AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 163, 10 July 1907, Page 9

AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY.

H_j_B? ordSjaxy meeting of the Auckland i ftesaytery was held in S_ Andrew's Hall I last evening. There was a good attend- - juice of .members, tbe Rev. G. B. Munro Jteierator of the Presbytery, presiding. I Joreigii Missions.—The report of the tosn_He e deputed, to deal .with the foreign Esloas correspondence was received, . HiewiDg on the whole a very satisfactory -'_' Sate o£ affi—irs. Several offers for foreign were received from within New «al_id and elsewhere. oßste—tation Fund.—lt was decided that p -following resolution be sent to the i wneral Assembly: '-That this Presby-tery. ...«ysig considered the regulations of the ■*Kteata_on fund, does not desire to mate I l§ snsgestions in regard to improvements >*sto,.as it is of the opinion that such "Stations do not apply to fhii district." The Rev. E J. Evans, of .- .*™j|angi, received a caD from the resl--™[tts of Bulls, Wanganui district, and ■ rated his intention of accepting it. sub.™.to the approval of the Presbytery. • 5,*!? decided that the call be placed in f~ J^S— s* hands, and a resolution was £jw expressing' regret at his departure, _f Fating that he would be as snecess'X> i> Dew charge as in Mahurangi. tor hT^ 7 ' ~°bi* wa s appointed as Modera- . rLffl the vacancy thus created. g,rp™he. —A letter was received from '"fiet'v " Jtrmes Ervine. Pukekobe, asking be accepted 'from tha-t Sgs? on the ground of ill-health, the ij_S?S_ having adxisted that he should "linquish his duties for the prelum <*v c a PPhcation was granted as jj. '*" 1 August. The meeting expressed appreciation of Mr Ervine's" work, and gTp asly regretted his resignation. . tjg j? e r- A. Doull was appointed Moderfivacancy to be created by Mr !&StS retire nient. vaiM*^f s ;~r Tbe <-lerk CRe\: R. SommerHfJ*? that he had received a let%_3?f CoD::rs £ a ti o n at Thames askPresbytery sustain a cnll from ■forms*?; £! R * % '- J ames Milne, who had ''■*•«» n* cT* 11 rpry sticcesefnl in the SBH r Andrew's Church. Tbe re- - 'Sm_BSi? *. he Thames bad cabled to Mr -fetaiid? '?_now in England, on the suhMtr, «„ baA "Pressed himself as will- I Nation +^ Pt a calL I** Thames eonai] *. \J hereupon decided to present the s KarlV^ ililne - ana offered him £230 Pend - to * p ther with a manse. "-*•*_»■. Sllstain «d by the Presbyte.-v. | Ufiie i+ resolved that it be sent to Mr ts^g-- J The Rev. R. p. Macnicol asked ' -t^; :niaTir - n he accepted from the : -■■"•feesttrJr*. £ *f om - The Moderator drew splendid work done by Mr | •-■ **b Wit™** s the f °ir y ears he had V X*K * bad bePn a neighbour *Br_i tjtr" 001 for many years, and could 11 C'tttWs* 0 !.I*'1 *' could ha-e done morel ffiHS rtf,;.!?? th an had that gentleman. '