ST. PAUL'S CHURCH OAMARU.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16399, 2 June 1915, Page 11

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH OAMARU.

S°od meeting of the congregation was held on Friday evening to consider the question of calling a minister to fill the vacant pastorate. After expressing regret at the failure of the congregation to secure the services of the Rev. W W Brown, the Selection Committee stated that it had selected the Rev Samuel F. Hunter, M.A., 8.D., of St' Stephen s Church, Ipswich, Queensland, and it brought his name before the congregation witlr the utmost unanimity. Mr°Hunter had had a. very fine, scholastic caroer. rte entered Glasgow University in 1903 Semitioa l languages; in , . receded a post graduate scholartT" P *J° r JL eml £? st " d y- He entered the United Free Church Theological College, Glasgow (Principal Lindsay), the same year! During his last theological vear he 'was Profe f ol M'Fadyen (Hebrew and Old Testament), according to the terms of a _Semitic fellowship. He graduated .Bachelor of Dmnity in April, 1911; at the same time he completed the course of the United Free Church College Commits *•, winning first place among graduates for that year m the three Scottish Colleges of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. lie was ordained and inducted to the pastoral charge of St. Stephen's Church, Ipswich, in October, 1911. Mr Hunter was born in Glasgow, but came out with his peoole to Queensland at a very earlv ago. Two of the leading ministers in " Australia had written in very high terms of praise to Mr Humerus ability and the valuable work he was doing in Queensland, as in addition to his pastoral duties he was lecturer in Old Testament language and literature in Imznanuel College, in Brisbane, University of Queensland. With regard to his work its a minister in Ipswich very satisfactory reports ■ had been received. He was spoken of as a good preacher, a hard worker, taking a keen interest in temperance work and all those movements which had for their object the moral and social uplift of the people. He was a young man, 35 years of age, married, and his wife took a great interest in the Church Guild and the voung women of the congregation. Mr Rose read extracts from a letter received from Mr Hunter, in one of which he expressed his willingness to come to St. Paul's.

It was unanimously decided to invite Mr Hunter to accept the pastorate of the church. ,