CAPTIST CONFERENCE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 253, 12 October 1911, Page 6

CAPTIST CONFERENCE.

The New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society held its annual meeting yesterday as the seventh sed.-.unt of the Baptist Coaiere-n The new president. the Rev. Knowles Kempton, pie<i,!v,L The s,-.-reta:y. the Rev. E. A. Kirwood. read the annual report, which showed that the work in foreign mis-i sion fields is U'ing received well. | The treasurer's rep< • t showed a de- : bit balance of £l9O on the past year s i working, making a total debit balance J of ' A missionary conversazione was held ■ in St. Paul's ><■!■■«>! Hall in the afternoon. There was a large attendance, presided over Uy the Rev. K (». Buckingham lOamarti). who in hts speed referred to the missionary workers which the Baptist Church had sent out into foreign fields. A number of those present gave addresses on the missionary work in general. Afternoon tea was handed round by the ladies present. Jb the evening a missionary meeting was held. Addresses were given by Miss Beekingsale, who has ;ust returned from India, and Rev. R. >- Gray. Mrs. Reid. R -v. and Mrs. Kirkwixxl and the choir rendered musical

items. Rev. R. S. Gray gave a most graphic description of the Russian d -legates to the Philadelphia Congress ami <-t tciBaptist work in Rii"ia. He appealed for help to asst.t i’.i't--: Eet'ier to build a church in St. Petersburg. In response £2l. was promised for Jia> purpose.