DOMINION BAPTISTS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1935, Page 5

DOMINION BAPTISTS

ELECTION OF UNION OFFICERS.

NEXT ASSEMBLY AT AUCKLAND.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night.

Auckland’s application to hold the next assembly in that city wr - accepted by this morning’s session of the New Zealand Baptist Amenably, which dealt with the election of the office-bearers of the New Zealand Baptist Union for the ensuing year.

Officers elected were: President-elect, Rev. A. Anstice (Linwood, Christchurch); union council, Dr. C. North (Dunedin), Dr. Hodge, Revs. J. Laird, J. J. North, L. B. Busfield and J. Hiddlestone (Auckland), M. W. P. Lascelles, T. R. Page, N. R. Wood, A. L. Silcock, L. J. B. Smith (Wellington), A. Anstice, G. W.. Goring, L. A. North (Christchurch), F. A. Parry (Greymouth), R. L. Fursdon (Dunedin), and W. E. Lambert (Invercargill), Messrs. C. J. Carracott, J. D. Calder, J. J. Purdie (Dunedin), H. Dearsley, W. A. Kendon, W. H. Newton, J. H. Barker (Auckland), J. R. Carey, H. Ivory, E. Nees (Wellington), and W. Lambert (Christchurch); secretary and treasurer, Rev. M. W. P. Lascelles (Wellington); union preacher for 1936, Rev. C. de Boggis (Hastings); finance committee, Messrs. J. R. Carey (chairman), J. Nicol, W. G. Shearer, R. P. Staples, H. Ivory, E. Nees (Wellington), W. A. Kendon, F. W. Gaze, H. Dearsley (Auckland), A. R. Jordan, H. A. C. North (Christchurch) and E. Beckingsale (Dunedin); literature committee, Rev. J. Laird (Auckland), convener; fire insurance committee, Rev. L. B. Busfield (Auckland), convener, Messrs. F. N. Andrews, H. Dearsly, W. Lambourne, F. S. Battley, H. Ivory, F. W. Gaze, W. A. Kendon, P. Hayward, F. E. Kretschmar (Auckland), G. B. Hastie and D. J. Calder (Dunedin); self-denial and thanksgiving committee, Revs. W. S. Rollings, A. L. Silcock, M. W. P. Lascelles (Wellington), L. B. Busfield (Auckland) and S. Jenkin (New Plymouth); home department committee, Rev. T. R. Page, convener; young people’s department committee, Rev. L. B. Busfield (Auckland), convener; public questions committee, Rev. W. S. Rollings (Wellington), convener; . New Zealand Alliance representative, Rev. N. R. Wood (Wellington); council of religious education representative, Rev. L. B. Busfield (Auckland); editor of Nev. Zealand Baptist, Rev. J. J. North (Auckland); manager of New Zealand Baptist, Rev. M. W. P. Lascelles (Wellington); honorary solicitors, Messrs. Mazengarb, Hay and Macalister (Wellington); honorary, auditors, Messrs. E. P. Lambert and A. T. Jackson. It was decided that in future, every nomination for the office of vice-presi-dent should be in writing, signed by the proposer, the seconder and the nominee. All such nominations should be lodged on or before September 1 of each year with the secretary, who should forthwith advise churches of the names of the nominees with a brief statement of the nominees’ association with the Baptist denomination.