COUNCIL OF CHURCHES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 183, 28 April 1908, Page 8

COUNCIL OF CHURCHES.

■r. HOUR, OF SERVICES. ' Counciljof.Clrorches met; last evening, the Rev. W. J. Williams presiding over an attendance "of tvrenty-five members. ■ The 'secretary 'stated : that he had circularised the • eVangelical',' churches in'the city ori"'the'proposal .to/ revert to 6.30 as' the hour';for I '.c,ommencing Sunday evening ser'wore. ; in .favour of 6.30, and eight of. 7/' o'clock. ..Other churches had riot replied. l .// 7' ■ ■ .•/ y. : The !tey.'':j!;.Gil)son thought that.7 oMock 'startinghad not-been given a/sufficiently, long trial '.for ..churches to 'judge' its' merits/,'/ It was of - great importance, that': a'l : the' chiirches should' follow the same practice. He moved that the Council; without expre3sih2 ; .'a final) opinion on the mat-, tor, continue on, the present ..system for anothers year. ./ /' . •• .•''M.,'-Melcher- , ie6bjided-tliiß motion, which : was 'by theßev. J. 'J. North. ' .The 'motion ; was 1 carried, with'' an addition ..urging all'the.churches'to fall in lino with the reoommehdation'.'; : • It;was reported'that at the Juno'meeting of; the .Council ~the/Rev. A. Dewdney would give: an: address on,"-The'Church. and social reforms'."-/ ir-,. : , " ■/' 1 ". . . ' After': hearing. a paper by the Rev. J. J. North on the Gambling Act of " last session (reported in another , column),.' the Council decided to deputati'onise the Premier and ask'for certain amendments to the Act. •'