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Additional comments:/ Commentaires supplementairesi This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est fUmi au taux de reduction indiqui ci- m ii II ' L^tj •,-' 'y^ DECIARAWON OP TRIl^CIPLES, CONSTITUTION AND REGUlATIoifB ^1 SYNOD, ^1 %mu r^- ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS, J^'M^'i RULES r9R TRIAL p ^CLERKS,- ETQ. ittf ». ^'p,*' ^^^i#^^^ Simrtoe«juii Gon«cte« FUth 8«art«i •rsyaM, t8«4 • '^'J!Sa£:" V\i^M ^'••♦••■■•■■(i WWTTBIWI rata bvbpivb w» aiaw** »«»»•»• ' .'. V ^ » ' u»«^ h"^^*H HALIFAX, N.'S. JAS. B .,«•?, j-^ijf. ^^.^^^^ ^BINTED BY JAS. BOWBS & SONS, \'fl fwrwatt <^p0d »rpj^« ^,„ti3 /, / •/■ / ■ / DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES, CONSTITUTION AND REGULATIONS OF SYNOD, ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS RULES FOR TRIAL OF CLERKS, ETC. BerteN m« Vorrected Fifth Seulon «r8no4, 18«4. HALIFAX, N. S. P RINTED B Y JAS. BO WES A SOWS / V V §mtSM f gtt^a n( §m ^tt^tin. if DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES. We the Bishop and Clergy, and Representatives of the Laxty of the Umted Church of England and Ireland, vithin the Dioeese of Nova Scotia, assembled together, and intend- ing, under God's blessing and guidance, to consider and deternune upon such matters as shall appear necessaay for the welfare of the Church in this Diocese, desi.-e, u. the first J)lace, for the avozdmg of all misunderstanding and scandal, to. make a declaration' of the principles upon which Me pur- pose to proceed. ^ We desire that .he Church in this Colony „ay continue, Enl^ Tr T T^'"' P°«'°" »f '!■» United Citech o -England and Ireland. flL • We recognize the true Canon of Holy Scriptui^l re- ceived^by that Church, to be the i.le and standard of faith • we acknowledge the Book of Common Prayer and Sacrl' ments, together with the Thirty-nine Articles of Eeligion to be the true and faithful declaration of the doctrines contained in Holy Scripture; we maintain the form of Church Govern- ment by Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, as Scriptuial and Apostohcal; and we declare our firm and unanimous resolu- ^on, m dependenc Divine aid, to preserve those doctrines and that form of Church Government, and to transmit them to our posterity. We uphold the Mieient dcjtme of our Church, that the Queen « nghtfaUy p»,e»ed of the chief government or r- <^. ^§^ ^ ) DIOCESAN SYNOD OF NOVA SCOTIA. supremacy over all persons within her dominions, in all ^causes whether ecclesiastical or civil; and we desire that such supremacy may continue unimpaired. It is our earnest wish and determination to confine our deliberations and actions to matters of discipline, to the tem- poralities of the Church, syid to such regulations of order as may tend to her efficiency and extension. CONSTITUTION AND REGULATIONS OF SYNOD. 1st. Periodical meetings shall be held, composed of the Bishop, Clergy, and Laity of this Diocese ; and their assem- bly constituted as hereafter provided, shall be called " The Diocesan Synod of No\ii Scotia." 2nd. Every Clergyman in thti Diocese, duly licensed by the Bishop, shall have a seat in the Synod, Presbyters alone having the right of voting. The Laity shall appear by their Representatives. 3rd. An election of Representatives shall take place at the Easter meeting held in each Parish or Ecclesiastical District next before each ordinary meeting of ^ the Synod. The Parishes shall have the liberty of choosing their I^epresenta- tlves from any part of the Diocese. 4th. In any Parish or Mission where, in consequence of a vacancy in the incumbency, or the absence of the Minister, no Easter meeting has been held, it shall be lawful for the late Church Wardens or three members of the late Vestry to summon a meeting, giving due notice of the same, for the pmpose of electing delegates for the next session of the Diocesan Synod. 5th. At the regular election of Synodical Delegates two Provisional Delegates may be elected. ^ 6tt^. The Representatives of the I^ity must have been communicants for the twelve months/preceding the election. UIOCESAN SYXOI) OF NOVA SCOTIA. a- and every adult^male parishioner may vote for the Parish or Uistnct of which he is a member, upon subscribing the fol- lomng declaration (if required by the chairman or any pansboner present) "I do declare .hat I am a member of ^ the United Church of England and Ireland, and belong to no other religious denomination." -Tth. Each Represent'ative shall receive from his Minister a certificate that he is qualified as above, and from the chair- man of the meeting at which he is elected ^Certificate of his election and shall continue in ofiice until his successor is appomted. . "liS;;irter '•l't^°"**>.'^'''°V ^'^^ ^^""^ "-^'ol^^^ that the words Church or E^.S'd It Se?S;Zrhe- a^o^.S/aT '' ^^^' 8th. If a vacancy should occur in the number of Repre- sentatives, the Minister shall proceed to appoint a new elec- tion, with as Uttle/delay as possible after due notice; and in case therfe be no Minister, then the .Church Wardens or three members of the vestry, or if there be, no wardens or vestry then any five parishioners may summon a^ meeting to fill up the vacancy. ^ . 9th. Each District forming a separate cure of souls may send two Lay repre^^tives. 10th. The quoruJlequired to constitute a session of the t^ynod shall consist of not less than one-fourth of the whole number of qualified Presbyters in the Diocese, and of the Lay Representatives whose electiorr shall have been certified to he Registrar of the Diocese; but no vote of the Synod shall be taken unless in the presence of at least three-fourths of those forming the quorum, with the Bishop or his oom-' ' missary presiding. 11th. The voteW each order shall be taken separately, such vote bemg determined by the majority of the members presented voting in each order. And no act or resolution {& X DIOCESAN HVNOn.OF NOVA SCOTIA. f of the Diocesan Synod shall be valid* whicli shall not '^avc received the concurrent asseni of the Bishop, the Clergy, and the Laity. - ( . - Note.— At the second session the Synod resolved, that all fnemberp > of the Synod present \M required to vote on every question. - 12th. The Clergy being under the obligation implied in \ ' their subscription to the Thirty-nine Arti^jlps, a«*"well as the ITu-ee Articles of the 36th Canon, it is not competent for the Diocesan Synod to make alterations in those formularies, or in the method of interpretation laid down in the Declaration prefixed tlo the Thutyruine Articles, or ih the Book of Common Prayer of the United Chuich of ^England and Ire- land, or finally in the authorized version of the Holy Scrip- tures. With these exceptions, the Diocesan Synod may deliberate and decide by a majority of votes taken as specified in Rule 11, on all matters affecting the interests of the Church in this Diocese. -, - 13th. There shall be two Secretaries, one chosett hy thp Clergy, the pother by the Laity, who shall 'Iceep^ regular , minutes of all proceedings of the Synod;* 14th. The ordinary meetings of the Synod shairhcdbijnnial, but the Bishop (or in his absence the Archdeacon) sha^ have power to summon additional meetings at his discretion? 15th. Any proposition for an alteration of-the coustttutions^ regulations, rules of order, or canons, shall be introduced in . writing and considered at the meeting at ^hich it is proposed, • aiid if approved by a majority shall lie over to the next meeting of the Synod, and if then again G{)pi-oved by majori- ties consisting of not less than two thirds of both Clergy and A lay delegates, and by the Bishop, it shall be adopted. - "- 16th. Members of the Church may be present at meetings of the Synod,»on the understanding that they must be subject to l^e directions of the Chairman; and they may be required * by him to withdraw upon the application of any three mem- bers of the Synod. ^ ■ •• / moC^ESAy SYXoV OF NOVA SCtyTlA. \ ' ORDER OF PROOKDINQ8. Ist. 'iTie business of everv rlav aK„ii u . ci.1 prayer for the. DinJ^'Z^Z^.r'"'"' "' ""■'- Secretary shall "alUvo" tl '" "Tu"""^'' °"'! "^ 4 whentCeertifiCloTheR"™""'-''" "™''' ''''™''™' -nted. .hall be el :Lt b^trSeT' '"f'''''™ '"- of twcto be annointed r Z. ^ """^ "'"' ' o»m™i»ee .a.i,fact*y ,he natot «t> k' """^^ ' """ "'>™ f™"* Secretary ''"'l'"^^ ''•^""■i'"' ""'l road by, the ■ •■y'he a!:?;tdTat"" '"-T™' '■'"" *'■"•'' ""*■ their officesTnta .h '^ respecf-^Iy, w»jeh officer, .hall hold j_ "" ""cji successor « p'Srl'lnf V?,^ i">_ --■- 9^'the S,no I RULES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ORDER. . 1st. When the Bishop or other person presiding has taken the Chair, no member shall continue standing. 2d. \Mien any member is about to speak for the informa- tion of the Sj^od, he shall rise and address himself to the Chair. 5 * • 3d. No motion or amendment shall bo considered as before the Synod (excepting such as may be proposed by the Bishop or committees) unless seconded and reduced to writing. 4th. No Member shall speak more than twice on the same question without asking and receiving permission from the Chaii-. 5th. When a question is under consideration no other motion shall be received unless to adjourn, to lay it on the table, to postpone it to a certain time, to postpone it indefi- nitely, to commit it, to amend it, or to divide it ; and motions for any of these purposes shall have precedence in the order here named. 6th. Motions to adjoui^n or to lay on the table shall be decided without debate. 7th. When a motion has been read to the Synod by the Secretary, it cannot be withdrawn by the mover "without the consent of the Synod. 8th. Each member shall have the right to require at any period of the debate, that a question in discussion be read for his information. 9th. A member called to order whilst speakin^^ shall sit down, unless permitted to explain. lOtii. All questions of order shall be decided by the Chaii-. 11th. All amendments to a motion shall be considered in the order in which they are moved. 12th. \Vlien a proposed amendment is under consideration no amendment to such amendment shall be in order; yet a I >■ , 1- L*^i&a ^¥'' WOCESA.V S«0» OP NOVA SCOTM. ' 9 I3th AM , ^ '™'' ""> ^tj-'ct in hand, posed for dec4n. "" "'"'''' *">' »"- - P™- ".elt. rui:Lr-:tef '^'"^ -' '^°- '"^ '"-■ •-" Private d,W„^, Z2^Z1T-J'''^^' "<" '»">-^^.y private discourse; and wLrT T' ''"''^'"'" ""' >"■'•'•*">■ «-rit/:;s^i'r.t-orLr''"^"'-^'-"" IfifK A . , "^"^-^otein the negative, special unction „f ,h^ gj^^J^ ""' "^^ ""ssion, without the -riftr;,^'"^--'*^'--'" -- -e„d «, the^iu. -n,beMhelX:'°S'-^;;^^:__« ty an, ou'e be recorded. "^ negative votes shall '-.auTe„ptr:.„t,°^, -ir- '"r --y -W fcas left the chair. "" ''»''°P' O' other person presiding. «ULES RECARD.NC COMMITTEES. ' 2nd. 13.e RepLT of r ^ *' an^endment by the Synod. '^y the c..^z:;[^zzzt:^- '- '^ -^^^^' ^^^d 3rd. The Chainnan of the 00'.. "" '"""'• deputed by him, shall eJu' , ^ ^^' °' '^"^^ ™^°^l>er any porJn of tL " ort " ^'^ '^°' *^^ ^^-'^^ of the Synod. ^ ''' ^ '^^«««*«d by any member of 10 DIOCESAN SYNOD OF NOVA SCOTIA. or expression of opinion, shall be accompanied by a resolu- tion for the action of the Synod thereon. 5th; In case any lay member of a Committee is not re- elected, his successor shall take his place in the Committee. r EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Whcreiis, by the Act of the Provincial Legislature (26 Vic. Cap. 77j) this Synod was incorporated ^vith full powers to receive and hold real and personal estate, and to let, sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of, and manage, the same, or any part thereof: I.* The powers thus granted shall be exercised by a Committee, consisting of the Bishop, nine Clerical, and nine Lay members of this Synod, to be called " The Executive Committee." II. At each ordinaiy meeting of the Synod, the Clerical and Lay member of the Committee whose names respectively shall stand at the head of the list, shall go out of office, and also the Clerical and Lay member whose attendance shall have been least frequent at the meetings of the Committee ; but all such members shall be eligible for re-election. If any vacancy shall occur between the sessions of the Synod, it shall be filled up by the Clerical or Lay members, as the case may be, such nomination to be subject to the approval of the Synod. ^ III. The Executive Committee may, at their discretion, accept on behalf of the Synod real and personal estate to be at the disposal of the Synod, or to be held iii trust for any religious or charitable object, and may affix the corporate seal of the Synod to any document which they may be re- quired to execute with respect to such property. IV. The said Committee may frame Bye-Laws for its own guidance, but such Bye-Laws shall be subject to revision by the Synod. pa m< pr( \ DIOCESAN SYNOD OK N OAA SCOTIA. 11 siness V- .^. ~\ 12 \ ' DIOCESAN SYNOD OF NOVA SCQTIA. {Passed April 29, lasC) Whereas it is deemed just and expedient to ineoriwratc the D r^ Synod of the United Chu„h of England^ Ir land of this Province, for the purj^se of -bhr^^h™ to hold, acquire, and manage real and personal estate for '"tl "tir^cnaeted by the Governor, CouneU, and Eenresentative, of the Laity of the United Church of Eng- S,d ^Ireland in this Province, shaU be a Wy pobt.c^.nd corporate by the name of "The D.ocesan ^J-d » N»va Scotia " and by that name may take, receive, and hold real 'I p'vsonal esltc ; and may let, sell, convey, or etherise dispose of and manage the same or any part thereof il Nothing in this Act contained shall extend to abndge or effect in| an/way the rights or privUege. of -7 P^J " persons not being members of the sa.d Synod ""ro* ^ comorations, nor shall extend in any manner to confer any :;l^ral jurldiction or ecclesiastical rights whatsoever upon the said Synod or their successors. DIOCESAN SYX.0D OF XoVa' SCOT lA. 18 jrporate and and ag them state for ncil, and rgy, and of Eng- olitic and of Nova hold real othersvise f. to abridge person or lor of any confer any jever upon i«9«te«o«s fot the AMflm ef' tht ffitwgj,. , / I'KKAMKLE. Whekms by the Royal Letters Patent of Her Maiestv , ^»«en Victoria (dated Feb. 27, 21 Ee^isSS^fnn ^ I authority is granted to the C| Bilpfc LZ a^ his successors, " bv hinmolf «v ^\. i \ "^'^ ^cotia and ,,. . ^ nimsclt or themselvk, or bv the Arch " :x:: f r°™":' -'■ *' ^'^- «-^-'. -■ »*- -w " V si° a I ^t T "' ': ^ "°'"'"'"»'' =■"' appointed,.,, "Prie. a^C' ^™''^' Mr'"". -<• Chaplain,, and al " E^d anl^r TV" :}^ "^'^"^ -' "«' ^"'"^ Church of " ^ It to can l: r T-^" ""^ ^^'^ °'°^^- °f ^ova Scotia, a, also to call before h,m or them, or his or their officer or officer, at such co™p-„«„ days, hour,, 'and place, „heC nd o often a, to hn„ or them shall seem meet and Jon^lnt the afore.a.d Rector,, Curates, Ministers, Ch.plainrS " erni^rreT' "' 7 "' ?™' -"^ " -J"-' - ^^"^- cermng their moral, as Aeir behaviour iu their said offices - and station, respectively, subject nevertheless to such n>hl "1 rrvt"'"'""' "' "' '" '-^ «- ^"- f-»' /e': s,.cf„''' "'''Tn u' '" '"''*'*''"" "> "J^*"" ">« ">»<•<= in which such power shaU be exercised: We, the Bishop, ClcrCT and Repre^ntative, of the Laity of the said Dioece ha^Itr ^^ Jh- ^'""^"" **^^ ^i«^°P "^«y determine to institute pro- charged with any offence against the Laws Ecclesiastic! or A ■ p,„CE3*X .8«0.. OF NOVA i«W 14 "■ ^ '7v,pre mav «Ut scandal ir evil report.h. conccining «V>om Ace may i ^^^^Ld ,cal to five .Wl U,uo a -.-7*;:;t .^yX- .tandbg, and the Presbyters of not less *«■"■";" J J„„ „f them, shall Commissione,. so ^^^^'f'^^Z^,.PA\,^..\ against the enquire into the ^ \"f._^''; *"„;„li notiee of the , party aeeusod, as set forth m then eo V ^ ^^, I LJand plaee of sueh '^^'^^^ ^^:^^,X<^ appliea- party aeeused, and to the party tny,^ .^^^^^ „„, irr*srd::=:r,:::^.pointed.rtheeon.. shall receive all such evidence as .nay whether for or against the V^ ^^^^^^ ;„ ,„Mng, nnder And the said Conrmrssroners sh^l q-o^r in the opn.io« the hands of at least three of *'^^4;^;f '^e notsuflieient of the majority of those F-^*^ ^^ .edings; ,-hich jnmafadc ground for mst.tutrng lurt P ^^^^^^^^ ^^ report shall be aeeompan.ed b|r a copy which it is founded. ■ . ( p„„„issio„crs shall have II. And in all eases when the Commi»s ,ep„rted that there is ,.»«/- ^^^^ I ,„ty ing,, the Bishop, "■*/' "Jwithout further pro- accused, may pronounce judgment/ ceedings. , ,, _ojt that there is TTT It tfte Commissioners shall repoii J f„r further proceedings, and the paity j„;« >«« gr^-d f" ^fZll^ judgment pronouneed a, Iceused shall not consent to hav^ J ^ v .^ aforesaid, then, but -' ;f'";^^„, hall be nominated Orders, or three ««f ^^'^ ^^tlfX or his CommU- as hereafter provided, to sit ^ ' ^^^ ,he cause. ^ary, speciaUy ^PP;"-*"^:' to institute tother f . " i ' ■ / i • M M St > ft oi k ca « with a copy of the y-ge „,. eha^-^ ,„ ,,^. ^^f^-,;;^ the name, of «;„„ p4%te,-,, of „„, |,.„ ,],,„' standing, and of nme lly mj^berlf rhe D 1 VT : . from which the accused shall select l^h?!, '"" ' of error in doctrine only thive V,. ,vV ''""'"' '" """ ca.es three Presbyter, L A , ' •■"^''J '"'''• '""' "' "" "'her icsoyters and three Ijiynieji, an< shall noilfv his selection to the Bishop within fourth, d„- i , receipt of said notice and h't of „,„„,.,'" , p;,;;'": "'J party shall-rcfusc or neglect to n.ake such 1 ,' „ T , the expiration of twe„,y.„„, day, „.„„. „„. da f ■ ^T,,: of names by the accused the Bishop may himself sefcf fee Presbyters or.hrce Presbyter, and thrccYavn.en .^^^^ And upon reccpt of notice of the s..lccrion made b^ he party accused, or after his own selection -.s the u the Bishop shall notify to the s '' """^ '^' appointed'for his trir^/ Ih'l ;',:;"• h' T """ ""^ ' one days after he shall receive n„;ic:::f '.'i J::.;.""" '™"^- ' Clerical T '"V^r *"" *"' '" ">^' '""'"-o "f the ' Clencal and one of the I^y assessors, or in ouestions of doctnnc the three Cler,. present, with the Bis'h p Js Commissary, and the co>u-se of proceeding, shall be L , zsr/cr r 7f"" '" ™"f-''^«"" «heo:d^ ay piaetiee of Courts of Jusfee. And if, after full investicntion and exammatmn, the t„.th of the charges sh.Ml be ^ a ' maiorit;'' f fh ^ ""° '''*°'' " "» Commiss,«y'and a » VI. If the party accused shall not appeai- on thn ^n appointed for the trial aff^r \.o • • '^'^^^ thereof fV.„ ' ^'''''''^ "^^"^^^ the notice thereof, the cause may nevertheless be heard and determined Zii:Z '""'^^' "^^^^! ''''"' «^^^ ^PP- *« be suS cause for defernng proceedings to a future day. m 16 '"• u 11 Ko vllov'cd on both sides, at the other Comnuinum. . regulations must be VIII- All procecdn.,. -d^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^, ,,, alleged commenced vithm one >tai offence. DIOCESAN SYNOD OK NOVA SCOTIA 17 ,t the jident to be to no lUst be alleged (Ste^ian 0{ a §ii6ibop. WTieu the See is vacant, the Archdeacon of Nova Scotia, or, in case of his absence or incapacity, the senior Presbvtei- of the Diocese, being a member of the Synod, shall, Mithiii a fortnight after the occurrence of such vacancy, summon a meeting of the Synod, to be held in not less than thirty days, vto elect a successor to the See; at which meeting the said Archdeacon, or in his absence the Archdeacon of Prince Edward Island, and in the absence of both, the senior Pres- byter present shall preside ; and it shall be the duty of such Archdeacon or Presbyter to forward as early as possible the name of the Bishop elect, to the proper authorities in Eng- land. And at such meeting of the Synod no other business shall be transacted. 3 ■■I I Ift, I)10(K • KSAN SYNOD OV ; NOVA SCOTIA. 11 tl m ill— . • . was rcso/r./, that the several Av the Fifth Session J -« ^^ eontribute a smaU ,.r.hes of the 1^-^ ^^^^^ ,, ,,e Synod in printing, &c. sum toward the current cxpcn^ .u (-V,urch>vardens of each ,, „,. »Uo «»/-'. *»' '"^^ItHf the synod, -a^ r„™ of Ileum to be prcpaud '■""™'""^ > T"' f pU Edward 1»W / W,.n, nlV^cc to the Un.on of Jnn^^ . .„„ „t ,, „,„ ,he Synod of ^'^^'^f:; portion the. n>en.hc« o Synod that under the Aet of Ine P _^_^ ^^ ^^^ .^^,^^,a „ theChnrehof England >n P. E.^.^ the Diocesan Synod ot No>^^^^ \ . ^ ,.„a.«»w. that the Bishop -^^'::^itf: may be necessary lo T / wns the opinion ot the o J _ , , Kx.our,v. Co»».rr.B .a. ^^^t^^ 11 s l i s m j^ ^ i^ f— — . "■' ■ '■' ... - *. -* % i *• i' ^ ' r ..... / • ■ ■ ' ■*• , I^HHM^. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^r ^W' - 4' ^ •^^' -S^f ;:^