PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81884, 9 November 1906, Page 2

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

(Per rress Association), Dunedin, November B<. At the Presbyterian General As< sembly to-day, discussion on the Temperance Committee's report was resumed, wnen ministers and elders gave testimony as to the improved state of affairs m invercargiu and Oamaru as the result of the coming-, into operation of no license in thesq districts, the opinion being expressed that if a poll was taken again the majority for no-license would be largely increased... The report was adopted., The statement of the treasurer stated that the income of funds had been very satisfactory, balances being; ict credit of all funds, except the Maori Gins School, and the Dayspriugj tunds had increased The repui ti was adopted..

At the Presbyterian Assembly, this evening, the committee re the Theo« logical College reported that the to< ial attendance was 23, of whom threg belong to other denominations. Thq Rev. A. Cameron, in moving the. adoption of the report, said thore werei 70 men, all, with few atj work in New Zealand, who had been trained at the college. The report was adopted, and the donors of scholarships thanked. The Rey._ Dr„ Sidey, who has been 22 years clerk and treasurer of the Presbyterian General Assembly, was to-day presented with a portrait of himself in oils and purse of gold in recognition of his great services. The Rev. James McKerrow, Moderator, spoke in high terms of the work done for the Church by Dr. Sidey, who, in replying, asked the Moderator to hand the portrait to the Theological Committee to be placed among the records of men who had itift them,. "