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Anglican Church in that colony, which originated with the late Bishop Selwyn, and (as is well known) was adopted as the model for the reconstruction of the disestablished Church of Ireland. Many useful hints may be derived from this source for the creation at Hongkong of some kind of church "Body" which could be entrusted with the ecclesiastical property and vested in the Colonial Government, or in trustees appointed by former Governors.
Enclosure 4. I forward herewith a copy of a letter addressed to me by Bishop Burdon, which will be read with interest, for it contains much valuable information respecting the peculiar position of the Anglican Church in this dependency of the Crown. There are now only three Anglican Clergymen at Hong Kong, and not one of the three is legally under the jurisdiction of Bishop Burdon. The Naval Chaplain is under the orders of the Admiralty; the Military Chaplain is under the orders of the ...
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Anglican Church in that colony. which originated with the late
Bishop Selwyn, and, (as is well
known),
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adopted
as the model
for the reconstruction of the
disestablished Church of
Many useful
from:
this
hints
source
Ireland.
may be derived
for the creation at
Hongkong of some kind of church "Body" which could be entrusted -
with the celesiastical property & -vested in the Colonial Government,
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or in trustees appointed by former
Governors.
Enclosure
4.
forward herewith a
by
copy of a letter addressed to. me Bishop Burdon, which will be read with interest, for it contains much -valuable information respeating the - peculiar position of the Anglican
Church in this dependency of the
Crown. There are now only three
now-only
Anglican Clergymen at Aong Kong, and not one of the three is
is legally under the jurisdiction of Bishop Burdon. The Naval Chaplain is under the orders of the admiralty;
the Military Chaplain is under the
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orders
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