PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 122, 14 November 1911, Page 5

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

V<y Telegraph—rress Association. Dunedin, Last Night. At the Presbyterian Assembly u committee appointed to consider the question of baptism recommended: (1) That before administering the ordinance the minister require on the part of at least one parent a profession. c,f feiih in Chiist and obedience to Him; (2) as far as pos-, Bible the administration of the ordinance 1 be in public at an ordinary diet of worship on tlii! Lord's Day; (3) when ordinance is administered in private, intimation of the time and'place be made from the pulpit, so that--members of the church may attend and a religious service be, held, and if possible aai elder accompany the minister; (4) that a certificate of baptism be given to the parents. The first,. second and fourth, recommendations were approved and the third deleted. The statistics committee reported an increased membership of 17G2, about 5 per cent. The church's indebtedness showed, an increase of" £214. The increase in the total revenue was over £10,000,; being now '"'£141,000. The total liability! was about £75,000. The Presbyterian, l population of the Dominion was 234,723, an increase of 31.128 in the last five, years. The report, was adopted. i