CONGREGATIONAL UNION.
RESULTS OF CONFERENCE.
There was a good attendance at the r Beresford-street Church last evening, the f occasion being the annual meeting of tiie Congregational Union of the Auckland district. The Rev. H. Steele Craik presided. The chairman, in opening proceedings, remarked that the meeting was in accordance with a long-established custom • to afford delegates to the Congregational i meetings, which were held this year at Christchurch, an opportunity of impartJ ing impressions gathered at the Con- | ference. The meetings this year had : been of a semi-jubilee nature, and had ' been particularly pleasant to himself, • especially as it was his first Conference '■ ill the Dominion. He had been im--5 pressed with the need for a greater denominational feeling in New Zealand ' J Congregationalism, but the outlook ' generally was exceedingly hopeful, especi- ': ally respecting the work in the outlying '' districts. Educational matters and the I j preservation of a free church for the [ colonies were ever in the forefront of [ Congregational effort. The Rev. Bawden Harris, in voicing Tiis impressions, said that the meetings just ' closed at Christchurch had been remark- ' able for a feeling of deep spirituality and ■ unanimity of effort. Even big financial problems were faced in the most brother- • ly, kindly and Christian spirit. Another . thing which impressed him was the de- " votion to the Congregational idea which i J had *been apparent at the meeting. It ' J was recognised that they belonged to a I 1 great body and were co-partners with ■ the men and women who were upholding the cross and flying the 'banner of Con- ; gTegationalLstn over the sea in other lands. It was a matter that here in ! Auckland should be more fully realised. ; The Hon. G. Fowlds mentioned that . he had attended 16 out of the 19 Con- ! gregational meetings held in ( New Zea- ! land,.and whether on the spiritual, meni tal, or physical plane the meetings of , the Congregational Union in New Zealand stood very high- Mr. Fowlds dealt ' at length with the financial position, and , made an appeal to Auckland Congre- ■ gationalists to subscribe the district's ■remaining £62 of the £100 promised to complete the Pastors' Provident fund. Mr. S. W. Smeeton also addressed the meeting. i - -
After the '" Star " went to press yesterday, Mr. E. W. Ali3on, ex-M.P., and chairman of the Taupiri coal mines, speaking at the Employers' Association, on the occasion of the presentation to the Huntly miners, said he was proud to be present, and the directors were proud to have such men in their employ. The function that day proved that the employers of New Zealand appreciated trustworthy workmen. He referred at considerable length to the events which had led to that issue, and congratulated the Association upon the substantial presentation -which had been made to the men that day. Mr. Hamilton, on behalf oE himself and the other three men, returned thanks, and said if he spoke for an hour he could not sufficiently express what they felt. The only claim they had upon the employers was that they had done their duty.
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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 55, 5 March 1909, Page 3
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