CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6546, 15 September 1886, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY.

______ry meeting, cf theChristchuxcb 2"_K___-Re-_ W. West (Moderator). *T J. ____—#, J. W.Cree,_._xwin, • '*-_. D. Mc-enwan, T. B-Munro, Z ee, D. Mc-ieO, H. B. Burnett, R. ■vl-rtrnr Hffl (clerk), Messrs Campbell, *"jrg_-v S-afaie (elders). t_» Bey. W. Gillies, cf T-san u warn _-b_s_- with the Presbytery meeting. ~_frD. Beadtrscs waa elected aa eider, m mjmnatat Methven at the Chri-tchnrch j *_ST-«v! Kuuun reported that a letter * toaool e_ oa had been written to be sent mm* ttev. Murray, New He—rid*-,sym-\\fcwcaa with him ia the loss of his wife. CJB-t. bit Els-tie also stated that be W tmemved a latter from Mr Murray, who 2no fear far the snaoesscf bmteomUm, msam % iaoae direction, and that was by lla__—ad bai-g _ihabtted by the French.. (hew kad bet- two French stations ap-■M-liniT and everything was, in tact, _«idry becoming French. reported that ccwtnb—ions to iaßmbty expeatc fund were being taixlj W-Kssat i—• J% was decided that the C——mittee mmmMoamaa, aad be thanked tat its labor. Iks Bey. T. B- C__—_ twported that mmttan were p-.sgr__in_ sat-factorfly in o mmattkm with tbe Ferry read Church. _»ea«r«*-ti«n cf which were desirous cf __(*__ the Rev. Ertrin set—ed among maanT Be (ths Bey. Cairn*) then asks* am babalt ef th* ——_regat_ —. that the ___ M ii.iitory weald moderate for them. Two aniii 1 —" of the ch—rch supported gpeaß, which was spoken to by several of mat Pttaby Ut — fbs Rev. Hn_ moved that the modem-_ctlept-Ud. Jma ko——i was sec—k_d and —uried __c Bar. _--*—-, on behalf cf the MmpttmUonappok nted toit—t the Kaiapoi __««—_». reported the result of that \\mxaadataUid that the Rev. McGregor kadbm—gh£ its da—rch well forward, aad j|*« generally progres-ag satisfactorily. __ report was adopted, as tbe motion ef tte Bar. T. —- Cairns, aad the thanks of ma Fmthyl-ry sooocded to the Comfhs Revs. W. West and R. McGregor teesi sppo-—*d a depute—on to visit the jßaeos wsgreg——ss. fht C—•cut read a letter feetnl tha Bar. fmWaam,ot W„lington, who stated tbat Trustees were anxious atamim all info—nai ion coneen_ng the mamtmaot the churches in tbe dia_—t. .mtmmtmd sshednks to be filled ia by maatamtoA ret—raed to him, from which fessas—• « table for presentation to the 4immu Assembly. J_—. Robert Irwin gave in the report ftam ths Committee en the state of 'aamafaa, which was highly satisfactory, .sal wis adopted. Bt was agreed to bold a Presbyter—l .O-Awsncs on this subject an the second Taaaimy of next moat-, sad also to held a IsJ-kTCcnre——ce ia St. Paul's Church ia mtamamg of the same day for the dii-es__s—'(r-et—o—• bearingon Christian Ife ■sdC—ristisn work. It is uadexstood that ttsf-HcalChnat-n public will be largely taataetnii ed at theme-ting. Ths Rev. __ Gi__ra, being present fram T—rsr. made some important statements m mc sobfjet oi the Church Property A ct» aad aho at-nt a sdM mm tor the angaeata4isasstdbe—er —or——gof t_»widowsand mpbaaa' road h»langt_g to the Presbyas__s Church of New Z—_ad.