Congregational Union.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 42, 19 February 1904, Page 2

Congregational Union.

tlV'r Press iV-sociatiou.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 17

At the Congregational Union tne i'o.louing .ollico.s were elected Chairman, Mr l-'rank Mmdowci oft ; Wvlling'ton; secretary, Mr John llowdeii, Auckland ; tivtnnuvr, Mr IV. 11. Lyon, Auckland ; ivgisti ar, Mr A. M. Lewis, Well'ing'Uvn ; auditor, Mr c. 1-;. Campbell. Auckland. Some time was devoted to consideringai.il making amendments to the Union's COUHt tiitiun recommended by the executive commilk-e. The following committees for the year were elected Auckland, Revs. J ray and Lie, Messrs Hall, Hooted, J.e'e Kdmuntfc] I'ig#- Mitchell, Moore,- Campiieil, Hwlj-jison, nud Craig ; Wellington] Revs. Class, M'clv. Wright, Hall and Thomas, Messrs A. Lindsay and T. L, -Mill's ; Canterbury, Itevs. Hel d, Hiinl, SaiKinson, Mvssrs Hull, McCallum, Owen ; Otago, Revs, lleighway, Saundeis aatd Taylor, Messrs ConF, Gregg, ,1. W. Ja.go. Jtevs. Wilkins (Auckland), Olasson (Wellington), and Saundeis (Huiiodin) were elected as New Zealand's uipresi<ntathes on the newly constituted committee 01' thf Ansti ulus'iiin Congvegationnl l.'iiion. A Wettn W ton couuii'ittee was set up to consider the feasi'bilily of starting a Congrcgatioiml immthly organ, with Rev. d. Jiejd Classon as editor.

I.tltei. 1 Ik' (. onlerence hws concluded its sitting. A resolution was passed that the (Jm ei anient, in iivtiinducing into I'ailinnieiit such a measure as (he Licensing ,\et Aiuenidment Hill, limivifcslctl a regrettable desire to henelit Ihe liquor tinllic at the expense of tile people. It was decided lo hold the next cuulerence at ( hrislcluirch.