Knox Church.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 34, 14 January 1899, Page 3

Knox Church.

Afc a meeting of the Timaru Prejbytory on Tuesday lapt a deputation from Kuox Church Waimate, in connection with the call to lirr: A.' S. Morrison of Hastings, Mr H. E. M'Gowan up* ty. PoltjxlQ.n represented th« pongregatiort * n< i M^ T- Brjwn tht Session. Tb« call vrai by^4 out of 154 member* and by 67 adherents. 'Mr Brown explained that the'cal'l vould have bo«a largely signed but' for th« fact that many' of the cooigiegation 1 wert p,b«ent h'bliday making. ,-' Mir poltman said the cafl was practically unanitaous And h« belitred thai if the call was accepted it would be ppoductiy* oi go»d to the district. It had been decided to fix the stipend at £250 as the amount paid th« lormer minister, £300, X Hjjd been found burdensome. Some £50 Qr £00 would be required to, put the mattse jn good repair lor the iacoming 1 minister.^ A member of the Presbytery asked if the 1 As jembly asstssments for missions and aged aqd infirm ministers'

fund hal been paid by the W,iiina,te ohureh. In reply the deputation explained a spaoiat •anvaic had been made for missions, and 4J20 collected, and the question, the a<. r eii and infirm ministers' fund, had been overlooked, probably because a foimer minister of the church had ma \c other provisions for him■elf by insurance. Mr Cjltmtn promised to bring the mafctet before the coni^iegatioa at the first opportunity Bey. W. Gillies moved, and Rtv. J. Whib« seconded, and it was oarmd, " That tks Pre3bytPry heartily sust»i»s the call to Rev. A. R. Morrison, of Hastings, and that it be at once forwarded to tin; Pregbyttry *f Havrke's Bay, for presentation, the clerk to forward reasons. The induction was foed to trvke plast, if possible, in the iirbt week in February, Rsv. J. C >mne to preash and iadmat, Ktr. B. Mdekie to address the n?ini»try, and Bar. J. Waite to aMress the congregation.