APPOINTMENT OF MISSIONARY FOR HOSPITAL AND GOAL.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 523, 13 September 1871, Page 2

APPOINTMENT OF MISSIONARY FOR HOSPITAL AND GOAL.

We have been furnished with the foil '• rI minutes of a conference of the miniau * i Auckland, convened by invitation ofiSV Wa Cowio, and held at his residence Ait ? 1871. The Right Rev. Dr. Cowie li&^ "^ There were present the Eev D rg « BTH t and Wallis; Messrs. Cosh, Macnico^*^ 1 i I Berry, Dudley, Bdgor, Hey wood, Wak3 W Davies. The Rev. Wurlow Davi eß w * 1 pointed secretary;-A letter from t\\?p' I P. H. Cornford, expressing cordial m^\ I of the object of the mseting, was rH Ussolvcd, on the motion of Biahon n 1 seconded by tho Rev. 8. Edger, "TWh 8' m Government be memorialised to hi'lj r chapel in the Auckland Gaol, for the" * I all denominations."—Resolved 'on tli 'I°^ lion of the Rev. Dr. Maunsell,1 second^. 0' the Rev. K. JI. Hey wood, "That fi v C'owio and.the Ueve. 0. lligg and <f. »Qo 8 h a. sub-committee to memorialise j,h« la • vernoient on tho above matter.—TJpraW on, the motion of the Rev. S. Edger »miji '< by the Rev. Dr. Maunsell, " That the & - ten of all Churches in Auckland absent ft this meeting be invited to co-operate."jr" 1 soleed, on the montion of the Rev. Dimes* seconded by the R-ev.'S; JEdjier "*>>, it is desirable a missionary ':to the Gkof Hospital, and Asylum be appointed, to t supported by voluntary cpntrjbutipns,"!. Resolved, on the motion of 'ttis!' Ber o* I Edger, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Watm I " That no money be spent until it ij actually I in hand, and that any salary guaranteed j),; [ paid three months in advance."— Sesolvej 1 on the motion of the Rev. Dr,. MautuelL ' seconded by the Eev. C. Rigg, "That thei'srij committee advertise for a suitable person" Bishop Cowie kindly undertook to defray tlie expenses of. advertising.—Resolved, -me the motion of the Rev. Dr. Maunsell, seconded by Rev. C. Rigg, " That this meeting kadjourned to Monday, September 11, so that the various Churches may be consulted asto the sum they will be prepared to guarantee, and that the reports be handed in at that ' meeting."—Representatives of the varioai churches present gave their opinion that the § following sums would be contributed by the fi various denominations:—Episcopalian, £50- ' Wcsleyan, £40 ; Presbyterian, £40; Congr^ i ; gational, £20; Primitive -Methodist- £10-- \ Rev. S. Edger, £10; Welleslej-etreet,-! —The President, in closing the meeting, expressed the pleasure he felt in meeting the ministers of various denominations, which was reuiprocated by all present in the heartießt manner. —Minutes of a conference of the Pro-

testant ministers of the city of. Auckland, held

in the rooms of the Young Men's Christian

Association, on Monday, September 11,1871: i Tho Eight Rev. the Bishop of Auckland presided. There were present: The Eight Rev. Bishop Cowie; Archdeacon .Maunsell,

LL.D.; the Rev. Dr. Wallis ; the Re?. Messrs, Dudley, Jones, Nelson, Lewis, Berry, Cosh, Mncnicol, Rigg, Macdonal'd, Davies, Bree, Edger, and Waters.—The iniuutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed,— A letter from tiie Rev. P. H. Dornford,' regretting liia unavoidable absence, was read,— Kcsolvkil, on the raotiou of the. Ren Warloif Duvies, seconded by the Eev. C. Wateri, " That the salary of the missionary for Goal, Hospital, and Lunatic Asylum: be at tlio rate of £150 per annum.—Resolved, on tho motion of Mr.. Davies, seconded by E«t, C. Rigg, "That no candidate be cnosenwho receives less than two-thirds of the votes of the ministers present." —Resolved, on'^fcht motion of Rev. S. Edger, seconded by E«t. A. Macdonald, "That tho method of voting explained by the Secretary be adopted." According to the practice, referred to, each candidate must -be proposed and Beconded, in order to he eligible. Should several persons be nominated, the names~to be "buiioUed down" until the two having tho highest number of votes obtained; these again to be submitted to a final vote. The several applications were laid before the meeting. Tho following sums, less the difference between £150 and £200, the sum originally contemplated as the missionary's salary, were guaranteed : —Bishop Cowie, for the Episcopal Church, £50; Rev. C. Rigg, for the Wesleyan Church. £40; Presbyterian (to be ascertained) j the Eev. Warlow Davies, for Cougregationalists, £20 ; B.ev. S. Edger, £10 ; Dr. VVallis, £5 ; J£tev. 0. Waters, £s.—Resolved,jon the Motion Ojf the Eev. B. Macnicol, seconded by the Rev.jE. N. Bree, " That this meeting be adjournda to Monday, October 9, for the purpose of then proceeding to the election of a missionary." —Tie secretary submitted tho bills for advertising, and was instructed to pay the same. —Thauks were voted to the secretary arid president, and the meeting was concluded with prayer,by, .the Rev. 3. Lewis.