AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 286, 2 December 1896, Page 3

AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

TIIE usual mooting of tho Auckland Presbytery was hold iasb' evening ab Sb. Andrew's Church. In tUo absence of toe Moderator, who v/roto stating that ho was too ill to attend, tho Rev. T. Norris wrr voted to tho chair. Tho obiisra preaout wore tho Revs. T. F. E'tbortaou, G. B. Monro, It. Hotnmerviilo (elork). R. FarKuson, 11. Miicnicol, E. O. Perry, McCnllum, K. Scott West, A. McLean, J. McKoK'iifj, 11. lircr aad a numbor of oldfil'.t.

Admissions to Tin: Ministry.—TUo Rssv. Jlr McUallum mwvcfi, "That un overture bo transmitted to tho Govjoral Astembly rocommoniline that miriiftcira from other dmrclies «c«kiiiM adiuifl^iun £0 Iho t'reabytoriuH Church ahonld liuyo tiuaUticationn equivalonfe t:o tlioso of the btudonta of tho latter Church and bo cquul in training." Th« motion V7a« nccondeci by tho Her. il. F. Ivlacnicol vro forma and ci'.t'ficd.

\Vaipu CiICRCU.—Ti»o pecit-ion of a flection of the Waipu church praying for permission to bo formed into n ee]>arato con(/relation was,reported upon by the C*:nm;Haionf;ra, anti attar notno (iisctU'*ion it was agreed to acoedo to tho wishes of trio potitioaera, A committee w.'.h appointed in connection v/icli tha mat'or, and tho nnmintj of the new congregation was left iv Ub hands.

Tac;ka.vc:a.— Tliq Roy. B. O. Psrry eai'i ho iiafi fully coneidorod liia cull from the Tnuranjxa congregation,bufc.whila tiiankine thorn for the honour they had dona him, ho felt ho cauid not accept: tho call. It was ojrreed that t.he call be wet aside. Hamilton'.—Tho l'rosbytery appointed tho following Commission to ordain and induct) thfl R.ov. J. M. iMitchull ac tho Hamilton CUurch on Wednonday, tha luth in.«t. : The Rev. R. Somtnervii'.e, to preside nnd to address tho uninidtor ; the llov. John McDonald, to preach ; tho Hoy. K. Scolb Wast, to addroas the pooplo ; and fclio Roy. It. FerguxoTJ, to Siebist in t.ho commission.

St. Andrew's. —Tho clerk laid on the t.iblo •". call from the conyro«Btion of Sb. A;:oUew'H Church to tho Key. Jolin Bur£re»fl, of Kaitna, Ken South Walos. —Mr Hastie, in speaking in support of the call, said tho congregation were unanimous in reward to the Rev. J. Curj;ess.—Tho Rev. X,. F. Macnicol moved and tha Rot. Scott West seconded that fcho call bo sustained. —T>'o mot-ion was agreod to, and it was resolved al?o to forward tho call to the Roy. J. Burgess, and a Commij^ion vras appointed, con^tinjr of the Rova. Dr. Hruce and J. Ferguson, to do what is necessary in connection with the call.

Sunday school Examinations. — Tho Rev. R. Ferguson, examiner in the Catochiam for the annual examination of the Sunday-schools, handed in his reports, showing that the following certificates had been gained :— Waipu Cove Sunday school: Bslla Atstley, Roderick Harvey, John McLennan and Ernest Hart;, first-class certificates ; John Harvey, Anne Harvey and Carrie Mackay, eecond-claes cortificsitea : Sydney Maeaulev, third-clft»s certificate. Waipu Central: Owe;i Campbell and Mary Inez Campbell, first • class certificates ; Douelaa McLood, Annie Campbell and Lily Abrams, pecond-class cortificatefl. St. David's: Aloxnndor Aifcon, E. McSporran, and Rowan 8011, firft-clasa ceriificrvtas. OnaSiuntrn: Norman Whyta, Maud Glassow. Bertha Brown, firit-clfts* certificates ; Hilda M. Smyth, Djiothen A. I'uHan, and M. Flotcher, second class cortilicn'res ; L. Mincher. third class certificate. Northcote: Murie.l Batr, iir«t-clasn certificate; Alan Burr, second-clai* cortiticate. St. James' : Kjfcie M. Crawford and Charles Scott, tirstcias» csrfilicate" ; A'io:o Roulston, secondclass certificato. Opo'.iki : Emmu Tbooipson and Atjnoa M. Irwin, firet chen cortili ca!r-3. Dsvonport: Ei!a Orahani and Eithor Hud;/:), second clsas oortificato?. Maujjero : El.'io" Masney, B©:^io Pooler, &nd Ida Lnmbourwo, (ir«b c'r.?.s certificates; Annie McLiityre, John (jooscinan, U'iiib M.i?*oy, li/irnUi VVatkin^on, .Muriel Lambnuaio, rttid Mnbol Wiilx pt-t;-»nil-cl«s« certtficatas ; May Mas*fy and Gunr^c Mas««y, third-cla-s ccrtificiabor'. Tha report of the nxnminsT in Scripture knowledge (tho Rev. IS. O. Perry) showed tlu.b tho following kad t;aii!p(l crtUicateH :—Sfe. David's : Rovrats 8011, first-class cer-

tifioafce: P». McSporran nnd A. Aifon, third-clivsb cerliticn'oH. Onohunga : Mark Fletcher, Florence E. Gillman, ar.d Flora ,himo!<, second c!a«s cortifica'es. St. Jamos': Katie Jf. Crawford and Cl»t«rlos M. Scott, firsb ckHs cevtificAto?. ; Annio Itoul- .= 'on, socoiul-clasa covtiheato- Opotiki : Emma Thompson and A»nes Margaret Irwin, third-clasa cortineuies. For an 6?? ay on "John the Baptist," A. Alton and R. McSporran, of St. David's, and Kalio M. Crawford, of St. .laaie?,' wore awarded second class certi(lc:»to?. Annie Rouloiton (St. James') and Emma ThornpFon (Opotiki) gained third-class certificates. The Revs. It. F. Macnicol and R. Scofct-Wost thou^hb that an improvoment tnic;ht be mado t.o the system under which theao OKamit«atiotis were conducted. It was agreed that a committed should formulate an overture to tho Assembly re the revision of the system.