WELLINGTON PRESBYTERY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 945, 12 October 1910, Page 6

WELLINGTON PRESBYTERY.

:CHUEQH:"AFFAIES.g ; ;/ ' b ORPHANAGE AND SOCIAL;;BeIOT;CEThe/Wellington 'Presbytery'/ met' yester T . day, at, St.. John's Church. .'/There,werepresent;' the t.Revs. ;'E:'.I Ihglis > (moderator), Jas. Paterson,:: J. Kennedy JElliott, ',"Wv Shirer, A; Thompson; W.'J;.C6mriei' E. C.-Tenhant, G. K. Stowell.-TW". Douglas,■ J. Gibson Simth.LJ Thompson; and Dr. : Gibb, ;Messrs. ■M'Farlane,■', Brash,'Beitlv Dunstan.Aitkeh,. Allen,: and W.'.'.M. HaiiV nay,,elders.; .ThevEevs.i'A'/'Begg:and;,:G.' H.\ Jupp; who \were : present; i-were welcomed,: and- associated; with;the'yßresbyf tery. ';'/, : •'-•'• '.'•; '>■ v->" V :;;!'-'. The repbrt.of <;ihe committee -appointed to k consider'the. application';'of /.Mr.- Stain-' ton ■ to!-be received as .a' home"/missionary: of- tie; Church,; was /.'presented;.-:by. Dr. f .Gibb; with a recommendation ..that the applicant be, received.;/.' V.;' /-/':.■ v.' : Dr. Gibb read,'a report.from "the.'Pres-' Orphan and: Social. Service-As-! sbci'atibn.'.; It' .disclosed a. m'ost'.'.satisfactory.state'.of ..'afiarrs/j' 'The -matter,.:Of a new site ; and. suitable : building.'was brought up, 1 and the endorsement of. the Presbytery was asked:in relation to 'procuring;'a site- proposed.;' l Thanks, were due to the hon. medical.stafl.of tHe;.br-. phanage, who had given ungrudgina" service ;to trie. institution. , The -very- efficient work. : of Mr. Mills ahdVthe'matron, .Mrs. Mills, - was' acknowledged. ■;] ■ The' 1 report was "adopted,, and ,the; fsame committee appointed for another'year. ..The Presbytery approved .the/ site, suggested;by, the committee. Sympathy-was expressed with Dr. Elliott, a member of:. the Tionorary - medical ■ staff, and thankfulness at his ■ recovery, from -an illness.' rw ■■<•;■ ■■'•■■■; '■?•'.' '•

; : The--Bishop of "Wellington ./wrote'ac-. knowledging a sympathetic 'message: from the;. Presbytery in . connection with the. Anglican. Mission. of. .Herp:../ :. .-'...: ,;It ;was decided that..thoipetition from the. session of St. Andrew's .Church.'bereferred to; the' General Assembly;:'the mover, the Kev.:R.. Inglis,, to appear "'. in support., .'','/.'.:., "'..

An overture on the matter of leakage of members from the-. Church,' owing to their removal from one district to .another, was adopted, and referred'to the General Assembly, with tho recommendation: of tho Presbytery. The Kevs; G. K. StoweH and W. 'J, Comrie were' appointed', tojappeat in support.' ■"'.■;■; -!