ANGLICAN CHURCH SYNOD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 169, 8 July 1908, Page 2

ANGLICAN CHURCH SYNOD.

THE DEARTH OF CLERGY.

" WJE MUST TRAIN OL'K OWN."

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night The eighteenth Synod of the Welling. ten Anglican diocese was opened this afternoon. Veil. Archdeacon Faneourt,. commissary of the Bishop of WeUlngton, presided.

Alter giving au interesting des-ci'ip<-tion of the early days and renditions of work in the dioeese, the Anjideacon refel led at much length to tta Pan-Angli-cun Congress and to the Lainbcth Conference. lie considered that the Congress was a spectacle which spoke more than words could of what the linglisß Church was and of what liy. tile Holy •Spirit of God she might be'sOme Jay ill the i uturc. < Referring to tile .Mission of Uelii, the Archdeacon said it was intended that the Bishops should make arrangements for this during their presence in England, but the conditions that a sum of i 2500 should he first raised ur guaranteed had not been fulfilled. There was »o intention t 0 aba*, don the effort, and he trusted that, there would not be any intention to, do, «o. It would be a disaster to abandon, the effort, as showing a wnnt of faith, and slackening in prayer. The Now Zealand Chm-eh; appeared to hiia to Ims

a i™ (lltliusi•istic J,laying saints in each ■ centra would «oou change the aspect W-affiiir* anil ensure the Mission of Heip. ; A;d>. deacon Fancomt drew attention tu thu dearth ol clergy in the diocese. Vjfcnmu parochial districts .were now antf had been for sdne time without ttergy, "nd 3 "''ff ,Vere *, a# * of uiiiiUs. it was ulmost lio»ele s « u> l»°k lor tliesu latter from Kn S l unit . i\e must tram our own clergy if WL . '■ie tu bave assistant curates, and it "ie ranks of our curates are not to ha jiupeicssly depleted,'' s.ua the rev «en r t eu,an ||o 1 10 ,, ed to see as an f uU i;oiuc ol the liadticld Memorial Hw, , ' lair proportion of yo„ ug luen I Hould eouie tn be prepared for tic n d ministry of the Church. wT J"! | no desire to net up a | «.«! college pure „„a iunplr t' r*? I lege tar general student? tt tul " members of the Ultfws|»w # ; ' Wt!re for Students, who wei*. »!>.'■ !f S , ' ns Ito ordinatiun, but h"TI ) nval *'l hvith an initial ' y mtt I 110 endowments, Th" V -V I,a '' in g «»(1 anxio- u8 um ) .*«■- «f «ie Cimr ch b i° ""'""try menus ;,u } h V I,u<l n <*> tinsrtVe! l Tlnrin" fh i J S " Pl>ort thcmtion i!,"S cowrsc of preparaWithout assistance. ft was tlm unde" duty 0 f the OTiurch to sec that tnd to the ministry, ■ml the thuidi, tl.at meant th„ Itv must hear thl cost „f the training and educating & its clergy.