PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 267, 22 December 1874, Page 6

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

j,A meeting of the congregation of the above church was held last Tuesday evening in the schoolhouse. y There was a good attendance, and Considerable interest,. appeared to be taken in the object of; the meeting, which w;astd;arrange for the association of the congregation" with lMwfflNsm Presbytery, and ■for- the iilling-up of a call to the Kev. Mr Drake; W >;>•'■• hto b - .v»:i! «AT " ."■'<■> Mr D:; f A.'''J6Hy occupied the chair. > On the' motion of Mr H." Behrens, seconded by Mr D. Todd,-the following resolution was arrived.at: : " That it'iathe wish of this congregation tp become, a. Presbyterian churchj. and .'to; bo connected, with the Clutha Presbytery.". "'"'V',.,' ': '.' ',!,,.' ,'; v . ■ ~: Mr ,D. Todd proposed, and Mr K„Pretsch : seconded, ''That this; congregation give a a call to'the Rev. Mr Drake, and request the Qlutha Presbytery to take the necessary steps to induct Mr Drake as their ried, i OVOOiI "- • ■' ■ ' ■•'.'' ,: ■ < The : chairman' was requested to telegraph to the Rev. Mr Waters the decision of the meeting. In connection with the above, we take the following paragraplrfrom' the report in the Clutha Leader of a meeting of the Presbytery held.atißalclutha on Wednesday last: —" Mr Waters., reported that the, deputation had visited Cromwell and met with all parties, concerned,;, when the following resolution, was -passed- by',the Presbytery—'That in terms.of.'powers given by the Synod to the Presbytery to receive Mr Drake and to deCromwell a congregation of this Church, hVWas resolved accordingly—and whereas the congregation has made unanimous choice of Mr Drake ; aS'their pastor, the Presbytery appoint his'induction to take place on th>loth February' next., Mr Bahner'man. to preach preside,.,and Messrs Cameron and Telford to be.the.other members of the Presbytery present.'"' - . '.-; ; , ■., -. '-,,:■