CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 48, 12 February 1902, Page 2

CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

MWpTING OF THB COUNCIL. rn fun JMoounov. Abcuud, February U. '. The meeting ot the Council of the Ooe> gteg|it{pn«ryjjioß of New Zetland ffM resumed to-day. A motion by the itev. 0. A. Lyons in favour of the extension of the Education Aot to give greater facilities for teaching the bible IB pttblio schools wa« qot dieouosed, it havfyg been discussed at previoui meetings. The annual report stated the otMMtgtM bad been approached Wv the UnTod of West Australia with refeienee to the pnppsed /deration of the Ooegr*gationat Union oil AustwUU. 11m commusiaatien suggested a tutted oonfvrenoe, but the committee oould net pledge the Union to lend a repmaw(Alive. The OongregatienaUste lot Quasi stand intend oslebrating their jubilee in Brisbane in 1908, and is. vited repreuutetivM of the various Oongrtgiiiooil Unions to be pretest with a view to holding a eessi >n of *he Aus'rei<si*n.Union in Bris v »'«. Hm ranlfl of Th«-minfrtryh* epff ..ed m loss's during tbe past year, and tha f•• mediate outlook of the church •>>•■• ctally was hopeful, but it was hoped the facts disclosed by the Registrar Oeneral should induce them to rteoa* eider their,-methods, to complete their oonsecration, and redouble their efforts. The Registrar's report was read and adopted. It stated there wire rew connected with tbe Union 28 ehartfeM as again«t 22 last year; 1838 member! were recorded on roll, as agsiaet 1772 last year; and 218 members had been added during the year. A notiot of motion'by the committee " that the be«dquirtere of the Union be moved to Wellington was iutroduoed and .discussed.