ST. ANDREWS CHARGE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14326, 17 October 1910, Page 6

ST. ANDREWS CHARGE.

SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of managers of tliT- Presbyterian Churcli of St. An-ili-av was hold m tin l V">Try ru I' r; - day hist. Present : Rev. A. s. .Muni sou (Moderator!. Lyall. Nieliol, Had, Kenton, Mathews. Lynton, BninUin, J. Ward, li. Jivuns, \V. Purvis, and P. Watson. The Moderator stated that Mr Danbar and Mr ijowie had been elected for St. Andrews aud that Pareora was si-ili vacant. Mr .Ronton was unanimously eU'.-ted to iiit the office of secretary anil treasurer, and Messrs Lyull and Kenton as trustees or the building lurid. A vote of thanks was parsed to the retiring secretary and trea.-tiror lor their past services. Both responded tcj tlie kind expressions oi the managers. .Mr T'raser statod that he had obtained the dates, etc., required for the memorial tablet. A motion to the ellect thai Mr Kraser be a--ked to carry out this part oi the business was agreed "toin regard to the appointmcnt of Mr Tipler it was decided liiai the managers .accept Ins offer to conduct the services from. 30th October jo 2nd April, under the terms of his previous engagement. The Moderator t-li-en stated that there seemed to bs a misiuidcrst&iKii us in repaid tc, t]ie Presbytery carrying out the services till the end of ths year. The iiev. .Mr Stinson hud informed him that the agreement was that each minister of the I'reshytery should take the services tor one Sunday. Mr Xichol, as one 01 the session present at the previous meeting, maintained that the Presbytery agreed to take tlio services to the end of the year. Tlie Rev. Mr Morrison said that itcame hard on the ministers of the Presbytery as they had to find a supply for their own pulpit, and had to meet this erpense out of their own puckcts. .Mr Kraser said that a minute recorded at the previous meeting woind show tlio position. It- was as follows : —"The Moderator stated that as Mr Ciiapplo had resigned he had by order of the Presbytery intimated on ISth September that the charge uas vacant and and that .a congregational meeting would he held on October 1-1 th to consider the appointment of another minister. He also gave it as ofiicial that ilr Chappie be paid to the end of the year, and that tlie Presbytery had agreed to fill the pulpit, so as to enable tlio congregation to meet this liability. The following resolution also ap-pears:—-"Proposed by Mr Kenton and seconded by Mr "Watson': That the Presbytery should be given a vote of thanks far filling the supply for the next three months. Mr Lyall. Mr Mathews, and several others, said that th-e general opinion throughout the district was to this effect. The congregational meeting was then opened in the church, and twenty-five attended. The Moderator explained that tlie meeting was called to appoint a Minister to the charge. He explained the procedure from the Book of Order. Tlic-rn was a general discusnsion as to tlie financial position, and the salary that thrv would be prepared to rive, j If the majority saw their way to make i li:s appointment tho minority shou.d ; fall ii: and flu their host for the ! church '

iMr Lyall hought it advisable to leave the appointment of minister over for trie nre-eni. and said that Mr Th>lei- would bp tailing the services in the meantime. _ The Moderator asked that a selection commiitee he an pointed to coll.-et dnia .etc. Mr Matliows proposed that, the manwith the session in their respective district-- be an]ioinfed a .selection committee, and this was agreod to. Mr Henderson moved that the managers should collet the maintenance fund at once and pay Mr Ohanple. as the Presbytery were taking tlio services up to the end of the year. They woird then know the feeiinp: of the district-. -The meeting closed with the Dotologv