EDWIN H. KNOWLES 8. Re Church Union. Memorial from the Diocese of Saskatchewan The Ven. Archdeacon Ingles, Hon Clerical Secy. of the General Synod. Dear Sir, I am instructed by the Synod of the Diocese of Saskatchewan to forward to you the following resolution: "That this Synod of Saskatchewan now in session urges the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada meeting in October 1921, to take steps leading to a Conference, with power to act, between a Committee of the General Synod and leaders of other Denominations in Canada, with the aim of introducing such a measure of Church Union as is consistent with the fundamentals of Christian Doctrine, as presented and preserved in our Prayer Book. HENRY WALLACE, 9. Re Headquarters of the Church. Secretary To the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada: The humble petition of the Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia humbly sheweth: "That the Synod of the Diocese of British Columbie, prays that the permanent Headquarters of the Church of England in Canada be transferred from Toronto to Winnipeg." And your Petitioners will ever pray. Signed on behalf of the Synod of the Diocese of B. C. this 29th day of July A.D. 1921. CHARLES COLUMBIA, 10. Re Expenses to Lambeth Conference, etc. Chairman To the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada. The Memorial of the Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia humbly sheweth: That at the Annual Meeting of the Synod held February 3rd, 1921, the following resolution was passed: "That this Synod memorialize the General Synod requesting that, if not otherwise provided for, provision be made for the payment of the travelling expenses of the Canadian Bishops attending Lambeth Conference and the expenses of the members of the Executive Council of the General Synod when attending its meetings by including the amount required in the triennial Assessments on the Dioceses." And your Memorialist will ever pray. Signed on behalf of the Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia this 29th day of July A.D. 1921. CHARLES COLUMBIA, Chairman 11. Re Divorce. RESOLVED: The Synod of the Diocese of Ottawa That, in view of the increase of divorce in Canada and the levity with which the marriage tie is regarded by many, it is desirable that the Church should again draw attention in the most solemn emphatic manner 1st. To the fact that marriage was instituted by God Almighty that man should have assistance and companionship, and that marriage is not to be undertaken hastily or carelessly, for caprice or for any improper motive, but only after prayer, each party believing and having reasonable cause to believe that they will be able and willing, as loving and life long companions, to assist one another in the journey to the Heavenly Kingdom; 2nd. To the importance of celebrating the marriage service, called by the Church the "Form for the Solemnization of Matrimony", in the House of God in the most public, solemn and impressive manner, in the presence as far as may be possible of the kinsfolk and friends of the parties, Our Blessed Lord Himself having taught His Church the value and blessings of marriage ceremonies and rejoicings by being present with His disciples and performing the miracle at the marriage feast at Cana; 3rd. To the fact that when God blesses the union with children that the purity and happiness of the home life have a commanding influence upon the upbringing and future of these little ones, concerning whom our Saviour, in solemn warning, bids us take heed that we put no cause of stumbling in their way, and that therefore every effort should be made to raise the standard of domestic life by family prayer, by reading of God's Word and by the example of the parents, and to prevent as far as may be anything that will discredit or degrade the relations of husband and wife or parent and child, whether it be in literature or in art, whether it be in the daily press or in the drama, in advertisements in public places `or in moving pictures; And 4th. To the fact that, marriage being, according to God's insitution to which our Saviour Christ recalls us, the union of one man with one woman to the exclusion of all others so long as they both shall live, the Church of England in Canada has by a canon of the General Synod provided that no clergyman of the Church shall marry a divorced person while the other partner is living. It is therefore the duty of all members of the Church, by example, conversation and influence, to use every means within their power to maintain the Christian standard of home life, to promote personal purity, and to oppose every effort for facilitating divorce or the declaring of any marriage null for any insufficient or improper reason. A true copy of a resoluton passed unanimously by the Synod of the Diocese of Ottawa on the second day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one. W. H. STILES ΤΟ Clerical Secretary 12. RE WORK AMONG SEAMEN Diocese of New Westminster The Primate, the Archbishops and Bishops of the Upper House and the Clergy and Laity of the Lower House of the General Synod of the Church of England in Synod assembled: At a Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Diocese of New Westminster, held August the 31st, it was RESOLVED"THAT a Memorial be presented to the General Synod, praying that the Social Service Commission be instructed to support the work of the Church among Seamen in the same manner as it now maintains the Chaplains of Ports." This Memorial respectfully showeth: THAT WHEREAS there are in the Dominion of Canada several large Ocean Ports, to wit; Halifax, St. John, Quebec, Montreal, Vancouver and Victoria; AND WHEREAS the Spiritual and social needs of the Seafaring population call aloud for the ministry of the Church, thereby laying a solemn responsibility upon it; AND WHEREAS the Church of England in Canada has already undertaken work at the Ports amongst Immigrants, a work supported by the whole Church to the benefit of all; AND WHEREAS the Committee appointed by the Executive of the Diocese of New Westminster to report have recommended, THAT the Synod of New Westminster take over the work of the Seamen's Institute, in the city of Vancouver, as a Diocesan charge and responsibility; and THAT advantage should be taken of an offer of a suitable building for the work of the Institution; THEREFORE the Executive Committee of the Diocese of New Westminster beg respectfully to request that the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada arrange with the Council of Social Service to give the aid of the whole Church to the support of Diocesan work among Seamen in the great Ports of Canada; and that in the case of Vancouver a grant of $1000.00 per annum be made to the Synod of New Westminster Signed, R. Seymour. Hon. Lay Secy. of Synod. ADDRESS TO THE VENERABLE ARCHDEACON ARMITAGE, SECRETARY OF THE REVISION COMMITTEE OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAyer. We, the members of the Upper and Lower House of the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada feel that we cannot allow this memorable occasion, on which the Revised Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England in Canada has been formally confirmed and authorized for use throughout the Church in Canada, to pass without due acknowledgement of the great services which you, as Secretary to the Revision Committee, have rendered to our Church. We realize that only a man of extraordinary zeal and devotion, combined not only with a very rare capacity for the mastering of the numerous and intricate details which such a work involves, but also with an indomitable perseverance in overcoming formidable difficulties, could have brought this work to such a successful issue, while at the same time administering a large Parish with its inevitable demands upon both time and energy. You richly deserve, and have obtained the gratitude of every member of our Church, and you have the reward, which we know that you will prize highly, that your name will always be inseparably connected with this Book. It is our intention to present you with a special copy of the Canadian Revised Book of Common Prayer, which we hope will serve both as a memento of your labours, and a token, however inadequate, of our gratitude for the conspicuous ability and unsparing toil with which you have conducted and brought to a successful completion this most important work. MATTERS REFERRED I. TO COMMITTEES: A. The Executive Council: (1) That the Executive Council be requested to prepare a suitable Statistical Form on the Statistics and State of the Church of a standard character to be sent out by the Committee on the Statistics and State of the Church in good time every year to the various Dioceses in this General Synod. b (2) That the report of the Committee on "Faith and Orders" e sent to the Executive Council with an instruction to consider |