MANUSCRIPT
Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
- Date
- 1847-1941
- By
- Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945
- Reference
- MS-Papers-0011
- Description
Many notes, articles and lists relating to the history of the Presbyterian Church, especially in the Auckland area
Source of title - Supplied title
Minister and Moderator of the Presbyterian Church; also church historian.
Quantity: 35 folder(s). 0.50 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph, mss and printed matter
Finding Aids: Paper inventory previously available in the reading room was removed on 1 December 2014, as it contained no further information. A copy is available in the staff backfile..
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Microfilm available. Use MS-Copy-Micro-0719
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 35 folder(s), 0.50 Linear Metres, Manuscripts, Holograph, mss and printed matter
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Programmes of special church services in Auckland, etc
Date: 1923-1931
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-31
Description: Includes the following: Programme - Turakina Maori Girls' School (laying of the foundation stone of the new college at Marton, 1927) Papakura Presbyterian Church accounts, 1940 Knox College (Dunedin) programmes to commemorative services, 1923, 1926 Presbyterian Church of New Zealand order of service for Young People's Day, Oct 1924, 1925, 1928 and 1939 Also material re Mt Eden Presbyterian Church, St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Auckland), Senior Boys' Home (Morton Street, Berhamphore, Wellington), The Terrace Congregational Church (Wellington) - Funeral service of Rev J Reed Glasson, St John's Presbyterian Church (Papatoetoe), Papakura Presbyterian Sunday School, 1936, 1939-40, Bombay Presbyterian Church, 1941. Syllabus of studies for Junior Bible Classes, 1929-1931 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notes on the history of Presbyterian Church in New Zealand
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-24
Description: Book 1: Early records & sundries (Auckland); Book 2: Letters written & received and miscellaneous notes; Book 3: Alpha list of authors and books they have written, biographical notes re W J Comrie, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous notes; Book 4: Notes re early records of the Presbyterian Church in Auckland; Book 5: Notes re early records of the Presbyterian Church in Auckland (1910- ); Book 6: Notes re Otahuhu; Book 7: Notes re Maori Wars and Pukekohe East Church Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 volumes).
Pamphlets on church affairs and administration
Date: [1853, ca 1892-1942]
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-23
Description: Includes material relating to insurance, Beneficiary Fund regulations, Centenary Thanksgiving Fund, Presbyterian Church Kelso balance sheet (1892), report on Committee of Colleges (1928), Book of Order amendments, Synod of Otago and Southland regulations (1922), circular re Free Presbyterian Church Auckland (1853), Presbytery of Auckland Youth Committee, Kilbirnie-Lyall Bay Presbyterian Church proposed enlargements and alterations, `At grips with paganism' (1937), etc Quantity: 1 folder(s).
General newspaper cuttings
Date: [ca 1923-1942]
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-17A
Description: Topics include: Gold from `Niagara'; Roads, etc mainly Wellington; Railway from Pokeno to Paeroa, 1937; Towns and roads, etc; Murchison earthquake, 1929; Loss of `Manuka', and `Tahiti' Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Parish magazines
Date: 1892-1944
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-29
Description: Includes the following: The Bible Hammer Vol 1, Jul 1896 St Heliers Presbyterian Church, Auckland church newsletter, Vol 1 Nos 9, 10, 19, Dec 1943, Mar 1944, Dec 1944 Epsom Presbyterian Church Review, Jun 1931-Aug 1933 (6 volumes) Missionary supplement to the Outlook, No 3, Oct 1931 St Luke's News (St Luke's Presbyterian Church) Vol 3, Sep 1938 St Ninian's Presbyterian Church, Christchurch parish magazine, Sep 1939 The Kelso Herald [Southland], Oct 1892, Sep 1893 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Parish and other magazines
Date: 1930, 1934
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-29A
Description: Includes the following: Knox Record (Knox Presbyterian Church, Parnell, Auckland), Sep 1934 The Messenger - the official organ of Auckland Methodist Central Circuit, Apr-Jul 1934 The Presbyterian Messenger (Hawera Presbyterian Church), Dec 1930 The Reaper, May-Jul 1934 - the official organ of the New Zealand Bible Training Institute (Inc) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Newspaper cuttings re history of Pukekohe district and church
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-18
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Parish magazines
Date: 1866-1943
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-28
Description: Includes the following: The Break of day (11 vols), 1 Dec 1937-Jun 1939. The children's missionary magazine of the Presbyterian Church of NZ. Onward (St James Presbyterian Church, Wellington), No 2 Aug 1926 and No 6 Dec 1926 St David's Presbyterian Church, Otorohanga church newsletter, Vol 1 No 3 Aug 1941 and Vol 1 No 2 [ca 1940] St Paul's Church, Napier newsletter Jul 1943 South Westland Presbyterian News, Aug 1928 The St Andrew's Echo, Vol 12 Sep 1935 and Vol XIV Sep 1937 Mt Eden Presbyterian Church Messenger, Feb 1933-Dec 1941 The Pioneer, the magazine of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Auckland, Sep and Oct 1935 New Zealand Presbyterian, May 1866, Apr 1867, 1872 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Official papers relating to the Auckland Presbytery
Date: 1847-1877
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-01
Description: Includes baptism records, ca 1867-1877; building subscription list and early communicant rolls for St Andrew's Church, Auckland Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Annual reports - Auckland Presbyterian churches
Date: 1916-1945
From: Comrie, William James (Very Rev), 1860-1945 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0011-27
Description: Includes annual reports for: Mount Eden Presbyterian Church, 1916-1945; St Luke's Presbyterian Church, Remuera, 1929, 1930, 1937; St John's Presbyterian Church, Papatoetoe, 1934; St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Devonport, 1930, 1935-1937, 1941; St David's Presbyterian Church, Khyber Pass, 1932, 1941; Onehunga Presbyterian Church, 1930-1932 Quantity: 1 folder(s).