PRESBYTERY OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14730, 12 July 1911, Page 9

PRESBYTERY OF AUCKLAND.

. " ■ ELECTION OF MODERATOR. tiros monthly meeting of the Presbytery : of-Auckland was held in St. Andrew's Schoolroom last evening under the presidency of the Rev. G. Y. Roby (in the absence of the Moderator, the Rev. Wm. Thompson). ", • ' The clerk (the Rev. Robert Sommerville) "j 1 announced that he had receive a telegram from Mr. Thompson (whoso term of office as Moderator expired yesterday) - *j; stating that on account of the condition of ... the bar it was impossible for him to leave >' "Waipu in order to attend the meeting of : lithe Presbytery. Mr. Sommerville moved, ;!f and it was unanimously resolved, that the - &OT" A- Miller be elected as Moderator for,tho ensuing six months. Mr. Miller ...briefly returned thanks, and said he would ; i'V; US -J" 8 best endeavours to satisfactorily • perform his duties during his term of '.-. ~'~;l .office.;.;.' - With regard to tho Somervell Memorial ■ Church (St. Luke's parish, Remuera), ■- ; conmnmications -were received from two adjoining parishes, in which the proposal to create tho Somervell Memorial Mission Church into a sanctioned ,harge was -"tvourably regarded .« was resolved that the Presbytery should give its con- ' sent to tho raising of this memorial church Into a separate charge. The Revs. G. B. ■ Monro, H. W. Johnston, and W. Trot- :. .-^^ ere appointed as a committee to meet V "';Jf 8 , sessions, and define tho boundaries of ■^»8 : charge, to enable the members of the JfcOtth in Remuera to carry on the work. 8 Rev. J. M. Simpson was appointed "•Werator and convener of the committee. ' .'that, p resb . vf * r recommended to tha J-wcn Extension Committee applications ■ «.Pants of £25 for Hobsonville, and "*» for F.owick. '^ : '-** 8 announced by the Rev. G. B. ~, ~ mo that as tho result of tho Coronation *y services held at St - Andrew's Church, «to«fWo nt of 1 , 1 expenses, the Bffi.**?* 7 d would be handed to the fPIV-$? ll (Applause.) - ' : Venfir? C(>mm unication from tho conlaittmKi he committee of the General BffiS 3 * a ?P olnted *° consider matters ■ ' mSSL ' the , ? estion of religious in- ■: - Preshv+L 1 " Schools was referred to the ■bSSJ lys committee on religion and