PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1479, 10 February 1887, Page 3

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

At the Presbyterian Aenembly a o>mmittee was appointed to enqui 0 into the best means of raising money as advantdgeously no possiblo for the puipoae of exungalahing the debt on churches and mansea. A Committee waß also appointed to euquice Into the mitrer of establishing a penerul scheme of an annual examination of sohools, to g'.ve an additional Impulse t) Wunday School work. The Rev. Mr BlcLoun'un read a report ou religion and morals, m vthlch ho stated that, there were thruo things that miiiiaUid ugiinat religion, 1 ainoly, gambling, luck or home re Igious trai> inp, and SSabba^h decoration, m rt feror cc to the latter, objection waa taken .0 Voiunt««:r parades <>n Bund»y us tending to desecrate and secularise tb« Kthbafh.

Wellington, February 10.

At ihe PreebyterUn Arsembiy thia morning, an application fortl<e r^coption of tho Rev W Uogg, and Mr J. 8. "Vrchibald, a probationer of thn Free Ohurch o£ Scotland, vras sent to the comrnittoo aln ady appointed 10 consider applications of this kind. Tho Rev Ho^g bn light up «ho question of privilege on March 30, Urn' litv J. J?o3h ot Elurnkinn was guilty of contempt of the deciaiou of the Assembly m employing to fill tbia pulpit ft person previously BUtponded by the Assembly. Tho matter was referred to tho Presbytery, within which Rev J Uosb resides. A report was read on the book of order of procedure. r f he quoßtion was put as to whether the book be Ment to the Presbytery for consideration or b« considered at once. The latter wos oarrfed Thfro are 340 chußeß m the book, and as it m to b» connllered l-leoemoal, It will tak»> some time.