PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12648, 12 November 1906, Page 8

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THE SESSION AT DUNEDIN. (CEFiSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) DUNFIDIN*, Novc-mber 11, At the Presbyterian, General Assembly a minute was adopted expressing pit-frmnd re-r-nt at tbo resignation of the*. Rev. A. Cameron as oorivener ci! Theological College Committee, and high appreciation of his services. Hie report on tho {got-cral and financial statistics was very elaborate, i nis t*l.-ivf-d an incrc_.se of 26 chiirclies, giving 3.000 moro sitting., 75 moio preaching places, and total attend-anoe (i7.KO'2. an increase of 4.419, number < I memlK'isson communion rolls, ?,l,Xoi, and total debt, on Church property, £49.395. an hicrcaeo of £2.394. In the disciic-ioii on the report strong comment was made on •—._ decrease in the number of baptisms. It was p*-olve;i that tho Rev. P. R, Fnaser. convener, slioii'd mako a summary of his remarks to- bo printed and circulated among Pn»byte>ries, ses-siti-n.s. and di-acons' courts. The Rev. A. Don. Chine—. Missionary, was unanimoush" elected Moderator for 1907-8. The members of tlio Af-tscmbly wore entertained at a garden party in tie First Church grounds in the afternoon by th* Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Nisbet. To-day the' pulpits of t-»e Churches in and areuiid tho city were occupied by visit in.g inirii-jters. the IL-v. Mr Mil tiro. Moderator, preaching at Knox Chi i red;.