ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8728, 31 January 1907, Page 2

ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Per Pror.s \^o:ialieii. Duxiooiv, January 30. At the general Synod's : this n'teriioon, Mr J. M. Pitehie moved that, subject; tj iiio assent oi tbe Diocesan Synod, or the standing committee of Auckland Diocese, the tru.-teos of St. John's College be authors,ed to appiy for Parliamentary iiowtr to sell, or exchange, all or" p n'tions, of the lands held by them for the general purposes of the Co'llege. Mr Allen Kec.-ai.lod. The ib'V. W. P.ealfy objected to sueli power beiue; e;iven in. this way, seeiii"' that ■ l .'.jo, ,!; 'iJ >''•■' .£O'VJOI) worth of property '.vas involved. The bishop of Auckland point"d out that there were two .pae.-tions to be considered, (1) tiie payment of w..rden, (2) ihe ivcctioii <"ii' p: rmanent brbldinos. They wanted ;il lean': .LJO.O'i'.i before they bej'iiu to erect i>uildin.;s at Ta.r:.naki and j.Uinedui. A laym.vn pi-renised a donation of .5:100, workiue; orirl ; of Duuedinhad volunteered to r.iUu £:>(> for the Patterson v.-iii£, ;:nd the Arc'idiKWon of liawke's Bay had written to say that he was prepared to find ,i:l,000 when .£■!•• :0 had been l-iised. The liishop said tliis cirev war, a challenge to tbe churchmen of iiciv Zealand to provide for the better workiue; of liishop Selwyn's yreat national gift to Xew Zealand'. Several members thought it would be a da!i_jerons precedent to powers to sell property ns asked for. Archdeacon "Williams thanked Mr Uitchie for his interest in the matter, but roared that the proposal would have horrified Ihshop Selwyn. 'ilie motion was withdrawn. Oil the motion of the. IMshop of Wellinoki;, seconded by ](e>-. T. 11. Sprott, it was resolved to print the report of the iieeess Committee on Bible in Schools in the proceedings of the Synod. Mr Sprott referred to the appalling apathy of people in regard to this question. Kvuii ordinary churchgoers could not be induced to work up the least enthusiasm. The general indifference regarding religious education in schools was beyond conception.