TO BE REINSTATED

Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1932, Page 5

TO BE REINSTATED

VIEWS RENOUNCED N.Z, PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER. (Per Press Association — Copyright.) AUCKLAND, December 13. An echo of the case of the Rev. A. A. Murray, which aroueed widespread discussion in Presbyterian circle® .some twelve ’or thirteen years ago, wa's heard in the Auckland Presbytery tonight. Mr Murray was for some years minister of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, but when he expressed views as to baptism that were at variance with those of hits Church, he was suspended, in August, 1920, from the Ministry by the Auckland Presbytery. Mr Murray was subssquently instrumental in forming a new church, which he called the United Evangelical Church. Two years ago Mr Murray went to the United 'States, and tonight the Auckland Presbytery had before it correspondence with the Presbytery of Chester, in Pennsylvania, concerning him. 1

The clerk of that Presbytery stated that Mr Murray had renounced . the views onoe held by him on baptism and had gone back to the historic Presbyterian position He was applying for admission to the ministry, and the clerk asked, ns a matter of courtesy, that the Auckland Presbytery should give the Caster Presbytery full authority to deal « with Mr Murray’s application. \

The Presbytery discussed the matter in committee, and afterwards they reported having adopted the following resolution • “Th e Presbytery of Auckland, having been informed that Rev. A. A. Murray is prepared to subscribe to the standards of the Presbyterian Church, authorises the Presbytery of Chester, United States, to assume jurisdiction in the case of the Rev. Mr Murray, who was suspended sine die, for som e divergence from the views of baptism held by this Church • and the Presbytery of -Auckland agrees that the Presbytery of Chester may dispose of the cage in such manner as to its wisdom it may seem best.”