BAPTIST UNION

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 86, 8 October 1931, Page 6

BAPTIST UNION

' COMMITTEE'S REPORTS BEQUESTS TO CHURCH The annual conference of tho Baptisl Union of New Zealand., was continued yes ,^erdny at the.Vivia,n Street Church, ■'■ tht president, Mr. f. W.Gaze, occupying tk chair. The session vsvas commenced witl 4 devotional period. ;, The Key.; J. Laird, Ji.A.» delivered ,the union sermon, and Rev. ¥. A. Parry-presided at the celebration of the Communion. '; .;■ 1 The Rev. L. J. ; >Bqutton .Smith, ot Vivian'Street-Churchj.and;the Key. L. 0 M», Donaldson,' of 'Gisborne, wore received into the uniou by transfer from overseas, Pastors E. T. Jt>nes;;and C- Chant were admitted to full ministerial; status in recognition of loiig and! faithful service,, to the denomination; and Pastors J."'T; C'rozier, L. A. North...B. M. Wilson , .in recognition of their;:c6rhplenon of college and jtobationnry :work; One new churcli "at Papatoetoe,, Auckland^ was ; received into tne union.''"'■'■■-.■ * ' • The wcretary of the union, the Rev: M. W. P.. LatceHes, presented his annual reiport,: a .'synopsis of which has been [printed;!; ■.>'/'■"" '•■■■ ■■■;*'■ ■:. ■ ■;'''■ '''" ': The [college1 reports weto- considered. Three students, Messrs. G. 0. Reay, J. D. I Jenten, and D..; H. Stewart, are finishing their courses 'this year. It was at a eVence "held'in Wellington in 1023 that the committee was set up to^consider the ' whoT* question! of training of students. At ; the 1024 conference a scheme for establishing a college was adopted; and in 1926 tlta new college was inaugurated)/'- 1n\1927 » building and its equipment ■were .donated 'to' the- union. ■'■\.T.l)r.qughou l t,' the, .College Cotem'lttee ,h"as never been embarrassed :by lacW of students or money. The following message fromHis-,-Excel- rlency the Governor-General was read:l —"l have just received your letter of the 3rd •of October telling me of tho opening tomorrow of the annual conference of the Baptist' Union t>f New Zealand. It has my best wishes for its success. The chureheEt can do .miieh^in- thir.ftime <of •tress to guide publio opinion wisely." . BEQUESTS TO CHURCH. By the decease of Mrs. Amelia M. Ranitlalk.of. Napier, whose generous support of ■'the denominational woHt during her lifetimo-was Well known, stated the Finance Committee, the"'funds bf'varioui «nion-organisations, the Missionary Society, and the local church will ultimately be • augmented to the extent of at least £21^00,; allocated; as follows:—Annuity fund £2500, VManurq\ya Children's Honie [£1000,.Minister'ii Book fund £1000, Mis-

sioriary'Society-■£'aoo,i-college fund':£sooo. "Endowment of Randall Student fund" £5000, New Napier Baptist Church Building fund' £4500, Napier Baptist ,Manse fund £1500. Other legacies received during l;tho year were £290 to the annuity fund and £290 to the Missionary "Society, from tile estate of j Mrs. Am m Storey, of ChYistchurclvahd £10Q to the Missionary Society from'the estate ioL-Mrs. llary Parkins, of Palmerston North. The Rev, S. Jenkin- presented the report of, the,coinmittee. set.up to bring.down, .a scheme;.d?alibg rivith tl\e problem of .minis-, teriaj;ißettlement. ■ :; The' scheme provided tKat'a federation, in the'nature of a .volrin-. tary^nion, should be forified of chm-ches in membership with the "New Zealand Baptist:,Uiupiij and which had adopted the achetheii.f^The conference agreed that a Sterne i'Pfl,*'. desirable, and referred the rcpWt':i.to'"thie'>'ministers' session on Saturday ;n;*xt;>i;:|s:M; ";■ ■■■;■'■ '■; '..''"' ;£fc;&i^|pßT ON'TIfJANCES.' ,Tl),e I'irtarice Committee reported credit balances in' all the accounts, with /.the exception of the Missionary : Society's,", 'which showed a debit of £1209 7s 6d. The i'ratbibf exchange had been "facetious .qufei;' ,tion,satfd,:i)ad'cpst tho'jMissionary Society over £400"'during/thetyqar. '\ . ■ ,' -This Isfinyestmients.'.- totalled,.' v£30,995i whiph'.was secured by-first mortgage ; ahd debentures, and represented 38 .transactions.: ;Ipi ladditijon,-: there ,was an amountof £944 d invested on1 .behalf, of the Maniirewa Horned The sum'which had;passed through'the office during the year amounted/tb £20^975. U-.:.f i . .f>"- .-v-;.. ■■-■;. The Sotaniitfee": eatimated the; eispendir ture at the central office, and recommended tlfetys following' vappbrtionm'erits:—; Uniori,v£376; ■ ■missionary,: £376; • Baptist^.£4s,vcollege,l.£3o; annuity, £30;'sustentation, £20. , , .The *'repbr,t ,-waa- adopted. /