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Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1919, Page 5

At the meeting of the Presbyterian Assembly 011 Wednesday evening at Ohristchurch, the Hev. J. H. Maekennie (clerk) draw attention to tlie fact that the Kev. James Puterson (Wellington) vvab not present with them at the Assembly owing to sickness. It was the first occasion that lie had been absent from their meeting for forty years. He moved that the Moderator should ba asked to send a telegram of sympathy to the reverend gentleman, The Hon. J. G, W. Aitken, in seconding the motion, rcfcrreed to the long association of Mr Paterson, now in his eighty-ninth year, with the ministry and the Assembly. The Moderator said that hj» would esteem it a great honor to Mttd the telegram, as they recognised tile Rev. James Paterson as the Grand Old Man of the Church, The motion waa care'" J

Thus the Paten. Press in commenting on Mr H. Trimble's action over th« British Empire Union's circular at the lut meeting of the Taranaki Education Board: "It would seem that there are among us people who 'will never learn however severe the lesson. It U more than ft pity that they should occupy poaitiona particularly those dealing with ism*