THE SCOTS' CHURCH SECESSECNISTS DEFEATED.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 78, 29 November 1884, Page 3

THE SCOTS' CHURCH SECESSECNISTS DEFEATED.

Tjik repoit of the- special commission appointed to defend the interests of the Chmch, ac against the Scots' Church wouldbe secessionists, was laid before the Victosian Piesbyteiian Assembly on November 6th It evprcs.-e^ gratification at the action taken in the matter of the bill by the Church of England in both of the diocesco, by the \Yole>ans, the Primitive Methodists, the Bible Chiis>tian.*», and the executive of the Congregational Union. It relates in detail the steps taken to oppose the bill, w Inch the promoter*, it states, have decided absolutely to withdraw, and finally it places on recoid Hie unices rendered in this regard by Mr H. Ifirpor, M.L.A., and Mr J. M. Da\i", the law agent of the Church After the repot was laid on the table, Mi Hju per gave notice of .-c\cud motion-, the object 1 * of which aic to continue the special commission so us to hold a. visita tien, &.C., with the view of bringing the cougtegation of the Scots' Chinch into proper lelations with the As-cnribly, and the inhibiting of the present Boaul of Management of that Chinch fiom doing work which should be done by the trustees. An appeal by thoKcv; \\ . 0 round walcr Kiascr ocrufiied the attention of the /Wembly up to a late hour of the evening. Mr Finder wa°, some time ago, deposed by the Melbourne Picsb^tciy from the nuideratoinhip of Scot-.' Chinch, bofr'uso of ha\ ing opened a meeting which had been foi bidden, and at which the Secession Bill was formally appro\ed of. Again.st that decision, which reflected on liis loyalty to the Chuich, Mr Fraser now appealed, holding that tli ere was no couri?o open to him but to formally open the meeting in question. After a warm discussion the appeal i was dismissed by 80 votes to 15..