CONGREGATIONALISM.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18331, 13 February 1920, Page 9

CONGREGATIONALISM.

A meeting of the combined Congregational churches was held in Trinity Flail on Wednesday evening. Mr A. W. Beaven occupied the chair, and there ,vas a fair attendance. The Rev Clyde L. Carr, of the Limvood Church, and the Rev W. H. A. Vickery, of the Tennyson Street Church, were present. \ The main question before the meeting was the instructions to the delegates regarding church union. r lhe chairman said that the question came before the church some fifteen years igo. The position was changed to-day, and ho thought something should be dono whereby a basis of union could be brought about. The church had already joined in tho social service work with the Presbyterian Church, and ho thought with union there would be added strength. Tho Rev Clvde Carr and Messrs M'Callnm and Richardson spoke for tho Linwood Church, the Rev W. H. A. Vickery on behalf of the Tennyson Street Church, and Messrs Bryant, Con*reve, Hall, Owen, Wilkinson and Hayes for Trinity Church. The following motion was carried:— " That as at present advised the Christchurch Churches do not view with favour union with the Presbyterian Church on the linos of tho Dunedin circular, but desiro their delegates to go to the union meeting with open minds, and bring back to the church the result of the deliberations and farther information." The following were elected delegates to the union meetings, to be held in Dunedin in March:—Messrs W. Congreve, S. C. Owen, H. Sturge and W. Wilkinson