BAPTIST CONFERENCE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 254, 13 October 1911, Page 6

BAPTIST CONFERENCE.

CO N(' L FI) IN G S ESS I() N. At yesterday morning's sitting of the Baptist ConfeiT-nce hearty votes <3 thanks were passed to the Rev. M * ami Mrs. .1. K. Archer and the Napie: hosts and hostesses for the many ho* pitalities extended to the members <■ the Conference. Special reference win made to the general kindness ot tm Napier people in the way the delegate, had been Heated, all the speake” agreeing that a most enjoyable a::<’ profitable time had been spent. Tim budget for the coming year wm brought down and adopted, as follows: Ant icipated Revenue. —Collections -t,-., £1959: Y.M.B.Cr.. S.L, £3O: Y.M.8.C.C.. N.I , £100; Y.M.8.C.F.. £3O; organism*. £5O; special donut ions. £5O; total, £l3lO.

.Authoris’d Expenditure. Auckland district: Debit balance, £131; buckblocks, £35; Epsom, £9O; Richmond. £55; Morrinsville, £65; Cambridge. £75; Tauranga, donation, £2O; Ota huhll (anticipated), £25; contingencies £lO. Wellington district: Wanganu E.. £3O; Smithfield, £25; Feikling £10; Ohakune, £9-5; Petone, £25 Masterton, £3O; contingencies, £l5. (’anterburv district: Kaiapoi ami Ran giora. £3O; Oxford, £l5; Riccarton £2O; Timarii. £75; contingencies, £5 Otago district: Gore. £11; ; Owaka £2O; students, £35; S.S. Centre, £l-> sundries, £95; organiser, £100; total £1396. Excess of estimated expenditure ove; receipts, £S6. Th.- reading of a telegram from th. Rev. John Dawson announcing that the recount <>i the Maine vaite had ie suited in a majority ot <IS against altering the constitution was rwrivi-i. vv ith expressions of approval and th. singing of th.“ Doxology. Hearty votes of thanks were passe., to Mr. W.-I.er, organist of the ('allied nil, to the press and i epoi ters, to th. editor and sub-editor ot “The Baptist, and to the Napier Presbyterian minis U-i- and session. The resolution ion veying the thanks of the conference t. the Pi esl.x terian minister and se,sioi for the Use of the cliureh and schoo h-dl for the functions of confer.-m*. ( Oii.-luded US follow s: “\Ve exp, .*-.: the conviction that such brotherly uc tion between the denominations is cal culated to foster Christian re atiom among believers, to promote real sjmi tual union of the churches, ami tlieie by materially to hasten the coming o tin- Kingdom ot Clirist. The afternoon session was oceupie. in passing the Missionary budget, am in nil business. 1? was resolved that the eonler.mc. could not express any opinion on th. Bible in Schools. At the Baptist Church in the even in., the conference sermon was preimh ed"bv the Rev. Alfred North, on chile discipline. The preacher stated thai much thought was being given to plat, and interests of children ui the (lim tian Church of today. lhe number..: attending the regular ser vices for worship had he 'n lamentab ? small. Ministers ami parents must <l. their duty in training the children am in educating to worship. < hud dis cipleship should be esteemed not a* abnormal or unusual, hut as n^ 1 "* and necessary. Mr. North show . that many of the greatest men ot th. past and present were brought up t a Christian profession and into e| nll 1> fellowship nt an early age. 11 .-hiding, the preacher urged that tin

parents and church should cieoperau ?o the fullest extent lor the chtldreit ; "'The devotional exercises were conducted bv the Rev. Janies Ings. The service was followed by the communion of the Lord’s Supper. lv- P>o .• ,»4‘ .ill lilt* I sentatives <>i • i ( .| lUr( .hes were 1 I’ * ’ K Archer presided. lhe Riv. A- • Williams gave the communion ad.lress. The majority of t.:e c. • .-gates .e this morning’s express io: eii to.t '