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! Chbistohorch, February 17 At tha Presbyterian Assembly a report w«a presented on the «tati> ttag oompt'«d from the cmtiua Issued m 1887 In 1886 there were 103 churches, 106 other p'eiohing pUces, 71 miniatera In full oharges «nd 13 without, o'na Sfß T»« at'endanrs Tero r«phr»ed a-t 19 500 and the oommaot. eauta 7^30 Sabbath nchoUra 10 847, eachers 1126. Bible obsses 1701 Tn ■ m uiey oootribated for all purpose* wh£31,445; for tchern "B >.f t>e obnroh £959 ; I V or uoary oingrpgitlnual purpi^B , £ 3 125 ; for payin fT debts aud oher \Mtta do purpose £660 J. The report o mp'aln<d of the uiv.tf prop rllin f ' on- churchgOiTa amon^ the PreHbytuduu popaUiiou. . v
The price of frontages to the main streets m Melbqurns still show an npward tendency. On Feb. 3<d 19ft Bin fronting Elizabeth street sold at auction for £23,600 " My dear," said a husband m startling tones, after awaking his wife m the night, " X have swallowed a dose of strychnine I" •'Well, then, for goodness' sake lie still, or it may come up 1 "
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1770, 18 February 1888, Page 3
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183PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1770, 18 February 1888, Page 3
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