THE ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 23, 20 February 1909, Page 2

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH.

•I'liUtfOSKl) UUAMiKS IN Till'. , SKKYICKS. IiIWIIUP JULIUS - YIKWS. By Telegraph.-l'rcss Association. Chrislchurch, l.ait Night. The position of 1 hi- Ciiurch in New Zealand relative to tin' changes ill church services recommended iiy the coiuWittce of the Llraterbury 11'Ji^la nil) Convention was delined by LtisliMp Julius, who discussed till' subject a Press representative to-day, Bishop i Julius was also good enough to ex|trt-»>

his personal opinions ou the alterations proposed. ■■) do not know, - ' lie said, ■'what the value of the recommendation of Uie coinnuiUe v.iay be, but unchurch ean't act upon it. All that can happen at present, ,0 far as 1 know, if these recommendations were adopted or any part of them by the convocations of Canterbury aiul Yoilk, would lie that representations ought io be made and the sanction of Parliament obtained. 'That ■liowevei, would only alleet tlie Church of KiiKland, tor it would lie open to any province to make these 01 otnei

(changes if they think lit, <iuite ipradently of the Church of tugland. with the exception of the Church of tlu Province of New Zealand, bndei the 'original constitution of the Chinch 'ii : Zealand, adopted in Bishop feelhvvn's time, Uiere arc clauses that aie ! (fundamental mid beyond thc P ovv " ot

anv general or diocesan synod to a at, Tevoeate, add to or dinimsh. The*, clauses reluled amirag othei ma tors, to the Use of the revised vc laton of Scripture and the present Book „f Common Prayer, and until Kjliureli in Xew Zealand obtains com iplcte powers or self-government from the ,Parliament of this country, it is not ,;,i our power to ado]it any «l f'm'ffi'shop explained fu't-lic-r tlint the appeal to. Parliament did not in an> '•wav involve any .question of the dot : Vine at the Church. It was reall) 'the only legal way to ol.'fein yclH-t f ron. Uie fundamental clauses _ \\ lthoutj » iiartoing the property ot the Cltu■ iln the matter of the proposed .iltun Hioits, diishop Julius said he was nt prepared to express Ins approva of aU of them. 11l some respects tin J did 'fc.ppe.tr to him to jro far enough us m ■t,. use of the Psalter and greater va'Uv in the services of the Church, lie licai'tilv approved of the optional use of Kuchaiistic vestments, the Athanas.an iCreed ami«« aHernntive burnl sen ft am! he thought that a revised leetiomu j , and the use of the l'salter were much to bo desired. He objected to the proposed change in the manner of the administration of the llolv Communion. A, far as immersion, in baptism was contented, that was the rule but not tl.e practise Oil— the Church.