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AGENDA of proposed alterations and additions to the Articles and Canons of the Constitution.

Provincial Synod, Capetown, 9th November, 1929.

Provincial Registrar's Office, Burg Street Chambers, C a p e to w n . Printed by The S.A . Electric Printing Co., Li Capetown. INDEX.

PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF 1929.

For the information of the Members of the Synod ...... P a g e 1

ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO CANONS, ETC.

Agenda Order in Page proposal Proposer No. Synod. Amendment of Articles V I., VITT. an d X X IV . The Bishop of George ... 1 7 Amendment of Article XXIV ...... Archdeacon Pennington 2 7 Amendment of Canons I., IV. and XXX. ... The Bishop of George .. 3 8 New Canon of Mission­ ary Bishops ... The Bishop of Damara- lan d 4 9 Amendment of Canon I., S ection 3 The Bishop of Damara- lan d 5 10 Amendment of Canon XLTJ., Section 1 Archdeacon Pennington 6 11 Amendment of Canon XXIX., Section 3 ... The Dean of Capetown . 7 11 Amendment of Canon XVIII., Section 2 ... Archdeacon Urquliart 8 12 Amendment of Canon I I I ...... Archdeacon Hogarth 9 1 3 Amendment of Canon tv...... Archdeacon Hogarth 10 13 Amendment of Canon V ...... Archdeacon Hogarth 11 19 Amendment of Canon xvm ...... Archdeacon Hogarth ... 12 19 Amendment of Canon XXV ...... Archdeacon Hogarth ... 13 20 Amendment of Canon XXV., Section 6 ... Archdeacon Hogarth 14 21 Amendment of Canon XL.. Section 6 W. E. Ranby 15 22 Amendment of Canon XL., Section 12 W. E. Ranby 16 23 Amendment of Canon XL. (Addition) W. E. Ranby 17 24 Amendment of Canon XL., Section 14 W. E. Ranby 18 30 New Canon X U . (a) ... The Rev. A. C. Grant ... 19 30 Amendment of Canon XXXVTTI., Section 5 Archdeacon Hulme 20 31 AGENDA of proposed alterations and additions to the Articles and Canons of the Constitution.

FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SYNOD. 1. It shall be the general instruction to the Com­ mittee appointed to arrange the order of the Agenda, to see that facilities are provided for an early discussion ol proposals affecting the Constitution and Canons and that due priority is given to the recommendations of the Standing Committee of Synod (“ opening of Synod,” page 188). The appointment of this Committee shall have precedence of all other business unless the Synod determine otherwise.

2. To facilitate the business of the Synod atten­ tion is drawn to Rule 15, page 190— Provincial Canons, 1924, as follows :—

Bills. No. 15.—RULES OF ORDER. (Vide page 190; Constitution of Canons, 1924.)

1. The Mover shall move the First Reading of the Bill. No speech or debate shall take place there­ on, but a division may be called for.

2. If the E'irst Reading be carried, the Mover shall move a day for the Second Reading, or by leave of Synod may then move the Second Reading.

3. The debate on the Second Reading must be confined to the principles of the Bill. 2

4- If the Second Reading be carried, a day or time shall be fixed for consideration of the Bill in Com­ mittee of the whole Synod. 5. In Committee of the whole Synod, the debate must be confined to the details of the clause under con­ sideration. 6. When the Bill has been passed in Committee of the whole Synod it shall be reported to the Synod. 7. When a Bill is reported, with amendments, the same shall be considered at such time as the Synod may appoint. 8. The President shall put the amendments as far as possible in the order in which they appear in the Bill. 9. When a Bill, as amended, has been considered, or in case there be no amendments, a motion may be passed that the Bill be read a third time on a future d a y ; one clear day at least being interposed except by unanimous vote of the Synod. 10. To the Motion “ That the Bill be now read a Third time,” an amendment may be moved “ that the Bill be re-committed either wholly or in respect of a particular clause or clauses,” which amendment, being agreed to, a future time may be appointed for such reconsideration 11. After a Bill has been read a Third time, it shall come into operation, in terms of Article X X III. of the Constitution, or Canon XLII., 3, as the case may­ be. 12. After the Third Reading of a Bill to amend the Constitution has been passed, the Mover shall move “ that the Synod is of opinon that it is desirable to alter, amend or repeal (as the case may be) Article ...... of the Constitution as detailed in the Bill just passed.” When such proposed alteration, amendment cr repeal comes before the next ensuing Synod, it shall be sufficient to move “ that Synod do agree to this Bill, and if such Motion passes, the alteration, amendment or repeal shall become operative, in terms of Article X X III. of the Constitution. No amendment of the Bill may be received at this Synod. 3

Reports (Rule 64). A member presenting any Report, except a Report of the Committee of the whole Synod, moves:— (1) “ That the Report be received; ” if granted, (2) “ That the Report be now read ” (no discus­ sion) ; if granted, (3) “ That the Report bo. considered on------; ” or, “ that it be referred to a Select Committee for report on----- . ” Every Report of a Committee requiring action shall be accompanied by a Resolution or Resolutions for the consideration of the Synod. (Rule 65.) By unanimous leave of the Synod a Report may be taken as read if it has been previously circulated.

Petitions and Memorials 'Rule 69.) The following motions are required :— (1) “ That the Petition be received: ” if granted, (2) “ That it be now read.” A notice of motion founded on the Petition can then be moved and a day appointed for considering the same, but no discussion on the Petition may take place at the time. If the Petition has been previously circulated, by leave of the Synod, it can be taken as read.

Production of Statistical and Other Information (Rule 46). A member requiring information moves: “ That it be laid on the table.”

Committee of the whole Synod (Rule 70). The following are the motions :— (1) “ That this Synod do now resolve itself into Committee of the whole Synod, to consider ------; ” if carried, the President moves: (2) “ That I do now leave the chair,” and the Chairman of Committees presides; when the matter has been considered, the President reports the same to the Synod. 4 Rule 73. Any member may move at any time “ That the Chairman do now report progress and ask leave to sit again.

Rule 74. A motion “ That the Chairman do now leave the chair ” will, if carried, supersede the further proceed­ ings of the Committee.

Rule 79. The Committee can only discuss the details and not the principle of the proposal, or, resolution.

Printing of Reports of Select Committees. All Reports of Select Committees should be in duplicate. One copy should be handed to the Secre­ taries, and another to the Provincial Registrar, who will arrange for it to be printed, or typed, and dis­ tributed in the Synod, if required. No Reports shall be printed or published without the previous sanction of the Synod.

Notices of Motion and Notices of Questions to he asked. These should be handed in, in duplicate, to the Secretaries. All Motions and Amendments must be seconded and must be in writing. fRule 45.)

Distribution of Papers in Synod Hall. As reports and other documents presented to the Synod are of a more or less private nature concerning the business of the Synod, members are particularly requested not to allow these to be made public without the previous sanction of the Synod, and in no case shall such Reports, etc., be distributed in the Synod Hall, except at the request of the President, or by his authority.

Books of Reference. The Provincial edition of the Constitution and Canons, 1924, can be obtained at the Book Room, Church House, Burg Street, Capetown. 5 Legislative Matters. The following procedure was adopted at the Pro­ vincial Synod of 1924 (Vide Minute Book, pages 202, 204). All proposals of alterations and additions to the Articles of the Constitution and Canons, together with relative Notices of Motion, were taken during the morning and afternoon sittings, up to tea interval, and thereafter all general Notices of Motion were taken in the order in which they were printed. Reports of Provincial Committees or Boards were taken one each day, with precedence, after luncheon hour, until all had been dealt with. By the Bishop of George. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES VI., VIII. & XXIV. OF THE CONSTITUTION. Gravamen. W H E R E A S the Provincial Synod of 1924, in con­ formity with Article 23 of the Constitution, resolved to amend Articles V I., V III. and X X IV . ; AND W H E R EA S it is necessary, in compliance with the said Article 23, that the ensuing Provincial Synod of 1929 should agree to the amendments so agreed upon by the Provincial Synod of 1924: Reformandum. BE IT ENACTED (a) That in line 4 of Article V I. the word “ and ” be omitted, and the words “ male persons who are ” be inserted before the word “ Communicants.” (b) That at the end^ of Article V III. the following words be added, ” Provided, however, that women who are Communicants of the full age of 21 years, may be Electors of Repre­ sentatives in Diocesan Synods.” (c) That in Article X X IV ., line 2, Section 6, the wrord “ male ” be omitted. (d) That in Article X X IV ., Section 7, line 3, the following be inserted ” male persons who are ” before the w’ord “ Communicants.” (e) That in Article X X IV ., Section 8, line 4, the following be inserted “ male persons who are ” before the word “ Communicants.” By the Venerable Archdeacon Pennington, Proposed Amendment of Article 24=6. Gravamen. r. W H E R EA S Synod has amended Article 24-6, by deleting the word 11 male; 2. AND W H E R E A S certain contradictions will appear in the Constitution and Canons for which Article 24-6 gives no sanction ; 3. AND W H E R E A S no such contradictions have appeared in our past history: Reforniandum. BE IT ENACTED That the Amendments passed by the Synods of 1924 and 1929, with reference to women's votes be restated by adding the following proviso to Article 24-6. ” Provided that in Article 6, and in the Canons of “ the Provincial Synod; ” of “ the election of a Bishop; ” and of ‘ ‘ Judicial proceedings,” the word “ Communicant ” shall mean male person only.

By the Bishop of George.

AMENDMENT OF CANONS I., IV. AND XXX. Gravamen.

W H E R E A S the Provincial Synod of 1924 resolved to amend Canons I., IV. and X X X of the Constitution, and did agree that such amendments shall only come into force as and when the* next Provincial Synod (1929) shall have agreed to the amendments of Articles V I., V III. and X X IV ., as resolved at such Provincial Synod of 1924; AND W H E R E A S it is necessary, should the amendments of the said Articles be agreed to at the Provincial Synod of 1929, that the amendments to the aforesaid Canons be also agreed to:

Reforniandtnn. BE IT ENACTED:— (a) 1'hat in Section 3 of Canon I., the words male person who is a ” be inserted before the word ‘ ‘ Communicant.” (b) That in Section 3 of Canon I., the words “ male person who is a ” be inserted before the word “ Communicant.” (c) That in Section 4 of Canon I., the words “ male person who is a ” be inserted before the word ” Communicant.” (d) That in line 1, sub-section (b) of Section 3 of Canon IV .. the words ‘ 1 male persons who are ” be inserted before the word “ Com­ municants.” y

(e) That in Section 7 of Canon X X X ., the words “ a male person or male persons who shall be ” be inserted before the words “ a Com­ municant or Communicants.”

By the Bishop of Damaraland.

NEW PROPOSED CANON OF MISSIONARY BISH O PS. To be numbered IV. (a).

Gravamen. W H E R E A S there is at present no Canon dealing specifically with Missionary Bishops;

AND W H E R E A S it is expedient that there should be such a Canon defining the mode of election and the status and position of a Missionary Bishop;

AND WHEREAS it is required by Canon XLII. that proper notice be given of any proposed new Canons or additions to Canons of the Church of this Province, and/or of the alteration and amendment of all existing Canons: Reformandum. BE IT ENACTED 1. 1'hat Section 4 of Canon I., and Section 14 of Canon IV. be deleted. 2. That a new Canon be added under the Title of ” Missionary Bishops,” to read as follows:— (a) Missionary Bishops shall be chosen by the Bishops of the Province; provided that the Bishops are satisfied that adequate provision can be made for the mainten­ ance of such Missionary Bishop, and provided further, that if the number of Priests in a Missionary Diocese be not less than six, no Bishop shall be elected by the Bishops of the Province until the Clergy of the Diocese shall have had opportunitv to communicate their wishes to the Metropolitan, and through him to the said Bishops of the Province. 10

(b) The Confirmation, Consecration and Col­ lation of a Missionary Bishop shall be conducted in the same manner as is pre­ scribed in the Canons in the case of a Bishop elected to fill a vacant See. (c) A Missionary Bishop, so long as he re­ tains the appointment of a Missionary Bishop, shall be entitled to all the privi­ leges of a Bishop of this Province, save and except that the representation of his Diocese or area to the Provincial Synod shall be restricted to one Clergy­ man in Priest’s Orders, and one Layman, being a Communicant of the age of 21 years, or upwards, who shall be members of the Provincial Synod. (d) Missionary Bishops shall be subject to the Constitution and Articles and Canons relating to Diocesan Bishops appointed to take charge of a particular Diocese.

By the Bishop of Damaraland.

(To be submitted in the event of the proposed New Canon of Missionary Bishops not being agreed to.)

AMENDMENT TO CANON I. : Of the Provincial Synod. Gravamen. W H E R E A S Clause 3, of Canon I., does not debar non-residents from acting as the representatives of a Diocese in the Provincial Synod. ; AND W H E R E A S Clause 4 of the said Canon only allows a Missionary Bishop to be accompanied by “ persons residing within the region assigned to him for his mission ” ; AND W H E R E A S such a limitation is undesir­ able : Reformandum. BE IT ENACTED That in Paragraph 4, of Canon I., the words in brackets, viz. :—“ such persons residing within the region assigned to him for his Mission ” be omitted. 11 By the Venerable Archdeacon Pennington, Proposed Amendment of Canon XLI1.

Gravamen.

W H E R E A S the Constitution provides for the alteration, amendment or repeal of any of its Articles (Article 23);

AND W H E R E A S neither the Constitution nor the Canons make provision for due notice being given of such intention ;

AND W H E R E A S all such Notices dealing with the Constitution are of very' grave importance :

Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED:— (1) The words, “ Article of the Constitution, or be inserted in Cluase I. of Canon X L II. before the word “ Canon ” on both occasions on which it occurs; (2) A new second clause be added ;

No formal notice for the alteration, amendment or repeal of any portion of the Constitution shall be received unless it proceeds out of a resolution of the House of Bishops, the Provincial Synod, a Diocesan Synod or the Standing Committee.

By the Dean of Oapetown.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3 OF CANON XXIX. Gravamen. W H E R EA S under the Civil Law, all marriages (except marriages by Special Licence, which may be solemnized at any time) must be so solemnized between the hours of eight in the forenoon and four in the after­ noon ; 1 2

AND W H EREAS the Civil Courts have held that the above stated hours are merely directoiy and the non- observance thereof would not invalidate a marriage at any other time;

AND \\ HEREAS it is expedient that the Section 3 of Canon XXIX. should be so amended as to bring the said Section as regards the hours of marriage into conformity with the existing Civil Law on the subject:

Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED I hat Section 3 of Canon XXIX. be amended by inserting the following words after the word “ after­ noon ” at the end of line 2, “ or at any other time that may be sanctioned by the Bishop of the relative Dio­ cese, whether such contemplated marriage be by Banns or Special Licence.”

By the Archdeacon of Potchefstroom.

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2 OF CANON X XVIII. (of the Service of the Church).

Gravamen.

W H E R E A S in Canon X X V I I I . , Section 2, the words beginning ” nor shall any Clergyman,” and ending “ to minister in this Church” appear to be in conflict with Resolution 12, sub-section (A) (i), of the Lam beth Conference of 1020 ;

AND W HEREAS it is not desirable to retain a Canonical direction which is now practically ignored:

Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED:—

In Canon X X V III., Section 2, after the words ‘‘ to minister in this Church ” the following words be added : except in so far as shall be permitted by the Bishop of the Diocese.” 13

By Archdeacon Hogarth, I).D.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF CANON III. “ OF THE ELECTION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAPETOWN.” Gravamen. W H EREAS the Diocesan Synod of Capetown of 1923 passed the following; resolution: —

“ That in the opinion of this Synod it is de­ sirable that in the election of the Archbishop (Canon III.) the right of the Synod of Bishops to reject the decision of the Capetown Diocesan Elec­ tive Assembly should be restricted to a two-thirds majority, that a quorum of half the Bishops of the Province be required, and that this matter be re­ ferred to the next Provincial Synod in the usual m anner.” AND W H ER EAS it is necessary and expedient, in order to give effect to the said Resolution, that Canon III. aforesaid should be amended; AND W H EREAS Canon XLII. requires notice to be given of such amendment to Canon III. aforesaid:

Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED :— That Canon III. be amended as follows:—• That Section 4 of the said Canon be amended by the addition of the following new paragraph : “ The right of the Synod of Bishops to reject the decision of the said Elective Assembly shall be restricted to a two-thirds majority of Bishops out of a quorum of half the Bishops in Synod assem­ bled before such rejection can be made.”

By Archdeacon Hogarth, I).D.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF CANON IV. (ELECTION OF BISHOPS). Gravamen.

W H E R E A S it is desirable in the interests of a vacant See that it be filled within a reasonable tim e ; 14

AND W HEREAS under the existing Canon un­ necessary delay is experienced in electing a Bishop to fill such vacant S e e ;

Reformandum. BE IT ENACTED:— That the following amendments be made in Canon I V . :—

1. That in the third line of Section 5, the words within three days ” be inserted after the word “ sh all.”

2. that in the eighth line of Section 6, after the word ‘‘ Election ” the words “ thirty davs prior to the day upon which the See becomes vacant ” be inserted; the rest of the sentence to stand. 3. lh a t in lines 8 and 9 of Section 7, the w ords “ two ” and “ three ” and “ calendar months ” be omitted, and substitute “ four ” for “ two,” “ five for ” three ” and “ weeks ” for “ calendar months.” 4. That in line 12 of Section 8, all words after canon ” be omitted, and the words “ according to the procedure of the Elective Assembly as defined below ” be substituted. 5. lhat in line 9, Section g, subsection (b), all words after the word “ England ” be omitted, and in lieu thereof the following' be substituted “ or ol some other Church in Communion with the same.” 6. T hat in line 4, of Section 11, after the w ord Metropolitan ” the words “ within three months from the date on which the Assembly was held ” be inserted, and in line. 5 a comma be inserted after the word “ Bishopric,” and the words “ within six months .... was held ” be omitted. 7. That at the foot of Canon IV. a new clause entitled “ The Elective Assembly ” be inserted to read as follows:—

“ T he E lective A ssembly.” 1. The Dean, or in his absence the Senior Priest then present, shall be the presiding officer of the Elective Assembly, and shall be advised and as­ sisted by the Chancellor of the Diocese—if there be one— and the Registrar thereof, or their de­ puties. 15

2. On the day and at the time and place appointed for the election, as soon as conveniently may be after the celebration of Holy Com­ munion, the presiding officer and the Diocesan Secretary and the Registrar shall proceed to scrutinize the qualifications of the members of the Assembly, and if any informality shall be found or objection alleged against any member, the mat­ ter shall be reserved for the consideration of the Assembly. The certificate of election of the Deacon entitled to give the corporate vote of the Deacons shall be signed by the Diocesan Secretary, the Chancellor of the Diocese— if there be one— and the Registrar of the Diocese. 3. The Clergy and Laity, respectively, shall then elect a Clerical and a Lay Secretary. Assistant Clerical and Lav Secretaries may be elected. 4. The Assembly shall then take into considera­ tion any informalities and objections against any member, and determine the same. The President shall then declare the Assembly duly constituted, and read the Mandate. 5. The Secretaries shall then call the Roll and mark those present who have the right to vote. Unless one-half of the Clergy and one-half of the Lay Representatives duly elected and cited be pre­ sent at any meeting of the Assembly there shall be no election or formal deliberation for the pur­ pose of election at that meeting. If the requisite number of Clergy and Laity be not present so that final action can be taken within seven days of the day appointed for the opening of the Assembly, the President shall return to the Metropolitan or Dean of the Province a notice of failure to elect. 6. The Assembly shall then determine whether to proceed in the first instance by nomination or delegation. 7. (1) If it be determined to proceed by way of nomination : (a) Nominations shall be called for from the Clerical members only. Each nomina­ tion shall be proposed and seconded, and shall be made by word of mouth and in writing, and the proposer shall state his reasons for the said nomination. When 16

nominations have ceased, discussion shall take place upon the nominations. (b) Should the name of any member present be proposed, he shall withdraw from the Assembly during the discussion. (2) If it be determined to proceed by way cf delegation : The procedure shall be as laid down in Canon IV., Section 9, sub-section (b). (Con­ stitution and Canons, Edition 1925.)

8. Lay representatives shall have equal rights of discussion with Clerical members.

9. When all the nominations have been made and discussed, the Clerical members shall record their votes, and if any name receive the requisite majority of votes, that name shall forthwith be submitted to the votes of the Laity.

10. If only one name be proposed, each of the Clergy shall proceed to record his vote by word of mouth, and writing “ aye ” or “ no,” signing his name and handing the same on to the Secre­ taries, who shall report the result to the meeting through the President. If not less than two-thirds of the Clergy whose names are recorded as present vote “ aye ” the name shall then be presented lo the Laity for their acceptance or rejection.

11. If more names than one have been proposed, the Clerical members shall then record their votes in writing. Each member shall write the name of the person for whom he votes, sign the paper, and place the voting paper in the ballot box. Any member desiring to vote in the negative on all the names proposed, shall write the words “ None of the names proposed ” upon his voting paper, sign his name, and place the voting paper in the ballot box. The Secretaries shall then report the result of the voting to the meeting through the President, and if any candidate shall have received not less than two-thirds of the votes of the Clergy, lie shall be deemed elected by the Clergy, and his name shall be presented to the Laity for their acceptance or rejection.

12. No proxies shall be allowed. 17

13- After the first taking of the Vote, if no per­ son has received two-thirds of the votes, successive votes shall be taken in like manner; or the Assem­ bly may return, if it see fit, to the question of dele­ gation, discussion being allowed as before.

14. If after five ballots no name shall have secured the requisite majority, new nominations shall be called for bv the President. Those pre­ viously nominated shall be eligible for re-nomina­ tion.

15. After a name has been twice rejected, it shall not be eligible for re-nomination.

16. The name of the person" receiving the re­ quired majority of votes of the Clergy present shall be presented to the Laity for their acceptance or rejection. Each of the Lay representatives pre­ sent shall record his Vote by writing “ aye ” or “ no ” on a Voting paper, and delivering the same signed with his name to the Secretaries. If he be accepted by the votes of two-thirds of the Lay members present and voting, the election is complete; if they do not accept him, the process shall begin d e n o v o .

17. In recording votes for the election of the Bishop, the President shall- have his own vote, but not a casting vote.

18. In the case of the election of the Metropoli­ tan, the Elective Assembly may at any time send a deputation of its members, not exceeding five, to consult with the Synod of Bishops.

19. The proceedings of the Elective Assembly shall be conducted under the same Rules of Order as have been adopted for the Provincial Synod. 18

SCHEDULE.

A s s e m b l y f o r t h e E l e c t i o n o f a B i s h o p .

CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION OF LAY REPRESENTATIVE.

I hereby certify that...... is a Communicant of my Congregation, and is duly qualified to be a Lay Representative at the forthcoming Assembly for the election of a Bishop.

Minister of......

D a te ......

N o t e .— [This Certificate, when completed, shall be for­ warded by the Lay Representative to the Registrar of the Diocese.]

A s s e m b l y f o r t h e E l e c t i o n o f a B i s h o p .

CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION OF LAY REPRESENTATIVE

I hereby certify thaf, at a meeting held at...... o n ...... th e...... day o f...... , 19...... i after full notice given, for the purpose of elec­ ting a Lay Representative on behalf of the Parish (or

Chapelry, o r C on gregation ) o f...... at

the A ssem bly to be held on the...... day o f...... next, a t ...... for the purpose of electing a Bishop to fill the vacant See,

...... w as duly and canonically elected...... , Chairman.

N o t e .— [This Certificate should give the full Christian name or names and postal address of the Lay Representa­ tive, and, when completed, should be forwarded by the Chairman of the Meeting to the Registrar of the Diocese.] 19

By Archdeacon Hogarth, D.D.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF CANON V., OF THE CONFIRMATION OF BISHOPS.

Gravamen.

W H E R E A S under the existing Canons it is impos­ sible for a vacant See to be filled without considerable delay, to the disadvantage of the Diocese concerned;

AND W H E R E A S the delay which formerly existed in the means of communication throughout this Pro­ vince and with Europe now no longer exists :

Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED:—

(a) That in Section i, Canon V., line 14, omit the word “ twenty-one ” and insert the word “ fourteen.”

(b) T hat in Section 2, Canon V ., line 10, omit the word ‘‘ sixty ” and substitute the word “ forty,” and in line 14, omit “ thirty ” and substitute “ fourteen.”

By Archdeacon Hogarth, D.D.

AMENDMENT OF CANON XVIII.

Gravamen.

W HEREAS it has seemed good to the House of Bishops to grant unto certain chosen Laymen the privi­ lege of helping- the Priest with the Chalice in the office of the Holy Communion, and to give them the title of Sub-Deacon.

AND WHEREAS Canon XVIII. lays down the following precedence: “ Catechists, Sub-Deacons and Readers ” ;

AND W H EREAS the office of Sub-Deacon in the Early Church was greater than that of Catechist: 2 0

Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED :—

lhat Canon XVIII. be amended as follows:— Of Sub-Deacons, Catechists and Readers.” A lso ‘ ‘ 1 he Offices of Sub-Deacon, Catechist and Reader ” in line i. Also Section 3 shall become Section 2, and Section 2 shall become Section 3. Section 2, form erly Section 3, shall re a d :— • The Office of a Sub-Deacon ...... Offices of the Church, to read Homilies allowed by autho­ rity, to say openly such Offices of Prayer as he may be allowed to use, to assist the Priest with the Chalice if specially licensed thereto bv the Bishop, and generally to perform such duties, etc., etc., ...... direction of the Priest.” The old Section 2 shall follow as Section 3, unchanged. Section 4, 6 and 8 shall remain. In Section 5 and Section 7 the word “ Sub- Deacon ” shall stand first.

By Archdeacon Hogarth, D.D.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF CANON XXV.

Gravamen.

W H E R E A S doubt and uncertainty exists as to the true interpretation of Sections 2 and 3 of Canon 25 ;

A N D W H E R E A S it is expedient to rem ove any uncertainty as to the method of procedure in the Elec­ tion of Churchwardens and Sidesmen, and to adopt a uniform procedure throughout this Province :

Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED :—

(a) That Section 2 of Canon 25 be omitted and in lieu thereof the following be substituted. 21

The procedure in the Election of Churchwardens and Sidesmen shall be in manner following :— The Minister of a Parish shall have the right, if he so desire, to appoint one Churchwarden to be known as the Minister’s Warden. The duly qualified Parishioners of the Parish shall elect the other Churchwarden to be known as the People’s Warden. Should the Minister not exercise his right of appointing his Warden, then the two Churchwardens shall be chosen by the joint con­ sent of the Minister and ParishiQners. The Sidesmen shall be chosen by the joint con­ sent of the Minister and Parishioners. Should the Minister and Parishioners fail to agree either in the Election of Churchwardens or Sidesmen, then the choice shall be referred to the Ordinary who shall make such appointments as he may deem best.

(b) That Section 3 of Canon X X V. be amended as follow s :— After the word “ vacancy ” at the end of line 8, insert the following words “ either of the Minister’s Warden 01 the People’s Warden.” Omit the word “ six ” in line 10 and sub­ stitute “ four.”

By Archdeacon Hogarth, D.D.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF CANON XXV., S E C T I O N 6.

Gravamen.

W HEREAS the Diocesan Synod of Capetown in 1928 passed the following resolution (Note— page 17 of Diocesan Acts, 1928) :—

That this Synod recommends in Section 6 of Canon XXV. (page 46 of Prov. Const, and Canons, 1925), in line 4, omit “ It is their duty ” and insert ‘‘ Their duties are (a) Spiritual.” In line 12, omit “ It is also their duty ” and insert “ (b) Fiduciary.” In line 23, after ‘‘ successors ” insert “ (c) Financial.” To take such steps as may seem advisable to provide for the stipends 2 2

of the Clergy, and to raise funds for the necessary purposes of religion. After the words “ Parish­ ioners ” beginning in line i and finishing in line 2 of page 47, insert “ (d) Supervisory ” ;

AND W H ER EAS it is necessary, in order to gave due effect to the said recommendations, that Canon X X V ., Section 6, be amended in terms of the said Reso­ lution : Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED

lhat Canon XXV., Section 6, be amended in the direction proposed in the aforesaid resolution.

By Mr. W. E. Ranby.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF CANON XL. Gravamen.

W H E R E A S it is desirable to amend certain clauses of Canon XL. : Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED:—

lhat in Clause 6, Canon XL., the words “ Feb­ ruary 28th ” be omitted and the words “ March 31st ” be substituted therefor. That a new sub-section to be numbered 8 (b) be insei'ted between existing sub-sections (a) and (b) of C lause 8.

That this read as follows :—

Provided further that if a Clergyman is con­ tinued in office by his Bishop after the age of 70, the contribution paid on his behalf shall be con­ tinued after that date until his retirement, and the amount of his pension shall be increased accord­ ingly if his service is continuous, but such contri­ bution shall cease when he is entitled to the maximum pension under the provisions of this Canon. But this arrangement shall not apply to those Clergymen who are entitled to the minimum 2 3

pension of ^50, save in the case of those who have completed the minimum of 20 years’ service since the 1st January, 1916. That in sub-section (a) of Clause 9, the word “ applicant ” be omitted and the word “ Clergyman ” substituted therefor. That in sub-section (b) of Clause 9, the words “ or being temporarily unemployed ” be inserted after the word “ Bishop ’’ in the second line, and the words “ The said payment shall be due on January 1st in each and every year, and shall bear interest at the rate of five per cent, per annum ” be inserted after the words “ South Africa ” in the seventh line. That in Clause 15, the words “ December 31st ’’ be deleted in the seventh line, and the words “ January 1 st ” be substituted therefor, and the following new words be added at the end of the Clause :— “ Provided that contributions for such new Clergy shall be due and payable as from January 1st of the year during cvhich they are first appointed to a position as defined in Clause 8 .” That the Printing Committee be empowered to re­ move the second paragraph of Clause 16— “ The B oard is em powered ” ...... “ resolved — to another position in the Canon, and to re-number it accordingly.

By Mr. W. E. Ranby.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CANON XL. “ OF THE PROVINCIAL CLERGY PENSIONS FUND.” Gravamen.

W H E R E A S it is desirable to amend Clause 12 of Canon XL. in such a way as to increase the maximum total of pension and emoluments receivable by a pen­ sioner : Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED That the first paragraph of Clause 12, Canon XL., be omitted and the following substituted therefor:— Every Clergyman to whom a pension is granted must on the commencement thereof resign any benefice or other paid office, not being of a private 24

nature, which has been recognized as service in the Church of the Province as fulfilling' the require­ ments of Section 2 of this Canon. Should any such person be re-employed after his resignation in any benefice or other paid office in the service of the Church, either in this Province or elsewhere, he shall be entitled to continue to draw the pension payable to him provided, how­ ever, that only so much of the pension as will bring up the combined pension and emoluments to a sum of ^360 (Three hundred and sixty pounds) per annum shall be payable. Provided, further, that after the termination of such re-employment the whole pension shall again become payable.

By Mr. W . E. Ranby.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF CANON XL.

Gravam en. WHEREAS the Church of England Pensions Board being the Pensions Authority constituted by the C lergy Pensions M easure, 1926 (16 and 17 Geo. 5. N o. 6.) has expressed its willingness to enter into the recip­ rocal arrangements contemplated in Section 30 of the said Measure with the Authority controlling the Pro­ vincial Clergy Pensions Fund of the Church of the Province of South Africa;

AND W H EREAS there is no provision in Canon XL. whereby the Clergy of the Church of the Province of South Africa can benefit from such an arrangement;

AND W HEREAS it is desirable that such provi­ sion should be made :

Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED:— 1. That the following new Clause and sub-sec­ tions thereof be inserted in Canon XL. between the existing Clauses numbered 18 and 19:— 19 (a) The Board may enter into reciprocal ar­ rangements with the authority control­ ling and administering any pension 2 5

scheme for providing pensions for the Clergy of any Church to which this section applies under which—

(i) any Clergyman to whom this Canon ap­ plies who is ministering or is about to minister in any Church to which this Clause applies, may if the Board so determine, be transferred to the pension scheme of that Church;

(ii) any Clergyman to whom this Canon has become applicable who has ministered in any Church to which this Clause ap­ plies may in substance retain in such manner and to such extent as the recip­ rocal arrangements shall provide any right to or expectations of a pension which he may already have acquired.

(b) A Clergyman transferred hereunder to the pension scheme of a Church to which this Clause applies shall, as from the date of his transfer, cease to have any right or claim to receive at any time a pension under this Canon, provided that the Board shall have power to reinstate him in the position of a person to whom this Canon applies upon such terms and conditions as the said Board may deem expedient.

(c) The Board may enter into special agree­ ments with recognized authorities for the purpose of carrying into effect the pro­ visions of this Clause, and such agree­ ments may provide for the payment out of'or into the Provincial Clergy Pensions Fund of any moneys payable or receiv­ able under any reciprocal arrangements authorized by this clause.

(d) 1 his section shall apply to all episcopal Churches in communion with the Church of England.

2 . That the existing Clauses be renumbered ac­ cordingly.

N ote.— The Agreement referred to is annexed, marked “ A .” 2 6

DRAFT AGREEMENT “ A.”

PROVINCIAL CLERGY PENSIONS FUND.

C A N O N X L .

THIS AGREEMENT is made this day of one thousand nine hundred and twenty BETWEEN the Church of England Pensions Board (hereinafter called “ the Pensions Authority ”) of the one part and the Provincial Pen­ sions Board of the Church of the Province of South Africa (hereinafter called “ the South African Board ” ) of the other part.

W HEREAS the Pensions Authority is the Pen­ sions Authority constituted by the Clergy Pensions M easure, 1926 (hereinafter called “ the M easure ” ).

AND W HEREAS by Section 30 of the Measure it is provided that the Pensions Authority may enter into reciprocal arrangements with the Authority con­ trolling and administering any pension scheme for pro­ viding pensions for the Clergy of any church to which such section applies in manner laid down by the said section.

AND W HEREAS by virtue of the powers con­ ferred by the Measure a Bye-law entitled the Clergy Pensions Bye-laws No. 2 (Reciprocal Arrangements) has been made by the Pensions Authority and passed by the Church Assembly.

AND W HEREAS the Church of the Province of South Africa (otherwise known as the Church of Eng­ land or the English Church or Church of the Anglican Communion in South Africa and hereinafter called “ the Church of South Africa ”) is a church to which the said section applies and the South African Board is the Authority controlling and administering the pension scheme for providing pensions for the Clergy of the Church of South Africa and such pension scheme (hereinafter called “ the South African Scheme ” ) is annexed to these presents and came into operation cn the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen. 2 7

NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH as fol­ low s :— 1. A clergyman ministering in the Church of South Africa who ceases so to minister and becomes a compulsory contributor under the Measure shall be entitled subject to the pay­ ments referred to in the next succeeding Clause being made to reckon for the purpose of his qualifying period of pensionable service under the Measure the period since the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen provided annual diocesan contributions have been paid for him to the South African Pensions Fund in res­ pect of such period.

2. The South African Board shall pay to the Pen­ sions Authority in respect of each such Clergyman the sum of nine pounds ( £ q ) for each year w hich he is entitled to reckon to­ wards his period of qualifying service under the immediately preceding clause with com­ pound interest thereon from the several dates when the same became respectively payable at the rate of two and one-half per cent, per annum with yearly rests.

3. A Clergyman ministering in the Church of England and being a compulsory contributor under the Measure who ceases so to minister and takes office or is licensed in any of the several Dioceses of the Province of South Africa shall be entitled subject to the pay­ ments in the next succeeding clause being made to reckon as service for the purpose of his pension under the South African Scheme any period since the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, during which he has been com­ pulsory contributor under the Measure and in respect of which he has duly paid his con­ tributions.

4. The Pensions Authority shall pay to the South African Board in respect of each such Clergy­ man as last aforesaid, the sum of nine pounds Gfo) f°r each year which he is entitled to reckon towards his service under the immedi­ 2 8

ately preceding clause with compound interest thereon from the several dates when the same became respectively payable at the rate of two and one-half per cent, per annum with yearly rests provided that the liability of the Pensions Authority under this clause shall be limited to the period or periods in respect of which the Clergyman has duly paid his contributions.

5. If a Clergyman coming under the provisions of Clause 3 hereof either dies or retires or otherwise forfeits his pension rights before attaining pensionable age under the South African Scheme then the South African Board shall refund to his representative or to him as the case may be such sum as shall have been paid on behalf of such Clergyman by the Pensions Authority together with com­ pound interest at the rate of two and one-half per cent, per annum with yearly rests.

6. Any Clergyman coming under the provisions of Clause 3 hereof shall if he becomes dis­ abled within the meaning of the South African Scheme be entitled to receive a disability pen­ sion under such scheme notwithstanding any discretionary powers vested in the South African Board under the South African Scheme and such disability pension tshall be calculated on the basis of the con­ ditions laid down by the South African Scheme taking into account any moneys paid on his behalf by the Pensions Authority to the South African Board hereunder.

7. A Clergyman transferred under this agreement who returns within the provisions of the first pensions scheme which applied to him shall be entitled to reckon as qualifying pension­ able service the total of his periods of ser­ vice under each pensions scheme and to have paid on his behalf by the Pensions Authority or the South African Board as the case may be to the South African Board or the Pen­ sions Authority for each year which he is entitled to reckon the sum of /jq with com­ pound interest thereon at the rate of two and 2 9

one-half per cent, per annum with yearly rests.

8. Subject to the provisions hereof as to the period of qualifying pensionable service a Clergyman transferred under these presents shall be en­ titled to such pension as is provided for by or under the Measure and any Bye-laws from time to time made thereunder or to the pen­ sion provided by Canon XL. of the Church of South Africa and any variation thereof made in accordance with Canon X L I 1. as the case may be.

9. Each party shall forthwith supply the other party with any information it may receive of the intention of any Clergyman to leave the area to which its pension scheme applies for the area to which the pension scheme of the other party applies.

ro. The word “ Clergyman ” in these presents shall not include any of the Native or Indian Clergy referred to under the South African Scheme.

i j . This Agreement shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twrenty-seven, and shall take effect retrospectively accord­ ingly.

12. The expression “ the Measure ” shall where the context so admits be deemed to include any measure from time to time in force amending the Clergy Pensions Measure, 1926.

13. Either party may determine this agreement by giving to the other party 12 calendar months’ notice in writing of its intention so to do, but such determination shall not affect the rights of any Clergyman transferred under the provisions of these presents before the date of such determination.

In witness, etc. 3 0

By Mr. W. E. Ranby.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF CANON XL. “ OF THE PROVINCIAL CLERGY PENSIONS FUND.”

Gravamen.

W H ER EAS it is desirable to make provision for adequate pensions for Diocesan Bishops;

AND W HEREAS the Provincial Synod in 1924 empowered the Provincial Pensions Board to accept contributions in excess of f y for this purpose :

Reformandum.

BE IT ENACTED

That the following words be added to Clause 14, of Canon XL., after the words “ Provincial Synod ” in the last line :—-

“ The annual Diocesan Contribution for each Diocesan Bishop shall be three times the normal annual contribution, and the corresponding pen­ sion shall be increased accordingly.”

By the Rev. A . C. Grant.

PENSIONS FOR STIPENDIARY LAY-CHURCH WORKERS.

(To be numbered XLI. A.) Gravamen,

WHEREAS it is the moral obligation of the family to provide for its own and especially of the Church for her own lay-workers ;

AND W HEREAS the Teachers’ Profession and the Religious Communities of men and women do so provide to our common benefit;

AND W H ER EAS many lav-workers are employed at a stipend that provides for little more than subsist­ ence especially in the mission-field and works of charity. 31

Reformandum. BE IT ENACTED:— That a new canon to be numbered XLI. A., to be styled “ Pensions for Stipendiary Lay-Church W ork­ ers ” be passed as follows:— Any diocese, parish, mission or institution which employs the whole time service of a Euro­ pean Stipendiary lay worker, for whom no pension or gratuity or superannuation is provided under the Contract, regulations or law governing the employment of such stipendiary lav-worker, shall during the period of such service make such annual or other periodic payments to :— (a) the trust funds of such diocese, parish, mission or institution, or (b) an approved corporation as shall be sufficient to secure to such stipendiary lay-worker, a pension or a gratuity in lieu of pen­ sion deemed adequate by the Bishop of the diocese in which such lav-worker has been employed. The pension or gratuity shall become payable to those lay stipendiary workers who at the age of 65 years shall complete not less than twenty consecutive years’ service in the diocese, parish, mission cr institution.”

By Archdeacon Hulme.

AMENDMENT OF SECTION e OF CANON XXXVIII. Gravamen. WHEREAS Section 5 of Canon XXXVIII. is somewhat vague and greater clarity is needed to enable it to be more efficiently carried out: 20 Reformandum. BE IT ENACTED:— That Section 5 of Canon XXX VIII. be omitted, and the following substituted : “ It shall be the duty of the Committee to be vigilant in assisting to carry into effect all Resolutions of the Provincial Synod, to administer the Common Provincial Fund, and to advise the Archbishop in regard to such other Provin­ cial Matters as he may think fit to refer to it, or, that the Committee may desire to bring to the Archbishop’s notice.” Cfmrtf) of tfje $robince of g>outfj afrtta.

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Supplementary Agenda

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Provincial Synod, Capetown, 9th November, 1929. Cfjurcf) of tjje ^robtnce of i§>outj) Africa.

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Supplementary Agenda

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P a g e .

Roll of Synod ... 5-- 1 3

Information re P ro c e d u re 14

REPORTS.

A c e nd u m B o a r d or C o m m it t e e P r e se n te d by No. P age Board of Provincial Trustees with Balance S h e e t The Secretary 21 14

Provincial Standing Com­ mittee (Draft) The Secretary 22 22

Provincial Council of Education (Draft) The Secretary 23 26

Provincial P en s io n s Board with Actuary’s R e p o r t The Secretary 24 & 24a 29

NOTICES OF MOTION.

A gendum P r o po sal P roposer No. P ac e Advisory Boards Canon Orford 25 36

Vote by Orders Archdeacon Hulme 26 36

Fire Insurance Canon Bulwer 27 36

Missionary W ork Rev. A. W. Blaxall 28 37

Special Collections Archdeacon Hulme 29 37

Printing Committee The Provincial Registrar 30 37

Recognition of Bishops The Provincial Registrar 31 38

R e la tio n s b etw e en C h u rch es Professor Fremantle 32 39

Afrikaans Translations Professor Fremantle 33 39

Synodal Acts ... The Provincial Registrar 34 39

Documents & Papers ... The Provincial Registrar 35 39

Women in Diocesan Sy­ nods The Bishop of Southern R h o d e s ia 36 39 ROLL OF SYNOD.

HOUSE OF BISHOPS.

P r e s i d e n t : • The Most Reverend William Marlborough Carter, D.D., Archbishop of Capetown.

D i o c e s a n B i s h o p s : 1. The Right Reverend William Arthur Holbech, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of St. Helena. 2. The Right Reverend Henry Bindley Sidwell, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of George. 3. The Right Reverend Francis Robinson Phelps, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Grahamstown. 4. The Right Reverend Neville Stuart Talbot, D.D., M.C., Bishop of the Diocese of Pretoria. 5. The Right Reverend Walter Julius Carey, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Bloemfontein. 6. The Right Reverend Arthur Baillie Lumsdaine Karney, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Johannesburg. 7. The Right Reverend Edward Harold Ether­ idge, D .D ., Bishop of the Diocese of> St. John’s. 8. The Right Reverend Edward Francis Paget, M.A., Bishop of the Diocese of Southern Rhodesia. 9. The Right Reverend Theodore Sumner Gibson, M .A., Bishop of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kurum an. 10. The Right Reverend Leonard Noel Fisher, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Natal. 11. The Rigfp: Reverend ------, Bishop cf the Diocese of Zululand. (Vacant.)

M i s s i o n a r y B i s h o p s : 1. The Right Reverend Nelson Wellesley Fogarty, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Damaraland. 2. The Right Reverend Basil William Peacey, M .A., Bishop of the Diocese of Lebombo. 6

Coadjutor Bishop : The Right Reverend James Okey Nash, D.D., Coadjutor Bishop of Capetown.

A s s i s t a n t B i s h o p : The Right Reverend Stanley John Haynes, A ssis­ tant Bishop of Bloemfontein.

HOUSE OF CLERGY. (Subject to alteration.)

I. D iocesk of Capetow n. 1. The Very Reverend Sidney Warren Lavis, B.D., Dean of Capetown, Canon of the Cathedral Church of St. George. 2. The Venerable Oswald James Hogarth, D.D., Archdeacon of the Cape, Canon of the Cathe­ dral Church of St. George, Rector of Kalk Bay. 3. The Venerable Clinton Engleheart, M.A., Arch­ deacon of Caledon, Canon of the Cathedral Church of St. George, Priest-in-Charge of Faure. 4. The Reverend Canon Ralph Layard White, M , A . , Canon of the Cathedral Church of St. George, Rector of St. Barnabas’, Capetown. 5. The Reverend Canon Robert Patterson Smart, M.A., Canon of the Cathedral Church of St. George, Rector of Somerset West. 6. The Reverend Charles Norton Joseph Savage, S.S.J.E., Assistant Priest of the Native Mis­ sion, Capetown. 7. The Reverend William George Webster, M.A., Rector of Rondebosch. 8. The Reverend Samuel Bingham Hinchliff, Rector of Hermanus. g. The Reverend Thomas Gerald le Mesurier, M.A., Rector of Claremont. 10. The Reverend Arthur William Blaxall, B.A., Secretary to the Diocesan Board of Missions, Priest-in-Charge, Mohammedan Mission, Cape­ town. 11. The Reverend Alfred Joseph Smith Lewis, A ssis­ tant Curate of St. Andrew’s, Newlands. 7

II. D iocese of S t . H ele na.

i . The Reverend Canon Horace William Orford, M.A., Canon Emeritus of the Cathedral Church of St. Andrew and St. Michael, Bloem­ fontein, Diocesan Librarian, Licensed Priest in the Diocese of Capetown.

III. D iocese of George.

IV . Diocese of Grah am sto w n.

1. The Very Reverend Edmund Keith Blundell, M.A., Dean, Archdeacon and Rural Dean of Grahamstown, Rector of the Cathedral Parish.

2 . The Reverend Cyrill John Wyche, Chancellor and Canon of Grahamstown Cathedral, Diocesan Secretary and Treasurer, Bishop’s Chaplain. 3. The Venerable Francis Walter Flack, M.A., Archdeacon of Port Elizabeth, Rector of Uitenhage. 4. The Venerable James Kenneth Mather, A rch ­ deacon of Cradock, Director of Missions in the Diocese of Grahamstown, Bishop’s Chap­ lain. 5. The Reverend Andrew McLean Hanley, M.A., Canon of Grahamstown Cathedral, Rector of King Williamstown. 6. The Right Reverend William Edmund Smyth, M.A., M.B., Warden of the Anglican Hostel at the S.A. Native College, Fort Hare. 7. The Reverend Arthur Cardross Grant, M.A., Rural Dean of King Williamstown, Warden of St. Matthew’s College and Church. 8. The Reverend Archibald Howard Cullen, M.A., Warden of St. Paul’s College, Grahamstown. 8

g. The Reverend Hugh Latimer Gilmore Edwardes, M.A., Rural Dean of Port Elizabeth, Rector of St. Cuthbert’s, Port Elizabeth. 10. The Reverend Charles James Baines Gould, M.A., Rural Dean and Rector of Cradock.

V . D iocese of P retoria.

1. The Reverend Albert Mortimer Jenkin, Hon. Canon of St. Alban’s Cathedral, Pretoria, Priest-in-charge of Pretoria Native Mission.

2 . The Reverend Samuel Percy Woodfield, M.A., Principal of the Diocesan Native Training Institution, Pietersburg. 3. The Reverend Archibald George Cunningham Stamp, M.A., Vicar of Witbank.

V I . D iocese of Bloemfontein.

1. The Venerable Frank Howell Hulme, M .A . A rch­ deacon of Bloemfontein. 2. The Very Reverend William Haye Weekes, M.A., Dean of Bloemfontein. 3. The Reverend Edward Baunton Ford, M.A., Chancellor of Bloemfontein, Director of Masite M ission. 4. The Reverend Canon Walter Marshall Mocho- choko, Director of W inburg Mission. 5. The Reverend Canon James Cottrell, R ector of M aseru. 6. The Reverend Frank Arthur Amor, S.S.M., Director of the Northern Free State Missions.

V I I . Diocese of Johannesburg.

1. The Very Reverend W. A . Palmer, L.Th., Dean of Johannesburg. 2. The Venerable O. W. L . Skey, Archdeacon of Johannesburg. 3. The Venerable R. A. H. Urquhart, Archdeacon of Potchefstroom. 4. The V enerable W. F. Hill, C.R., M.A., Arch­ deacon of Native Missions. 9

5. The Reverend Father 0 . Victor, C.R., B.A., Director of Native Missions. 6. The Reverend F. N. Ramsden, B.A., Rector of B oksburg. 7. The Reverend E. Makgalamele. 8. T he Reverend Canon W. Parker, M .A., Friest-in- Charge of St. Cyprian’s Native Mission. 9. The Reverend H. R. Higgs, M.A., Examining Chaplain, Belgravia. 10. The Reverend J. C. H. Brooke, M.A., Vicar of St. Aidan’s, Yeoville, Johannesburg.

V I I I . Diocese of St . John’ s. 1. The Very Reverend L. W. Hallward, M .A ., D ean of St. John’s Cathedral, and Rector of St. John’s Cathedral Parish.

2 . The Reverend C. E. E. Bulwer, B.A., Canon of St. John’s Cathedral, Priest-in-Charge of St. M a rk ’s. 3. The Reverend G. Callaway, B.A., S.S.J.E., Canon of St. John’s Cathedral, Assistant Priest of St. Cuthbert’s Parish. 4. The Reverend A. K. Mhletywa, Assistant Curate of Tsomo Parish, Examining Chaplain to the Bishop. 5. The Reverend W. Mdaka, Priest-in-Charge of St. A lb a n ’s Parish. 6. T he V enerable A. Moultrie, M.A., Archdeacon of Kokstad, Priest-in-Charge of Matatiele Parish. 7. The Reverend Father S. J. Wallis, S.S.J.E., Assistant Curate of St. Cuthbert’s Parish. 8. T he Reverend C. R. Leadley Brown, M.A., Priest-in-Charge of All Saints’ Parish, W ar­ den of St. Augusta School, Examining Chap­ lain to the Bishop.

IX . D iocese of Southern R hodesia. 1. The Very Reverend A. P. Hill, M.A., Dean of Salisbury. 2. The Venerable A. M. Mylne, M.A., Archdeacon of Matabeleland. 10

3- T he Reverend S. J. Christelow, Priest-in-Charge of St. David’s Mission. 4. T he Reverend A. C. Kibble, Rector of Gwelo.

X. D iocese of K imberley and K uruman.

1. The Very Reverend T. C. Robson, M .A ., Dean of Kimberley. 2. The Venerable J. W. Mogg, L. 1 h., Archdeacon of Kimberley. 3. The Reverend R. C. Wathen, Rector of De Aar. 4. The Reverend W. R. Kodisang, St. P a u l’s M is­ sion.

X I. D iocese of N a ta l.

1. The Venerable George Edgar Pennington, \ .D ., Archdeacon of Maritzburg. 2. The Venerable Heywood Harris, M.A., M.C., Archdeacon of Durban, Vicar of the Parish of St. Thomas’, Durban. 3. The Reverend Alfred James Shuttleworth Harker, M.A., Canon of St. Saviour’s Cathedral and Vicar of the Parish of Estcourt. 4. T he Reverend Cyril Deason Robinson, B.A., Canon of St. Saviour’s Cathedral, Superin­ tendent of Native Missions in Natal. 5. The Reverend Reginald Pearson Rogers, M.A., Canon of St. Saviour’s Cathedral and Vicar of the Parish of Kirby-Hilton. 6. The Reverend George Hibbert-Ware, M.A., Superintendent of Indian Missions in Natal and Priest-in-Charge of the Indian Missions at Sydenham and in Durban. 7. The Reverend Walter Henry Martin, M.A., Vicar of Greytown. 8. T he Reverend H arry Gibbons, V ica r of the Parish of St. Cyprian’s, Durban. 9. The Reverend Walter Frazer Daniel Mzamo, Priest-in-Charge of the Springvale Mission. 11

X II. D iocese of Z u l u l a n d . 1. The Venerable Albert William Lee, Vicar-General, Archdeacon of Vryheid and Zululand.

2 . The Venerable Charles Edward Carey-Brenton, Archdeacon of Swaziland. 3. The Reverend Walter Haffendan Hallowes, B.A., Priest-in-Charge of Etalaneni. 4. 1 he Reverend Charles Arthur William Aylen, M .A., Priest-in-Charge of Empangeni District.

X I I I . D iocese of Damaraland. 1. I he Venerable Walter Archibald Prideaux, M.A., Archdeacon of Damaraland, and Priest-in- Charge of Northern Area.

X I V . Diocese of L ebombo. 1. The Venerable David Trussell, L.Th., Archdeacon of Lebombo, Diocesan Secretary and Trea­ surer.

HOUSE OF LAITY. (Subject to alteration.)

I. D iocese of Cape to w n.

I. W. E. Ranby, Diocesan Secretary. 2 . Professor A. E. Snape. 3- Professor H. E. S. Fremantle. 4- W. B. Gurney. 5- F. Robb. 6. Advocate C. E. Nixon. 7- H. J. Notcutt. 8. C. F. Shaw. 9- G. F. W. Batho. 10. Dr. H. A. Moffat. 11. C. E. Earp.

II. Diocese of S t . H elena. 12

III. D iocese of G eorge.

I V . D iocese of Grahamstown. 1. C. C. Currey, B.A., Chancellor of the Diocese. 2. L. L. Giddy, Registrar of the Diocese. 3. N. D. Deary. 4. E. W. Pemberton. 5. A . C. V. Baines, M.L.A. 6. B. R. Kerkhoff. 7. R. H. Struben, M.L.A. 8. P. E. B. Ngxiki. 9. H. T. Mangcu. 10. S. M. B. Tapa.

V . D iocese of P retoria. 1. A . Tilley, Bursar of the Diocese. 2. Col. H. P. Wolff. 3. John R. Hartshorne.

VI. Diocese of Bloemfontein. 1. Fred. S. Webber, Registrar of the Diocese. 2. Louis William Deane, Diocesan Secretary. 3. Francis Wylie Storey. 4. Robert Lindley Meynell. 5. Reginald Craufurd Streeten. 6. Frederick George Harwood-Nash.

VII. D iocese of Johannesburg. 1. C. F . Stallard, K.C., D.S.O., M.C., Chancellor of the Diocese. 2. J. L. Durant, Diocesan Secretary. 3. G. W. Nelson. 4. N. T. Cowin. 5. H. Pannall. 6. E. W. Reeves. 7. J. G. Gubbins. 8. D. Denalane. 9. D r. H. C. Simmons. (10.) W. Rockey, M.L.A. 2. Malinga. S. S. 8. Capt. 6. 4. 7 3. 5. 2. . . . Huskins. A. W. 1. Brockwell. T. W. 1. 4. . . . Laurance. C. H. 1. 3. 2. 2. Col. Col. 2. Manzana. J. 8. . . . Liddle, A. H. 1. 7. 4. 1. E. C. Baxter, Baxter, C. E. 1. 3. 2. 1. .

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FOR THE INFORMATION OF MEMBERS OF THE SYNOD. I. Roll of Synod: Ruling by the President

(Synod of 1919, v i d e (2), page 50). When the Roll of Synod has been constituted, no alteration in names can take place. The Roll of Synod is constituted when the Certificates required from the Bishops, v i d e Canon I., 8, have been received by the Provincial Registrar. The Synod is constituted when the Roll has been called for the first time, and the Registrar has reported to the President that there is a quorum present.

II. Business of Synod: Resolutions by the Pro­ vincial Synod of 1924 (Minute Book, page 198). That after the first day there shall be no Roll call, but that Members mark their attendance on a docu­ ment to be kept at the door. That a time limit be assigned to speeches, viz., 15 minutes to the Mover of a Bill or Resolution, and 10 minutes to the after speakers, unless the Synod gives permission otherwise.

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PROVINCIAL TRUSTEES.

1 . Membership. (a) The following are members of the Board under the provisions of Clause (2) of Canon XXXVII. of Trusts: The Archbishop of Capetown. The Bishops of the several Dioceses. (Represented by their Commissaries : see below .) The Coadjutor-Bishop of Capetown. The Archdeacon of the Cape (The Yen. O. J. Hogarth, D.D.). The Provincial Registrar (D. Tennant, Esq.) and Two elected Lay Members appointed in terms of Clause (7) of Canon XXX VII. John Robb, Esq., The Hon. H. L. Currey. 15

(b) The Bishops are represented at the present time by the following Commissaries : The Bishop of Grahamstown— F. Howe- Browne, Esq. The Bishop of Natal— G. F. W . Batho, Esq. The Bishop of St. Helena— The Rev. A. J. S. Lew is. The Bishop of Bloemfontein— W . E. Ranby, Esq. The Bishop of St. John’s— Sir Herbert Slo- ley, K.C.M.G. The Bishop of Pretoria— Sir Drummond Chaplin, G.B.E., K.C.M.G. The Bishop of Zululand— W . Brinton, Esq. The Bishop of S. Rhodesia— H. C. Winder, Esq. The Bishop of George— The Rev. Canon O rford. The Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman— E. R. Smith, Esq. The Bishop of Johannesburg— J. Smuts, Esq. The Bishop of Lebombo— The Dean of Cape Tow n. The Bishop of Damaraland— The Rev. Canon W h ite. The Assistant Bishop of Bloemfontein— Ivan Silberbauer, Esq. (c) The following Commissaries have resigned since the last Synod, for various reasons : The Rev. E. F. A. Hext, The Hon. W . E. Broome, R. Pell Edmonds, Esq. (d) The Members record with sincere regret the death of the Venerable Richard Brooke, who was for many years a valued member of this B oard.

2 . Number of Meetings.

Thirty-four meetings have been held since last Synod, and the Bishops have availed themselves of the opportunity of attending those meetings of the Board which have been held at the time of the Session of the Provincial Standing Committee. 1 6

3. Investment of Funds : It will be seen from the Balance Sheet attached (Annexure A) that the total amount of funds under adm inistration as at the 30th September, 1929, w as ^285,168 15s. id. Of this amount the following in­ vestments call for special remark :— (a) The South African Association Agency: Comparative statement of Funds administered through this agency as at 30th June, 1924, and 30th June, 1929, respectively: 30th June, 1924 30th June, 1929.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Mortgage Bonds ...... 95582 0 O 148832 0 O Government Securities 655” 12 O 74228 17 O Municipal Debentures 24398 IO O 24398 10 O O ther Stock ...... 1199 O O 1299 O O Landed Property taken o v e r ...... 6760 IO IO 558b 3 9 Capital Uninvested (2J per cent.) ...... 1270 4 4 1391 13 O

0 £ i 9472i 17 £255936 3 9 (b) Limitation of amount of Mortgage Bonds: A t their m eeting on the 10th A ugu st, 1928, the Trustees resolved that the future limit of advances on first mortgage should be £2,500. (c) Mortgages on undefined shares of farm property: Owing to the difficulty of arriving at the value of security and the possibility of complications in the event of the necessity for realization, Trustees have decided that no further advances be made on undefined shares of farm property.

4 . Investment Committee: All investments made on behalf of the Trustees are first submitted by the South African Association to an Investment Committee, who report upon the security offered at the monthly meeting of the Board, with whom rests the final acceptance. The Committee consists of Mr. John Robb, Mr. E. R. Smith, and the Hon. H. L. Currey, of whose services the Trustees desire to place their appreciation on record. Note.— During the absence of Mr. Currey in Eng­ land, the Rev. A. J. S. Lewis has acted in his place. 17

5. Rate of Interest Distributed: Interest on the Funds invested through the Trust has been distributed since the last Synod as follows: 1924 ...... 5-375 per cent. r925 ...... 5-5° ° 1 9 2 6 ...... 5.000 ,, 1927 ...... 4- 875 1928 ...... 5- 125 Average rate for five years: 5.175 Per cent.

6. Publication of Accounts: An audited Balance Sheet has been published each year in the ‘‘ Church Chronicle.”

7 . Legacies and Gifts : The following Legacies and Gifts have been received :— (a) Miss Miller: An amount of £100 to be invested to provide an annuity of £5 a year for the Diocese cf Lebom bo. (b) H. H. Wills Legacy: Further dividends from the Executors which bring the amount received from this Estate for the Diocese of Lebombo up to £6,270 7s. rod. (c) Diocese of Bloemfontein: An amount of £100 for addition to the Bishop­ ric Endowment Fund. A further amount of £70 received for a similar purpose has been forwarded to the Diocesan Sec­ retary at Bloemfontein. (d) Diocese of Kimberley: An amount of £180 for addition to the Bishopric Endowment Fund. (e) Diocese of Damaraland : Various amounts totalling in all £2,332 os. 4d. from London and Windhoek for addition to the Bishopric Endowment Fund. 18

(I) The late Bishop Wilfrid Gore=Browne: An amount of ^500 for the Provincial Endow­ ment Fund (Bishop Balfour Fund). (g) The late Mr. G. P. Kling:

An amount of £ 2 5 6s. 8d. bequeathed to the Archbishop for the benefit of the Church of the Province of South Africa. (The amount has been added to the Provincial Endowment Fund.) (h) The late Canon Widdicombe. An amount of ^50 to the Provincial Endow­

ment Fund and an amount of £ 2 0 to the Provincial Clergy Pensions Fund. (i) The Misses A. and E. Allfree: An amount of XIO° to be invested to provide an annuity of £ 5 a year for the Diocese of Lebom bo.

8. The Rev. George Mitchell’s Bequest: £ 3 ,0 6 0 12s. 9 d .: Since the last Synod the interest on this bequest has been divided equally between the Dioceses of Bloem­ fontein and Kimberley under resolutions adopted at the annual meetings of the Trustees at which the Bishops have been present.

9 . Diocese of Lebombo: (a) Certain property in extent 50 hectares, being part of the Southern portion of the Mission land at Namahacha, has been sold to Mr. Fitchett and the pro­ ceeds have been added to the St. Christopher’s College Endowment Fund. (b) The Rev. T. W . Stainton has been appointed to act on behalf of the Trustees to obtain registered titles of Church property in the Diocese of Lebombo and to register such properties in the name of the Board of Provincial Trustees.

10. Manifold Farm Settlement: The farms which comprise this Settlement are situate about 30 miles from Hanover Station and have been successfully worked and substantially improved since the last Synod. They are fully fenced. Mem­ 19 bers of the Board have visited and inspected the pro­ perty and stock and have reported thereon to the Board from time to time. The last visit took place in May, 1929, and a copy of the report of the visiting Trustees will be available at Synod.

At that time there were 2 , 2 0 0 sheep valued at ^3i5°° with the usual quantity of cattle and draught animals. Owing to the difficulties experienced in obtaining boys from England, Colonel Manifold agreed to alter the 1 rust Deed in such a way as to allow boys to be sent to the Settlement from any Institution approved by the Provincial Trustees. In accordance with this amendment four boys have been sent there from St. John’s Hostel, Capetown, and it is hoped that the ex­ periment will meet with the success it deserves. Colonel Manifold would like some boys to be sent out from England so that they might be trained with the South African boys. '1 he Trustees have found it necessary to give much time and attention to the affairs of the Settlement and are fortunate in having a most excellent and reliable manager— Mr. C. H. Every— to whom the prosperity of the farm is due.

11. St. Paul’s College, Grahamstown: The Trustees have accepted transfer of certain property purchased at Grahamstown as a residence for the Warden of St. Paul’s Hostel. The property is mortgaged to the Kaffir Institution and the bond is subject to a special proviso under which no charges in connection therewith shall fall on any other property held bv them excepting the property hypothecated.

1 2 . General. In addition to the foregoing the Trustees have dealt with a large number of questions which have arisen from time to time and which are inevitable to the administration of a rapidly growing Trust fund.

Resolutions arising out of this Report. (1) That the report be received. (2) That it be taken as read. (3) That it be considered on ANNEXTJRE “ A.” CHURCH OF THE B O A R D OF BALANCE SHEET AS AT

LIABILITIES. Diocese of Cape Town:— £ s. d. £ s. d . Bishopric Endowment ...... 16050 0 0 Bishopric Augm entation ...... 5304 15 7 Diocese of Natal:— — 21354 15 7 Fund for training Native Teachers ... 1200 0 0 Diocese of St. Helena:— Bishopric Endowment ...... 2320 0 0 Bishopric Augmentation ...... 2517 18 1 Diocese of Bleomfontein:— 4837 18 1 B is h o p ric E n d o w m e n t ...... 9399 16 10 Diocese of Pretoria:— Bishopric Endowm ent ...... 5411 1 11 Clergy Endowment ...... 5153 2 4 Diocese of Zululand;.— 10564 4 3 Bishopric Endowment ...... 10989 17 0 Diocese of Southern Rhodesia:— Bishopric Endowment ...... 12036 18 0 Diocese of Ceorge:— Bishopric Endowment ...... 15562 12 0 Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman:— B is h o p ric E n d o w m e n t ...... 11304 6 6 Diocese of Lebombo:— B is h o p ric E n d o w m e n t ...... 10000 0 0 Wills Bequest ...... 6270 7 10 St. Christopher’s College ...... 3934 13 0 Diocesan Clergy Endowm ent ...... 653 18 0 Diocesan Pension Fund ...... 1802 2 3 Bishop Smyth’s Memorial ...... 434 18 7 M is s M ille r ’ s G ift ...... 100 0 0 M is s A lf r e e ’ s G i f t ...... 100 0 0 Diocese of Damaraland:— 23295 19 8 B is h o p ric E n d o w m e n t ...... 3447 6 3 St. George’s School Scholarship ...... 51 0 0 Pan-Anglican Education Fund:— 3498 6 3 Investment for Grants ...... 12124 3 4 Loans repaid and Interest earned ...... 2043 14 0 L o a n s A c c o u n t as p e r c o n t r a ...... 11323 15 8 Provincial Pensions Board:— 25491 13 0 Provincial Clergy Pensions Fund ...... 73689 13 4 Prov. Fund for W . & 0. of the Clergy 38049 6 1 111738 19 5 Capital Protecting Fund ...... 7130 0 1 Various Trusts and Funds:— Colonel Manifold Farm Settlement ... 1406 10 11 Provincial Endowment Fund ...... 7676 3 3 S .A . C h u rch I n s t it u t e ...... 67 16 5 Dr. Relton’s Expenses ...... 95 8 4 J. W. Mogg Memorial Fund—Capital 500 0 0 .J. W . Mogg Memorial Fund—Interest 74 7 10 T h e R e v . G. M i t c h e l l : L e g a c y ...... 3060 12 9 T h e R e v . G. M i t c h e l l : I n t e r e s t ...... 126 5 2 Prov. Ordination Candidates’ Fund 82 0 10 Colonel John Spence Endowment ...... 199 4 0 Father Robinson M em orial ...... 579 16 3 Fort Hare Investment Account ...... 267 4 10 Provincial Board of Missions ...... 19 4 11 Church Penitentiary Society ...... 29 13 3 St. Michael’s, Bloemfontein ...... 500 0 0 Common Provincial Fund ...... 900 0 0 Pan-Anglican Education Fund : In - terest Account ...... 1 1 15584 9 10 Revenue and Expenditure Account ...... 1178 18 7

£285168 15 1 PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA. PROVINCIAL TRUSTEES. 30th SE P T E M B E R . 1929.

ASSETS. £ s. d. £ s. d. Standard Bank of S.A., Ltd...... 1054 5 1 Colonial Bishoprics Fund;— Interest Account ...... 168 16 6 Securities:— South African Association ...... 256650 0 0 S.A. Property Account ...... 5586 3 9 262236 3 9 Securities— Special:— Natal Agency (Diocese of George) . . 600 0 0 Colonial Bishoprics Fund (Diocese of C a p e to w n ) ...... 9650 0 0 Provincial Council of Education. Bal­ ances of Acknowledgment of Debt, as certified bv the Financial Secre­ ta r y ...... 11323 15 8 Savings Bank Accounts ...... I l l 14 1 21685 9 9 Capetown, Diocese of 24 0 0

W. E. RANBY, Secretary and Treasurer.

As this is ah Interim Balance Sheet, Certificates from the Colonial Bishoprics Fund and the Natal Agents regarding their respective En­ dowment Funds have not been called for and produced to usj nor have we examined the securities held by the South African Association, but we have seen the supporting certificate given by that Company; nor have we examined the Acknowledgments of Debt for loans advanced to the Provincial Council of Education. Subject to the foregoing, the above Interim Balance Sheet has been audited and found correct.

J. E. P. CLOSE & CO., Chartered Accountants (S.A.), A u d ito r s .

C a p e to w n , 8th October, 1929.

£285168 15 1 22

PROVINCIAL STANDING COMMITTEE. (Canons XXXVIII. and XXXIX.)

Draft Report to Provincial Synod, 1 9 2 9 .

I. Meetings. In terms of Clause 3 of Canon X X X VIII. annual meeting's have been held as follows :— Capetown, 1924; Pretoria, 1925; Capetown, 1926; Grahamstown, 1927; Johannesburg, 1928; Capetown, 1929.

2 . Annual Reports: A digest of the resolutions passed at, and reports and accounts submitted to each session has been cir­ culated thereafter. Copies are laid on the table and form an annexure to this report.

Note.— A copy of the resolutions adopted at the 1925/28 meetings inclusive will be found at the end of this report.

3 . Legal: The Legal Sub-Committee has dealt with a number of matters referred to it and where legislation is required it is embodied in the proposed Acts and Reso­ lutions included in the Agenda of the Provincial Synod.

4 . Financial: (a) Estimates and Contributions: Every year printed copies of the Draft Esti­ mates and Contributions, framed by the Finance Sub-Committee, have been circulated, and any objection thereto considered by the Committee. (b) Payment of Assessments : At the time of going to press there are no Diocesan contributions outstanding. 23

(c) Total of Assessments: For the purpose of record, the totals of the annual Assessments for the years 1912-1929 inclu­ sive are given as follows:—

-£ £ 1912 ... 2150 1921 2931 1913 ... 2105 1922 3341 T9T4 ... 2155 1923 ... 3390 T915 ... 2254 1924 ... 3523 1916 ... 2204 1925 ... 3439 1917 ... 2129 1926 3372 1918 ... 2186 1927 ... 3492 !9:9 ... 2368 1928 ... 3473 1920 ... 2401 1929 ... 3650 (1930 ... 3648)

(d) Maximum Percentage on Income: This was fixed at 2-J per cent, by the last Provincial Synod.

(e) Method of Assessment: The Assessment for 1923 and onwards has been based upon a graduated Scale of Percentages, both on Endowment and General Income, the rate upon the former being higher than that upon the latter.

(f) The Church Chronicle: The Editor of this publication has been using every endeavour to obtain increased support for it and in view of the fact that it is the official organ of the Province the Committee will be asked to give it permanent financial support .

Note.— A grant of ^150 was made to the Church Chronicle at the 1923 m eeting.

5 . Resolutions arising out of this Report: (1) That the report be received. (2) That it be taken as read. (3) That it be considered on 24

6. Resolutions of the Provincial Standing Committee adopted since the last Provincial Synod: (a) Church Hostel, Fort Hare (1926): That a Loan of ^125 be made to the Hostel out of Contingencies Account. (;£i35 w a s lent).

(b) Church Hostel, Fort Hare (1928): That the existing Loan of ^135 to Fort Hare be written off in five annual instalments of ^27 each.

[Discussion took place on the financial posi­ tion at Fort Hare, and the responsibility resting on the Committee. The Committee placed on record that it does not hold itself responsible for any liability over and above the grant made at its annual meetings.]

That this Committee invite the Archbishop of Capetown, the Bishop of Zululand, and the Bishop of Grahamstown to meet Bishop Smyth for the purpose of discussing the question of a new Hostel.

That a letter be addressed to Bishop Smyth in regard to the financial position of the Hostel.

7 . South African Church Institute (1926): That the Archbishop be asked to appoint a Com­ mission under the Chairmanship of the Bishop of St. Alban’s to advise as to the best plan for the future carrying on of the Institute.

8. South African Church Institute (1928): That this Committee advise the Archbishop that it is well to continue this Institute and that the Province recognise the work already accomplished and the use­ fulness of the Institute, but in so advising, the Com­ mittee would emphasise that there is need to provide for readjustment in the organisation, which will bring the Institute into more vital contact with the S.P.G. 25

9 . Frequency of Meetings (1926): That the general opinion was in favour of the regular Annual Meeting.

Note.— 30 Members of the Committee were present and 6 absent when this matter was discussed and there was one dissensient.

10. World Conference on Faith and Order: Contributions have been made towards the ex­ penses of this Conference.

11. St. Paul’s College, Grahamstown: The Provincial Contribution to this Conference was ^350 for many years. After considering the applica­ tion from the W a r d e n in 1927 the amount w as raised to £600 in 1928 and £ 7 0 0 in 1929. ( V i d e Canon XXXIX., Par. 1 (3).)

12. Pensions for Bishops (1927): That the contribution to the Provincial Clergy Pensions Fund for all D.iocesan Bishops be fixed at £ 1 8 per annum. Where a Diocese cannot afford to pay the whole contribution a grant up to and not exceeding £ 9 be paid out of the Common Provincial Fund to that Diocese.

13. South African Church Directory (1927): The expression of opinion as to the value of this publication to the Province was in favour of its con­ tinued publication, no financial responsibility on the Provincial Standing Committee being involved. 26

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. (Acts X. and XIII.)

Draft Report to Provincial Synod, 1 9 2 9 .

Financial. 1 . Meetings. Five Annual Meetings have been held (at the time of the meeting's of the Provincial Standing Committee).

2 . Financial Reports and Accounts. These have been issued every year.

3 . Annual Report, November, 19 2 9 . This is available for reference and contains a Balance Sheet, Revenue Account, Schedules of Loans and Grants and the names of the Diocesan Represen­ tatives.

4 . Loans. Since last Synod (1924-1928 inclusive) new Loans totalling ^6,950, repayable in 15 years, free of interest, have been made as follows :— To European Institutions...... ^4,000 To non-European Institutions ...... £2i9S° A complete list of existing Loans will be found in the 1929 Report.

5 . Grants. Since last Synod (1924-1928 inclusive) new Grants

totalling £ 2 , 6 7 6 have been made as follows :—• To European Institutions* ...... ;£ L 353 T o non-European Institutions ...... ,£1,323 * Of this amount, £805 has been given to Theo­ logical students. A complete list of all Grants made to date will be found in the 1929 Report.

6. Loans Reserve Funds. The Interest earned on these Funds has added a further amount of £379 9s. to the Loans Capital Account since 30th September, 1924. 27

7. Educational Policy, etc. A separate Report will be presented by the Organising Secretary.

8. Conditions on which Loans are made. At the annual meeting in 1926 it was agreed that all recommendations for Loans are subject to :—

(a) the usual requirement that the Board of Trus­ tees of the Diocese in which the applying institution is situate shall guarantee repay­ ment ;

(b) their being taken up bv March 31st in the year following that in which they are made;

(c) the necessary evidence that the Loan will be used for the purpose for which it is made and for no other purpose whatsoever.

9. Financial Policy. The methods of administration under which (a) Loans are made free of interest every year, (b) are repayable in 15 years, (cl are subject to a small addi­ tion to the instalment towards office charges, and are (d) further subject to the annual retention of a portion of the repaid capital which is placed at reserve and only liberated therefrom when it reaches -£i,000, have formed the subject of enquiry from time to time with a view to alteration and improvement, but hitherto no alternative method has commended itself to the Council which decided at Garhamstown in November, 1927, “ that the present system of making grants and loans be continued.”

10. Grants to Students Overseas. The Registrar has given it as his opinion that Grants should not be made outside the jurisdiction of the Church of the Province of South Africa.

11. Grants to Individuals. The Registrar has given it as his opinion that Grants to individuals (as distinct from Institutions) are not ultra vires of the Act. 28

12. Status of Institutions on whose behalf applica- tions for Loans and Grants may be considered. It has always been recognized that Institutions entitled to receive benefit from the Funds administered by the Council must be of Provincial or Diocesan status, but until 1928 this status had never been de­ fined. At that meeting the following definition of a “ Diocesan School ” was put forward for the considera­ tion of the Interim Committee, who now recommend its adoption :—

A Diocesan School is and shall be :— (a) A school managed by a governing body appointed by Synod or (b) a school assisted by grants from Diocesan funds or (c) a school re­ quired to report annually to the Diocesan Synod or to some Diocesan board appointed by Synod or (d) where there is no Diocesan Synod, a school declared by the Bishop to be a school for which he is financially responsible or (e) a school upon whose Council the Bishop and/or his nominee are

e x - o f f i c i o members.

13. By-laws (1), (m) and (n). The response to the requirements of these by-laws is very unsatisfactory. In 1928, for instance, 13 Institutions failed to send in any accounts or report. Of those which sent them in, five balance sheets shewed no liability to the Council for the balances of loans due. Forms are sent out every year to all institutions con­ cerned, and the attention of the governing bodies is drawn to the fact that the least return to be expected from an institution which has obtained a loan f r e e o f

i n t e r e s t is its compliance with the by-laws referred to.

Resolutions arising out of this Report. (a) That the Report be received. (b) T h at it be taken as read. (c) T h at it be considered now. 29

REPORT OF THE PROVINCIAL PENSIONS BOARD TO PROVINCIAL SYNOD, 1929.

The Board administers the Provincial Clergy Pen­ sions Fund (Canon XL.) and the Provincial Fund for the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy (Canon XLI.).

Members: (The Archbishop of Capetown, 3 Clergymen and 4 Laymen elected by Synod.)

The Archbishop of Capetown, Chairman; John Robb, Esq., Vice-Chairman; the Bishop of Damara­ land, L. W . Deane, Esq., Archdeacon Pennington, P. A. Millard, Esq., Chancellor Wyche, and G. F. W . Batho, Esq. Secretary : W . E. Ranby, Esq.

1. The late Mr. A. L. Tregoning. The Members of the Board desire to place on record an expression of their sincere regret at the death of Mr. Tregoning.

2. Funds. It will be seen from the Balance Sheet of the Pro­ vincial Trustees that the total Funds invested on the 30th Septem ber, 1929, w ere as follow s :—

£ s. d. Provincial Clergy Pensions Fund ... 73,689 13 4 Provincial Fund for the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy' ... 38,049 6 1

T o t a l ...... i ,738 19 5

3. Annual Reports. In accordance with the requirements of Canon X L., Clause 6, and Canon XLI., Clause 4, annual reports of the progress of the two Funds have been issued every year and copies of the Fourteenth Annual Report are laid on the table of Synod. 30

4. Legacies and Gilts. The following legacies have been received for the credit of the Provincial Clergy Pensions Fund:—

The Estate of the late Mrs. J. J. Hay­ w ard, of Peddie ...... ^200

The Estate of the late Frank Molteno £ i oo The Estate of the late Canon Widdi- c o m b e ...... £ 2 0 The Estate of the late Mrs. A. Lilford ^10 Information has been received from the Executors of the late Rev. F. L. Ashworth that he bequeathed the proceeds of his life policy to this Fund. It is esti­ mated that the Fund will benefit to the extent of about ^644, less English probate, under this legacy. Mr. Alfred Metcalf, of Cradock, has given a fur­ ther ^25 to the Cradock Endowment Fund, completing a total gift of ^625 for the credit of the W idows’ and Orphans’ Fund. These gifts and contributions are a very sensible and valuable addition to the Funds administered by the Board.

5. Provincial Clergy Pensions Fund (Canon XL.) This Fund was first valued by the Actuary, Mr. G. C. M cLaren , F. F .A ., as at the 31st M arch, 1924, and his report was printed in the Agenda Book of the 1924 Synod. T h e surplus shown at that time w as such that he expressed the opinion that the pensions payable at the age of 70 could safely be increased by 25 per cent., or alternatively that the pension age could be reduced to 68 provided that the pension which would then accrue according to the Canon were payable, and not the pension accruing at age 70.

The Fund has been valued again as at the 31st M arch, 1929, and the A ctu ary ’s Report is printed as an annexure to this report. It will be seen therefrom that he has made several different valuations in accord­ ance with wishes expressed on various occasions, and particularly at the meetings of the Provincial Standing Committee, since the last Synod.

The recommendations and advice of the Pensions Board in this connection will be placed before Synod. 31

6. Reciprocal Arrangements with the Pensions Autho­ rity in England.

In accordance with the resolution adopted at the 1924 Synod, negotiations have been in progress tor some time with a view to a reciprocal arrangement under which Clergy coming to South Africa from England and Clergy leaving the Province for England may retain their pension rights without any loss of benefit.

The negotiations have been necessarily compli­ cated by the varying conditions which obtain under the English Pensions Measure and Canon XL. of this Province, and the Members of the Board desire to place on record their appreciation of the assistance rendered by the English Authority through their Sec­ retary whereby a draft Agreement has been framed under which it is anticipated that all the Clergy con­ cerned will have their pension rights fully safeguarded. A copy of this Agreement will be found on page 26 of the first A gen d a Book, and since it w as printed the only outstanding matter has been settled, viz., the cases of those Clergy, who, having had contributions paid for them in South Africa go to England and die or retire before qualifying for pension. An arrange­ ment has been made under which contributions made in South Africa on their behalf will be returned to the Pensions Fund in South Africa.

7. Provincial Fund for the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy.

This Fund w as first valued in 1920 and the Actuary’s report which was circulated in that year was also printed as an annexure to the Pensions Board report in the Agenda Book of the 1924 Synod. Since then the Fund was valued as at the 30th April, 1925. Copies of the Actuary’s Report were circulated through­ out the Province. The surplus shown at that date enabled the Actuary to recommend an all round bonus increment of 2 0 per cent, on all annuities and refunds payable during the five years 1st A pril, 1926, to 31st March, 1931, the intention being that the increment shall be a permanent feature, but subject to revision at future valuations. 32

The Board has acted on this advice and ail exist­ ing and prospective annuities and amounts refundable to unmarried Clergy have been increased accordingly. The Annual Report of the Pensions Board, copies of which are laid on the table, will show that only very small amounts have been received in response to appeals made for the Voluntary Fund, and attention is drawn to the w o rd in g of the A ctu ary ’s R eport o f 1920 in which he says: “ Where an increase in the annuities could most justly be looked for is through the Agency of the Voluntary Fund. Each ^ji,ooo received in the shape of Legacies, Donations or Church Collec­ tions over and above the amount required for management will enable the Board to increase the annuities by 5 per cent.”

An average of £ 2 per Parish or Mission through­ out the Province would give an income of ^ji,ooo a year. This Fund will be valued again for the third time as at the 30th A pril, 1930.

8. Amendments to Canons XL. and XLI. A number of amendments to Canons will be pro­ posed on behalf of the Pensions Board. These are the result of the Board’s experience in the working of the Canons.

Resolutions arising out of this Report. (a) That the Report be received. (b) T hat it be taken as read. (c) T hat it be considered now. 33

PROVINCIAL CLERGY PENSIONS FUND. Canon XL.

REPORT BY GEORGE C. McLAREN, F.F.A., O N O / I THE VALUATION OF THE PROVINCIAL £ * ± 3 . CLERGY PENSIONS FUND, CANON XL., AS A T 31st M A R C H , 1929.

I have now the honour to submit my report on the Valuation of the Provincial Clergy Pensions Fund as at 31st M arch, 1929. Data carefully compiled by the Secretary has been supplied to me and it is on the basis of these facts that I have carried out the investigation.

The Funds. As at the date of valuation, the fund amounted to £ 7 3 ,159 12s., the consolidated revenue account for the previous five years being as follows:—

R e v e n u e . E x p e n d i t u r e . £ s. d. £ s. d. Fund as at 31st Pensions Paid . 1,131 5 0 March, 1924 . 40,710 5 1 E x p e n s e s ...... 920 18 10 Contributions Fund as at 31st (less refunds) 20,048 5 0 March, 1929 . 73,159 12 0 Interest earned 13.976 17 5 L e g a c ie s ...... 330 0 0 Donations and Subscriptions 146 8 4

£75,211 15 10 £75,211 15 10

Proposed New Agreement. Under the agreement now in course of completion between the South African Pensions Board and the English Authorities, certain immediate payments will have to be made in respect of clergymen who have left South Africa for England since 1st January, 1927. The Secretary informs me that if all these clergy were to come under paragraph 1 of the Agreement, a sum of ^2,196 is. would be payable, but he has been informed that as yet only sixteen are compulsory contributors, the amount transferable in respect of these sixteen being only £821 os. 6d. In the interests of safety, I have assumed that the whole amount of £2,196 is. will be payable, the liability being increased by that amount, as will appear in the valuation statement 34

below. Should it be found, eventually, that the whole of this amount is not required, the balance remaining will, of course, be automatically returned into the Pen­ sions Fund proper, and be available for meeting the liabilities thereof. I have allowed in my calculations for the effect of future transfers in terms of this Clause of the Agreement.

Interest Yield. The Fund is invested in securities which yield an average rate of interest of about five per cent, per annum.

Expenses of Management. I have again made no special reserve for the ex­ penses of management, as these are amply covered by the difference between the rate of interest earned and that assumed in my calculations.

Mortality and Interest Rate Assumed. The rate assumed in my valuation is 4! per cent., as before, with the same mortality, namely, H.M. (Healthy Male) up to age 70, and the new British Annuitants table thereafter.

Valuation Result. The result of the valuation is as follows :— Value of Pensions amounting to £43,865 16s. 8d. payable to 419 European Clergy after reaching age 7 0 ...... £70-848 Value of Pensions amounting to £5,323 6s. 8d. payable to 154 Native and 2 Coloured Clergy after reaching age 70 ...... 8,366 ------£ 79.214 Less Value of Contributions amounting to £3,771 per annum from European and to £474 per annum from Native and Coloured C lerg y ...... £ 45,5*2

£ 33.702 3 5

Value of Pensions of £550 per annum to n European pensioners £3>9&3 Value of Pensions of £33 6s. 8d. per annum to 2 Native pensioners 241 ------^4.224

_ . , „ ^37-926 special Reserve for transfers under paragraph 1 of newAgreement £2,196

Total liability ...... £40,122 F u n d ...... £ 73i t^ °

Surplus ...... £.33,038

ft will be seen that the Fund is in a thoroughly sound and entirely healthy position, and in order to indicate how the surplus might be disposed of, I have made several different Valuations showing what the surplus would be if (a) Pensions are increased bv a percentage or (b) the Pension age is reduced or (c) the minimum pension is increased to £100 or (d) it is desired to embody both of the alternatives indicated in (a) and (c).

In conclusion, I note with interest that there has been a small revenue from legacies during the past few years, and an increase in the income from such sources should make it possible to further improve the benefits under this scheme.

(Signed) GEO. C. McLAREN, Actuary 23/9/29- 36

NOTICES OF MOTION.

The Reverend Canon Orford to move:—

That this Synod strongly deprecates the formation in certain Dioceses of Advisory Boards “ to assist and advise the assembly for the election of a Bishop,” as being, if not entirely ultra vires, yet contrary to the spirit of the Canon constituting the Elective Assembly by forestalling its action and restricting its freedom.

The Archdeacon of Bloemfontein to move:—

That in terms of Rule 94 of Debate, the words in Rule 28 be omitted, and in lieu thereof the following be inserted :

“ The Houses shall vote together unless a two- thirds majority of Members present at Synod, voting as one House, decides on a vote by Orders; any Member of any House may request this vote by Orders, provided he does so before the question is put.”

The Reverend Canon C. E. Earle Bulwer to move:—

(Copy of Resolution passed in Diocesan Synod of St. John’s, 1929.)

That whereas a large aggregate sum of money is paid annually by the Church to Fire Insurance Com­ panies ;

And whereas fire risks in this country are very low;

And whereas the Church now possesses large accumu­ lated funds in connection with the Pension Scheme sufficient to cover such risks;

Therefore this Synod requests the Provincial Autho­ rities to explore the possibilities of establishing a Provincial Fire Insurance Scheme on the under­ taking that the latter scheme would benefit by the profits which would accrue therefrom as well as accept responsibility for the. risks. 3 7

The Reverend A. W. Blaxall to move:— Realising that there is still very much work to be done before all the Jews, Mohammedans and Heathen in our land are evangelised, and remembering that the venerable Missionary Societies of the Mother Church are at present raising the major share of the money for this work, this Synod recommends the Provincial Board of Missions to appoint (or appoints) a special commission with the following terms of reference :— (1) To compile a complete report of all Missionary work in the Province with statements which will indicate how far they are supported by the Churchmen of the C.P.S.A. and to what extent support comes from overseas. (2) To draw up a scheme by which the baptised members of the C.P.S.A. may be aroused to a greater sense of responsibility for the con­ version of non-Christians. (3) To study the methods adopted by the Mission­ ary Society of the Church of Canada (and kindred organisations in Australia, if they exist) with a view to the establishment of a Society, or organisation, in South Africa. This Commission to report at the next Provincial Mis­ sionary Conference (1933) or if possible at the next meeting of the Board of Missions.

The Archdeacon of Bloemfontein to move:— “ That it is desirable that whenever there are five Sun­ days in the month all above the average collection should be given, on the first such Sunday to Dam­ araland, and the second to the Provincial Clergy Pensions Fund, and on the third to Lebombo, and on the fourth to the Provincial Fund for Widows and Orphans of Clergy.

The Provincial Registrar to move:—

S t a n d i n g P r i n t i n g C o m m i t t e e .

“ (a) That a Standing Committee be appointed to arrange and superintend the printing of :— (1) A revised edition of the 1870-1924 edition of the Constitution and Canons, etc. 3 8

(2) The Acts and Resolutions of the nth Pro­ vincial Synod, together with Reports, Lists of M em bers, etc. (3) The alteration, revision and amendment of Schedules B. and C. corrected in 1924 so as to bring the same up to date.”

‘ (b) That the said Committee be empowered to take such action as may be necessary on all questions relating to the publication, sale and reprinting of the above till the next meeting of the Provincial Synod, and to report thereto.” ‘ (c) That the Committee consist of the Right Reverend the Coadjutor Bishop of Capetown (Chairman), the Vety Reverend the Dean of Capetown, the Venerable Archdeacon Hogarth, the Venerable Archdeacon Whaits, the Reverend Canon Wyche, the Reverend Canon Orford, the Reverend W . B. Smith, the Reverend W . G. Webster, Mr. Chancellor C. C. Currey, Mr. H. J. Notcutt, the Provincial Registrar and the Provincial Secretary (Convener).

“ (d) That it be an instruction to the Printing Com­ mittee that the numbering of Canons be not altered except by special Resolution of Synod, so as to prevent the complication which is being created by each new edition of the Canons; new Canons to have continuous numbers.” ( V i d e Resolution of the Provincial Synod of 1919, page 37). “ (e) That the said Committee in terms of Canon I.- II. — shall transmit to each Bishop a copy of the Canons and proceedings so printed for the infor­ mation of the Diocesan Synod.

The Provincial Registrar to move:—

R e c o g n i t i o n o f B i s h o p s .

“ That in terms of Article XXIV., 3, of the Constitu­ tion, this Synod hereby recognises the Right Reverend Theodore Sumner Gibson and the Right Reverend Basil William Peacey, as Bishops of this Province, and hereby authorises their respec­ tive names to be added to Schedule C. 39

Professor H. E. S. Fremantle to move:— That His Grace the Archbishop be requested to nomi- O O nate a committee of Synod to consider the advisa- U u bility of formulating a statement as to the relations between English-speaking and Afrikaans-speaking South Africans, and of concerting measures for improving such relations with the Dutch Reformed Church and to report to Synod within three days at most.

Professor H. E. S. Fremantle to move:— lhat the Provincial Synod expresses its thankfulness O O for the production and publication of an authori- tative Afrikaans translation of the Gospels and the Psalms.

The Provincial Registrar to move:—

C o p i e s o f A c t s , e t c ., t o A n g l i c a n B i s h o p s .

'I'hat His Grace the Archbishop be respectfully re- O A quested to forward a copy of the Acts and Resolu- tions of this Synod to the Most Reverend the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, to all the Metropolitans in the Anglican Communion— including the presid­ ing Bishop of the American Church— to the Sec­ retaries of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and the Church House, London.’’

Unopposed Motion by the Provincial Registrar. That it be an instruction to the Secretaries appointed by this Synod, that all Reports presented to Synod ^ and other documents and papers connected with the proceedings of Synod, where not otherwise filed in the M inute Book, be placed bv the Secre­ taries in a special cover for that purpose, for the safekeeping thereof by the Provincial Registrar.”

The Bishop of Southern Rhodesia to move:— That the Diocese of Southern Rhodesia recommends to /~» Provincial Synod that the time has come when O O women, who are communicants of the full age of 21 years, should be eligible for election to the Dio­ cesan Synod in the same proportion to men as pertains on Parochial Councils, CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA.

THIRD AGENDA BOOK containing

Times and Places of Meetings, Report of the Standing Advisory Committee, further Notices of Motion, Amendments, etc.

PROVINCIAL SYNOD, Cape Town, 9th November, 1929.

Office of the Secretary, Church House, Burg Street, Capetown.

S.A. ELECTRIC PRINTING CO., LTD., 7 SEA STREET, CAPE TOWN The House of Bishops in order of Seniority by Consecration.

P resident : The Most Reverend William Marlborough Carter, D.D., Archbishop of Capetown.

D iocesan and M issionary Bishops : The Right Reverend William Arthur Holbech, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of St. Helena. The Right Reverend Henry Bindley Si dwell, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of George. The Right Reverend Francis Robinson Phelps, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Grahamstown. The Right Reverend Neville Stuart Talbot, D.D., M.C., Bishop of the Diocese of Pretoria. The Right Reverend Leonard Noel Fisher, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Natal. The Right Reverend Walter Julius Carey, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Bloemfontein. The Right Reverend Arthur Baillie Lumsdaine Karney, D.t)., Bishop of the Diocese of Johannesburg. The Right Reverend Edward Harold Etheridge, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of St. John’s. The Right Reverend Nel’son Wellesle^Bhgarty, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Damaraland. The Right Reverend Edward Francis Paget, M.A., Bishop of the Diocese of Southern Rhodesia. The Right Reverend Theodore Sumner Gibson, M .A., Bishop of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kurum an. The Right Reverend Basil William Peacey, M.A., Bishop of the Diocese of Lebombo.

Co-adjutor Bisho p : The Right Reverend James Okey Nash, D.D., Co-adjutor Bishop of Capetown.

A ssistant-Bishop : The Right Reverend Stanley John Haynes, Assistant Bishop of Bloemfontein.

NOTE.—At the time of going to press the Bishopric of Zululand is vacant through the resignation of the lit. Rev. W. L. Vyvyan. 2 TIME TABLE.

M onday 4th November 10.15 a.m. Memorial Chapel, St. G e o rg e ’s C a th e d ra l: Bishops’ Synod. 4.00 p.m. Cathedral H all: Meet­ ing of the Board of Provincial Trustees.

T uesdav 5th N ovem ber 10.15 a.m. Bishops’ Synod.

W ed n esd ay 6th November 10.15 a.m. Cathedral H all: Pro­ vincial Council of Education— Prelimi­ nary. 11— 12.45 a.m. Provincial Standing Committee. 2*13— 5-3° P-m. Provincial Standing ' Committee.

T hursday 7th November 10.15 a.m. Bishops’ Synod. 2.15 p.m. Provincial Pensions Board.

F riday 8th N ovem ber 10.15 a.m. Provincial Council of Education. 2.15 p.m. Provincial Board of Missions.

Saturday gth November 8.30 a.m. St. G e o rg e ’s Cathe­ dral : Provincial Sy­ nod opens with a celebration of the Holy Communion, during which the Roll of Representa­ tives is called. 10.00 a.m. The Bishops and Clerical and Lay Re­ presentatives a re asked to Breakfast at the Opera House Restaurant, Darling St., at the invitation of the Archbishop and the Dean and Chapter and the Members of the Dio­ cesan Finance Board. Saturday 9th N ovem ber 11.15 a.m. Full Synod meets for business in the Hu= guenot Memorial Hall, Queen Victoria Street.

Sunday 10th N ovem ber Synod Sunday: The services will be an­ nounced by the Dean.

M onday n t h N ovem ber 10.15 a.m. Synod re-assembles for business in the Huguenot Memorial H all.

Hours of Session: M o rn in g : 10.15—12-45 Afternoon 2.15— 5.30.

Seating Arrangements: Members are requested to take their seats accord­ ing to the numbers on the plans exhibited at the entrance and in the Synod Chamber.

Committee Rooms: The Church House, 61 Burg Street, The Old Cathedral Hall and two rooms in the Synod Chamber will be available for Committees.

Lavatories : These will be found to the right and left of the Entrance Hall.

Invitations: / Members of Synod, their wives and families and their Hosts and Hostesses are invited on

Wednesday, 13th November: To a Civic Reception by His Worship the Mayor and Councillors, at the City H all (8 p.m .— 10.45

Saturday, 16th November: To Bishopscourt, when the Archbishop and Mrs. Carter will be “ At Home ” at 3.30 p.m. 4 Clubs:

The Committees of the City Club, Queen Victoria Street, Capetown, the Civil Service Club, Church Square, Capetown, and the Royal Cape Golf Club, Wynberg, have been kind enough to extend the privi­ leges of Honorary Membership to visiting members of Synod during the session.

The Committee of the Alexandra Club, Parliament Street, invfte the ladies accompanying the members to be Honorary Members of the Club during their visit, to the Cape.

Literature required by each Member:

(1) First Agenda Book. (Grey Cover.)

(2) Second Agenda Book. (Yellow Cover.)

(3) Third Agenda Book. (White Cover.)

(4) The Constitution and Canons of the Church of the Province of South Africa. (For sale in Hall, 4/- each.)

(5) The Estimates and Accounts of the Provincial Standing Committee. (White Foolscap Paper B.)

(6) The 18th Report of the Provincial Council of Education.

(7) The 14th Report of the Provincial Pensions Board. (Blue Foolscap.)

A limited number of copies of the Acts and Resolu­ tions of the last Provincial Synod (1924) will be available. 5

r e p o r t o f t h e s t a n d in g a d v is o r y COMMITTEE.

The Members of the Standing Advisory Committee make the following recommendations to the Provincial Synod in terms of Resolution No. 24 of Acts and Resolutions of the Tenth Provincial Synod (1924)

(a) Secretaries:

The following are nominated :— As Clerical Secretary : The Reverend Chancel­ lor W y c h e.

As Assistant Clerical Secretary : The Reverend C. J. B. Gould.

As Lay Secretary : Mr. Bertram Kerkhoff. As Assistant Lay Secretary: Mr. G. F. W . Batho.

As Press Secretary: The Reverend A. Car- dross Grant.

(b) Board of Provincial Trustees:

The following are nominated as the “ two Lay Members elected by the Provincial Synod who shall hold their office until the next meeting of the Provincial Synod.” (Canon XXXVII., Section 2 ) : —

Mr. John Robb, d he H on. H . L . Currey.

(c) Order of Agenda:

The Committee recommend that the Agenda be dealt with by Synod in the order of the numbers affixed thereto with the following exceptions 1—

(i) The first three agenda to be taken thus : Agendum No. 1. The Bishop of George. Agendum No. 3. The Bishop of George. Agendum No. 2. Archdeacon Penning­ ton. (ii) Agenda No. 24, 24 (a), (Yellow Book), 46 (White Book) and 29 (Yellow Book) to be taken between Agenda 14 and t c (Grey Book). 6

(iii) Ag-endum No. 40 (Housing Conditions) be taken after Agendum No. 28 (Yellow Book).

(Sgd.) S. W . LAVIS, Chairman. (Sgd.) W . E. RANBY, Secretary.

Standing Advisory Com m ittee.

D iocese of George. Representatives.

Clergy: The Reverend Robert Thornely Jones, M.A., Canon of St. Mark’s Cathedral, George, and Rector of Knysna. The Reverend Edward Francis Amyas Hext, M.A., Licensed Preacher in the Diocese of George. The Reverend W. G. Sharpies.

Laity: J. J. Sommerville. W. J. A. Beckett. C. W. Thesen.

D iocese of L ebombo. ^ Lay Representative: D avid Tennant.

The President, the Most Reverend the Archbishop of Capetown, to move :— That this Synod desires to express its real appreciation of the very friendly act on the part of the Members of the Dutch Reformed Church in allowing the Church of the Province of South Africa to hold its Synod in their Synod Hall. This Synod is not unmindful of the fact that in the early years of the last Century, the Dutch Reformed Church permitted the English Church to hold its services in their Church in Adderley Street, and to-day is deeply thankful to the Dutch Reformed Church for their further act of brotherly courtesy and kindness. 7 The President, the Most Reverend the Archbishop of Capetown, to move :— lhat this Synod desires to place on record its sense O of very real gratitude to Almighty God for the in- <3 t / valuable help which has been given and is still being given to the Church of the Province of South Africa by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts. It may be said with truth that the birth and life of the Church of the Province has been largely due to the aid which has been given to it by the Society, and this from both a European and Missionary point of view. Its sympathy and assistance at all times have been cf inestimable value in building up the life of the Church of this Province. And further, in welcoming the Secretary of the Society here to-day, this Synod desires him to convey to the Members of his Society this resolution of wholehearted thankfulness for all that the Society has done and is doing for the work of God and His Kingdom in South Africa.

HOUSING RESOLUTION.

That this Synod— (a) Receives with gratitude the signs of a

quickened public conscience on the serious A evil arising from overcrowding and slum “ Jf\J conditions within the Union as witnessed by recent Debates in the Union Parliament, and the assurance of the Minister of the Interior that this grave question will receive the Cabinet’s thought and investigation during the Recess. (b) Urges upon the Union Government an enquiry into the Wage conditions of unskilled workers in its relation to the overcrowding and consequent moral and physical deteriora­ tion among the poorer classes in urban and rural areas. (c) Pleads that meanwhile the Union Government will take immediate steps to fill up gaps in legislation bearing, upon tHe abolition of slums and the responsibility of local authori­ ties for the housing of the pobr; and will in addition to the provision of Loan Funds 8

as at present granted, undertake to share with the local authority on a definite basis, any loss involved in providing homes for the poorer classes at a rental within their means and transport between their homes and their work. (d) Strongly presses on the attention of the Government the urgent question of housing in rural areas as a matter vitally connected with the undesirable drift to the towns and too long neglected. (e) Is of opinion that it is the duty of every Chris­ tian employer to provide for the housing of his employees, directly or indirectly (by subscribing to the funds of utility companies or otherwise) and that the attention of all large employers, including the Government and local authorities, should be constantly directed to this. (f) Declares with the utmost conviction that no Christian man and woman can escape respon­ sibility before God and man for serious and persistent effort towards the removal of this great and inveterate evil which is injuring personality and hindering the coming of the Kingdom of God in the hearts of its victims.

A Representative of the Diocese of Johannesburg to move in accordance with the following resolution adopted by that Diocese :— “ That this Synod welcomes the proposal to establish a central fund in the Church of the Province for the training of European Candidates for Holy Orders, and on its establishment would give its consent to the transfer of all monies held by the Diocese for the benefit of European ordination candidates, with the exception of such funds as are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of candi­ dates from this Diocese.”

R e AGENDUM No. 17. Draft Agreement “ A,” page 28, of First Agenda Book. The following is added to the copy of the Draft Agreement as a new sub-section numbered 4 (b ):— 9

4 (b). If a Clergyman coming under the provi­ sions of Clause i hereof shall become entitled Lo such repayment as is mentioned in section 15 (5) of the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure, 1928, the Pensions Authority shall refund to the South African Board the sumi paid by the South African Board under Clause 2 hereof. Provided that if such Clergyman exercises the right given to him by section 15 (4) (i) of the same Measure or the Pensions Authority shall exercise the dis­ cretion referred to in section 15 (4) (ii) of the same Measure and shall SO' require, the South African Board shall repay to the Pensions Authority the sum so refunded with compound interest thereon

from the date of such refunding at the rate of 2 \ per cent, per annum with yearly rests.

AGENDUM No. 15, PAGE 23. R e CLAUSE 15. CANON XL.

The Synod will be asked to consent to the substi­ tution of the following in place of lines 14 to 21 of Page 23 of the First Agenda Book, the Registrar having given his opinion that such substitution does not conflict with No. 48, Rules of Order :— That in Clause 15 the words “ December 31st ” be deleted in the seventh line and the words “ January 1st be substituted therefor, and the remainder of the Clause be re-drafted as follows : and shall be bound to send in each year as at January 1st a complete list of the Clergy of their respective Dioceses showing

(a) Clergymen who are not eligible by rea­ son of age, or exemption in terms of Clause 14. (b) Clergymen who have died, retired, ’eft tlie Diocese or gone overseas since January 1st, in the previous year. (c) 'Clergymen who are eligible, for pensions in terms of this Canon and for whom contributions have been previously paid. (d) Clergymen who have been ordained or entered the Province since January 1 st, in the previous year, and are eligi­ ble for pension, and for whom no IO

contribution has yet been paid. Con­ tributions for such new Clergymen shall be due and payable as from the first day of January of the year during which they are first appointed to a position that entitles them to Pension rights under this Canon, provided they are not over the age of 50 on that date. (e) Clergymen who have entered the Pro­ vince from another Province with which reciprocal arrangements are established. DRAFT REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PROVUNCIAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION TO THE PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF NOVEMBER, 1929. European Education. In view of bringing the aims and needs of the chief Church schools of Province before the Provincial Synod of 1929, a circular letter was drawn up, approved by the Archbishop, and sent to twenty-nine principals of schools. To this letter all the principals, with one exception, sent replies. In order that the aims and needs of the various schools may be the more easily referred to, they have been tabulated on the accompany­ in g chart. A second letter was, on the initiative of the Bishop of Bloemfontein, circulated to the same heads of schools, for the purpose of ascertaining opinion on the following two points :— (i) The keeping of a register of Church teachers wanting schools; and of princi­ pals in need of teachers. (ii) The holding of a periodic conference of principals of Church schools. The answers to this letter are also tabulated on the chart above mentioned; they are almost unanimous­ ly in favour both of the register and of the conference. Provisional arrangements have been made for holding the first conference at St. Andrew’s, Bloemfontein, from 16th to 19th Decem ber, should the num ber of acceptances make it worth while. A letter of invitation to this conference was sent to the principals, containing also a request for subjects to be placed on the agenda papier. Up to the time of going to press 14 answers have been received, 8 of which are acceptances.

Coloured Education. The Dean of Capetown reports that in the Cape Province, sixteen religious bodies are taking a share in Coloured Education. Of the total number of build­ ings and scholars 40 per cent, in the Peninsula and 30 per cent, in the Cape Province are under the English Church. But there are 82,000 children who are unable to obtain admission to schools. Any cessation of Church effort at this juncture would amount to a callous betrayal of the Coloured child. The protest of thoughtful Coloured people against “ Mission ” Schools is not against Church control (for

Church control i n practically becoming Coloured con­ trol), but against inadequate overcrowded buildings, insufficient staffing and poor equipment. In that pro­ test we must all take our place. Separation of schools is the present law of the country; but to let separation involve for the Coloured children inferiority of pro­ vision is an added and unreasonable cruelty. So1 far as the Church of the Province is concerned, she must, at whatever sacrifice, fulfil the conditions and maintain her place in Coloured education, and recognise that the need of the hour is honourable co­ operation between the Church and the State. The recent revision of the ordinance of the Cape Province should come as a clarion-call to the Church to renewed effort. From the 1st January, 1929, a payment of 2 per cent, of the Provincial valuation ef school buildings erected or acquired prior to 1st April, 1918, will be paid to the recognised m anager. The second gain is the increase of the Rent Grant on new buildings from 5 per cent, to 6 oer cent., as from January, 1929. T he importance of these amendments is unmistakable. Now is the opportunity for the trust boards of the dioceses affected to co-operate in a great forward movement. Since the inception of the new ordinance the Trust Board of the Cape Diocese has advanced the sum of ^10,650 in loans for new schools on the principle of 8 per cent, interest and redemption, viz., 6 per cent, interest and 2 per cent, in reduction of capital. Parishes are required to agree to certain conditions upon which these loans are made which include the payment of the Rent Grant direct to the Diocesan Trustees. 12

Native Education. The Sub-Committee, proposed by the Archdeacon of Zululand, at the last meeting of the Council (Novem­ ber 9th, 1928) “ to consider matters of interest to the Province concerning Native education, not having been able to meet, the Archdeacon has supplied a useful statement upon which the following report is largely b a s e d :—

1. F o r t H a r e :

There is an unfortunate gap between the standard of education at Fort Hare and that reached by the lower educational institutions in three out of the four Provinces. When that gap is filled, the Anglican Hostel will not be large enough to hold the crowd of applicants.

2. O t h e r I nstitutions : Each Province, except the Orange Free State, has at least one Church teachers’ training college. W e have lagged behind other churches in providing high schools, industrial schools, secondary and intermediate schools. But during the last 20 years the situation in this respect has improved.

3 . P r i m a r y S c h o o l s : Of the work of the primary schools throughout the Province, it may be safely said that it is thoroughly sound, based, as it is, upon the experience of many years. Primary education is having a very marked effect upon the character, etc., of the Bantu. A ccord in g to returns m ade in 1928, there are in primary schools for natives 57,941 children and 1,295 teachers.

Finance. The question of finance is fully dealt with, more especially the proposed action of the Government to give preferential treatment to the northern Provinces in the allocation of additional funds for Native educa­ tion. At present, the Cape receives approximately £300,000 of the total £500,000 grant. Natal receives approximately £ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and the Transvaal and Orange Free Sate approximately £50,000 each. Obviously, the remedy is for the Government in its fresh alloca­ tions not to decrease the ratio of future grants to the Cape. A deputation waited upon the Native Affairs !3

Commission last year, and demanded that a sounder basis for allocating funds for Native education be introduced, viz., a capitation grant on the actual attendance of the previous year in each Province of the Union.

Teachers’ Pensions. The report urges the Provincial Council of Educa­ tion to take up the question of Pensions for teachers in N ative schools.

Guild of Teachers. Lastly, it is suggested that there is room for improvement in the organisation of the Provincial Guild of Teachers.

Sunday School Lesson Notes. In accordance with the resolution passed at the last meeting of the Provincial Council of Education, asking the Bishops to obtain the opinion of their clergy on the advisability of the continuance of the pre­ sent system of Sunday School lesson notes, a form of questionnaire was sent out through the Bishops to all the dioceses of the Province, and the number of replies was as follows:— Grahamstown, 27: Natal, 26; Johannesburg, 23; Bloemfontein, 4; St. John’s, 4; Zululanid, 3; George, 2; Capetown, 2; Pretoria, 1 ; Kimberley, nil. Of these replies, two-thirds were in favour of the revival of the Provincial scheme, but the number of lesson notes ordered was under 500 copies per month. The minimum required to make the scheme financially possible, is 750 per month, the committee decided that it could not be revived this year, anl notified the dioceses accordingly. The replies received made clear the following points :— 1. Many parishes show real appreciation of the scheme of lesson notes, and a wish for their continuance and development. 2. Some criticisms are helpful and worthy of future consideration. 3. Some parishes use courses published by the Church of England Sunday School Institute ; but in the great majority of parishes there is no continuous course of graded instruction ; and in a number of cases no definite course at all. i4

Suggestions :— (a) That there should be a Church Depot in South Africa, where all Sunday School requisites, books of lessons, etc., could be obtained. (b) That the Committee should advise the best means of helping parents, etc., in giving Sunday instruction to children who' cannot attend Sunday School. (c) That the Committee should be a clearing house for all matters concerning the Church’s work amongst children and able to advise and give all information connected therewith. (d) That the Province should have a general syllabus on the lines of that which has been in use; and that the Committee suggest suitable lesson books to be used in following it; also pictures selected and recommended in advance for each year.

Unopposed Motion by Mr. C. C. Currey:— That a Committee be appointed to scrutinise the several Diocesan Acts and Resolutions, and report thereon to the Synod at an early date; the Com­ mittee to consist of the Very Reverend the Dean of Capetown, the Very Reverend the Dean of Johannesburg, the Venerable Archdeacon Penning­ ton of Natal, F. S. Webber, Diocesan Registrar of Bloemfontein, and Mr. Chancellor C. C. Currey, of Grahamstown.

Mr. W. E. Ranby t o move:— That this Synod confirms the recommendations of the Provincial Pensions Board as follows:— (1) That not less than of the surplus shown by the A ctuary in his 1929 Valuation be carried forward as a reserve. (2) That all pensions be increased by an addition of per cent. (3) That the Provincial Pensions Board is and shall be indemnified against the payment of larger pensions than those authorised in Canon X L., until the said Canon is amended accordingly.

Collection Number: AB1163 Collection Name: Provincial Synod, Minute books, 1870-1999

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