PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1769, 17 February 1888, Page 2

PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY

(PER PBBBB ASSOCIATION )

Chriptohukoh. Febrnary 1 8. At tbe Preßbyterhn General Assembly (p-day the Rev D, Fulton read a report on Sabbath schools from which it appear rt that fifty-one congregations had sent, U returns . The r timber of schools wa« 99, haviner 8168 chifdren on tbe roll, the averaero attendance h "ine 6171. There wero 379 male and 479 fema'e teach rs. Of these 858, 647 wer« ohurch members. The atiendance at Bib'e classes was 1261, of whom 726 were female pupils £175 had been raised for the f eign mission fund ani £To9"for general ■ hool P' rposes. The Key D. Pulton said t -at more than 8<) returns had be m sent o it, and only 51 *ent baok. .

The report was received and remitted to the Sabbath Schools .Oomtni'tee- to prepare a ecbemn for eiamirifctiom. The Presbytery of Wangaauf was recommended by the Assembly ai a committee , for next year ia plaoe of the Weiltugu n Presbytery. The Rev. W. tallies read th<» report of tbd on the Widows and • rphans Fund, showing recHpt*-£690 ?Bs, and expenditqre-£167 12s. Tb« amount invest«d was :> 39*0, to wbioh dad to be added €3r.0 t4s 3d, makings, total capital for thi fund of £4170 Us

The report was adopted - It was repo ved th«t the Leg?s?a l are be memorialised by tbn Assembly so »h «t power be given to mascio'rat s and j irfga* to prohibit the pubicaion of detaisof oases whioh c>me before »h » ooartf, wbe t, is the interests of moraluy, it is Heairable that such detai'a should not be published, and t^tat auoh mem »ri*l fmboly a'so a r«q-ie*fc for the - v pr Hsion of gambling, «sp ciaUy the tota i^ator, and dimtusting exhibitions of pui?i ism, which are becom'ng com noo ; and that the various con>_'r!gati>ns of the ohu-oh b* r.«on* nendeH 'os-nd m situiUr potions The R ,*. H. Mj(Jre*or r«nH the report on femp ranee It sp >ke wstn hnpaful . na a «)t t^e iicreas^ of c ergy m tha movement, and the rapid p/ojj re am the forma ion of b nis of h »p\ It su/jjeitei tua further estab iibment of sjci jtiea for adults The report was adopted. .