ROMANISM AND RITUALISM.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14320, 3 April 1912, Page 5

ROMANISM AND RITUALISM.

REPORT BY PRESHYTKKY SUBCOMMITTEE.

At the meeting of the Chrfstchiirch Presbytery yesterday, a report onRomanism and Ritualism was presented by the- Rev. R. Wood. Tlie report had been drawn up by a sub-committee, and the following recommendations wero made: —

"■Firstly, that in view of furnishing a report lo the Assembly, the following question iv circular torin should bo sent to all ministers anil missionaries of our Church: (1) l>oos Ritualism or Anglo-Romanism prevail to any extent in your district? Does it stand as a barrier to ministerial fellowship and i Church-union, and as a hindrance to! co-operation in 'common work against j prevailing social and other evil.s; ('2) J>oes the evil of mixed marriages prevail in your district? Have then- been j liny cases of perversion to Home ' through such marriages:' Has the! No TenuTc doc roe been so applied as to disturb the peace of homes: 1 C.l) Do \ convent and other liumiin Catholic schools draw into them the children c»t* Protectants, and do Protestants sup- ; port by their money tlio appeals made [ to tho public on behalf of such I schools r 1 (I) Is the meaning of the Ke- j formation generally understood by your people, and do they know that Sacerdotalism is in* the, light' of the j Gospel? What steps might be taken j to remove, the ignorance, that obtains j in many places on these subjects? "Secondly, the -Assembly in its deliverance, directed the committee to on- ' courage tbe study of the Reformation ! ami of Reformation principles in our i Bible-classes, by offering prizes for j essays and examinations on text bonks. ' To give practical effect to this direction j the sub-committee recommends: —(I I ■ That an appeal be made through tbe ■ "Outlook" and by circulars addressed | to congregations, for subscriptions to ! form such a fund, and that a* soon as funds permit two subjects for essays • be announced this year. 01) That the. ' sub-committee b< l leouested to communicate with the Youth of the Church Committee, with the view of making the study of Protestant texts part of i the Bible-class course of study. '■ "Thirdly, that a petition to Parlia- ■. mont against the Mc Teinere- decree be I drawn up, and that the Presbytery of I Wellington be asked to arrange for a ' ,

deputation to the Premier on the subject of the petition." Mr Wood moved: —'"That the report of the sub-committee be adopted, and the sub-committee requested to draft a petition and submit it to the. next meeting." Mr "Wood said that Dr. Gibb. of Wellington, was exceedingly anxious that a deputation should be sent to the Premier, but as things political were rather in a state of chaos at present, that would r.ot be done for s»nie time. The motion was carried.