TEMUKA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1314, 12 March 1885, Page 2

TEMUKA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

A meeting of the congregation of the above Church was held last Tuesday evening, at which the Rev, Mr Gillies resided. After singing a hymn, reading a portion of the Bible, and olierap a short prayer for guidance in making the selection of a clergyman, the rev. Chairman said he was glad so many were present. He hoped good feeling would prevail in selecting a clergyman. The Secretary then read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were confirmed,

The Chairman said the question was now whether they were ready to make a selection. It was the desire of the Committee that the meeting should be called, although he would have delayed it for a fortnight owing to the harvest. It was most desirable that they should be unanimous. There were two ways of selecting : One by a candidate being duly proposed and’ seconded, and the other by a slip of paper being given *o each member who would write the name of the candidate they wished to vote for on it. —It was decided that the election should be carried out by open voting, The olcclion ihen proceeded, with the result that tbe Rev. Mr Macintosh was unanimously selected on the motion of Mr Russell.

The rev. Chairman congratulated the congregation on the kindly feeling and spirit of union which existed amongst them. He knevy Mr Macintosh, and could say he wan

a very worthy man and had a vary worthy wife too. He had taken the precaution to obtain authority from the Presbytery to proceed with a call, and lie would lose no time now. The law of the Church required that the call should be signed on the Sabbath—on two Sabbaths in succession —so that would take a fortnight. He would issue notice to the Presbytery, and they would dispose of the call as fast as possible, so they might expect their Pastor to be with them in a month or five weeks. In the meantime they—especially the ladies— could think over how to receive him. It was necessary that they should fix his stipend, end ho hoped they would do so now.

Mr Russell proposed that the stipend be £3OO a year, the same as Mr Gordon received.

An amendment to the effect that the stipend be £250 was proposed,'but after a short discussion the original motion was carried almost unanimously. On the motion'of Mr Russell a hearty vote of thanks to the rev. Chairman was carried by acclamation. The meeting then with prayer.