BAY OF PLENTH

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIII, Issue 8685, 12 September 1924, Page 6

BAY OF PLENTH

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T m . \r IV i.t .Plenty Pfe.-'bytery 1., 'it i;- e uarP a© v uncling a! Knox Chnrrl!. XVliakatane. .m Tuesday

ij,ihciv being present 1 lie Revs. .!, W. Smvth. P.A., (Taurang.D, (Moderator!. D. I lilt!, M.A. tOpnK. Rami v (TaneatuaL H. Warnn.k (Te Puke). W. Butterwll i i iWhakaiaiiei.’ Messrs A. Allan, R. Mitchell. .). -1 amiesen and \V. (A Platt.

The IP v. .1 . H. Hail, ef Timaru, was Wtneenied and assoaialed. it was agreed t<> nominate the R,. v . Tlr.ir.as Stinson. IP A.. O' Timaru, as Moderator et the AsV, Mililv die Presbyterian ('hureh , j New ;•Zahiml.

Th, following wore elected as den-gales le the Oonornl Assembly widei' meets :d Palmerston North its November; Revs. Smyth, Bandy, and, Wai'tuu'k, with elders from Opmiki. Whakatane ami Rangi--laiki •

The clerk (Rev. Rut terwerih ) repurled that Mr A. d. Sutherland. R.A-. (wlio is jus! completing bis course at Knox College, Dunedin) had accepted a call tc Ranch aiki and the ordinal ii m was fixed bu‘ December 9 at Awaken.

The reports from the Youth of tiie Church Committee was given by i lie Rev L. Randy. 1; was decided to hold a Ribie Class rallv at Tanealua on La Item Dav.

Tim Rev. J- W. Smyth, as compiler of statistics, gave his report which showed saiisfalcory progress in the districts.

The Temperance Committee report was presented bv the Rev. RWarnoek and the following resolution was passed That this meeting opposes the placing of corporate eontred as an issue on the ballet paper, believing that the interest of the liquor traffic is already represented by the issue of continuance ami that the result of these- proposals would be to cuinlgT the ballot paper with armtlmr issue calculated tn serve Hie liquor interest by splitiiim- votes.

The next TTosbvterv meeting will )•■> hold at- the Awakori Hall on December 9.