Congregational Union.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 38, 15 February 1904, Page 2

Congregational Union.

(Tor I'ress Association.) WKLl.'l N('iTO.\ T , Feh. 1" Tho Contfretfutionul Union' disviissed tho question of union with Ihe t'rostjyterian and Methodist denominations. The committee appointed to dcul \vi«th the mutter of union [jointed out that, the negotiations that had lnvn commenced during the last year had l.vui broken off owing l to dilTerewe ol' (opinion of what s'houkl con.TTiiute tho creed as laid down in the articles su'ljnutted by the r l he question of u;:|o'» had sv.icv l.v;n referred to. the ], teriau chuivhen fur an opinion and there was no doubt it was not in tlie favourable posit ikon it was i.n last year. If at the next assembly i.ho mattw was favourably received, further advancement may bo looked lor. As far us the dillieulty of creed ia t"onl<v,i'r<-."l t:be ?|en Unday is 'as y<»u wore." The Hev. Saunders (chairman of the commit He) said the L'toiuuU'il.s wtjeo not now likely to make any advance towards the Presbyterians. The H'-v. (JlasKoii said that the Presbyterians knew well that Con*m\{ nrionali'sts would i)ot tolerate suibsci'ipiions to creed. They stood for untrammelled j»osprl. The matter was h-i'l lo the reference commit tee to draft a rosoluiion.