Very Rev. Dean Owen, Rev. Provost Seager, Mr. Chancellor Worrell, Mr. C. S. Scott. Rules of Order were suspended that Provost Seager might introduce the following motion: Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Principal Vance, and Resolved: That a Committee of ten, five Clergy and five Laity, be appointed by the Prolocutor and Chancellor Worrell to nominate the members of the Committee representing this Lower House on the Committee for conference with other Christian Communions on the question of Christian re-union on the basis of the Lambeth Appeal. Several Notices of Motion were given. Message No. 42 was received from the Upper House concurring in Message V from the Lower House re Conference on Church Congress. The Report of the Committee on Doctrine, Worship and Discipline (see page 411) being brought before the House Principal Vance rose to a point of order, asking the Prolocutor if a report could be presented to the House that has not been considered by the Committee. The Prolocutor ruled that it could not be presented unless a draft had been submitted to members of the Committee. The Prolocutor put the question whether the House wished to discuss the report and it was answered in the affirmative. It being ascertained that the report had been submitted to the members of the Committee, it was, thereupon moved by Archdeacon Ingles, seconded by Archdeacon Paterson-Smyth, and Resolved: That the House concur in Message No. 13 from the Upper House re the Report of the Committee on Doctrine, Worship and Discipline. Archdeacon Ingles asked for a suspension of the Rules of Order that he might introduce the motion to which he had given notice instructing the Committee on Doctrine, Worship and Discipline to arrange a Round Table Conference. The Rules of Order were suspended. Moved by Archdeacon Ingles, seconded by Rev. Principal Waller: That the Upper House concurring, it be an instruction to the Committee on Doctrine, Worship and Discipline to arrange a Round Table Conference between representatives of the two great schools of thought in the Church; six of each School, with a view to coming to a common agreement as to the teaching of the Church in all important points of doctrine, and thus create greater unity among ourselves. After discussion the motion was withdrawn on request of the House, the members having indicated that the Church is so united in matters of principle that such conference is unnecessary, meeting in Synod and discussing questions of vital importance together having tended to draw us to closer unity among ourselves. Message No. 43 was received from the Upper House stating concurrence in Message No.CC. from the Lower House re expenses of the House of Bishops. Message No. 44 was received from the Upper House, stating concurrence in Message No. DD. from the Lower House re the Preamble to Message No. 4 from the Upper House. Message No. 45 was received from the Upper House stating concurrence in Message No.GG. from the Lower House re the report of the Hymnal Committee. At I p.m. the House adjourned to meet again at 2.30. AFTERNOON SESSION At 2.30 p.m. the House reassembled. The Session was opened with consideration of Message No. 36 re the Canon on Beneficiary Funds. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That Message No. 36 be received and considered clause by clause. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause I be adopted. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 2 be adopted. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 3 be adopted. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 4, subsection 1 be amended by adding the word "and" at the end of the clause, and the clause as amended be adopted. Moved by Chancellor Martin, seconded by Mr. C. S. Scott: Provided that no Clergyman ordained after the passing of this Canon who at the time of his ordination was 50 years of age shall be entitled to any benefits under this canon. Neither shall his Widow or Orphans. On the vote being taken it was decided in the negative. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That subsection 2 clause 4 be adopted. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That subsection 3 clause 4 be adopted. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved. That Section 4 having been considered clause by clause and amended, that the clause so amended be adopted. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing-Lewis, that clause 5 be adopted: While clause 5 was being considered the first and second clauses were designated as “a” and “b”. Moved by J. M. Blankenbach, seconded by J. M. McWhinney in amendment: That subsection 'a' of clause 5 be deleted. Moved by Archdeacon Knowles, seconded by Rev. H. M. Little, in amendment to the amendment: That clause 5 be amended by adding in the beginning of the clause and before the words "Every Clergyman" the words "That every Diocese, through its parishes or otherwise; for-" On the vote being taken it was decided in the negative. Moved in amendment to the amendment by Chancellor Martin, seconded by Mr. R. W. Allin: That subsection 'a' of clause 5 be amended by inserting after Fund on the second line "who does not pay any dues to any similar Diocesan Fund or Funds." On the vote being taken it was decided in the affirmative. On the vote being taken on the amendment of Mr. Blankenbach it was decided in the affirmative. Moved in amendment by Mr. E. J. Fream, seconded by Archdeacon Heathcote: That the balance of clause 5 be deleted. On the vote being taken it was decided in the affirmative. The adoption of clause 6 being moved, it was moved in amendment by Mr. E. J. Fream, seconded by Archdeacon Dewdney, and Resolved: That Section 6 be amended by striking out the words: "And who are in good standing on this Fund" where they appear on the seventh and eighth lines of said section. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 6 as amended be adopted as clause 5 of the canon. Moved by Rev. A. H. Moore, seconded by Archdeacon Draper: That clause 7 of the draft canon be deleted. On the vote being taken it was decided in the negative. Moved in amendment by Chancellor Martin, seconded by Chancellor Davidson: That the words "or under the Board of Management aforesaid" be inserted after the word Canada" in the third line of clause 7 of the draft canon. On the vote being taken it was decided in the affirmative. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 7 of the draft canon be adopted as amended. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That the subsection 1 of clause 8 be adopted. I Moved by Mr. R. W. Allin, seconded by Mr. E. J. Fream: That the Lower House do not adopt the second paragraph of Section 8. On the vote being taken it was decided in the negative. During the discussion Provost Seager accepted the following reading of clause 8, subsection 2: Any clergyman in receipt of a payment from any Diocesan Fund, and who for that reason receives less than $700. per annum from the Pension Fund of his Diocese, shall not be entitled to benefit by this Fund unless the amount received by him from such Diocesan Fund and the grant from the Pension Fund of his Diocese together is less than $700. In the latter case the Committee shall be empowered to make such a grant as will bring up the pension of such clergyman to $700 per annum. On the vote being taken thereon it was decided in the affirmative. It was decided to hold an Evening Session at 8.15 p.m. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That both subsections of clause 9 be adopted. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 10 of the draft canon be adopted. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 11, subsection 1 of the draft canon be adopted. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 11, subsection 2 of the draft canon be adopted. The subsections were thereupon numbered (a), and (b). Moved by Chancellor Martin, seconded by Chancellor Worrell, and Resolved: That the following be added to clause 11 of the draft canon as subsection (c): That the Committee shall also be empowered in special cases of service as defined in clause 7 in different dioceses or in different capacities to grant pensions as specified in clause (a) and (b) subject to the conditions therein set out. Moved by Chancellor Martin, seconded by Chancellor Davidson, and Resolved: That clause 12 of the draft canon be amended by adding the words "or who shall have served under the Board of Management aforesaid" be inserted after the word "Dominion" on the 3rd line. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 12 of the draft canon be left out for the present. Moved by Provost Seager, seconded by Dr. Lansing Lewis, and Resolved: That clause 13 of the draft canon be adopted. The following were nominated by the Prolocutor as the Nominating Committee for members of the Committee on Reunion: Rev. Canon Cody, Rev. W. H. Davison, |