clutha Presbytery.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 63, 23 September 1875, Page 5

clutha Presbytery.

The quarterly meeting of the Clutha Presbytery was held in thePresbyteiian Church' here ■' on Wednesday last. , , ••-. . % •■■-x .-■ - /N There were present theßeyds. Paterson, Waihola (Moderator), Bahiiennan, ; Puerua; Allan, Inch Clutha; Chisholm, ' Tokomairiro ;' Skirinbf, •' Watahima ; Connor, Clinton ; Bett, Tapanui ;, Waters, Warepa; and Cameron, Lawrence ; and several elders.' . . ' The mintttis of last meeting wero read and confirmed. '. ( , The deliverance of the ' Synod ilpbn the state ■of religion within the bounds was taken up,. and ' it was agreed to hold, a conference of the Ministers and Elders of. , the I'resbytefy upon the subject at Baiclutha on nejtt' quarterly meeting day-'-flie third Wednesday in November! f In consequence of the removal of the Bey. Mr Gillies to timaru, it was resolved to associate tbo Rev. Mr Paterson of Waihola, with the Rev. Mr Chisholm, of Tokomairiro,, to visit the outlying' districts . These districts would include Mataura, Tapanui Waitahuna, Lawrence. &c. '-'- : ■ Thb report and delivefapce of the «mod r ripbn : : the subject of temperance y a s next taken up and '' considered; .and upori/which^ conversational dis- ' cusslbn took' place:; Ultimately the .fol}bwin'^, '• delivenince : vras agreed, to: — "The Presbytery-' : having talron into consideration the report, of* : Committee of the Synod on intemperance, ifc was resolved that the Presbytery express its regret • .that'so many licenses are' grafted exceeding it© ' ,v requirements of the' /po'pulatibri. ' itesblved that y the Christian community ' bestir .thetnseives' tb> ■ take step's* allowed 'them'by law in restraining the ' '•.« multiplfcafciqri of lifeensed public houses, express' ' the hope tha.t tiicehsing Courts' would grant, rib ;; : licenses to mdn #ho Ure themselves addicted to ' drinki and further esprbss its ', satisf abtion with: f>the success of jthe^varibus association's at .work in' I the'eause oftdth'peiincp;" .' ' ? ( ' ;ri l V" ,!:i ; '■■' . i; : P : AnapplicatioVWas received the Tapanui' '' ! . congregation ßequesting the [Presbytery tofecprn'-' "' mend tb'tho Synod the granting. oi'VliiOO towards 1 the eiwtwh"br,ai liew 1 chi\r'<sH7 " 1U; ; il^ : ■'':-' -A :.- :- ,;> Thd Presbytery/ agreed to *'*$fco__ehd ' ac- ■> ' ' corditig|fy ! ;"- ":; !I " ' t ':-■"."•''? V'fy -■'.-; i., ;. : :;.--j;) ," A' ,Bl^l^l^' ap'plftiatibn w^ reatf :frt>in;%neiLaWi ; ' i " > retice vsbngfißgat^n'foirfe'. giint' of I^2oo° tow__S. - additions tp^ntf'alfei^tabfis'bf/^anse^ 0 . s C ;/i v ' u h . Conslderatibhb! ,t^e :^tfet-^waßMefei^ fq* f - -: 'the p^rbdu'<itton•.6f , blahs alntf-sp^chtcatkfiiiij, '*; ■'•' - !J,,T -. p. The : fe!srk ;! /ejniiJded/ the' members' oft the' in- • i; atructionsibf 'this S^rtbd- reglrdit»S a'cblWotion 6w A ■■•< 'Dehftlf'bf J t^p f^urch'^t*n«ofi : l^fl^ :^\ 7 " i { ;, -'t''i i vo i; -The' Rev'.vMr Mi^nWhiian'bi^u^e'Veti^i^l^r''-^ »PreibyteJy t! t|ie %utfe6f;6t M^'^WMMA'Ai. -,Biv«. :i r : Ih ; .tof, J tfie'iWpai_ihle T OTW^ fr ,of .the ,rt>9.'d^he' had hot 'beieu J able. t6 'visit iiidtji A,. 'vidiially tb^t i^l^bitSn'tji bf thb'diatn^J'yiiid^^ ;th before 'had no : repprt 'tbhjißidfin ap ; to r whafc "*««!" rthef'werblprfti^ed W'A^vii- the'%ay wbontri-^-' 1 buitipfef tA^imi^^J^^^cM^f^^i^ia^ an T)J >E^angelisC intfio ttf^^t^^ohldihb^aver^^^ i ttecessaryr Ke'Batew&vft^ > * , wnie'prbvlsibnfbr tetnjferar^ wnpply ? in the i ')|iM_ ( > r, % ; timd/'Althbugh^WfcJnned nb^p«rt*Dfh'i^mrisM^"lJ t ■Jhs had single lWsffißi. J^d^cWVe^ic^s^therSl^ , ronlce* K f mnntlt l or^'isoftie ? .^eaSS, f hint^boultl^d*^' f'& ' sojnoilbfiffSr^lt i^kmi^mmßnmiiig^t^Xf^ » &rigrs|fel^^v£^^^ }$&! ij% \ (wnsid^MiXitherV^p^tibnW^fehm f^te;heth^^oMbpMh%^\\^