THE ANGLICAN SYNOD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 204, 17 January 1913, Page 5

THE ANGLICAN SYNOD.

_ j THE PRIMATE'S ADDRESS. j Bv Telegraph—Press Association. Nelson, Last Night. The nineteenth general synod of the Anglican Church opened here to-day, all members of the Hierarchy of New Zealand, Melanesia and Fiji being present, besides 43 clerical and lay synodmen. A civic welcome was accorded in the morning, and the afternoon sitting was occupied by the Primate's address. Bishop Neville referred to the loss the church had sustained by the resignation of Bishops Neligan, Wallis and Mules, but it had been enriched by a call to two of the most prominent members of the clergy in the Archdiocese of Melbourne The Primate dealt at length with the constitutional position of the church, foreign missions, and the Bible in schools. In the latter connection, he commented upon the fact that they had in operation neariy all the leading Christian denominations, in itself a great step towards an ideal for which they must labor unceasingly. He expressed sympathy with the Welsh Church in the trials through which it was passing. Referring to the uprising of the oppressed peoples ln . South-Eastern Europe, the Primate said that their hearts must be gladdened by the belief that the Mohammedan rule wa s passing away. He referred to the movement for promoting an understanding and intercourse between Anglican and Eastern orthodox churches. - J