of England in Canada in General Synod assembled:

That wherever the name "The Church of England in the Dominion of Canada" occurs in the Basis of Constitution, Canons, or any resolution of the Synod, the words "The Dominion of" be struck out, and that the Church in all its future Canons, Resolutions and Enactments, be styled "The Church of England in Canada."

CANON XVII.

ON DEACONESSES

[Enacted Ninth Session, see Journal, p. 186]

Whereas, the office of the Deaconess is primarily a ministry of succour, bodily and spiritual, especially to women.

And whereas, the time has come when this office should be canonically recognized by the Church of England in Canada; therefore, this Synod enacts as follows:

I. Women of devout character and approved fitness, unmarried or widowed, may be set apart by the Bishop of any Diocese for the work of a Deaconess, according to such forms as shall be authorized by the House of Bishops, and no woman shall be recognized as a Deaconess until she has been so set apart; provided always that a Deaconess duly set apart in another branch of our Communion may be recognized and licensed by any Bishop in Canada. Such position shall be vacated by marriage.

2. The duty of a Deaconess is under the direction of the Incumbent to assist in the care of the poor and the sick, in ministering to women, girls and children, and in the work of religious education, moral reform, and other kinds of social service.

3. No woman shall be set apart for the work of a Deaconess until she be twenty-five years of age, unless the Bishop for special reasons shall deem it expedient to admit candidates at an earlier age; the age of admittance in no case to be less than twenty-three years; it being further provided that no woman shall be set apart until she have laid before the Bishop testimonials certifying:

(a) That she is a Communicant in good standing in the Church;

(b) That she possesses such characteristics as, in the judgment of the persons testifying, fit her for some of the branches of duty above defined; such testimonials shall be signed by two Priests of the Church and by five lay communi

cants, of whom two shall be men and three women The, Bishop shall also satisfy himself, by examination or otherwise that the applicant has an adequate preparation for her work, both technical and religious, which preparation shall cover a period of at least two years.

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No Deaconess shall accept work in a Diocese without the written authority or license of the Bishop of that Diocese; nor shall she undertake parish work except at the request of the Rector of the parish.

5. When not working in connection with a parish, the Deaconess shall be under the direct oversight of the Bishop of the Diocese in which she is canonically resident. The transfer of a Deaconess from one Diocese to another shall be by letter from the Bishop.

6. A Deaconess may at any time resign her office to the ecclesiastical authority of the Diocese in which she is a canonical resident, but she shall not be suspended or removed from office except by the Bishop, for cause.

CANON XVIII.

ABANDONMENT OF THE MINISTRY OR THE COMMUNION OF THE CHURCH

[Enacted Ninth Session, see Journal, p. 169]

The Bishops, Clergy and Laity of the Church of England in Canada in General Synod assembled enact as follows:

I. If any person admitted before or after the enactment of this Canon to the Ministry of the Church of England in Canada as a Priest or Deacon shall, without availing himself of the provisions of Canon No. IX, engage in secular employment in any Diocese of the Dominion of Canada without the written consent of the Bishop thereof, and cease to exercise the functions of the Ministry under the license of the Bishop of such Diocese or abandon the communion of the Church by an open renunciation of the doctrine, discipline or worship of this Church, or by a formal admission into any religious body not in communion with the same, or in any other way, it shall be the duty of the Executive or Standing Committee of the Diocese in which the Priest or Deacon resides after enquiry to certify the fact to the Bishop of the Diocese and with such certificate to send a statement of the facts, acts or declarations which show such engagement or aban

donment; which certificate and statement shall be recorded, and the said Bishop may then suspend the said Priest or Deacon for six months. Notice shall then be given by the said Bishop to the Priest or Deacon so suspended that unless he shall, within six months, transmit to the Bishop a Statutory Declaration that the facts alleged in such certificate and statement are false or an undertaking to cease from secular employment or a retractation of the acts and declarations constituting a renunciation of the doctrine, discipline or worship of this Church or leading to his formal admission into any religious body not in communion with the same, as the case may be, he will be deposed from the Ministry.

2. If such Declaration, undertaking or retractation be not made or given within six months as aforesaid it shall be the duty of the Bishop to depose the said Priest or Deacon from the Ministry and to send a written record of such deposition to the Registrar of the Diocese thereof and notice thereof to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada.

3. If the Priest or Deacon shall deny, undertake or retract as aforesaid the Bishop may nevertheless, if he deems proper, make enquiry into the matter upon notice to the Priest or Deacon and if he should be of opinion that the complaint was true and that the circumstances are such that the Priest or Deacon should be deposed it shall be the duty of the Bishop to depose such Priest or Deacon from the Ministry and to send a written record of such deposition to the Registrar of the Diocese and notice thereof to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada.

CANON XIX.

RELINQUISHMENT OF THE MINISTRY [Enacted Ninth Session, see Journal, p.p. 163 and 183] The Bishops, Clergy and Laity of the Church of England in Canada in General Synod assembled enact as follows:

I.

Any person admitted before or after the enactment of this Canon to the Ministry of the Church of England in Canada as a Priest or Deacon may, after having resigned any and every preferment held by him and there being no charges pending against him in any Bishop's Court or Court of Discipline, execute a deed of relinquishment in the form in the schedule hereto and deliver the same to the Bishop of the Diocese in which he last

held any preferment.

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The Bishop shall forthwith deliver the deed so received to the Registrar of the Diocese and shall give notice thereof to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada and on the expiration of six months thereafter, if the said deed be not recalled and if no charge be lodged in any such Court, the following consequences shall ensue with respect to the person executing the deed

(1) He shall be incapable of officiating or acting in any manner as a Minister of the Church of England in Canada and of taking or holding, any preferment therein and shall cease to enjoy all rights privileges and advantages attached to the office of such Ministry

(2) Every license, office or place held by him for which it is an indispensable qualification that he should be such a Minister shall be ipso facto determined and avoided.

(3) He shall be, by virtue of this Canon, discharged and freed from all ecclesiastical jurisdiction, penalties, censures and proceedings to which, if this Canon were not in force, he would or might have been, subject liable or amenable in consequence of his having been so admitted and of any act or thing done or omitted by him after such admission. A copy of the deed of relinquishment and a certificate of its registration by the Registrar of the Diocese shall be evidence of its record for all ecclesiastical purposes.

SCHEDULE

FORM OF DEED OF RELINQUISHMENT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, A. B. of X. Y., having been admitted to the office of Priest or Deacon (as the case may be) in the Church of England in Canada, and having resigned (here insert the description of the preferment if any), do hereby in pursuance of the Canon No. IX of the General Synod declare that I relinquish all rights, privileges and advantages of the said office.

(Enacted present Session; see Journal, page 172)

The Bishops, Clergy and Laity of the Church of England in Canada in General Synod assembled enact as follows:

I. That all Funds held by the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada for pensions, whether received from the Anglican Forward Movement or from other source, shall be designated as "The General Synod Pension Fund" and shall be invested and managed by the Board of Finance of the General Synod.

2. If the revenue of the Fund shall be in excess of the pensions payable in any year, such excess of revenue shall be added to and invested as capital. If the revenue shall prove insufficient then a pro rata reduction on all pensions shall be made.

Provided that if any person be entitled to a Diocesan Pension or any other payment as specified in Clause 4, sub-section 3 or in clause II, such reduction shall be made in the pensions. payable under this Canon as shall be necessary to equalize the amount received by the various pensioners.

3.

At each Triennial Session of the General Synod a standing. Joint Committee shall be elected consisting of nine members, three from the Upper House and three clergy and three laymen from the Lower House, who shall hold office until the next Triennial Session or until their successors shall be appointeds The duties of this committee shall be to carry out the provision. of this Canon.

4. The revenue from these invested funds, less cost of administration, shall be used;

(1). To pay pensions to Bishops and their widows and orphans eligible to rank on this Fund under the clauses hereinafter contained.

(2). To pay pensions to retired or superannuated clergy, and to the widows and orphans of the clergy, who have served in those Dioceses of the Dominion of Canada where there is no Pension Fund now existing, or under the Board of Management of the Missionary Society of the Church in Canada, or agents in Holy Orders holding office under the General. Synod; and

(3). To increase pensions in those Dioceses or Provinces where provision for this purpose is insufficient, such increases to bring such pensions up to the level of those payable to the recipients under sub-clauses (1) and (2); and

(4). In case that the revenue is more than sufficient to meet the payments provided for under clauses 7a, 7b, 11, 12, 13 and 14-to make special grants, provided for in clauses 9,.