BAPTIST CONFERENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15132, 24 October 1912, Page 9

BAPTIST CONFERENCE.

: RESOLUTIONS „•. ADOPTED. CBT telegraph.—-frees association.;] CHaisTcmrEfcHi Wednesday, ■ The invitation of the • Atickjatid <&v.rebes' : to hold the Baptist ' Conference; for 1923 in Auckland has been accepted. :- --..•', ■ .■''.l6 was resolved: "That "we 'recommend' the' churches :to regard and set aside* the .Sunday following k ; •ypoek, of ■■■, prayer "fas' Missionary Sunday, that .special'missionary sermons be preached,';and t that or. at least & retiring collection ;bo' takeni the proceeds to divided . between tio union and the - missionary^societies." ■ • :' '; • Rev.' J. J. North moved •. '' That' this conference, representing 20,000"- Baptists, pro-; i tests against the attempt at present: being made to increase the number of racing days allowed in * this Dominion.While offering no opposition to the redistribution •of racing permits, which -might relievo certain. triots, ■' the conference oalla upon the-' Govern-, i mont to .risk everything in order vto defeat j so retrograde a proposal as the increase of. race days." The motion-was carried. v, j It was agreed to recousniend the BaptisN" of '■"' New:' Zealand, :to respect the ; pledge; drafted by the New Zealand Alliance* not to vote for :candidates -■ or; Parliament; who would not riftduoe the three-fifths majority. ;■/ • It • was 'resolved: '" That . we; : affirm;, our protest against .alt complicity ; -by' Great ; Bri- : tain in the frightful opium , traffic- of China, and our. -appeal ■ to Parliament!; that';.". they should release China from treaties which compel = her; to receive drugs, as grown 'and manufactured in India. Wo rejoice in the manifest, sincerity : of; the ' Government of. China in its resolve to rid : their land of this evil, and pray that success may speedily attend their efforts." In vacating the presidential chairs the Rev. H. Knowles Kempton made reference to .the personal worth -of Mr. 3.1 G.•' Eraser: and his loyal and )earnest; work is the; Baptist de-" nomination. Mr. Fraser then assumed the presidential chair amid applause, and thanked: the assembly for the honour done him. The budget was brought forward by Mr, A. F. . Carey, union' , treasurer, who j announced that the deficit on last: year's accounts .■< had been covered through the energy of Mr. Chidgey. The estimated sum available for grants was £1405, which it was now proposed to allot in amounts >from £1$ upwards, and ' assist causes ' throughout tins Dominion, from the outpost of Whangarcji in the North to Gere in the South,