THE PRESBYTERY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18151, 14 August 1924, Page 6

THE PRESBYTERY.

MONTHLY MEETING. The Christ-church Presbytery met yesterday. Present: The Moderator '.'Rev. J. V. Jacobson.i, Revs. N. L. I>. AA'eb-tcr. J. I>. Webster. AW Tanner, F. Robertson, W. H. P. Melsenzie A\ . F Nkhol, J- J- Bates.-J. I>. Liekeistaff W. H. Howes (elerk/i. A. B. Kilrov F. Rule. R. M. Rybnrn. J. B;c.kson' G. Lindsay, J. Johnston. J. *«. Young. J. Lymburn AA . McAn;. t Murray. J. S. Reid, Gray L~i:;on, J. Millar "and AA". T. Tcdd. and the following elder*: A\\ H Rose R. Rule. J- Boar. J. S. lulloch, G h. AA'rcht- G. AYood. AV. Clark. J. Tennan" A. McPherson. J. Flewellyn, and Captain G. Brown and Mr h. =winerd (home missionary). . The Rt-v. J- B. Biekerstaft, on behalf of the Home Missions Ccmnmue. reported that it had been decidcu ;.• recommend to tit Assembly s Horn'* Mission Committee thut the- district- ot Lake ColeTkh-e be ministered to by a student during the summer' month.-. The report was adopted. It, was df-.-itlcd that, 'vetciv the sanction ol' the Presbytery is given for tlu" sale, or exchange, or pnrehi'se ol' any propcrtv, or the erection of any buildin"- the full particulars should be submitted to the Property and finance Committee, this committee to haw power to act when deemed •necosuu-y and to repott to the Prcobytoiy Mr AY. H. Rose reported regarding a. "iit to the Presbytery of an aero of "round at .St. Martin's. Ihe donor -uggosted that a. quarter of an acre bo" sold and the money used to 1 mid a .Sundav school. It was proposed thai eventuallv a church sJiould be erecte I at St. Martin':;, :ir.d that .-ervu-e; could bo occasionally be held in the Sundav school. The* Rev. R. M. Ryhurn said ihc longer the establishment of a Smiday SL-hool was postponed the mere difficult it would ho to start.

The Rev. AY. Tanner said he did not think that the position was a very good one for a, Sunday school; it should bs more central.

After f--omo further disi ussion th R matter wr-.s left in the hands of ' the , ■ committee dealing; with the matter. The Prime Minister wrote acknowj 1 edging the Presbytery's in | I respect of the condominium in the New } Hebrides, - and stated that the re pre- | ; entations made had been noted. The . committee set up on his motion at thelatest Imperial Conference had sub- I mitted its "report, which was under con- ! .ideratioti. The Tetter was received. j The Kaiapoi Church CommitteeVj objection to the assessment for the j Chaplains' Fund was referred to the j j Chaplains' Committee. I i It was decided that the name of the j Rev. AY. F. Niehol (Lytteltcn) should • be given to immigrants before leaving \ Home as the minister in the Christ- j j church Presbytery with whom they ! could, communicate.' It was decided to recommend the extension of the'terms of service of the : following Home Missionaries for one, year:—Mr G. AA r oods, Oxford; Mr J. Tennant, St. Albans. - ; It was decided that the Diamond j J Jubilee Committee shculd draw up -a suitable greeting to be forwarded to ■ ! tho Westland Presbytery, v. Inch tele- ; brates its diamond iubilce on Septeinj bor 16th'. "' . " I Tho request that Shirley'and Richmond should be disconnected ■from. J-'r. ,' j Paul's and ruade a Home Mission st.-v i j lion, was agreed to, representatives of ' | St. Paul's raising no objection. It was j ! decided to ask the Homo Aiission Com- . | mitteo to favourably consider the re- j [,quest. The Rev. C Murray was >"'!> i ; pointed to tho station. i I The Rev. J. Dickson submitted a j report,. regarding the arrangements in j hand for the celebration of tho diamond j jubilee of the Presbytery, to bo held ! on-October 13th. The report was adopt- j ed and Mr Dickson was granted siecesA i to tlje minutes of the Presbytery fcr ] the purposes of the committee. : \ It was reported that authority had j been given the.P.Y.W.B.C. to inaugu- | rate a 50,000 • shillings appeal in connexion with the proposed women's hostel. The Rer. Nl L. D. AYebster warmly, commended the object of the appeal i to all congregations. [ The balance-sheet of the Presbytery j was adopted, it was decided to j "increase the cleric's honorarium and to j grant him a bonus for tho past year. j