DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1918, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

BREACHES OP ECCLESIASTICAL; LAW. By Telegraph—Press Association. Chriatchurch, Last Night, It i s stated that the dissatisfaction which has existed for some years past in the Aoglican parish, of St. Michael's, Ohristchurch, in regard to matters of ritual, has culminated in the present vicar (Canon C. E. Perry) being charged with breaches of ecclesiastical law. . The charges have been filed with the registrar of the Ohristchurch Diocese by Archdeacon C. H. Gosaet, who ha 3 resigned his archdeaconry in order to mako the accusations. ',- " SECONDARY TEACHERS' CONFER. ENCE. Ohristchurch, Last Night. The annual conference of New Zealand secondary school teachers opened to-day, Mr, W. J. Morvell {Otago Boys' High School) presiding. In his address, Mr. .Worrell said, aa secondary teachers, they must resist the tendency to undue centralisation In proportion as the'ir bondage to Wellington increased, their labors would become less spontaneous and inspiring. Meanwhile, they must improve the quality of their own services; but this they would never do so long as teaching was so ill-paid and relatively so little honored socially. There were hopeful signs, however, as interest in education was increasing. Mr. T. D. Pearce (Inverczargill) was elected president, and Altos .Nancy Jabson (Invert cargill) secretary and treasurer; C.E.M.S. CONFERENCE. Christcliurcli, Last Night. Tht Dominion confeTeiiet of the Church of England Men's Society was opene« to-day, Bishop Julius presiding. The report of the Dominion Executive specified a number of mattters for the public good that the last conference has assisted to bring about, including the ment of the Church of England Men's Society at the military camps, and' the effort in the interests of social purity, which had included a course of lectures by Surgeon-Captain Pettit. The exact strength of the society in New Zealand was hard to estimate, as sd many secretaries had failed to send in returns. The membership was, however, somewhere about 20,000 and tho number of branches about 120. Some 661 had responded to the call to serve theif country, about 20 per cent. (127 in ailV hannjs made the supreme sacrifice. A considerable time was occupied in discussing! the appointment of an organising secretary. The London headquar* ters had offered to undertake to select a secretary, and several members were in favor of the offer being accepted; othera favored the appointment of a man resident in New Zealand or Atwtralia, b<*ing of opinion that the society was "dying l so rapidly" that unless an organiser were procured speedily, there would be no one left for him to organise. It was eventually resolved that the Dominion Executive lbs empowered .to enter into negotiations with London headquarters, with a view to taking a poll as to the! appointment of an organising secretary as soon as circum»lM£es permit, and that in the event 'oflieadquartera in England failing to provide a auitat-.le secretary within three months, the Dominion Executive bo empowered to appoint a secretary in Australia or Now Zealand. Archdeacon Russell (OaraaruV was re-elected general secretary, and th» following executive was elected:—Rev. H. fj. BlaclAiimo (Palmeraton North), Canon T. F, Taylor (Trentham>Camp)< Rev. ,T. T. Castle (Wellington). Messrs J. O .Adams (Chrietchurch), W. Nash (New Plymouth), and J. W. Henderson (Wellington). It was decided to hold the next conference at Auckland,