The Bishop of Georgian Bay drew attention to the fact that there is only one copy of the minutes of the House for the major period of its existence. The first book of minutes covers the period 1904 to 1942; the second book covers from 1943 to 1963. These minutes ought to be protected against loss by any mishap and their preservation ensured.
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"That the secretary be authorized to have the first two books of minutes of the House of Bishops microfilmed and that a copy, with the original minutes, be placed in the Archives of General Synod to be referred to only by authorized persons. CARRIED
The Minutes for House of Bishops' meetings of April 16-20, 2007 and June 26, 2007 were put before the bishops.
Corrections were made to the Minutes of April 16-17:
Page 1:
Under the section "Metropolitans of"
BC and Yukon: "The Right Reverend Terence O. Buckle" should have said "The Most Reverend Terrence O. Buckle".
Page 2:
Under the section "Bishops of"
Qu'Appelle
"The Right Reverend Duncan Wallace" should have said "The Right Reverend Greg Kerr-Wilson"
Rupert's Land:
"The Right Reverend Greg Kerr-Wilson" should have said "The Right Reverend Donald D. Phillips"
Toronto:
"Suffragan The Right Reverend Ann E. Tottenham" should have said "Suffragan Bishop, York-Scarborough The Right Reverend Patrick Yu".
"Suffragan York-Scarborough The Right Reverend Michael H.H. Bedford-Jones" should have said "Suffragan Trent-Durham"
Page 5:
2nd para, 2nd sentence:
"It has a reputation as one of the key centres of the slave trade in Africa." should have said, "It was one of the key centres of the slave trade ...".
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That this House of Bishops adopt both sets of minutes (April 16-20 and June 16, 2007) with the noted corrections. CARRIED HB Res. 05-10-08
Binders containing the index to the House of Bishops minutes and statements made by the House of Bishops, General Synod and National Executive Council were distributed. The Primate explained that this material will be up-dated every three years following General Synod.
Minutes of the meeting of the House of Bishops of October, 1987 : Amendments
Amendments
1. Resolution #7-10-87 should read "125th anniversary of Huron College".
2. P.9 - second to last line - should read "November, 1988".
3. Resolution #13-10-87 - Motion was CARRIED.
4. Last Motion P.9 re Lutheran/Anglican Relationships in Canada was CARRIED.
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That the Minutes of the meeting of October, 1987, be approved as amended. CARRIED
That the Minutes of the meeting of May 30-June 3, 1983, be accepted as circulated, with the addition of Archbishop Seaborn's name as among those present. CARRIED #1-11-83