PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EXTENSION.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4287, 26 April 1879, Page 3

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EXTENSION.

was held last night in the Odd-Z*"*-Hall, Montreal street North, for the ascertaining how far the time was *t_?_™** , M» a fflent of a separate charge portion of the city, in conigS Wltil St. Andrew's Presbyterian oecnped the chair and 2*2»jWartsted the few residents present S^fSj ß * 4 * 6 * fur which the meeting had sj . j?*? 1 *. He said that it had arisen out which had been passed at a »r*t ** the Presbytery, appointing a coms£*** *»totiie establishment of at least 6 ' in CJhristehurch. The disWtSfMT 311 "*** "tone* selected as the tsta j^ 16 * for a commencement, and as a suitable minister could be obhad been a > a** the ***££&&>* "V 11 ** charge, with a kirk sesrion of its own. It 33 " 3 fiut & * **=» bad arrived for theciryto makeaeom--6s *feri_-7 fo * fai * own P* l * be thought extremity of Ootanba wonld embrace the districts outfsJ Irouli to* most suitable |l^to^i|^ B Juit_ii_a!, however, had arisen *ia»rt*? «ix months which had made »nx»ty as to whether the time for incurring the fresh respon- [ M3rfl *«itofthe fresh charge **""»• for the meeting to «*n personal knowledge of the

-jrcumitjuicee, of ''/to. people, .whether, they should try the experiment of holding regular •«n? o«jfori-i0 «jf or i-i« r « orie month, with its necessary expentei, or to wait until the. end-of the winter. _ Mr Cariaeron had informed the Presbytery that a wish had been expressed to have a weekly Sabbath evening service, only withoui incurring the reaper-ability of having to support a regularly established charge. To this the Presbytery were averse, partly because it might stay further proceedings at a future time, and likewise from the difficulty of getting a man to undertake a half day's service. The experiment of establishing regular nrvices for one month in the Oddfellows* Hall could now be tried, as the Presbytery had at their command the services of a minuter to whom the charge could be entrusted,-but it would involve an expense of about £25 or £30 fer allowance of minister,, rent of hall, lighting, and other incidentals, and the question was whether it would be , wise in the present state of things to make a commencement. He would like to hear the opinion of those present upon the matter. On the sense of the meeting being taken, it appeared that the general opinion was that, owing to the small attendance and other circumstances, they were scarcely justified in I undertaking the responsibility of appointing a meeting for one month, and the matter had therefore better be adjourned sine die. The Bey. C. Fraser agreed with the opinion which had been expressed, and after a few more remarks pronounced a Benediction, and the meeting adjonrned. .