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'__-.. "new "mu stand in the place '0: the respective negotiating Churches: ii respect of any we); trust: relat- xormeu by non-concurring congrega- tions of the respective negotiating Churches into which such congrega- "or: enters shall stand in the place A!' A-----A"" ...v a" m uucn 1Prl-.eoneurrimr con- gregation shall remain unaffected by thip act, except that any church formed by non-concurrlnr mum-~- the use of 6110113131320! negatiqn shall remain ,,__ -., ynuycl'l)' or non- concurring congregations the tor. lowing clause is in the bill: "Provid. ed always that if any congregation iitt connection or communion with ony of the negotiating Churches shall, at a meeting of the congrega- tion regularly called and held be- fore June 10, 1925, decide try a ma- Jority of votes of the persona pres- ent " such meeting and entitled to vote theremt not to enter the said Union or the said Churches. then and in each case the property be.. longing to or held in trust for or to the "I. of gunk -.--. __-, _ - -_ ---\.\4ICBI.. lcVerslonaary or otherwise. are not subject to the provisions above or the control of the United Church unless and uns tll any such congregation at a meet- ing regularly called for the pur- pose shall consent that such pro- vlslons shall apply to any such property or a. Bpecitled part thereof. Non-Concurring Congregations. In respect of property or non- concurrlng congregations the tor. lowlnt clause is in the bill: "Provid. ed always that it any congregation in connection or communion with ony of the nezommn- f9u..__. Any real or personal properties belonging to or held by or In true; for or to the use of any c0turretra": tion, whether a congregation of the negotiating Churches or a congrega- tion received into the United Church after the coming into force of this act; solely for its own benefit. and in which the denomination to which such congregation belongs has 'l? right or interest. reversinnmrv Anv property, real or personal, held at the time of the coming into force of the act, or thereafter ac- quired by devise, bequest, transfer or gift in trust for any special use of any congregation. shall be used, held and administered in accordance with the special trusts so declared. not lbelng contrary to law or to any lay-law. rule or regulation of the United Church. In the event of failure or partial failure of any of the sadd trusts, the said property. in the absence of any express provision for such event. may be held. used. administered or disposed ot as may be provided by any 'by-law, rule or regulation made from time to time ttthe United Church. Except as otherwise provided. the act sets fofth that all property, real and personal. within the Province belonging to or held in trust for Ot to the use of the uniting Churches skull be vested In the United Churcr in accordance with the terms ant provisions of the basis of Union. Congregational Properties. Introduced 'by Thomas I.. Ken- nedy (Conservative. Peelt. in the absence of Anthony M. Rankin (Conservative, Frontenac). in whom, name the bill stands, the Church Union Bill received hirttt reading yesterday in the Legislature, As is usual on first reading, there was no debate nor comment. The bill is No. 18. How Clauses Deal With Prop- erties of Non-Concurring ' Congregations and Voting NEW SECTIONS IN ACT Measure Introduced in Legis- lature and Formally Given Place on "Orders" CHURCH UNION BILL GETS FIRST READING AT ONTARIO HOUSE Jeeesdax, The clause quoted above is sub- stantially the same as the clause in the bill of last year. except for the latter part. describing the mode of vote. However. several more sec- ;tions are added in this year's bill. One is that any vote taken. in ac- !cordanoe with the act of indorpora- tion is to be deemed the vote of such congregation for the purposes of the act. Another section provides that ':the persons entitled to vote were those In full membership and whose names were on the rollof the church July 19, 1924; and another section sets forth how the congregational meeting is to be called, and in this respect follows the provisions of the Ottawa. bill. Another new clause gives the right to solemnize marriage to any duly ordained or appointed minister of the United Church, or of any of the negotiating Churches, whether such minister becomes a member of the; United Church or not. The bill now will tid GGidered by the Committee on Private Bills. The clauses respecting colleges are the same in the new bill as in the bill of Mat year. except that the provisions of these clauses are not to apply to any college or property allocated to non-concurring congre- gations after the date of such allo- cation. ing to such property, and except that; in respect of any such congregation. (which does not enter any e urch so. ltormed such property shall be held gby the existing trustees or other ,trustees elected by the congregation ~tree from any trust or reversion in] favor of the respective negotiating Churches. and free from any control' thereof or connection therewith. The! vote herein provided for shall be. taken by ballot. in such form and manner and at such time within the limit prescribed by this subsection as the congregation may decide: provided that not less than two weeks shall be allowed for the tak- ing of such vote' by ballot as afore- said. The said meeting may be ad- journed for the purpose of said ballot being taken, but not for a longer period than 80 days. Should any such congregation, not having become part of any church so form. ed, decide in the manner aforesaid at any later time to enter the Union and become part of the United Church, then this act shall apply to such congregation and all the prop- erty thereof from the date of such decision." New Sections of Bill. "arch "elf? Hills Moved On. The bills which were unwed nu a stage in yesterday's session we"! Attornvy-General Nickle's bill mn- howering a Surrogate Court Jada" to fix compensation of an estate trustee: amendment to the Work- men's Compensation Act. safeguard- ing children of an ttn'doserting :uuthm'; Prisons and Charities Ant amendment. and Landlord and Tri, an: Act amendment. One Northern Problem. Most ot yesterday afternoon's dis- ,russions centred upon tho plea of Malcolm Lang, Liberal member for Cochrane, for some Government ati- sistance. to Northern Ontario muni- r-ipalities in instances where in- digent sick people are brought with. in their confines for treatment. Having no hospitals, Mr. Lang said. the municipality is humanely com- pelled to send them to a hospital centre, at which point it is t-liarged all tho expenses incurred. although the needy person might never have been resident of the mu- nicipality. In the same connection. H. Fisher, ICC., Ottawa, thought there ought to 'be a, general over- hauling of the hospital situation. Premier Ferguson, while sympa- thizing with the municipalities in the difficult situation presented to them. thought that it was one of the problems inevitable in a. newly de- veloped territory. and stated that the Government could not undertake to give a blanket order of payment for all indigents' sick bills. He added. however. that in the special contri- butions made. to hospitals in that territory there was a considerable measure of assistance already grant- ed. ..- I" snort oNer yesterday the Legislature cleaned up all the busi- ness before it for the Monday after- noon, discussed and passed four hills through committee and set» our] reading states, and then ad- Journed--vrivato members to fol- low their own inclinations and merm. hers of the Cabinet to wrestle with financial statistics in the form of estimates in the privacy of the Conn» cil room. One Northern Problem HOSPITALS VERY SCARCE New Ontario Members Tell of Problems With Sick . lndigents lo EP FOR NORTH ll succomm} POOR, PREMER INDICATES In short order which