THE AUSTRALASI AN WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1389, 26 November 1884, Page 2

THE AUSTRALASI AN WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

The Wesleyan General Conference resumed at 930 yesterday. Thanks were accorded to the ladies of the Church and others who had entertained the members during their stay in Christchurch. A Committee on Church property and memorials was appointed. Reports on early church records from all the Conferences, except New South Wales, were read. The Rev G. Lane said he was collecting materials for a history of the church in New South Wales. Committees on Church History were then appointed for all Conference?, and also for Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and New Britain. Several motions for alterations in the present procedure re representatives to the Annual Conferences, presidential elections, and examination of probationers were moved and lost. It was agreed that the support of suspended ministers should rest with the Annual Conferences of which they are members. The Rev. L. Fisoa moved—- “ That all our lands in Fiji which were not given or otherwise acquired as sites for churches, etc., are to be considered as the property of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, and that the income from such lands should be secured to the said Society in the event of Fiji ceasing to be a mission district ” The lands referred to, he explained, were the property of the Rev F. Langham, himself, and another, and had been taken over from the widow of a late insolvent schoolmaster for an annuity. The lands had proved to be of great value and should be the property of the Missionary Society. He was glad of the opportunity of moving the resolution, because the statements made in England by Sir Arthur Gordon as to the grasping of land by missionaries were “ abominable lies ” (Oh !) He was sorry the phrase was not strong enough (Dissent). The President and several members deprecated the use of the phrase, aod the Rev L. Fison withdrew it. Mr Ham seconded the motion. The Rev F. L mgham begged the Conference to hesitate befoie passing the resolution, which would seriously affect the position of the church in Fiji. The following amendment by the Rev F. Bates was carried—“ That the matter be remitted to the Board of Mis sions.”

At the afternoon sitting, reports on education institutions were made to the effect that the Theological Col ege of New South Wales was making good progress The Wesley College of Melbourne was improving under present arrangements, the Ladies’ College there was fl mrishing, and another was established in Tasmania. The colleges in Soui.h Australia and Tasmania v'ere favorably rep itted on, especially the former. At the College at Three Kings, Auckland, there were five English and eight or ten native students. LfijOOO to LB,OOO had bean subscribed for a college to be affiliated to tfie Melbourne University. It was resolved “ That it is desirable a central Theological Institution be established for the whole of the colonies,” and the question was remitted to the Annual Conferences to report at the next General Conference.

At the evening sitting a aeries of resolutions were passed urging the necessity for resisting all efforts to open the public libraries, museums, etc, on Lord’s Day, the importance of electing to Parliament and Municipal Councils persons in favor of preserving the sacredness of the Sabbath, and recommending Methodists to maintain the utmost fidelity to the requirements of Sabbath observance. A vote of thanks was passed to the ministers of Christchurch for the admirable arrangements they had made for the Conference. It was resolved—“ That the General Conference declares its cordial sympathy with the objects of social purity and with societies formed in some Australian Colonies, and earnestly hopes the appeals now being made to various Legislatures to enact measures for the better protection of young femalei, and to diminish immorality will meet with satisfactory response. ” A resolution in support of local option principles was also agreed to. Thanks were accorded to the President, the Rev J. H. Fletcher, for the ability, urbanity and conscientiousness with which he had presided over the Conference; also to the Secretary, *he Rev S. Williams and hia colleagues, the lievs Stephen and Daniel, and Messrs Buddie and James. Several other votes of thanks were passed, and the proceedings of the Conference were finally closed by all present singing the Doxoloery.

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