DUNEDIN PRESBYTERY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3808, 8 March 1927, Page 76

DUNEDIN PRESBYTERY.

MONTHLY MEETING. ■The monthly meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery was held on Tuesday morning, the Rev. Dr Cumming presiding in the absence of the Moderator (the Rev, A. C. VV. Standage). The Clerk (the Rev. ,1. Kilpatrick) said all would be pleased to welcome the Rev. James Aitken, Moderator Designate of the Assembly, who was on a, visit to Otago to take part in (he jubilee celebrations of the Mosgiel Church, at which he had been a minister.

The Acting Moderator extended a welcome to Mr Aitken. The Presbytery decided to send a message of congratulation to the . Mosgiel Church on the attainment of its jubilee. Visitations for the year were arranged. Reports on home missions and vacant charges were made. » On behalf of the Foreign Missions Committee, the Rev. R. G. M'Dowal] moved that Presbytery agree to a campaign of information and inspiration during May., June; and July throughout New Zealand. He pointed out that there would appear to bo a clash of interests, as May was the month allotted to the Theological College campaign. -~ Mr \V. Gow said tlie Presbytery should not be a party to. a breach of a rule of Assembly in usurping the month of May from the theological work. Hie Rev. E. J. Tipler said the campaign would be placed before a church divided between two issues. He could not s?e any great benefit other than spiritual impulse to the church, and he doubted the efficacv of the proposed campaign. Mr W. 11. Adams said it was a thousand pities that the Theological Committee had not been asked to co-operate in stirring up enthusiasm in all the churches by the inspirational work, which would benefit not only the Foreign Missions Committee but the . whole church. The Maori and Home Missions and Youth of Church Committees were associated in the campaign. The Rev. H. Maclean said the Presbytery, if it carried the motion, would be allowing . the committees to drift back to the bad old ways of making appeals to the church whenever they liked. The motion was ca'rried by 11 votes to 8 ’ The Rev. J.. Kilpatrick moved that the Rev. John Chisholm (Knox Church, Invercargill) be nominated Moderator of Synod. The motion was carried