PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13529, 10 November 1911, Page 3

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

■ (Per United Press-Association.)! DUNEDIN, November 9 The- business of tlio Presbyterian GemraL: Assembly was • commenced tins" mom--ing. .Roy, G. Lindsay, who was .installed 'as. moderator last night,.presidedThe treasurer's statement s-t forth-'that the. congregational contributions amount ! ■ed to ,£22,197 7s sd, :n increase of £S5(< ,10s 8d over the previous year, and donations, and legacies had been larger tliar usual. Attention was, again drawn to the. state of Knox College fund,. £240 being due to Professor Hewitson'for salary up tc, June 30. Beneficiary- funds-showed sub stantial increase. Eiglit members, joined ■the aged and infirm ministers’ fund and 11 the widows’ and orphans’ fund duping .the year. One member had been removed ‘frjjm both funds through .cca-shig to bo ■ minister of the-church ;-ud amounts'owing by him had been written off. Attention , was „agfiiu_ . directed to the, regulation ■■ ■which provides two years in arrears w'thSubscription.’ This wilr'at once affect.about 20 members of, both funds- unless! ■ they, .reduce their indebtedness or the. assembly take steps for their relief, The report. also stated that in view of the law regarding compensation .it was worth' while to consider ' whether all deaconscourts,, committees of management and! mission; committees ...should; not. be . ad-' Aised to insure, ministers and miisibnar’es ) against the risk of accident. The income of the assembly expenses mud has fallen -about £4OO below the expenditure! for the ,',year. The cost,of railway travelling had largely increased.. , , Rev. Cowie, treasurer, emphasised, the. ■aad state of' Knox College fuadf Salavv' ‘was due from' the beginning' of -February' -end .'there, was. not a. penny, to meet it., 'travelling expenses -showed an increase .of oyer. 20 per cent, since 1904. , The .statement which was adopted was •supplemented by a summarised balancesaeet of the affairs of’the church show-«fcat-tko. total &iim .concerned in. the ’year s transactions was ,£122.843'3s sd. Iho report of church property trusteeswas adopted.-; -'- J ■ * : ,