HAWKED BAY PRESBYTERY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12883, 2 October 1912, Page 4

HAWKED BAY PRESBYTERY.

The Hawke's >Bay -Pi*esbytery inet^at St.Y- Andnqw's -, ; Presbyterian schoolroom this ' mbi-riiirtgs -this* being tihS 'ahriiM irfefet- , ing' at Gisborne. ''fl^ieta .wfcre'vpresent.VV Rt'Ys; -l^at/ "Ramsay, 'Grant/. Blai&ianttV Walker,- and M«ssra McLeod; Parker .' and Davis.-. ■'* . .*■' '-i A : '-'• u^M -A A commission for Presbyterv' elder Aih' favor bf> Mr J. Parker-(Matawher6)'.w*a-handed m and sustained /■■■ A' A :^ r 'Apologies Vere received from Revst Gunn, Tucker, Waugh, Macdonald "and Ashc'V : -.'-'-''.' '."'A.' '.;-''*'■•- ,■••■•'-.'■>''■■':.>■--;' The Rev. -W.A Grant,' of Dannevirke, was nominated ■■- by the ; - Presbytery .* as Moderator for the General Assembly, 191&-141 '■-;,' " V Delegates to .-A, ,the ' General • 'Assembly to be -held m Wellington m Novehibbr Avere -appointed as follows '•«— ■ Revs': Gardner, McDonald, Waugh/ W. Grant, A. G-sanfe,- Ramsay, Walker/ and Jv "A_h6r, with Revs. Blair and Teat as emergency, niemberi. "!.'-"■ ■--■ '" •■■-*-' '•.-.;■•' •■>.•-.; .:!>?■ ■ Vpders were : appointed fttSih ihe 'following /""congi^egations'r^-Waipawa, Maraekakaht>/ -<Taradalej , 'Matawhero, .Ormond 1 , Dannevirke ( and Gisborne; emergency member, Port- Ahuriri. y\ The "Presbytery -agreed' to recommterid .the following Gli\\rch 'extension graiiti :f---iMorere and- Nuhaka £SO, Port Ahtariri' £10, ' Onga Onga £30/ 'Ormond £30 up' tb ! £50' (i£ -required),' Gisborne ohtfi-elds . £30, -Taradale outfields-, £30, ANbrsewobd £25, Weber £25, Wairpa outfields" £30. '•-*^Correspondence was reAd regarding the Weber home mission station. : A request for a 'grant from 1 the new century furid towards the purchase of- a* site at Wfebei' was referred : again to -the committee --fob 'further information. .>;T*he -report/On th'e , visitation of tho Port ,Ahnr iri'' 6ongr_'ga'ticn wais ; handed; ih \jty the 'Rev. 'Rknisay.> ••The > -report,; wwsA .adopted/ "atid ordered -to .be- -sent on "and read to thY Port Ahuriri cong**ei£attan> > ■■■■." i ■ -•- \ fA It Was "unanintously".. agreed,' bri 'tne^ motion of Revs; Grant an* Walker th_t * the name of MiVJohrt. McGaw b e recirtvV--hiended'*oi tlie Assembly - - for license; vAß^y§,.-> Ramsay,, atid Asher were appointed to -supportA- the 'request 1 before - the General Assembly: 'm; -- ,?.-;i . m, * A • motions Was expt-eSsirig • the deepest Isympathy : of tho •'Pr^sb^liery witlicMi^ <thd>M*s Ti'«*-WilsoVv' Craig,' Napier, (jßMiithe "illness-^ of - thfor son.