PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 9

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The Presbyterjan General Assembly of Australia was formally opened at St. Stephen's Church, Sydney, on September 28. Tlio Kcv. John Ferguson, the retiring Moderator, conducted the service, and preached the sermon. Tho llev. W. S. Holland, of Prahran, Vic-* toria, the new Modorator, was introduced and delivered his presidential address. . Referring .to . foreign missions, Mr. Holland said: "The tide of the heroic spirit is rising • amongst us in connection with the foreign mission work of the Church, / Is it not a cause for thanksgiving that young lives are being offered so freely for missionary service, and that many and generous gifts of substance have been handed over to the Church' for the support of missionaries? One of. the most interesting events of recent times, perhaps, one of.the most significant in Church- history, was tho gathering, last June,' of 1200; missionary delegates from many nations, and from many branches of the Christian Church, in the ancient capital of Scotland; and that had been convened for the consideration of the great missionary problem—the evangelisation of the world. The 'Home base' was one of the important subjects fully considered in Edinburgh, and they had reason for rejoicing that their home base hv Australia was widening and enlarging, and being.-" kept iri the : closest' touch with the fighting line at the. front. A strong resolute faith in the power of tho, living God is what is heeded, and never more needed than' now." " ; ■ ' > -