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ONLY SYNOD COULD
ALTER PROCEDURE
False Doctrine Trial
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-The Co
adjutor Bishop of Melbourne (Right
Rev. J. J. Booth) today declined to com
ment on the charges of Canon Wise
published in "The- News" yesterday.
It was explained, however, on behalf
of the church authorities that procedure
at trials of false doctrine could only
be altered by church synod.
The mechanism of the trial of the
Rev. H. E. Hayes conformed with
Church law and the practice of pre
vious years. The inclusion of two
laymen on the committee of judgment
hadas its underlying motive the pro
tection of the accused against -the
bishop. -
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