CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8756, 19 March 1890, Page 6

CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

Tiic aiimnl nieetinj; of tiio Congregational Unionof Ke*-Zraland''wns cbiiimpnced on thti 25th ult. in the Cungre K aSioimt Church,.Moray place.'The Hey,;.W..fl,- (irpnt (Port Chalmers), lyho wa« last year elected to.be ptesiUeptnf cho present gatliarine was iri t.lio dlialr; au;l hi aildilion' the fblldwliig ileleßiiti-'s were nresiibti—Hev.!Se't,h Smith and Mr U. Itiirwood. Oamaru; Kovs.' J; Hoatawi 'Trinity) O. If. Bradbury (LinwooiO, MBsersiJJnb'orte -nnd. Widdowson, Cliriatchurch ; K,l'v. W. Powell (Uourtenay.plapc),. Mcssra.,llab;r, and Broiulbetit WcHiiigi.on ;. Messrs 'Kiliin'and I'looton (li.eresford strte',), and- lUv.' H.'L.-Thomas '(M'ourit' Eden) •Auckland j Hoy. Hi W. J:" Walker,-:Oiiehiinpa •■■Mr ]{~U(«ue!iop, P.ort Chalmers'; Ken A' ll;'Wallace CHrwt.'KljiK Bfrcot), Mann J.,^, Jago an-.l ,:W. llal'oy, ; .(sl,orßy. glace), Dunedin.. ..Tlie liovs. B. '.Valker. J.Tujler, 15.' Aiisti|i,tind El t). Cecil were elected to s'er.ts on tlie coilncit: '■ " ' ■.'■■■■■- ; j-i'.'c ::? .'■■ ' "ankiha^'keport. ' •'■•''■' -" : . The Actiso-Sicke taey (Mr J. I'.llooton), read I lie seventh annual report of thcuniou, of. which tho following arcs tlie p:mqipal clausts.:^- .-.,.. '.. '.'.^"Scs.VWe linvo again to'record'several clianges'iu the ramistry during Hie year: -l'he'Bev. TS.'Hampden Cook, M.Ai, haviDg accepted a "mil' to lii'e chnreli at Broken .'Hill (New. South Wftlos); the il'Uiinies.Cliuich found Itself in a (Mfficultyvuod after crtrtfiil. thouylit and eo^isii'.UUuu .witli .1-lip -cburcli aiKi'tho Aiieli!aiid .l)i.s(.n'ct,- Co.tiiimt.fcee, "yijiir. com-' 'Inittetliaa ngrcedtoa tempora'i-y amalgamation with' our Baptist'trethieii for'the "purpose pf'p'ub'.iu'-teor-' : ship"..Strvlce6 afo held in the Oonj'regatioiial Church,' bu.t,;t.J>«re are two sots of,.dftacons; nnd-two.church' tVIJs.,-iuuUu.9 present nrr.ingfjment is. terminable, at three; jup.iitjis; notice,. Hie.'great j4ist.-ti.iee, of-"Gls-bDi-ne (roni Auckland hr,BPmade is aJnnt'te.r of difficulty fm-'the'Aucltland IHsr.Hi:t'Coirimltteß't6 extend help-and visiUUoli to that church:" We'ar'e sorry to state tliatiiifttr the. most maturepnnslcteration on tlie. part at the. Aucklaud JJistrjct.Committee aud our-, selves'.!t-has been iuurid nccesmfy toi'us'pend. work, iri' bisUarHe. PUrthL-r partiaulm-s you will' hear Vheri the Arielikhd- district'-ropott is roa'd.';-Tlie 'cloath of the Uevi-'Dr West; ftfMr':sb'long a'hilnfstry. JR3.19 years, has created<a vacancy which the Terraoe , Cl^uroh, >Vellmgton, lisds it hard to fill. The Eev. Mr Mihie, M.A>. of .Arhroath, Scotland,, who was travelling for' the sairf'of 'his ' health, acted as pastor pro foil.-'with -mucTi 7 nccciitance to the ctiureh uutil death. Tims the clmrcli I)R3. iisdn ciUlcd-. uprm to endure a double sorrow Vftljiu Uie'yeaK ilia pastorate is still vacant. Soon a[(^r tilieianHufil-rTiQ&tinjjd in Auckland, tho Key. U..J....WlUM.ujj.jiUscd. his lesignstion iv the liauds of tlie Kelson church. It was accepted,' :anu' ho is at present' residing ft'^AuckUhd. "After-rft-iieh-aii<cl(:6.T, the church havb fipgir fortunate in !.s(icuriuf,' the aerpices of the l!oi\- W. A.- Kvans, late ol' Bradford.-.jgiißijiiul. iy.hu, beeaiisa of his brojctiu, jhfaltlj.-had jomo tfl.iesjdoat; Kelsqii,, Alter.labpur-' ji'ig for \ peiioil'o.f only p:ie'ye-ir, the' Rev,K. Austin has resigned'his pKstor.-ite at Tiiuavu, and tho'churoh 'is nfpresufif. 'wltliohfa pa'sfori' •We trust Mr' Austin I niftVßOon tiud a congenial sphere of labour. 'Ho 15 At . present.-under euuagemeritjto Supply the, puiplt of.' ti;o Totriicc Church, Wellington, for a period oi thr^e luoiithj'-". The cjniruh iiU^iay p%) is sti.ll wiUiont a nAo't'or/'But expcct3thecarlyarrlv.il of a minister v.-HoTins -tjurj!; ectfeted for the church by ]!evr-I)rs Hauliay-aiid'Biilo'artil Mr Ifunryl-on TJio-ltuvi-W., ■A. i.;.vaus, ; of Ilrndford, pre,«:iii'tl In tluechikch.-witii muoii aecei:|jiuco fi>r,S()i:iomoiil,ha,,and subscqiujjitly' rec.-ivril 'ami nrajepU-a a'eonlial 'i^vilatibll to .tlj<i niihtoratf!.'- 11-' km, Mowovcr',' unable t.i'e'uler on lliu iluliciof liisofliiii). -Ifosuffered r«im an hemni-rhaKh. m lilo'li- rcnderi'il it-necessary t'or.liim tp-plaee his resignation In the hands of 'tlm clmrcli. He subseoucritlv- went, to Kelson for tho benclit of his health, and hail, as already slated, so far recovered his health as'to bo able to ti'ndei take tlietasloral worli of the ohvirch theiv. Tho arrival ol Iho Key. J. Po'stm- from New Poul-li Wales, and llin subsequent arrival from lini'lan'd nf "he Key. K. D. Cecil, relieved tho Moray ulacu Church from tlm. difficulty caused'"by the biTiilirtuß-ii of II:-) Xcv Jlr Jtvails. Mr Ceriil has :iceditably filled .t)io pulpit of ■ tho church for scvi-rjil nvmtlis.mid Is fxpecU'il to do so till ,tho : mrival of the expected minister from Kiißlaml. Mr M'lTaii S |i-. ton, wfcu luid charge of the elmreh at Lawrence, his retired from the work, and tho church Is agr.lu nilhoul a pastor. • . j " I'licreureother matters of interest to the churches uno'n which thu c6mirfilteK would have liked to report but owing tothdsuddoti death of Mr Milne dv hia may from lSßKbnd, sonear to t)ie annual meetlujls, we are notin a p.isitiou to mcko any statement. ,Ko pnpsfa'baracoiinilntqpur posses-ion warratitiihj; us to do si). The only qiießtlo'usou wlilch'we cm repoH are those ra'place of residence'of ministers who are V-euc-iviiiß aid" from- thn Bnglislr.pastor' rctiTi&R -[uii'.l.nnd the loan tn liquidate(.'huroh.dth's, which ,Mr Milua was trying, to negot-iato .when lvi.was |n liluiiliMiil itiliKJOisc^f t MO- loiill, v/i; ixr^ torrv to say.hlsIpapfr's;'s"lrlw .tf/afhi) \V,.S iiyt siicoessfill. Coild il'riilriK:lhc'-[.ast«fs'vi:lio rP«'i"> ait from Hie paslsoro' wth'ing fund, Jje wan An.n>«!urs who may choose to mni«i-ate,li) Aho colonies ovn now do So, aiul silll receive theiiMinuuitA-s Ironi thu I'astursllje-''"'•''jSiodoiiimili-S'i'ti'ivoTiH'l nmoh mix'rity l.liis'yriir in coiisi.'cjiiciice oftlie Licit ol fui'nU fur the carryingon of tho work of the union.. We foel that 'the cliurolies,-K3 iv wlw>lu,-are not- siillioiuutly alivo.to UlO iinportiinceof rnainl.iiiilPß the fiuido 0! the tinionjln a hoalt-hy 'stnlo. »Vfi would report that somo clnii-chea'liav* it K ain neglected to forward tlio'aimi al colU'ctlo'ii in aid ol Ih'o union fund*. 'J l>? wholmol l,hu'os\ehsos of'Uiii uuiim Inve to I.c |.hul out lit funds 'laiscd by the cliurcliei-specially'lor-uMpii woi-k. The Colonial Miisiouary.S.ioicty grant is i*)t availi-bli! for this purple, iieithor are U;e I 1"*0 mission'funds. This is a matter for the churcliesjto cahrilv consider, aud 'ought..to enKafieour preset !&itho Lol.uri!u«^f..tn^ CO''W-Oiave"'"o e\'hani^1'u: l "0'Coloni ! ii. Misjipn.lrv Socl^ffor axrant of iioiUhls year; but wJ wcJUI pf.fni 011Ul1.it tills is by .1.. lilwws a si.rfisotirr-Jol incuiiie: We inusl'eullivald the gwuc ol nlvingim r.iv chiiflics. atid l«i. 11 moi-u and iimru to ik-iiund jju liiu.l(l-»ii.B,liullii;ccjU.nv. . ■ .. I . I'oil.nvij.B i.» «■ ..in.inary of 1.1,.- l,u«ne !B trajisacfol ill. Mll)ii«|llvi)U iM.;ftlllgß i -Il'hi' tr.amriT ouljnntie.l II ,- I'.-ilai'c-.'shTOi:. which sh.-.v.eil (.hat, fnn'iiuMm.'i.if llnMliiioii lor tin- , :l:-(, yc.lr km .(WU'i U>3 .'ld. :md &M OMpuriditui-ii L'.'i.'l ISs. ]li.-K''i''ling Mm (luikJ.il Ouuuuil Iv London it was agreed to bjiupathiso wjfh Mia piopusal, nud a hope whb expressed that the uniou would be represented at the General Council. A motion expreesiDg rtgtcb at the continued ex-

uu- olueion of Urn B.bleiiom tlio common scli'oh ■ io'a ' "°!!llti''td. The ijnx-ldeutol lljs Woinen'ii Chrisl :,. -. '-I'smiierdneeUuluii wrotoa liui» IctlijrwJili rufcrr '"" tp til? qu(!il| <m of I'Miiqliho for"vomi;ii;'kn«-Obli;l. m oiit the'Rilvjiitiigctftli.it wuiiia li<W)w alioiliilirreli or I'Xt'atidiSi lottlo t/mntaibf Wili'eiAoayt 'iliu.uii a ," cdiiililurcdtUo nintter, nuil idorivanla y»B(od.a..r<: , - ;l iliitfon let Hie c£«Mt Ui«UUii|y (jffimtil it imidvi?:* tumnliouny (lollvcranconn t)ja nubjeut of wubiQ ■V BiifE,'» KB . For ilic enauliiK'y&'ille llev. B. Wnll 'rtu (at, ClLtfrJ, was elected pMtldeiif,''iiiid'-'Mr'-J. rl- Wuulou (Anekl.wid)','Seoretal-y^.'J.'hofollowinK rinpi i|,] .«■« n-ml'dt tlie-ini!'«l,in{{i;—iVOon^rfßalionalism .- Kewi-fealuiid, Jiov/,-it can.Mu i>rfc9|srvoj,,nnd. ,( V LoiuMJ.My . lUy. W r .. Mo&liO'l. (Chr! ? te|>«rcl : - lr ••tJamblliiß," by. Mr irctli-Siiiifll ((kniaiilji X ly " Mlnljlerj1 liUrnri'cii;"'by'Hev. B. D: Cecil. -A lar A-' -numWr-M other matters weroaljo ooasidered by I id'" niiiom llie'meeliiiiK exlondiiiK.over four.daj'B. -A i ilniseia ou " Hwna Mlseions" were (liveu.ouo.oveuji "j before a large amiltneo in the King street Churcli.