CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 348

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orders of the War-office, while the Civil (or Colonial) Chaplain is regarded practically like any other Colonial servant of the Crown, and is under the orders of the Governor. Indeed it is stated that one of

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my predecessors in this See (unconsciously) gave effect to

practice the theory of the English Church as held by Henry VIII, (that is, the complete union in the Head of the state of all Civil and ecclesiastical authority), so far as to take upon themselves even the

regulation

regulation of the service in the Cathedral, including the prayers to be read, and the hymns to be sung.

For my own part,

I am free to confess that I have no intention to follow the above curious historical and ecclesiastical

precedent. On the contrary, I am fully sensible of the anomaly of the Clergy of an Episcopal Church being practically free from the jurisdiction of a Bishop. Whenever a Church Bay is instituted here, the Bishop should, in my opinion, hold a position

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342 orders of the War-office, while the Civil (or Colonial) Chaplain is regarded practically like any other Colonial servant of the Crown, and is under the orders of the Governor. Indeed it is stated that one of 212072 my predecessors in this See (unconsciously) gave effect to ~ practice the theory of the English Church as held by Henry VIII, (that is, the complete union in the Head of the state of all Civil and ecclesiastical authority), so far as to take upon themselves even the regulation regulation of the service in the Cathedral, including the prayers to be read, and the hymns to be sung. For my own part, 5. I am free to confess that I have no intention to follow the above curious historical and ecclesiastical precedent. On the contrary, I am fully sensible of the anomaly of the Clergy of an Episcopal Church being practically free from the jurisdiction of a Bishop. Whenever a Church Bay is instituted here, the Bishop should, in my opinion, hold a position analogous

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S 342 orders of the Way-office, while the_-_- Civil (or Colonial) Chaplain is :reganted prastically like any other Colonial servant of the Crown, and is under the orders of the Governor. Indeed it is stated that one or. 212072 of my predecessors in this (unconsciously) Government (unced into ~ practice the theory of the English Church as held by Henry VIII, (that is, the complete union in the Mad of the state of all Civil and cestesiastical authority), so far as to take upon themselves even the regulations regulation of the service in the Cathedral, including the prayers to be read, and the hymns to be sung. For my own part, 5. I am free to confess that I have no intention to follow the above curious historical and ccclesiastical -president. On the contrary, I am fully sensible of the anomaly of the Clergy of an Episcopal Church being practically free from the jurisdiction of a Bishop. Whenever a Church Bay is instituted here, the Bishop should, in my opinion, hold a position analogous

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orders of the Way-office, while the_-_-

Civil (or Colonial) Chaplain is :reganted prastically like any other Colonial servant of the Crown, and is under the orders of the Governor. Indeed it is stated that one or.

212072

of my predecessors in this (unconsciously) Government (unced into

practice the theory of the English Church as held by Henry VIII, (that is, the complete union in the Mad of the state of all Civil and cestesiastical authority), so far as to take upon themselves even the

regulations

regulation of the service in the Cathedral, including the prayers to be read, and the hymns to be sung.

For my own part,

I am free to confess that I have no intention to follow the above curious historical and ccclesiastical

-president. On the contrary, I am fully sensible of the anomaly of the Clergy of an Episcopal Church being practically free from the jurisdiction of a Bishop. Whenever a Church Bay is instituted here, the Bishop should, in my opinion, hold a position

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