Henry William Harper

Name: Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911 — Letter 11
Author: Henry William Harper

Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911… (1914)

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“Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911 — Letter 11”, published in 1914, is a work by Henry William Harper. It explores elements such as the Church in New Zealand, the Mother Church and the Church at Home.

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Henry William Harper, Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911… (1914)

“ It comes to the front whenever the Colonial Church has to face the problem of ruling its own household. Having thought much of this subject, I have set the ball rolling at each Synod, and so far it has been well received, bringing out an amount of debating power and acquaintance with civil and ecclesiastical law which would do credit to any assembly. Synod is keenly alive to its great responsibility, as a Legislative body, not a mere conference or congress, or even such an assembly as Convocation at Home in its present form. ”

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Henry William Harper, Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911… (1914)

“ But the fact remains that, whether we desire at any time to follow the lead given by the Mother Church, or to adopt our own line of action, we must do so of our own accord. The Church at Home, as an Established Church, cannot and does not recognize us as subject to her authority. She can advise, but our bond of allegiance to her is not formal. Without doubt her advice will always be sought, but our acceptance of it must always be voluntary.
At some time in future the terms of our Constitution must be brought into line with the facts of our position. ”

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Henry William Harper, Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911… (1914)

“ It is responsible to itself alone for its own government.
During the discussion two points were strongly insisted on by the opponents of my resolution, which contained an amendment of the Constitution, affirming the necessity and the responsibility of the Church for its own self-government. The first of these, I am free to admit, needs very careful consideration; viz.: the risk which our Church property may incur, should any step be taken by Synod legally affecting the right of the Church acquired by, or given to it, as part of the Established Church at Home. ”

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Henry William Harper, Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911… (1914)

“ And, no Legislative Body, such as Synod is, can legislate for all time. The Synod of 1857 had no power to tie the hands of Synod in 1874.
Further, my argument went to show the facts of our position. In spite of our Constitution and its restraints, we have been obliged to act for ourselves. We have had to choose and consecrate Bishops, and, in doing so, omit from the service in the Prayerbook that which relates to the Queen's mandate; the oath of allegiance, acknowledging the Queen's Supremacy as Governor of the Church ”

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Henry William Harper, Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911… (1914)

“ They are well to do, having plenty of land reserved to them by Government, intelligent, well-mannered people, many of them able to talk English. I heard a good story of one of the Maori representatives in the Upper House, which illustrates the difficulty English visitors may have in estimating correctly the character of a people lately emerged from a state of barbarism. A new steamer arrived in Wellington for the first time, attracting many visitors, and amongst them this Maori, a fine figure of a man, dressed in a suit of English tweeds, with the bearing of a native gentleman. ”

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Henry William Harper, Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911… (1914)

“ En route to Wellington, we lay off Westport, in the Province of Nelson, for a few hours. Like all settlements on the West Coast, the town is close to the sea, backed up by forest-clad hills. Gold in the neighbourhood at first attracted population, but recent discoveries of valuable coal has increased the importance of the place. Gold always, except in the case of quartz reefs, after a few years begins to fail, so that country which is merely auriferous is soon deserted. ”

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Henry William Harper, Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911… (1914)

“ No external authority can interfere with their decisions, unless it can be proved, on appeal to the Civil courts of the Colony, that the terms and conditions of the mutual consent between the Church and her office bearers have not been adhered to. ”

Henry William Harper

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