THE PRESBYTERY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 636, 13 October 1909, Page 3

THE PRESBYTERY.

■ ■'■ ■ — ' »—• — : — •', '..YESTERDAY'S-MEETING, The- -Wellington- Presbytery met yesterday morning, the Moderator (Rev. Dr. Gibb) prosiding.: . .'Tho.llev.K. 1 Inglis: moved that' at future .induction services tho sermon should be preached by the last-inducted minister in the Presbytery; , The motion having been seconded, the Moder ator expressed- the view that the ■ arrangement proposed was a good one, but that the Church should'not'tio itself down, to it. The Presbytery, should have-'- power to chooso the man who would best carry'out such ou important ..function. .':

The word "ordinarily" was inserted in, the motion; which was then carried. '.

.' It. was resolved to shorten' the term of office of. Moderator.-of Presbytery to six months. . ■ The ;ordihatiori- of i Jlr..'H."Davies' w ; as .fixed to take placoat: the ■ evening'• service at. St. John's on Sunday, November 7.-,■'-. "'." •'., ' The Eev. A; Thomson said that he had been informed- that the. people ./at ,'Eona Bay were satisfied with'; things• ns :the,y. w.ere; . He :thereforowished ,tb resign, his"office -as Moderator of Roha {Bay; The' Presbytery declined to. accept the resignation.' ~ ■ -,'.",

Thcßev. W.'-Shirer, reporting ass president of tho. Sabbath -School Association, stated that there we're - now; 41' schools: connected. with the Presbytery—the scholars'.numbering 2766—besides- Bible -classes. Eighteen, schools "entered 351 scholars for'the-'Assembly, examinations, and the' results in -Bible'/and ' catechism were, on the whole, satisfactory. It could be wished that' more had 'entered, but : ,thV matter was' in some degree affected..by-local -examinations. A central training, class' for teachers was held by ,Mr.- W. Gray. y ; "■.■■■■'■ The question of -thai call of the-Eev. Mr. Tennant, of Port Chalmers, to Martinborough was.'postponed, after, a discussion in.committee. ■ --"■■■-- ■ - ' .'-.■,.- ,

The Evangelistic Committee reported on special services' at Onslow and St. James's. 'The Revs.' Stowell and Shirer.spoke of the benefit of such services,' and (he Eev. Dr. Gibb said it-was hoped to h'av'e-.a.series at St. -John's. Wairarapa delegates al§'o. spoke of, blessings experienced in cdrincction with, evangelistic services.- ■ ■ . ;"■ • . - .

In \< satisfactory- report/ on the first .six months' work of tho orphanage, the Moderator, urged, that the' social'service organisations of -the church in: Wellington^Christchurch, and Dunedin! required, to'be/integrated. The report was adopted.. '■■'.'■ " ;•,' -.;'■ -V highly satisfactory "report on a visitation of. the'church .at Onslow'(Rev.' P,. Inglis) was fend by the Eev.J.'.Gibson'Smith., .The; Rev'./-J.-M'Caw'-outlined-, a; scheme -for building a rha'nse .at' .Upper,Hutt,, and moved accordingly:' That; the., request -of tho Upper: Hutt ..Gora'mittco 'to - 'lease.', .with.', purchasing, clause a''strin;gf ground/adjoining the church' at'"Upper■'putt,', .giving,.-aii additional depth of 82{" feet, !for!';the.,sum • of £65 be granted, and;that tho request for. a/lbah'-'of .£4OO ' be sent'..to-'the -New.'.Century-'Fund Committee with :the: recommendation that- it .be granted within two-years. .'."■ . The motion' was rejected, arid an amendment, setting up, a committee to, confer with Upper Hutt representatives with power to purchase land and erect a manse, was car-' ried.:, ', : v '■'... Recommendations for grants to charges and home mission stations .were kid before the Presbytery by the Rev. W. Sbirer, and oereed to as follows:—Evans Bay, Brooklyn. Eketahuna, Wadestown, and Rona Bay, £30 each; Pongaroa, ,£2O; Upper Butt, i'2o; outfields of Carterton and, Wairarapa South, £20: ■ '■■ ' Tho Presbytery, considered i,n committee' a communication relating-'to the appointment of 'a professor of theology at.'Otago University College.,.'.'. •■.'"•'.'■'''.'■;..•!..■.-.'.■' -,-"- .:".'■"