THE AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 272, 7 February 1874, Page 2

THE AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

CALL TO THE TJEV. T. STEWAHT. The' clerk read a letter from Mr John Gilmout, •ecietary to the Prenbyremo Committee at Cummandel, forwarding a formal call to the Key Thomas Stewart from the Ooromandel Presbyterian Congregation. They offered him £200 per annum and a manse. The call was signed by 27 persmis, 9 members, and 17 adherents.— Mr Steveu.aon considered it would be informal to consider the call at present, seeing that the church had not been preached • vacant.— The Rev Mr Bruce explained that ecclesiMtically. 1 when bho JPle&bytery leaulved that the pastoral tie between a minister and his congregation shall be dissolved, from that, time a vacancy c listed, and the clergynuu was free, and the matter of supplying tue pulpit until another one ww appointed, was merely a matter of arrangement with the Presbytery. — Mr Gilmore. a deputy from tb.6 Coro« mandel congregation, w-s be^i-d in respect to the call. He stated the call represented this general ieeling of the congregation, amltnar the rc^suu v,.iy it was so hurriedly got up was that the people were afraid if any d«lay took place Mr Stewart might go awu* to some other district. A oleetintc, at- which the call was prepared .md signed, was summoned on * Sunday, and the object of the meeting stated.— On the motion of Mr Peacocke, the Coromandel change was declared to be vacant.— On the irotion of Mr Stevenson,' seconded by Afr Bruce, it was resolved, " That the call is a- proper call, and that it be sustained m regular.!' — On the im>tion of Mr StAwart, aecond,ed by Mr- Peacocke, it was rcolvo-l to place the call in IWr S^ewart's hands' — Tlie Moderator then placed the call in Mr Sfcewnrt'B bvnd? bii'3 asked him for his news upon it. — Mr Stewart replied that liis present charge in the Wuitato was a Jarge distriph. and he imd not Jtiength enou r ;h to discharge the duties of jt. He felt that another winter in (be Wuikato district »vould seriously impair his constitution. He had much pleasure in accepting the call from the people of Corormindi»l. On the tnotion of M r Pf deocUe, seconded by Mr Stewart, it who resolved. " Thtit the B?r D Bruce bn appo'nted to oirrv on the induction of fltr Sfewmrt at «s ertrlr » date as possible, and that the edict be serred in the common form "

THE QUESTION OF PULPIT SUPPLY. It was shown th.it provision wo ild have to be made for the puHits at Coromandel. Wniltato. Wh«u. and theN rth Shore. — ' fter a good dual of di->ru<wion it wa* resolved that the Jlev T. Norrie should inform the Waikato congregation that the beat arrangements possible would be made for the supply of Church ministrations m thut district: that the Rev Peter Mason would supply the pulpit kt the North bhore, uud Mr Sou.erviU« thut lit the "Whitu. - Tne Ray Mi Bmce raad a letter from the Pics, bjteriaiu in the Waiknto West district, a->kins what Fteps had bppn taken to inpply thp place of the R v Mr McCulhun.— lt -was agreed that nothing could be done at present for wont of men.