PRESBYTERY MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4392, 13 April 1893, Page 3

PRESBYTERY MEETING.

The Wellington Presbytery met iu the Musierton Church oa Tuesday afternoon, when thero were present the Ileveronds Shirer, Murray, £iy mourn, Wood and Grey, and Mr dames MoGregor, elder. The Rev Robert Wood was elected Moderator of Presbytery for the nest : twelve months. '■

la accordance with the anthorit; granted by the General Assembly i was agrosd to lake on trial for Hcensi Mr Grey, . at'preseni preaohing a; Jjowar Halt. Subjects in Greek Hebrew,; and: Theology i were, preacribed, and : Messrs Murray, Wooi and Shirer were appointed examiners, The Bey Charles Murray callec attention to the terrible disasters it (he New Hebrides Islands. It wai ag'eed to ask all -within the; hounds oi the Presbytery to cpnaider the condition of the suffering missionaries, and to the famine stricken natives, and to form & relief fund. The P.ev B.'Wooa, aa Moderatoi of the Forty Mile Bush mis3ion> reported that daring the six months oi the missions existence, very marked progress bad been made. The eervicea of Mr John Mackenzie, missionary, bad been appreciated in the higheat degree, and the foundations,) were already laid of a strong congregation. Mr Mackenzie bad left the district ib artier to finish his studies in Disbedih tnd Edinburgh* The place, ho wever, saws supplied iby Mr Wallace.. I. A bad been sent to Glasgow 'or the iter Mr Satsnderaoa. Mr r?ood'a report was received as highly aturfaotoryi »hcT it 'was agreed to >laoe on tha minutes a record of Qxe ?ieafaytery'B^p>©elation of Mr MacThe Kev K. Wood further called itientson to the great East Coaotsna Forty Mil® Bush diatriota.as afield br -C^poirt««r-j^orkjV- : shere:;'yras a (reat Esarcity of healthy literature. Cha wselly newspaper waa. too often itaffed with gstabling and-/ other lemoraMsg intelligence Was- the tisly literature - that a gcod many jsoyie read. A roati of sound seaue aid Christian character, able to : contact a simple religions aeryica ia a tut or kUehen and baving.a gscklores laden with periodicals and bookH 16 believed would be a power for good jl oyer' tha:?:^utitry:;iia^-Mastira' McGrfigt* tpproved of Use suggestion i and ■ said hat iwwk could be : g<jS r^ttiiy^'i : lt ; iwaß ag?s*d o aak JUr Wood : to, make further inquiries and to report at'Mitmeafe'

>ort on tho Presbytery Estpt'nsca

Tho meeting adjourned t" wot •*• Bt. Johtt'fl. Wellington, on «lio 11th ofJnnoat 2.30.