AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 296, 11 December 1912, Page 11

AUCKLAND PRESBYTERY

■ TtEIRDB CAI-LS SUSTAINED. ' Tie ordinary meeting of the Auckland Presbytery was beld evening, tie Moderator (Rev. X. A. Murray* presiding. THE _>ARGAVTL,LE PAB.ISH. ____ Presbytery discnsseU in committee &c position respectins Mi-. Sutherland, wbo bad resigned from the T>;inr_Lvil!e Churri. B_a decided tint tie R»v. P. B. Fraser be specbalb- asked to Ti~it and __t Mr. J. C. Sntierljud am! rhe coDfrrepairm, and that the Rev. VVm. Trotter and Sommerville be appointed tn ac--oajpany Mr. Fraser, and endeavcur to bring about a satisfactory solution of the -j-ficnltr. CHURCH EXTENSION. Rev. G. B. Monro reported recommendations from the Home Mission Committ-e that the local branch of the conrmittee be ___ccm.tini-ed:: that the Presbytery assnn.e responsibility for Mr. Perry., salary until he -takes np the work f->r the Assembly; end that a sub-committee report to the Presbytery from time to tim. concerning extension. BIBLE IX SCHOOLS. On the motion of the Rev. I. Joily, the Presbytery referred the conditions of the tAsse-Qbry-s delivera-ree on the Bible in schools to the Cct-mrirtee on Religion and Morals to consider and to report from time to tfene to the Presbytery. WAIAPr PARISH. A call from tie congregation of Waiapu, e_s__ined by the Presbytery, was placed in the hands of the !lev. McDonald, of Pokeno, _____ Jlt. McDonald declared his acceptance of the call. In view of sper-ial er_T_ms____c_6, the Presbytery decided tna: ifr. McDonald be inducted Into the charge aext Tuesday, wben the Rev. TV. McLean ■win preach the induction sermon, the Rer. Soimnerville induct the minister, and tbe Rev. G. B. Monro will address the mmister. AVOSDALE PARISH. A call from the Avondale congresatiop was sustained, and placed in the "han-ds of the Bey. Xfzn. Marshall, of Balfour (Southland). The induction will take place on i_c_n_ay .reek. CALI, PBOM GORE. The Gore congregation (Southland! extended a call to the Rev. J. M. Simpson, of Knox Church, Parnell.

Commissioners from Knox Church intinaied -_bat wbile that congregation was 3o______ing. fraanci-tlly and otherwise, ami ironld be exceedingly sorry to lose Mr. Simpson, it would ptace no obstacle in the way shoold Mr. Simpson decide to accept the can.

After tie Eev. Isaac Jc.lv had put forTrard the need or Gore for :i man of strength and quality, and Mr. Simpson had declared his desire to accept, the Moderator aad tie Rev. Mr. Trotter stated their regret that Hr. Simpson should go from Auckland, the call was sustained, _xd p'.nced in Mr. Simpson's hands. tlie Rev. Isaac Jolly wns appointed Moderator, to preach the charge of Knox ~Br.«_• vacant, and make arrangements in the interim. MT. ALBERT. P~mi3S.on -a/as granted the Mt. Albert session to borrow £750 for the purpose of tnffl *=g a c_mr_, and the Rev. Mr. Som>aerv__l_ was appointed Modem'or of the charge, vice Mr. Jno. Simpson. KAUKI-HIKTDB-__K<_.l CHARGE.It was decided to form tie Hikurangi, and Kaaro districts into one charge ander the name of the Kaari-Hiknr__agi and the Rev. W. r>aj was appointed Moderator. _