AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 164, 11 July 1906, Page 11

AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

ae monthly meeting of the Auckland psoytery was continued yesterday ai--sw°s The Moderator Iw. B. F. Uaenicol) presided. Sfettfcle: The Rev. Gray Dixon anWOffld that he had received advice from ■ B«. Alex. Miller, M.A., of Chats•wcLbydney (who has been appointed »*a charge of Edendale). « ie would arrive in Auckland by the JJa on the 22nd inst. A motion mt arangements be made for his into the Edendale charge on Wed■g earing, July 25," was carried. «Bme Missions: The Home Missions r"™** suggested that Mr McFadven. .one missionary, be relieved from duty : ■ Wbang ar6i Head and Ponm Bay. and ; v iiaruigatopere and Ruatangata be rV° «s .parish. It was agreed to g «feet to the suggestion. It was also aea to arrange for Whangarei Heads fe worked with an assistant, attached «nate Waipu charge. « ' ■*• J- Thompson.- A eommunica2JW read from the clerk of the "Uragton Presbytery, stating that a g the Rev. A J. Thompson, M.A., w*, miriistfir of Thames, had been made signed by 112 members, and confrence signed by 79 non-members of '« Masterton church. Several reverend memen spoke and eulogised the good fare by Mr Thompson in Thames. "*y would be very sorry to lose Mr i^T 55 ?" from the Auckland Presbytery, L '&* Thames people had signified Sr Th vanli raise no objection to . om P s °n's going, they were preP« to leave the " decision to Mr h n ' ■ Thompson in accepting tie v' c was deeply touched by r «Bd words spoken. He had given matter considerable thought, and afwith his office-bearers and If h t t ' le oOn £ re g' L tion individualDad decided to accept the call of n ?? ter t on congregation. Sum' tJ/ communication was read Or. Erwin. of Christchurch. sugkbl - '* n view of the long and valji„ ser riees of Dr. Sidev as Clerk of CW S6mblv and Treasurer of the iiao?""^ 11 °® !e Wu i eQ h e had now reBiilitt to age and infirmitv —the arid elders of the church should iteSj l Solne fitting testimonial Strw 78 01 " their appreciations of those wff. He suggested that the testiS S take the form of an illum " Ou tt ii( " e ss and a purse of sovereigns. tl, „ c m . Qtioll °f Rev. J. B. Monro, it agreed that the Pres--4e olj.-^ 3 ent irely in sympathy with gen it After consid'evable "discustofert Bs decided to suggest that the T take the sha^Pe of a P° r ' oils and a purse of sovereigns.