DUNEDIN PRESBYTERY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2402, 15 March 1900, Page 10

DUNEDIN PRESBYTERY.

The ordinary meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery was held in First Church Hall on the 6th inst ; present — tha Moderator (the Rev. I. K. M'lntyre), Revs. A. Cameron, J. Christie, J. Gibb, J. M. M'Kerrow, D. Dutton, A. Don, T. Paulin, E. C. Tennent, W. Hewitson, and W. Scorgic (ministers), Messrs D. Thomson, J. Waugh. W. Couston, A. Fleming, W. Hutton, W. Thomson, W. Grant, and G. Edmiston (elders).

A letter was received from the Eev. Mr Borrio referring to Mr Waters's work in Otago, and suggesting that a mission charge should be established in the neighbourhood of Mr Waters's mission work. Meantime, Mr Waters had returned to continue the work for a time. — Letter received.

The report of the reappointment of Mr Neilson Tennent to accompany the fourth contingent was submitted bj' the moderator. The matter was discussed at some length, and resolutions adopted thereon, a report of which will be found elsewhere. At the conclusion of the first question affecting; the sending of Mr Tennent, it was moved by the Rev. Mr Cameron, and seconded by the Rev. Mr Gibb — "That the presbytery recommend the Council of the Churches to arrange for a great united religious service on the morning of the departure of the contingent, and also to arrange for. a daily prayer meeting during the currency of the war." — Carried unanimously. — The committee also suggested that a social meeting be held for the members of the contingent, and it was resolved to approve of the suggestion, and to remit it to the committee to carry out. The Rev. Mr Hewitson's name was added to the committee.

At the request of the Rev. Mr Dutton, it was resolved to appoint a committee to wait and report upon the conditions of the manse at Caversham.

The Presbytery then went into committee to consider _Mr Hall's trial discourses, and remained in committee over an hour. On resuming a motion was adopted sustaining the discourses, and Mr Hall's ordination was fixed for the 20th inst., the moderator to preside, the Rev. Mr Borrie to address the minister, and the Rev. Mr M'Kerrow the congregation. The next meeting of the presbytery was fixed to be held on Tuesday, 10th April, and the sederunt closed at 2.30 p.m.