METHODIST CONFERENCE

Chronicle (Levin), 21 February 1947, Page 5

METHODIST CONFERENCE

W K 1 j L 1 XGTON , Feb. 20. The son of a president of the Metliodist Conferenee of 40 years ago was i 11 - lucted into his father's oflice at tln* ipening session of the conferenee m .Vellington tonigiit. He is Rev., W. G. ■llade, Trinity Churcli, Dunedin. He vas inducted by his predecessor, Rev. •V. T. Biiglit, Ashburton. Rev. Slade was a local preacher be'ore he entered the ministry in 1915 md he has been conferenee secretary or the last six years. The new conferenee secretary, Rev. H. L. Fiebig, Christchurch, was reeived by Rev. Slade. The vice-president elected was Mr. G. -3. -Gapper, an officer of Rev. Slade 's 'hurch. He was weleomed into ofbee by the 1946 vice-president, Mr. J. Tyler,; Auckland. Rev. E. T. Olds, Aucklanrl, was elected preftident-elect of the next confermce and Rev. Fiebig secretary. Rev. )lds entered the Theological Cqllege in 1915. He enlisted in the first year of the 1914-19 war and served overseas, . eturiiiiig in 1918 seriously wounded. He Was for some years assistant superintendent of the home mission depart melit and has just finished as minister of Pitt Street clmrch (his brother, Rev. C. H. Olds, was president of the con forenee in 19-15).