TIMARU PRESBYTERY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12897, 7 February 1906, Page 7

TIMARU PRESBYTERY.

The ordinary meeting of the Timaxu.-Pres- • bytery was held yesterday at Trinity Church. Present—Rev. Dr W. G. Black (Moderator), Messrs J. White, A. S. Morrison, G. Barclay, J. H. G. Chappie. J. .Maccon.iU, Dickie, and A. B. Todd (clerk). mini? : and Messrs G. Lyall, R. Davie, W. -.; •■.-on, A, Shaw, W. Simpson, S. '■CiuiniimTiiwn, and J. Rodman, elders. An apolo; . was received-from the Rer. R. Jacks?!

The iiev. T. Riddle, Presbyterian missionary at Apia, New Hebrides, was with the meeting, and was welcomed and associated with the Presbytery.

_ Certificates were, read concerning a Ikenitiate, Mr J. Davie, and were received arid sustained.

A letter was read from the secretarv of the Property Trustees and of the New Century Fund Committee, stating that the Fresbytery's suggestion to have plans of suitable churches for country districts on 'band for the use of congregations, would be laid before those bodies at their next meeting. It was resolved to visit Trinity Church in April, Waitaki in August, and Waimate in October. Rev. Mr White said that now the Pres-

bytery was growing larger, it was a somewhat unwieldy visiting committee; it might foe better to divide it into two for visitation T>f this, he could formulate a. scheme by next meeting, the Trinity visitation to be Sts.usual. Reyf. Mr Barclay concurred-with. the. sug.gesfclOD.: • '*■'." ;-_' ! ■• : ~ "'■ ■ ''■■ '■•■? '. "v"'"; ;• Apropos;of the!subject; Bey. Mr. Dickie said far "more , thoroughly carried out in Timaru than in Ofogo'.

Mr White was further supported by Rev. Mr :M;icdonald, and'promised to submit a scheme at next meeting. Mr Todd reported vthatwitli two elder? he^y : ■'>*■?<-] Canriing'ton, Cave,. PleasantjPoiijt, ■ and resolutions were passed by meetat those places."' Mi Lyall reported 7 that he and Rev. Mr Jacks i visited Fairlie, where there was a very small meeting owing to bad weather. [There seemed to.he a feeling against separation > from. Albury, though if th& latter jjlaee could;" set up a church there 1 would be no JTisifing Albury : later, there: was a feeling r r c;:Viast startiEg a church there at present, but the speakers favoured having v~ missionary. Mv: Robertson, of Gave, deputed to speak On rili.iS;.subject ;by the- congregation, said, that'tl-.p residents desired a student- to assist the.minister in the locality. At present the two charges; were much too large for one man. ■;••■■ ■ : - ~--~ -■■■-■■■■■

Mr Dickie suggested that a, student be. appointed to Albury, ..and; paid by both the Point and Fairlie charges. ;■[ Rev. Mr Todd suggested e that the finaa--cial positions of both charges shouldtlbe:-' well tested, so that some decisionr-;can;iie( come to. isc/Oy&fii?/*/!^ Mr Chappie suggested the ;apppintirieiii! of a. committee to map out->a.Vdistiict'' fora home missionary and to ;iUvestigaLe*- ! thf ■ financial possibilities. k;'^\iw- ; i' ! - : -'?rt?'-. Rev. Mr Barclay said it tion of -incapacity, but one?fpf Seventeen years ago he thought' Iroom for another charge, an3 r -ne; was sure i&e prospects had hot^Tliminished. \. -TheBFairlie, district that one "man jcould not look after all of it, including ifche. Mackenzie Country. y';■&. new charge attAlbury would enable stationedi there to relieve Dr'Blact , *of''"'nis'' > work : ml She Mackenzie Country. 'The" people of Albury could easily support a charge, and be hoped ZtheCPiesbyteryA would give them The opportunity. , Mr Todd moved that the commSttee, consisting of Messrs' Todd, Lyall, Jackson and : Mackenzie; and investigate the question, of-appointing a charge for Gave, 'Alburv and Cannington: and Mr Morrison seconded. The proposal was supported by Mr Wh'itev'- The motion was carried. Messrs White and Black promised to help the committee. The question of a site for a manse at filbury, was raised, and Mi- Barclay said "there were some sections to be offered at &n «arly date. It was decided to liold the next "meeting Of Presbytery at Timaru on April sth! twhen" the visitation of Trinity will foe made. The' 'meeting then terminated.