PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
GREAT SHORTAGE IN RANKS OF MINISTRY.
Dunedin, Last Night. The Presbyterian Assembly continued its sessions this morning and evening. On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, it was decided to take out a policy of £IO,OOO protecting the whole Church against common law claims by voluntary workers and worshippers. Rev. J. Paterson, on behalf of the Bible-in-schools Committee, reported that there was an assured majority in the newly-elected House favouring Mr. Tsitl’s Religious Exercises Bill, which would probably come into law at an early date. The Assembly resolved to re-es-tablish the previous committee on Sabbath Observance and to set up a new Presbytery, to be known as the North Auckland Presbytery.
The Rev. AY. J. Comrie, Church treasurer for flic past 20 years, who lias been failing in health, was appointed to continue in office at a salary of £4OO, with house allowance £IOO and 6 months’ leave of absence
The report of the Theological College was presented at the evening session by the Rev. Hector McLean who stressed the grave shortage of men for the Ministry. His Committee was authorised to make a special appeal for £IO,OOO for scholarship funds in connection with the jubilee of the College next year.
The Home Mission report was presented by the Rev. D. D. Scott and in view of the grave shortage of Ministers and the growing needs of the Church, the Home Alissions committee was charged with the duty of adequately and continuously presenting the claims of the ministry upon the youth of the Church. It was estimated that 13 men annually were required to keep up the strength of Hie ministry and only eight were coming forward. The matter of securing suitable settlers for sparsely populated areas was referred to the Immigration committee to negotiate with the Home churches with a view to nominating selected immigrants. The Governor-General will attend the session of the Assembly at 11 a.m. to-morrow.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2962, 14 November 1925, Page 2
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321PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2962, 14 November 1925, Page 2
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