An Ecclesiastical Misunderstanding.
; (UNITED PBESB ASSOCIATION.) , ' : J; l ? ( . \ . ■ :: CHRISTCHUJtGH.T Jail 18. It will be remembered chat some two mouths ago the congregation of St. Andrew 8 Presbyterian Church were: sirently oxerchsed anent certain statements made by the Rev. J. Jijlm she m the presbytery 'which they took as impugning the status of their minister, tho Rev.,W. Dinwiddie was engaged ia a dispute^ with- the l?i ( x?.sbyter3r conceriiing ShTst deacon's court. They held ua indignation rrieetii.g, uqd» j>as^ed A strpp§. resolutions. At Ibe presbyiery" meeting to-day 'it' "w^expJ^ined^.tlwt tbe remarks which had^exoiCed tlteir.iireisetbi^d only to position of minister and cotigregajbioi.; m; regard, to, *iyi| pisw^^aud had no reference to their ecclesiastical at4nd-, i ing ax •tji.try : . had fJUpppsedi Neither, Mr Dinwiddienor any of his adherents were present, at the 'presbytery", ;nnd it was decided to refer the whole mat-; ten to the General AHseiubly of the Oh»roh. . , :;,...;■:. . : >,' > ■■• •
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 38, 15 January 1885, Page 2
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146An Ecclesiastical Misunderstanding. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 38, 15 January 1885, Page 2
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