PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 7

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

IBy; Xoleßr«i>h,-rreH .AKWelhtlbb.l rti' r, , > Ohrlsiohurtih, October 31, Tho Presbyterian.: Gcftefal Assembly on Saturday - dealt with a \ lug&»UMAtifofc retail W6Tki. : v • >■ -. ; Tho Question' of • the amalgamation of' the northern and - soiithera churches' erieasioil funds waa referred.; to a' committee consistinft ~ nprtherii and .southern committees in consultation,. ■■■■■ In conneotion with tho firo insurant* fund,' the suggestion was made that ,offers o< guaranteea . should to received at onco from members of' the assembly. This was dcne/ .anA ' announced that <£X4OO was guaranteed. ■■■•• Begirding the Women's Training Institute a: committee was piven power to join with tho Dunedin Presbytery in building a girls'hostel if they approved ,of one* building and-one' man-, ager.icnt. , TKo. report: on geaetal ; sfatietics showed that the ;;people a contributions, hed increased by over «£lo,ooo. Tho dcbt on 'pfflpeHr'htoouiitcd to .£69,369, an increase of iGOOD. .Tlie attendance; was "2.315, an increaie'of 1081. '' In. the. afternoon: members, and thplr ..wives and lady friends we entertaiiied at a garden party. at. Mrs. Beans's,. at• Iliccaiton.:.,;; ; Visiting laymen atiending tho. assembly Atere «ntertf.ited at supper on Saturday night by the, Chtlstchutth l'resbyti.ian ,Church : Assfl-, ciation. The modci'ator of the assembly (presided. The question of . hotaa; missions was discussed, and it was deoided to form a New' Zealand Presbyterian Missionary League,' the .objeot of wsist'ing hoiue missions, tho idea' being that fully ten thousand-members can be secured, . yieldingcontributions, of. vtowards the objects of tho league.. Ouloers were appointed, and an eiccuiive, The Christchuroh Prosbytonan Assoclatioh was asked to draw up a constitution and rules.•