PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
MODERATOR INSTALLED.
HASTINGS, November 1. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand opened in Hastings, last evening, when the new Moderator, Mr. T. C. Brash, was elected to office. In the history of the Church in New Zealand this is only the second occasion that a layman has held the office. The change of office was inade during an impressive service in St. Andrew’s Church in the presence of some 250 ministers and elders, and the service was relayed to St. Andrews Hall, which held a crowded congregation. The service was conducted by Rt. Rev. D. C. Herron, of Dunedin, the retiring Moderator, who, following his address, received the nomination of Mr. Brash as his successor and installed him in office. Mr. Brash then concluded the service with his first official address. The theme adopted by Mr. Herron in his address was that of the unity of the Churches. He made a stirring plea not only for unity in the Church, but for unity among the Churches. Such unity, he contended, would be the most, convincing argument possible for the tftuth of the Churches message. _
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Greymouth Evening Star, 1 November 1944, Page 4
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