PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5754, 27 February 1884, Page 3

PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.

[fuss association tblsgkah.] WELLINGTON, February 26. ' At the Presbyterian Assembly the report d the Church trustees was -given in and adopted. The report of the Committee on the Union waa called for, and re-affirmed He decision of last Assembly. The Bey. J. Peterson, the Moderator and Mr James Smith irere appointed deputies to Otago sort year. Mr Steele, student, and Mr I Hay were authorised to be examined with the view of obtaining a license. The re-, part of the Board of Examiners was adopted. The overtures to Timaru re itinerating evangelist were received, and the Timaru Presbytery appointed to bring; ■p a report at next Assembly. The Church. Eroperties Committee was ordered to pre-. pin a report. The Standing Committees toe appointed re collections and statistics* -In the Presbyterian Assembly to-nighfc Be reports of the records of Presbyteries fere given in. The Auckland records notf being sent the Scholarship Committee «re not prepared, to do anything thig Mrion, as the necessary information could, lot be obtained in time. It was decided! {tot the Committee should have power to; a&ocste Scholarships. The Eev. Mr West 1 seat*report on "Temperance." Here< gifed that Mr B. McGregor was notf ptSttfcicCread the report, as it was pre* pond He stated that the Bands of | fioge f« the children wexe becoming: a eepiate part of our church worlsf 3Se report recommended that:—l. In coni gKgaho&s where temperance societies die aofe- at' present exist, or any other general society was at work, that they be recomt maided to organise such. 2. That eachj Presbytery be requested to appoint one| « more members to visit the congrega4 tfans for the purpose of forming sucbj eodeties; that they report to their various? Pnebyteriee. 3. That where practicable^ temperance sermons be preached at least oneeayear to the various congregations! Mr McLean thought that the Christian^ people of Wellington lacked energy in nol| supporting the temperance candidates at ther recentelection of the Licensing Committees.: Mr Douglas hoped some means would ha taken for the purpose of interesting the! children in the vox* of Bands of Hope.; Toe Eev. Mr Slocombe objected to theportions of the second recommendation, I referring to "where no general societies; are at work." He thought that, thedefeat of the temperance candidates in the! recent licensing election in Christchurclr was due to these general societies failing? to agree amongst themselves as to whom; they should support. The Bey. Mr Killei* fiwnghtthat the recommendation to visif emgregUions re forming of societies was eptaeticsble, and did not think th£ Anenhly should enjoin any ench things 2» Bey. Mr Gilliee stated thaf «• pet year was one of verj£ pM» progress The House of Common! ™ T*"*& kcal option by a large majority "* »everal instances of the grew ■wt Wag done in England. Majoi: *™»«* hid Btated that the cause of a fin» country was intern^ yet he had not the courage *w«*9efer ifa suppression, but had) •PvPJMe a faodful scheme of insurance.! «* taa Jsy the axe to the root of the! «"«> «W deal with poverty afterwards. 6 Fraser referred to the fact «« Auckland had elected temperance m every district except one. He j*"«w««d that the number of public «oses a Auckland was abnormally large. «w dttcueeion it «ras decided that the w»M teoommendation be carried ont as far « pactoahle and the report be adopted. «c Opißmittee on Turner's bequest had SPW&ted tnutew, who were accepted S ZS AvenMj. A Committee was apcompilation of a «»ol rules and forms of procedure. The «wrater,ina short concluding address, gjearettte of the work of the Assembly, •«H«eu a few words of counsel to those £*««* and hoped they would always ywhen one another's hands. The .*«*»*« then closed the Assembly with