAL SYNOD OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4119, 2 June 1874, Page 3

GENERAL SYNOD OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Monday - , June 1. The Primate took the Chair at 4 p.m., and opened the proceedings with prayer. The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and (with a slight amendment) confirmed. REPORTS. The report of the Select Committee on St. John's College, Auckland, was brought up and read. Mr. Sewell brought up a Bill for making certain necessary alterations in the formal organisation of the Church. The Bill was read a first time. PETITION. Archdeacon Edwards presented a petition from the parishioners of Oamaru, praying for leave to sell an allotment of land. BISHOPRIC OP MELANESIA. The Primate said that as a resolution had been passed by the Synod in reference to the appointment of a Bishop to the See of Melanesia, he should prefer that the letter accompanying that resolution when it was sent to the Melanesian missionaries should emanate from the Synod rather than from himself individually. He recommended also that provision should be made for the appointment of a Bishop, if necessary, when the Synod was not in session. After some slight discussion the matterdropped. BISHOPRIC OF DUNEDIN. Mr. Sewell moved. That it having been brought to the notice of the Synod that the Archbishop of Canterbury and certain Bishops of England have formally recognised Hr. Jcnner as first Bishop of the See of Dunedin, apparently in disregard of the judgment of tliis Synod formally pronounced on Hr. ■ JennerV claims, this Synod in the excercise of its undoubted authority having carefully examined the circumstances under which Dr. Jenner claims to be regarded as having been the first Bishop of the See of Dunedin, declares that Dr, Jenner, not having been appointed to the See of Dunedin in accordance with the lawn of the Church in New Zealand, ought not to be recognised as having been such first Bishop ; and this Synod doth hereby recognise the Rev. Samuel Tarratt Neville, D.D., as the present and first Bishop of the Sec of Dunedin. lire motion was agreed to. CANDIDATES FOR HOLY ORDERS. On the motion of the Bishop of Nelson the Synod wont into Committee to consider tire report of the Select Committee on the supply of candidates for Holy Orders. The Synod resumed, and the resolutions were reported without amendment, and adopted. The Bill accompanying the resolutions was read a second time, and the Synod went into Committee to consider its provisions in detail. As the debate was proceeding the refreshment hour arrived, progress was therefore reported, ami leave given to sit again. BOARD OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES, The consideration of the Bishop of Nelson’s Bill for the establishment of a Board of Theological Studies was continued. Section 2—Powers of the Board.—-In Clause 1, the branch of moral philosophy was substituted for that of Christian ethics, and the branch evidences of natural and revealed religion substituted for that of Christian evidences. The other clauses were passed with some verbal amendments, and tbe Bill was then reported, and read a second time. KON'-F UNDAMENTA L PROV(SIGNS. Tlie Hon. Mr. Ackland moved the second reading of a Bill to define the mode of procedure in altering, amending, or repealing non- . fundamental provisions of the Constitution i in accordance with clause 30 of the Consultation. I Tin: motion was agreed to, and the. Synod /then went into Committee on the Bill. After I discussion on the several clauses, the Bill was

reported, and the third reading made an order of the day for Tuesday. REPORT o*’ SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRUSTS. The Synod went into committee to consider this report. Some discussion arose on the question of the allotment of £l5O to each of the Dioceses of Dunedin, Wellington, Waiapu, and Kelson, on certain conditions. An amendment to make the allotment absolute without the conditions was lost on a division. A further amendment, that the whole sum, amounting to £6OO, be given to the Lioceso of Waiapu only, was also negatived on division. The Bishop of Wellington said it would be advisable for the Synod to adopt the report of the select committee as printed. It was extremely painful for the Bishops to have these subjects discussed in their presence, and as the subject had been patiently investigated by the committee, their recommendation could be relied upon as being made not without full grounds. * The recommendations under the heading of General Church Trust were then agreed to as printed. The other matters included in the committee’s report were then considered and agreed to, with a few alterations. The Synod adjourned at midnight, until 4 o’clock this (Tuesday) afternoon.