G. Members of the Lower House Upon the Standing Committees That the Lower House has elected the following Members upon the various Standing Committees and the Commission on Faith and Order. (See Standing Committees, p. XXXI). G-2. Committees That the Committee on Pensions be re-appointed as follows: Archdeacon Snowdon. Archdeacon Doherty. Chancellor Worrell. Mr. C. S. Scott. Mr. J. M. McWhinney That the appointment of the Committee on Finance and Expense be deleted from the Journal of the House That the Upper House has appointed the Bishops of Montreal, Toronto and Huron as representatives of the Upper House upon Committee on Pensions. That the Upper House concurs in the recommendation attached to Message G2 from the Lower House. H. Registrar's Report That the Upper House concurring, the Registrar's Report be adopted, the Registrar to add a statement that he has received the sealed copy of the Book of Common Prayer. That the Upper House concurs in Message H. I. Report of Executive Committee on Reunion That the Upper House concurring, the Report of the Executive Committee on Re-union be adopted. (See p. 75). That the Upper House concurs in Message I. J. Canon Amending Canon II. Respecting the That the Upper House concurring, the amendments to Canon II, "The Missionary Society of the Church of Englnad in the Dominion of Canada," following be enacted : That canon No. II, on the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada be amended as follows: (1) By substituting the following for Section No. 4: "The Board of Missions shall consist of all the members "of the Upper and Lower Houses of the General Synod "and of the Members of the Board of Management as "hereinafter constituted and of the Members (elective and "ex-officio) of the Dominion Board of the Woman's Aux"iliary as constituted for Annual Session) with power to "the Board of Missions to add to their number. "The Primate shall ex-officio be Chairman and in his ab"sence the senior Archbishop or Bishop shall preside.” (2) That the following section be added to the Canon:"The Board of Management shall at its Annual Meeting "appoint an Apportionment Committee whose duty it shall "be to consider and recommend to the Board the amounts "to be apportioned to the several dioceses for contribution "to the purposes of the Society and also the grants to be "made for the work in the Foreign Fields and to the sever"al Canadian Dioceses and for other objects requiring as"sistance from the Society." of "The said Apportionment Committee shall consist "The Executive Committee of the M. S. C. C. shall consid- (3) That Section 5 be amended by striking out the words:- and by substituting therefore the following clause : "The Members of the Board of Management elected by "each Diocesan Synod shall report to their respective "Synods." (4) That Section 9 of the said Canon be amended by striking out the words: "on or before the 31st day of January in each year." and that the following words be substituted therefor:"when required by the Board of Management." That the Upper House concurs in Message J. K. Place of Meeting For Next General Synod That the Upper House concurring, the next Session of the General Synod be held at Kingston. That the Upper House concurs in Message K. L. Report of the Business and Contract Committee That the Upper House concurring, that the Report of the Business and Contract Committee of the Prayer Book be adopted. That the Upper House concurs in Message L. M. Hymnal Committee The Lower House has appointed the following Members on the Hymnal Committee: Rev. Dr. Dyson Hague. Very Rev. Dean Owen. Rev. Canon Loucks. Mr. James Edmund Jones, (Con.) Mr. W. B. Scott. Mr. H. M. Cody. That the Upper House appoints as its Members on the Joint Committee: The Bishops of Huron, Toronto and Ontario. N. Royalties on Book of Common Prayer That the Upper House concurring, the Board of Finance be given power to act with respect to the petition of the Board of Management of the M.S.C.C., regarding the royalties on the Book of Common Prayer which was received by the House and referred to the Board of Finance on the first day of the present Session. That the Upper House concurs in Message N. O. League of Nations That the Upper House Concurring, that the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada desires to place on record its deep appreciation of the efforts now being made by the League of Nations to secure the future peace of the World by promoting a plan of general disarmament. Furthermore, that this Synod calls upon the members of the Canadian Church to use every opportunity in their power of helping on the work of the League and stmiulating National interest therein. That the Upper House concurs in Message O. P. Report of Examiners for Divinity Degrees That the Upper House concurring, the Report of the examiners for Divinity Degrees be adopted and printed in the Synod Journal. That the Upper House concurs in Message P. Q. Insurance That the Upper House concurring, the whole question of Insurance upon Church Property in Canada be referred to a Special Joint Committee for further investigation and report to the Synod. That the Upper House does not concur in Message Q but suggests that the whole question be referred to the Executive Council for invstigation and report, it being taken for granted that no interference with the rights of a Diocese or group of Dioceses is intended by this Resolution. That the Lower House concurs in Message Q from the Upper House. R. Report of the Executive Council That the Upper House consenting, Sections (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6), of the Report of the Executive Council,be adopted. That the Clause of the Report presenting the Report of the SubCommittee on the re-organization of the Church be received and that the Executive Council be earnestly requested to consider the whole of this important matter including th recommendation of the Memorial of the Diocese of Huron and report fully at the next Session of the Synod. That Clauses (7), (8) and (9), be received; that the Section re Publicity be received. That the first paragraph of Clause (10), be referred to the Board of Finance and also Paragraph (1); that Paragraph (2), be not adopted; (Paragraph (3) has already been dealt with). That no action be taken as to Paragraph (4) that Paragraph (5) be approved. That Clause (11), Clause (13), has already been dealt with; (14), (15) and (16) and the first resolution in (17) and (18) be received. That Clause (12), and the Second Resolution in (17), be referred back to the Executive Council for further consideration and action. (Clauses (19) to (22) have already been dealt with). That Clause (23), the Report of the Committee on Records and Clause (24), Report on the Canadian Church man, be received. That the Upper House concurs in Message R from the Lower House: "Report of the Executive Council." S. Report of Committee on State of Church That the Upper House concurring, the Report of the Committee on the State of the Church be received and referred back to the Committee for correction before being printed in the Journal. That the Upper House concurs in Message S. T. Hymn Tunes That the Upper House concurring, a Joint Committee of both Houses be appointed, consisting of not less than nine members of whom one third shall be from the Upper House, one third from Clerical and one third from the Lay Members of the Lower House, to inquire and report what Hymns and Tunes, if any, in the Book of Common Praise are seldom, if ever, used and any other infor.nation necessary and useful in case of future action which this Synod may think to be necessary in regard to omissions, substitutions, additions or alterations in any new edition in case a Revision should in the future be decided upon and that the Prolocutor appoint the Members from this House on the Committee. That the Upper House concurs in Message T from the Lower House. U. Transportation That the Upper House concurring, that the Honorary Secretaries be a Committee to make all arrangements for Transportation in cooperation with the General Secretaries of the M.S.C.C., G.B.R.E., and C.S.S., or such representatives as these bodies may appoint. |