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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15rm, 1992
DIOCESAN SYNOD OF
CHINESE CHURCH. ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP OF VICTORIA
The third Triennial Synod of the Chinese Church in the Diocese was held last week at Canton and was well attend. ed by clergy and delegates from diferent party of the diocese. One of the delegates had travelled several hundreds of miles to represent the distant congregation at Sunnanu. This Synod lasted from Tues. day till Friday and important business was transacted. The meetings of the Synod were held in the vestry of the newly consecrated Church of our Saviour and were presided over by the Bishop of Victoria (the Right Rey, Dr. C. B. Duppur) The following were some of the points referred to by the Bishop in his opening address.
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fsteps taken during Bishop Lander's episcopate was the strengthning of the work in this city of Canton; and it would Frejoice him to see the splendid Church, which has been erected on a site he acquired 19 years ago.
Then the Rev. Matthew Fong of Kow-kong was supplied at the Magistracy, loga City ordained, as long ago as 1883. yesterday, when two men were charged has been called to his reward after a with, being in possession of a large A long life spent in his Master's service
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The quantity of arms and ammunition.. seizures were made on two small fishing
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turn to consider some of the problems that face us as a Dicoure:- Dico prest there is the problem of leadership. Something more than good- will is needed if the work of the Church in this Diocess is to be accomplished. We need statesmanship careful planning, and the wisest possible use of the slender forces that are at our disposal. In all we only have nian Chinese Clergy in this Dioceno, We are very behind some of the other Dicceses in this respect. For This hour third Diocesan Sycod, and intance, Fukkien has thirty; the first over which it is my privilege to
Mr. F. G. Vaux, solicitor, appeared for kang has twenty-nine; Hankow twenty both defendants and pleaded guilty. preside.
It is only 7 years since the six; and Kiangsu, twenty-four.
Sub-Inspector Bond, of the Water drst two regular workers in connection this is capable of easy explanation, but with our Communion came to this land my point is that if our witness is to be Palicu, gave evidence as to the Ending of They were the Rev. George Smith, (soory incroyed.
this number needs given
to be the arms. We have,
Tho 'bases" wera 'dealt with separately to be first Bishop of Victoria) and the
as you Hev. Thomas McClachie, both of the know, our own Theological College, Stand Mr. Vaus, in reference to the first case, said that the defendant, (tha Church Missionary Society. Mr. Vincent Andrew's Hall, Canton under the leader- S. Stanton came out for a little while ship of the Rev. P. Jenkins and the Roy. licenses of the boat) was a very old man of Army and Navy and Police. Other shortly before this as an unattached lay there are seven students at the College, defendant did not know the arms were over 50 years of age. He was too old to Wong Tang Ng. I learn that at Present
be engaged in smuggling. In fact the Missionary, and from August to Decem ber, 1940, was a prisoner in chains in
two of whom may be regarded as poten- tial candidates for the Ministry... Canton. He became first Colonial Chap-men we need for the Christian Ministry lain in Hongkong.
As recently as 50 years ago, in are men who can make good, not only the whole of China and Japan, there today, but ten or twenty years hence were only two Bishops of our Commun when conditions will have have vastly Ore of the matters to which changed. ion, where there are now nineteen, twelve of whom belong to the Church of China.
We need
to give special attention is the It was fifty years ago, on August 15th, that before the Synod meets again fura
syslematic training of workers. I hops 1871, that Bishop Alford, predecessor of mine, ordained to the office of Priest bood Wong Kiu Tak, the first man of Chincso race to admitted to full Urders in our Church. To-day there are more than 160 Chinese clergy,
isques-
the
The
on board. The anuggling was being done by nis folts, but as the arms were found on his boat he admitted the charge.
The Magistrate: In that case you had better plead not guilty.
Mr.. Vaux: I would ask leniency in this case and that you consider the man's case or hospital than anything else. great; age. "I understand that he is more The Magistrate: I don't see how a man can expect leniency, unless bé does his best to clean the matter up.
Mr. Vaux: He is not keen of hearing, can scarcely see and in hardly walk. no doubt that you know a lot about this The Magistrate to defendant: I have convict you for case, and I am going
There is munition.
very large quantity of am-
woven gas be made in our Bblewomen's Schools
(8)And this leads me to the problem of erangelisation. I was reading the other day a charge of one of my pre- decessors. Rishop Hoare. It was but ten years ago that the Chung things which he seems to have emphasised The three Hua Sheng Kung Hui itself was con- stituted. Friday, April 28th. 1912, was
mat are these: (1) Be spiritual and do memorable day in our story, for there, not get involved too much in material at St. John's Pro-Cathedral, Shanghai,
(2) If the Church is to do its having these arms in your possession I work it must have a good supply of have no doubt that these arms are not the preamble of our Constitution was wor
your property. They belong to someone (3) Don't have all your read, by which the General Synod of trained men. CH.S.E.H. was formed, binding toge men in stationary posts; go and seekelse, but you know something about them ther all, the Dioceses of the Anglican
sheep. Constantly itinerate. A fur and you have not given that information to the police. You cannot expect leniency Communion in China I like to recall the problem which exercised Bishop unless you help to clear the matter up. that of the members of that first Synod Hoare was the question of devising a One had been a Buddhist Priest one a
better system, of transfer of the Clergy. Taoist Priest, and ons 1 Mohammedan. I have been reading the report of a dele- It may well be that at a General Synod Kation of very experienal missionary to be held in the city of Canton, please leaders who visited the Diocese ten years God. in 1994 that process will be com
ago. A point they specially stressed was pleted by which we become an autono
the need for strengthening our evangelia. mous National Church, And in a parentie work the need both for more workers thesis I would ask that everything paans ler towns and villages is badly in and better equipment. The work in sible be done in the months that remain before the Synod meets to make our reception of it worthy. The C.H.SK.H.. it is true, is still but a small body our total constituency numbers only 53.000, and our Communicant membership only 23,000; but as we are faithful, there is before us the prospect of a glorious future; and I pray God. that to our Church it may be given to have so share in healing all therbreaches in this land of China and, in restoring a united 1414 Christendom.
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(c).And now let us paas on to a third simcst, than in any other Diccese, in More China we put our strength into educa regret the strength we put into our educa: tional work... do not for
tional work: what I desire to emphasise in, that we want to stand for & Well- This meeting of our Diocesan Synod instructed Church, and we want to see follows closely, as you are aware, upon
that everything we do is well done. the fourth General Synod of our Church. inclined to think that we need to work and immediately precedes the National give more attention to school Christian Conference to be held in Shang-Further, I am inclined to think that
in the Ammaller
towns of villages. hai from May 2nd to 11th.
A fine of $1,000, with the option of six months' imprisonment with hard labour, was ordered.
In giving evidence against the second defendant, Inspector Bond" stated that attempted to run away. when he boarded the boat, the defendant
Mr. Vaux stated that this defendant was the licenace, but he did not work on the boat. His wife and family took -ebarge." He worked on another lighter. and on the day of the arrest, owing to he weapon's strike, he visited the sam pan, as work was slack in the harbour. He was merely watching the boat for, his know anything about the wife who had gone ashore... He did not arms being
swored on board.
Mr. Wood, in sentencing the man to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour, said that there was no excuse in this case as in the former case.
probably our Bunday School system could REGISTRATION OF SERVANTS be more widely extended with most bete ficial results. In a neighbouring Dioceso they have one Chinese worker who is the Diocese.
First I should like to say that I think it impressed was at everybody that this Dioc-se its full quota of dele. gates to the Synod Feld last April at journey and expenditure of so much tinie and money. Important matters, you will (d)-This brings me to a point I would remember, were considerel: matters reinto like to stress, namely, concentration ing to the reunion of Christendom, the of adm In one of our daughter autocomy of our Church, the position of Dioceses, each year the workers set before [413 women in the Councils and Ministry of
themselves & deinite air. I believe such Four Church, the revision of the Prayer a concentration of aim is good, and makes
Book, the provision of Christian litera for lasting results. ture, Chinese Mission Work abrood, and ().A further problem is one we shal? the education of the young-to mention
have to consider to-morrow. The finan a few only among the subjects.
ein problem. I wholly sympathize with One of the resolutions in General Synod those who want our finance to be put welcomes the National Christian Confer on a strong basis, who desire to create ence at Shanghai both as a valuable 30 pnsion scheme, and who want to opportunity for practical co-operation in Charch workers
provide for the widows and orphans of Christian work, and the means to
I should like to res setting forward that mutual understanding and a strong central finance fund" for the Chinese work of the Diccate which should good-will which are essential to subatan- tial progress in manifesting the funds,vidual thrift, and also initiative among
be so adurini
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And now I would conclude by saying then frequently demand wages out of all compared with even five years agɔ, and of such a gathering a National Con ference is that it brings people of widely that it is a privilege for me to come and proportion to their age and experience. different experiences together, and en-
labour with you My aim is to get to ables them to compare their methods and know at first hand the conditions in The impersonation of others and the im proper use of letters of recommendation experiene & Here,
in part, lina the different parts of the Diocese, and to
are matters of common occurrence. The. value of such gathering as the Lambeth become, if I may the friend of Dy deliberate boycott of certain bouses, gen- Conference of Bishops which meets, a much courtesy and help from many--beth is by no means rare. Thefts by discharg fellow-workers. I have already received orally engineered by discharged servants, Jou klow; every ten years. It enables the Bishops of the Anglican Communion Chinese and foreign. And I would like ed servants frequently occur. Owing to frem many lands to confer as to problems copcially to refer to one to whom this the comparative lack of old time servants and molbis. At Conference held in Church owes not a little for his unflag in whose word, some degree of trust can July and August, 1920, more than 250 ging energy, his statesman-like vision, be placed, employers fad it most difficult Bishops were present. They came from and his persevering faith our friend and China and Japan, from India, from follow-worker Archdeacon Barnett Ando get authentic information as to the Africa, from North and South American, so I commend you and this Synod to personal character or previous record of from Australasia and from Europe. By the grace of God.
applicants for service. For the same rear such a gathering the bonds of unity are
son it is almost impossible for an em- strengthened, and the work of the Church
ployer to trace a sirvant who absconds advanced.
without notice. For want of responsible herd servants minor troubles occur in the household with which the average em SHANGHAI OFFICE - ployer cannot deal effectively. In the same connection sundry other points
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and the line of union are always more we feel strongly that we may properly (1)-First, as to personnel. Bines the Isat meeting of the Synod, three
or less noticable. In Kryptok lens, no ask you for some measure of protection and relief. We know well the success ago, the Diocese has lost the direct ser- cement is used, but the reading segment that has attended the registration of vices of my predecessor in office, Dr.is electrically used in a depression in chauffeurs from the employers' point of Lander. I deliberately say $4 direct vider" because. I know that in every way the main leas, while the whole lens is view, und if the scheme we suggest were he can Bishop Lander is still serving this ground smooth on both sides to the ed by the public, the benefits accruing to brought into force and properly support Diocese. For thirteen years he inboured desired focus. Kryptok lenses of any all employers of Chinese domestic labour here. During this time substantial pro-
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