DUNEDIN PRESBYTERY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2506, 2 April 1902, Page 33

DUNEDIN PRESBYTERY.

A meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery k&s held on Tuesday morning in Fir3t Church Hall to discuss the question of church extension in and around Dunedin. Tho Moderator (the Rev. W. Scorgie) presided. The question was considered in private. The presbytery recognised the necessity of ihome mission work being done iv Dunedin and its neighbourhood, and resolved to remit the whole matter to the office-bearers of the various congregations, and prepared B. series of questions to be submitted to them, the answers to he forwarded to the presbytery's committee. An application from the Waikouaiti congregation for a grant for ehuroh repairs Was approved. In connection with the Rev Dr Wad doll's Return to Dunedin, tha Rev. .1. Gibb moved fend it was unanimoutTy agreed — • That tho presbytery expresses ith* gratificaticci that Dr .Waddell has returned safely to Dune Jin. »nd that his health has markedly improved." Tho presbytery further expressed the hopo that he might speedily be restored to his old-time vigour. The Rev. Mr Finlayson moved a lcsolution expressing the presbytery's sense of the loss the United Free Church of Scotland land all the Churches of Christ had suffered Joy the death of the distinguished Hebrew scholar and professor A. B. Davidson, of Ihe Now College, Edinburgh. The motion was unanimously adopted. - The presbytery adopted a mi'.mte expressing their regret at the death of tJie Rev. J. Kirkland :L _ — One in every 50 person' over 80 3 ears °i *B* it 'iilia^ 1