THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 15, 11 October 1910, Page 5

THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. At the Baptist Union Conference today the following resolution touching the gambling evil was passed: "That this " assembly express the earnest hope that ; the Gaming Bill now before the House { will be so amended as to absolutely pro- , liibit, under heavy penalties, the operation of bookmakers at all race meetings, ' both totalisator and not totalisator, and at all sports gatherings. Anything short ; of this will utterly fail to satisfy the -s national demand or relieve the present urgent situation. The Rev. G. Knowles Smith (president ■ of the Council of Churches) and the Rev. Axelson (Moderator of the Presbytery) extended cordial greetings tQ delegates of the Conference. Sunday School work occupied the afternoon. Papers on the subject were read by the Rev. Howard Elliot and the Rev. F. McDonald. > The Rev. R. S. Gray (Christchurch)' was appointed the Union's special representative at the Baptist World's Confer; ence at Philadelphia in 1911, and the .<? Rev. Alfred Dewdney (Brooklyn) was appointed delegate to the B'ptist Com- ,t fprence of Australasia to ■be held in? Melbourne next March. 1 Mr. G. Carson (Wanganui) submitted a report concerning grants to churches.' Tt contained the following recommends- \ tions, which were adopted: (1) Thafi the principal of annual reductions in all grants be adopted in the case of all "! aided churches, unless otherwise sped- .< fically ordered by resolution of the / Union; (2) that unless under, special cir- ; cumstances and by special resolution of ... the Union, no grant shall be continue® ■; beyond five years; (3) that without special explanation and resolution of the $ Union, no grant be made to any church \ which proposes to pay a stipend to (its | minister, if married, nt a rate exceed* in'e £2OB per annum, or, if £156 per annum.