Preparation of Sermons

Otago Witness, Issue 4048, 13 October 1931, Page 44

Preparation of Sermons

Ministers of the Church do not appro elate telephone riiws on Friday and Satin dax mornings, at a time when thev arc preparing their sermons for the following Sunday, according to the Rev. J Lawson Robinson, m speaking at the welcome tc the Rev. L. M. Rogers at St Davids Presbyterian C hurch. Sydenham, on Tliurs dax night. In his address to the congrc gation (sa.xs the Christchurch Times) °Mi Robinson suggested that one way in winch the peop'e could help their minister was bx abstaining from ringing him mi those moi mugs, unless the subject matter was urgent and important. It xvas inconsider ate of members of the congregntoon to dis tnrb a minister at a time when he was preparing himself for giving them a mes sage. Ibe speaker had often been dis tnrbcd in that xvay. and he had come to believe that the persons at the other eno of the line must be his nTortal enemies. Extension of Summer Time At a meeting of the committee of the Otago Anglers' Association on Wednesday night it xvas decided to support the suggestion put forward recently by the Otago Cricket Association that summer tiim should be extended to include Easter and the secretary was instructed to write to Sir Thomas Sidey stating that the association was in favour of the proposal

The K axvarau Scheme Mr C. A. C. Robieson, of Wellington (chairman of the new amalgamated company in connection with the extraction ol gold from the bed of the Kawar'an River), states that the report of Professor Hornell has not yet reached Nexx- Zealand. Statements made during the hearing of a civil action in Dunedin on October 6 that the report xvas in the possession of a bank, wnieh would release it on payment of £l5OO by the nexx- company, were wholly incorrect, both in regard to the fee and the position of the report, which had not yet readied the Dominion.

Local Government Loans At a meeting of the Local Government Loans Board 49 applications for loans totalling £856.880 were dealt with. This figure included 22 renewal loans totalling £598.360. and two loans total! mg £17.000 previously considered by the board, but not finally dealt with. Loans amounting to £661,995 were sanctioned, including £579,075 for renewals and £82,920 for nexv loans, the balance, £203.885. being either declined or referred back to the local authority concerned for further consideration.