N.Z. BAPTIST UNION

Otago Witness, Issue 3475, 19 October 1920, Page 7

N.Z. BAPTIST UNION

AUCKLAND, October 9. I At the conference of the New Zealand Baptist Union some discussion took place on aggressive evangelistic efforts. The mat- | ter was referred to the executive. The j financial statement showed that the year had closed with a credit of £lsl. Home 'mission collections totalled £2214, and self--1 denial receipts £597. The sum of £657 had been expended in aiding smaller j churches; £SOO had been placed in the re- ! serve fund of the office fund; £3OO had been spent in establishing an office in Wellington; £1321 had been received on account of the sustentation fund, I of which £240 had been expended in subsidies to ministerial stipends; and £IOOO had been nlaced on fixed deposit. j „ AUCKLAND, October 11. ' At the Baptist Conference to-day the election of officers resulted as follows:—Prei sident, Mr H. E. Edridge; vice-president, I Mr L. N. Andrews; ex-president, Mr J. S. Jenkins; secretary, Rev. R. S. Gray; Auck- , land auxiliary, Mr W. H. Hinton. Wellingl ton, Mr J. R. Carey; Canterbury, Rev. J. I K. Archer; Otago, Mr S. ->j.orris and 16 others. AUCKLAND, October 12. At the Baptist Confprence a financial statement was submitted showing an estimated income of £lß3l and expenditure £1777 (including grants £1447). The statei merit was adopted. | The Rev. R. S. Gray stated_ that it was proposed to send a deputation to the I churches in regard to the reduction of grants applied for, the churches themselves to increase the ministers' salaries, or at least maintain them at the present figure.