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tion under 300: 4,831, or 38 per celt., have under 500; and 7,324, or 55 per ernt, have under 1,000.

On the other hand, it should be noted: that, whilst of the benefices with a po pulation below 500 a large number have net income of less than 1300, there are 1,128, or nearly one-fourth, with a net in- come exceeding £400; and of those with less than 1,000 population there are 2,18+ for nearly 30 per cent.) with incomes above that limit

Many far-reaching proposals respect ing the finances of the Church of England are made in the report of the Commis- sion of Inquiry into the Property and Revenues of the Church, appointed in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly of the Church of England:

Turning to the other end of the sale By their terms of reference the Com-1 we dud 667 benefiers with populations ré- make fall and correct ceeding 10,000, and of these 18% have less inquiry respecting all property and than £400 per annum.

In further illustration of these BHORI- venues, from, whatever source derived, and also in regard to patronage generalies we may mention that in the eight ally. They were charged with the duty dioceses of Bath and Wells, Hereford, of devising by what means no adequate Lincoln, Norwich, Oxford, Petersborough, incoms may be provided for the neces St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich, and Safis sary officers to carry on the work of the buty, with an aggregate of 4,121 bene Church of England, whether now

with populations under 300, and 2,375, ing or hereafter to be carried. exist fees, there are 1, or 33 per erat.. Aung the interesting facts, that or 35 per cent, with populations under merge is that the net income of the 300. Of the latter 558 have net incomes 13,412 benefices in England held by exceeding £400, 12870 incumbents gives an average of Bjón se for each benefice, and £496. to each ember. It also transpires that there are 11.20 parsonage houses, of

In the opinion of the Commission, one which no fewer aban 2,798 are returned

unfit," 2.25 Beeruse they are tou of the most urgent reforms to be nimed farge, and 476 for various other reasons, at is a more equal and equitable distribut It was impossible to discover the exact tion of incomes with reference to the figure of the total number of the unduties to be performed." The discrepancy beneficed elergy ju the country, sine no has been partially remedied in one direc returns were obtained from them, but the tion by the augmentation schemes of the information contained in the incumbents' Ecclesiastical Commission, but further returns show that the total number of measures in this direction are urgently assistant curates employed, and receiv- required. There are three different ways ing an ageregate stipend of £946.137, is in which the object in view could be to 4,45. The incomes of Cathedral chap-some extent attained: ters very considerably.

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Finally, it will be found that of the total of 1,412 benefees, there are 1.128, with a net income exceeding 2700, while 327 exreed £1,000,"

Durham, for (a) By the union of benefices example, has ,000 your pet. Man-Parishes; chester nearly £35,000 net, while some, such as Chichester and Carlisle, havn little more than £3,000,

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(b) By a system of "grouping" of several benefices by the union of bene fices rather than parishes;

(c) By a larger use of the existing powers of diverting emoluments from richer benefices to others where the need is greater, and an extension of these powers.

By grouping, the Commission contem- plates a plan which would in suitable cases enable one incumbent to be appoint ed to several benefices. Thus a group of three or more rural parishes would be rentred upon a small country town, and served by an incumheet with two or more curates.

Naturally a very great deal of the report is taken up with the Farlesiastical Commission, the property controlled by which has come to be regarded as the central fund of the Church. During the eighty years of its life, great estates and large funds have by careful management and successful administration been built up. The main purpose for which these funds niay be used is the maintenance of the clergy. The Commissioners have no power to contribute to the stipends for new bishoprics which have been treat

As regards the present system of pen- ed since 1936, nor can the Enancial ar- rangements made with the various cathe-sions, the Commission hold it to be in- dral chapters in 1910 be varied, despite defensible, and cummeds the scheme in

One of use in the Church of Ireland. It is r many changes of circumstance. the recommendations contained in this eognised that a certain number of un- present report is that when the present beneficed priests are not stted for the schemas of the Connaissioners (fe for charge of parishes, and it is recommend- improving the vaine of livings) have been ed that they should have increased completed, the hands of the Commission stipends after a certain number of years ers should be set free and their finds of approved service. made available for other purposes. Un

MAINTAINING LAMBETH PALMK. less this is done, it will not, says the re

An important recommendation concerns port, Le possible for the Church Assem bly to deal siccessfully with the large the stipends of bishops. At present h central problems which donfront it, and bishop is unable to obtain relief, in' re- for which financial assistance is urgently spect of income tax, for what are virtually required. At the last valuation (October, official charges on his incone, The te that the brahms' "stipends proper ferstwo parts, the per- 1910) the capital value of the assets was port pr

the Common Fund £2,275,961,

sanal stipend to he £9,500 to £, and It is also proposed that the coustu the balance to be regarded as an allow It is also proposed tion of the Plesiastical Commission, ance for expenses. which has not been substantially altered that the liability for maintaining the since 1920, should be changed. The Com-structure as well as for rates, taxes, and mission now indudes the Lord Chain insurance on episcopal residences should cellor, the Lord"President of the Conncil. be taken over by the dineessa boards of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chan fumuce in each case, while Lambeth' cellor of the Exchequer, a Secretary of Palace would be maintained out of the State, the Lord Chief Justice, the Master coinman fand of the Ecclesiastici Com- of the Rolls, nine laymen"(seven appoint-mission. A proper scheme of pensions for ed by the Grown and two by the Archbishops is also proposed in place of the bishop of Canterbury), three Church present system, by which a pensionis Estates Commissioners (two appointed by ebarged on the income of the ser. the Crown and one by the Archbishop the present time, there are no fewer than of Canterbury), the two archbishops, nine bishops whose stipends are charge- thirty-five discesa bishops, the deans of able with pensions to their predecessors, Canterbury, St. Pan, and Westminster. The episcopal pension should not, it is making a total of fifty-nine. The report suggested, exceed £800 to £1,000. except, suggests that the representation of the possibly, in the case of archbishops.

should Crown and, the diocesan bishops

Other recommendations deal with the be reduced, and that the Church Assem- increasing of the statutory stinends "of hly should be given the right to nominate arehdentons from $200 to £, and a a considerable proportion both of lag proposal that the total emolument from and clerical members. The constitutional sourers of an archdeaconry should not recommended is as follows: The two he less than 50 or ultimately £1,000 Archbishops ex-officio. ten. Bishops the payment of diocesan officers by a fixed nominated for five years by the House of stipend instead of by fee, the defraying Bishops, and two deans, nominated for of the bishop's costs in legal proceedings; five years by the capitular represent and provision for training the clergy. tives in the House of Clergy, ten laymen nominated for five years by the House of

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ancient al administering moneys of the Church is Queen Anne's Bounty, most of whose available funds are axed for helpit poor benefees in the matter of dilapidations and for fans to the clergy for parsonage house pur- poses. It is proposed to alter the con Estitution, which is theoretically indefen, sible since every Privy Councillor and K.C. is ex-officiu a Gevemer" The sng gestion is to amend the, charter so that those persons who for the time being can siitute the Ecclesiastical Commission and no others should be the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty. The functions of the two bodies would remain as at pre sent, but their administration would it is thought be inefficient.

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It is interesting also to note that the 1924. which an ismimbent without a curate amf with even a larger population than 4.00 Royal Standard hanging in the church is there under-peculiar circumstances. would not find himself overworked.

ANOMALIER DY, STIPEND, With regard to the parochial clergy, the report says I

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On these assumptions it would seem Twelve months after the Maleking ser. On sale at tile ¡Hongkong Daily Pread Ofice that a large proportion of the parochial vice in the church, it was found to he elergy (amounting, perhaps, to nearly illegal to hang the Royal Standard in or

one-half,) might be expected to welcome over any building which the King had This Wembley, sleeping contentedly in greater opportunities for work and a not been prent. Therefore, King El pleasant obscurity 20 years ago antici; at larger sphere for their activities. Ont ward gave the Vient permission to hanged the fact that all the Empire's colonies" of the 13,412 henefices incluled in our the Royal Standard in the church in would come home, by hanging these flags of the entities around the body of the returns, no less than 9,710, or more ban perpetuity..

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