KELBURNE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 672, 24 November 1909, Page 9

KELBURNE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

;/'/,' $■■ £" / £ A'j special. meeting ; of '.thb". Wellington' Pi-esby-' -tery -'was St.' John's, .AVillis-. Street, yesterday, ,to. receiv'o 'the. report of. the commissioners:.appointed:;to:.'deal with tha "call" .of ™o; Congregation pf .the-.Eelburno; Church to {nc . Rev.vA. sStdndidgOjOf Naseby. .'.Thero' wore presents The Moderator (Rev.: Dr.- Gibh) : •:the; ; Rovs,- W Shirer.'(clerk^^oHhe-presbytery ' .W.,lnKbs.>(lDiMdallah).,;i.J,t,K l ';'-;Elliott..(K .■Torracb),-'. James-,-M'Caw,;(Lawor,.Hutt)/-Br HuiK s?n. ; /-(Brooklyn),.;: Jas. :-:Paterson,-.-and-the'-Rev. ; 3"'...JvrComrie,tand-FMiv."Cii(Bi';Mooroi.(com'mis-: sioners).'.'-.': '!-•" :ir;Myy.nrr''-i J .':.riPi.<-.'- • , .-' °Ut'■■■>> reported' ; that :ithe l ; it a ''-'i'; h , a^! hcen.;signed:by considerably;:'ovef' ..shrec-fifthsc.pf-ithe'congregation.-.,,.Thoso;;whosb-itiames' did, not appear had all been accounted for,'and'the, commissioners "know; of no' open opposition;'tb:-tho/rappoiutmont of-,Mr;.'Stan-

j The:;Rev.''Jasi Paterson'.movcd.thai'thV cali be/.sustained,''dnd,reniitted'..'t6'r the'vDunstah Presbytery,!.The/movar-'referred/in' appreciative ■ torras to the .'efforts: and hbblo spirit which •hadi-beeri-':manifosted.by',the Kelburno -people' "J their; desire to establish a'congregation.'Mr.Standidge/ was_ very; highly Vs'pokcri---' of-by'Dr. Ni3bet,' : and..the:^Kelb'urnc:'coiigfeg'atibii" ; wiis fortunate -ih;.ita- choice.';-;:. .■',"■ -: ,--.■;..•'-.-'; .: .-. ■ ,

''.''Tho;imotion-:.was'tseconded'.b'y thbH.Rbv'W.: 'ShireT.:i7;-;^'-- : -:"-:;:'i!./'. ; v-:--'-.': l :'J - i:Dr;/GibVodded:a'few;words bf.praise:ofAhe Rev./.Mr.vStdndidge, who, :he,:said,;:had'had 'a distmgnished Career .at; the'; ''■'. v-'-'i' ' -.'^Tho,motionV'.was carried. i.lt.was.cfecided'ioi commnnicate .w'ith ; :th'<i:Rov.' Porter, of Rox-' burgh,/asking him'-.to support the."caU',' at : .tho Dunstan-Presbytery.':.- j.-.:., 'i.,; l 'i : >'.... '~: vi.