AUCKLAND BAPTIST AUXILIARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14689, 25 May 1911, Page 6

AUCKLAND BAPTIST AUXILIARY.

ANNUAL MEETINGS.

Tub business session of the Auckland Auxiliary of the Baptist Union was held yesterday afternoon in the PoneOnby Baptist Church. The president, Rev. H. Knowles Kempton, occupied the chair. A largo number of delegates were present from the city and suburban churches, as well as from Thames, Gisborne, Waihi, Hamilton, Morrinsville, and Cambridge.

In the annual report special mention was made of the work of Mr. Eric Evans, backblock missioner, and of the work of tho j Waikato Baptist circuit, with Hamilton as its centre. The report of the Remuera homo for orphan and destitute children showed that splendid service was being rendered. Tho income of the home for the year had been a little over £1000. The progress of the work under the auxiliary is notable in that while eight years ago thero were six churches and six pastors, there are now 15 charges and 13 pastors. The financial report snowed that, the income of the auxiliary was £719 and expenditure £671. The following officers wore elected: — President, Rev. W. R. Woolley; vicepresident, Mr. 11. M. Smeeton; treasurer, Air. Whitten; lion, secretary, Rev. A. North; financial secretary, Mr. R. S. Abel; collector, Miss N. Dewar; auditor, Mr. S. H. Matthews; committee, Revs. Knowles Kempton, S. .Tenkin, Howard Elliott, E. A. Kirwood, Messrs. Spedding, Lamb, Garlick, Penman, and Patterson. After tea a, public meeting was held in tho church. The retiring president, Rev. Knowles Kempton, occupied the chair. The following resolutions were carried unanimously:(l) "That this meeting of the Auckland Auxiliary of the Baptist Union of New Zealand rejoices in the increased advantages granted by tho Licensing Amendment Act, 1910, and pledges itself to seek by every legitimate means to cany local no-license for tho electorate and .Dominion prohibition for New Zealand. It calls upon members and adherents of all affiliated churches to strain every nerve for the car rying of both issues." (2) "That, this meeting affirms its unfeigned gladness in tho approach of U.S.A. Government to that of Great Britain for the establishment of an arbitration treaty between those two great nations. It trusts that by the olessing of the God of Peace the proposed treaty will Ik> established in the near future, and that the other nations may fall into line, so that in the stead of the dread arbitTaut of tho sword tho world may enjoy that of moral suasion and right reason." (3) "This assembly respectfully and firmly protests against the formation of denominational corps in our army of defence, as tending to intensify sectarian difference and weaken j the efficiency of any scheme of defence adopted by the Dominion."