Presbyterian Conference.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 267, 15 November 1904, Page 2

Presbyterian Conference.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Nov, K. The Presbyterian Assembly returned to-day, , Tho report 0/ the Jubilee Fund Committee showed that during 1 the year the fund had grown from £9348 to £9502, und since the do*. ing of the account a bequest ot £245 had been made. The report 00 the propose residential college showed that the see. I ond annual instalment, of 42000 had * been paid over by Mr John Rosy ' and that Mr G. F. Bullen, Kulkoura,' had promised £r,(JO if nine others. l gave a like sum. In reply to this one gentleman ted promised £OOO from - his estate, and Mr John Sidcy, ot " CavwtOww, hod promised to become, one of the nine others. The lata * MissManson, of Fcilding, b«j w .5 uucathed £IOOO to tho college, ' < At a meeting 0' the Presbyterian *9 Assembly this ev«njnj( a, report «u » presented by the committee on Biblereading ir, sjshoqls. The report «ltar rovi«\\i«g proceeilnm In regard to tho Referendum Bill, concluded ; "It looks as If tlie churches had been j fooled-by whom is not very e Wr Z whether by tho Premier or by thost men who, prior to Uielr elocUon. . ■ rrouuscd to support the and Bible Question, or the LegisU* A Mvo Council. The lime for mum. *3j submission to such treaty is part. We have fought well with the VJhV ' 1 I*""* wo h«Wi used till now. but , there may bo need of employing; we*. £ PO i?* Q l* l^ s ****** pattern." 1 Hov R.. Glbb, lq the adop- " .i Won of tho re p ort> declart<J that '*? 1 here was tt largo majority of th*- t" electors I n the colony in favour rttAi tho measure for wkio* the Bible toiMI schools party contended. , iB 'l'ho report was adopted, wlth . M recommendation to ths committa. »H '« do its utmost in co-operfttion With -9 the chut-ches conference to promTta 9 the passag* through M a ball providing for , suecUJ referendum a* r*,^|