WOLEE'S SCHNAPPS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10505, 31 October 1895, Page 4

WOLEE'S SCHNAPPS.

Enables the stomach todigest the food thoroughly and rapidly. Thus it Is the. precaisor or roburt health to the dyspeptic invalid.

1 Dickie, W. W. Lowe, and W. H. Gray. The missionaries were Messrs Stewart, Hsin, | Gardner, James M'Caw, John M'Caw, end : Jam;s Parlane. Messrs Blair, Brown, Somerville, and P. B. Praeer bad finished tbfiir theological course, and whea licensed would be. open for full work. Mesn-s Mackin, Jamiefon, Howes, M'Leod, A. Kirkland (students) had also assisted, and weVe ready to assist, in supplying vacancies. Tbe Revs. J. Griffiths, H J. Lewis, and W. Finlayson were applying to be admitted into the church, and, if received, . will be open for work. The report concluded as follows : — Sixty-one congregations have reported collections tbis j-ear, and the total contributions show an increase from £208 10s Hd of last year to £'205 15- ld Dut thit increase must be redveed by about £20, which was specially miscd. and is not available for payment of supply. The contributions are thus renlly increased by £27 4s 4d over list year, and fall short of the previous year by ££2 2s 2d. The following seveu congregations failed to report—unm-ly, Strath-Taieri, Kavensbourne, Naseby, Waikiwi, Otautau, Waitahuna, and Waikaia. ■ The thanks of the oommittee and synod are duo to Miss SI. It. JM. for her continued handsome donation. This year it amounts to £03. Thanks are also due to tne other anonymous donors for tbeir kindly remembrance of this ne'.dy fund. The coinniitteu would anew comnend chwch extension and Home missions to the prayerful sympathy and liberality of the church, and bespeak a warmer interest in the spread of our own church to the scattered settlers of our land. There is still room for more frequent services in many plai-es, and for more workers were the funds available. Ministers' Passage Fund.—This fund, which is also under the control of tbe Church Extension Committee, is easily reported upon. The treasurer remitted the sum of £50 due the. Colonial Committee of the Free Church, and paid the balance last session of £2414s Sd to Mr Bissett, as directed by the synod The sum of £11 19s lld has been contributed by 10 congregations, and there is a balance available of £!l 8s As Air Bissett received only £'20 from the Colonial Committee of the Free Ohurch for passage money as above £24 14s Sd—making a total .if £4-1 14s Sd,—the commiitee recommend the treasurer be authorised to pay him tte sum of £o os 4d, to make up the £50 usually granted. Mr Faii-Maid moved the following deliverance : — " A opt the report; thank Mies M.R.M. snd the other donors for their gifts, and sanction tiie suggested payment to Mr Bissett." OVERTURES. The Rev. Mr Ramsay read and supported the following overture from Mataura: —-.* Whereas regulations auent church extension charges have beea adopted, and have beon in operation, and whereas it is expedient anew to consider the grants therein allotted iv aid of snch charges from the church exteusion fund, it is, hereby overtured by tbe presbytery of Mataura to the Very Rev*, the Synod of Otago and Southland tbat it take into consideration siid grants with a view of determining the amount consistently with the local contributions of said charges, and also the propriety of re considering the whole regulations regarding church extension charges." A discussion followed, after whicli it was resolved to send the overture down to presbyteries for consideration. The d-liveranco was subsequently adopted. IIBLIGIOtJS SERVICES ON THK OTAGO CENTRAi. The abovo question was di.cussed at Borne length, and it wai eventually resolved that the matter be left in the hands of i.hn Presbytery of Dunediu, with insti uctions to t-ike the necessary steps towards maintaining religious ordinances among tlio men at work on ths Otago Central railway. IHBLE-IN-SCHOOtS KEPORT. ... The followiug report of the Committee on Bible-reading in Schools was presented to the Synod:— Since last synod much greater interest has been ; excited throughout the whole colony in favour of . the reintroduce m of Bible reading in the public ( schools than his been shown at any time since the present secular system wm established. Members of all Protestant denominations have signed petitions to Parlismcnt asking legal sanction for the ( use of tha Irish Scripture leiison books. These , petitious, from all partsN_f the country, were pre- . sented in such numbers that the . Government . were constrained to mike inquiries regarding the • grounds of their demjud. 1 _ The Public Petitions Committee have accord- > ingly reported to Parliament regarding 72 psti- ; tions, signed by nearly 17,000 persons, 'ihey inquired the opinions of several representatives of - different denominations in.Wr-U.ngton, and found that some wera in favour, of the proposal and _ others against it. The committee had no recommendation to make. . ,■

A bill p-ep -red by Mr C. E. Button and Mr G. J South, in conjunction with the cx.-cutivo of tbe Wellington a.ssciatiou, was introduced into Parliament, hut too late for any full consideration duriug the session. It proposes that the que-tioa of introducing thn Scripture lesson books snail be submitting to a vote of the householders entitled to vote for the election of tchod'eomiuitti.es throughout the colony.' If. the majority shall decide in the affirmative the books ahull be introduced; aod the fir-t half-hour of each school day shall be devoted to tbe Scripture lesson, beingpreceded hy the Lord's Prayer. A conscience clause will be applicable both to teachers and parents of children at the school.

Thin bill will be again introduced next session, and probabl. the support it ma. receive ia Parliament will lar-rely depend on the interest shown by the people throughout the colony. Your commit.c« therefore recommend the synod to continue the committee and instruct the firesbyter.es and ollice.bearers of the church to cerj) thin subject before thu attention of the people In their several districts, and to co-operate with -jietn bers of other denominations in forwarding .petitions to Parliameut as numerously sinned a? possible; and in the event of the present Parliament not sanctioning Bible-reading in the schools, to use their iuSueace to secure tho election of members of Parliament favourable to this object.

Dr Copland, convener of the committee, moved the following deliverance: —"That tho synod/adopt the report and the reci»mmi*ndations "contained in it, and instruct the committee to endeavour to have tbe proposi-d bill altered so that there may be local option on the question of iotrodncing tbe Scripture lesson books ia overy sohool distric.."

Mr E B Cargill seconded the deliverancei which was also spoken to by Mr A. C. Bego, and adopted:' "-■ ,

The synod then adjourned, to meet again in private this morning.