GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THIS MORNING’S SESSION. (Per Press Association.) * DUNEDIN, This Day. At the Presbyterian General Assembly this morning, an overture was presented by the Hawke’s Bay Presbytery, requesting that at the ordination elders subscription to the Westminster ■Confession of Faith be not required. It was agreed to remit the- question to Presbyteries for consideration, and report to the next Assembly. Standing committees for the year were appointed with following changes: Budget Committee located at Christchurch ; Home Mission Committee shifted from Auckland to Wellington; Social Service Committee removed from Wellington to Auckalnd. The McGlaslian fund for indigent gentlewomen, is to he administered by a committee located inf Wellington. Discussion took place on the question of Church union, which came up by an overture from the Wellington Presbytery, and resulted in the Wellington Presbytery being appointed* a Church union, to ascertain the mind of the Church, and report to the next Assembly. It was decided further that it be recommended to the Youth, Home and • Theological Committees to approach Corresponding Committees m sister churches, with a view to cooperation.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 128, 12 March 1930, Page 6
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