WELLINGTON PRESBYTERY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1052, 15 February 1911, Page 2

WELLINGTON PRESBYTERY.

. I The monthly meeting of the Wellington Prisbvterj was held at St John'& Church )e terdaj morning 'ihers wero present: J?evs A T Thompson (moderator), Dr. Gibb, Shirer, Conine, Inghs Stowell, A. Thomson, Elliott, Pater«oli, M'Caw, Douglas Hut'on, Gibson Smith, and Standage, and Me -r« John-on, Ee.th, and Hannay. Elders' comru-«ion were received from St Andien's (Mr Johnson), Kent Tcrrace (Mr Hannaj), Ivelburne (Mr C S. Moore),/ Mastcrton (Mr E IV st), Evan3 Bav (Mr M'Leod), South Wairarapa (Mr. Eians), St John' (Mr Aitlen), Petone (Mr U'Whirter), lower Hutt(Mr Brash), Khandallah (Mr Keith) Certificates required for examination in connection with the Theological Hall wore granted to Me««r« D Pryor, Geo H. Uibb, and Jas Smith On the motion of the Ecv J. M'Caw, the presbjterj placed on record its sen-e of the lo«s sustained bj the death of Mr George M'llvride, an elder of Knox Church, Hutt, and one of the fa tiam'hin» band of pioneers of the church in Zealand Various changes in the • staff of ■ homo missionaries were reported Mr T Bu- A chanan h is been apn"inted to the cnarge of Upper Eutt, aid was empowered to officiate -\t imm-vcs The I?c\ T B T.nla\ tendsicd re«ii;natian of the o\er>ight of,Eona Baj charge The resignition was reccned, and appreciation recorded of the work there bj Mi. I'inla* Mr Weir, of V.adestonu, al-o sent in his icsi"uation. ra\ourab'e reports were receded from the Eer J K Stow ell concerning the ' prospect of the charge at Eketanuna, and from the di tnet of Seatoun, where sen ices were recently e tabh-hed Varion" remit* from the general a*sembly rere considered The mine of the Rev- Shirer and Comne and Mr J 6. W Aitkcn were forwarded to tho clerk of as'cmblj a the » authorised by the presbyter; to welcome immigrants arrivlii" at "Wellington In replj to the remit of the regarding the Saturdaj haUhohdaj it wa- decided thac the pre'bjtery ha no recommendation to make Dr. Gibb moved that a committee consisting of the cih and suburban ministers bo appointed'to tako into consideration how best to effect the commemoration of tho tercentenarj of the publication of" tho authorised version of the Scriptures ind if need be to co-operaco witn the other churches in tho matter Tho establishment of tho;tcrritorial;defence scheme, with its temporarj and permanent tramin? camps, nece sitates special provision for religious service-. It wa- reported that e\ery facilitv is being given by the authorities, and that , arfansements are being made ■ as. opportunity, offers.