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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1283, 8 July 1886, Page 3

Thfl Committee of the Dunedin Prosby' ry appointed to confer with those who had started a Free Church in Dunedin through being r’issa-'sfied v i*h the innovations in the P.eabj .e; ian church, brought up a report recommending that the Presbytery regard itself obligated by all constitutional means to protect the congregation against ibe innovating te-i lencies of the times. They recommended that a formula be signed by a’l members joinin ; that they should neither directly nor indh seek to introduce or stir questions of f;; introduction of hymns or instrumental i- sic; and if they did so their membership of „ gregation should cease. Consideration of t ; report was deferred. An extraordinary case of running away wCI a vessel is reported from Detroit, Michigan. A vessel named the Harvey Biseill h-.d been seized by the authorities for arrears o’ income tax. Deputy George Blanchard v- .3 put i t charge of the vessel, and she was nnored in one of the docks far down the river. Early one morning a gang of men appeared i; t the dock with a tug. The tugboat attached a strong ine to (he Hi 'ey Bisill, and the gemg of men at rhout tH same time cast ofi the ves ’’s moori gs. i icther party of men had in iie i can :, ne got on board the vessel ] and ov. 'ow.-rel y he deputy. The tugboat i then set -fi l‘h he v- .-lcl in tow. When 1 the ve got a s lo.t ■ 'stance up the river tea’ eh' way s i beat he could to the shore. The ve. M was to h e s''d by the authorities the day she was st Men i i order to satisfy the debt, at d she was run eway with to avoid the sale. Warrants wore issued against the I persons concerned, as the act was considered | as one of piracy.