RECHABITE CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 428, 10 February 1909, Page 8

RECHABITE CONFERENCE.

/: j Oil;. lELkon'Arn—rßEss . association.) ; : / ';:;:(.' ■ Masterton, February 9. -; meeting , of ■ re-; of; tlie,■.lndependent; Order .of: ' Itechabites ;pponed this "morning.-'.The. Chief Ruler of : the.district,;, Br.- J. M: Calder, Nel-: son, presided, and the following-officers were present:TT-Bro. J. ■,'Wesriy (Invercargill, District''; Deputy ''Ruler j • Bro. •: 8. • F.;'.' Sherwood (Dunedin),''-District • Past' Chief Ruler')■;Bro. F. , :■ Fraser •.(Wellington)/ District;. Secretary j' Brp.- , '-T-::.W.: Leslie',•: ,'(Wellington), .'■ District Treasurer; Bro.' T/ Fathers,' Distiipt' Superin-tehdehti.\i)f;-JiiTenye^branbhes".v!:';-iAb,put''sO" ; ;•////■ ../DistrictZChierZi Ruler /moved ■ a /resolution in regard-.- to .the'; carrying of No-License in'Mastertbn/, making a;few 'remarks .thereon, chiefly/congratulatory/to , the work-of local; tent.;. : He'..stated- that. it..\vas-ithe first; 'Rechabite. Conference' held iia v a -No-License ,towni3;.:Tha resolution-readas follows:—"That it'-'is'with:great-- that this;meeting' of delogatra,..rflpresentative of the ;New Zealand' Central -Districtof I.O;R.,;congratulates upon "the .result of the'recent-'licensing-rpblly. and) fuTthe'r eoriaratulates the Masterton .'tent .upon,being '■ now ; , situated within,a No-License area. : It also wishes to express the gratification; of; delegates: at thus being enabled to hold their biennial meeting in ,;a district that has taken:such.a decided step.' ' o-' >•'■'-■■'':•' •■',;'-.'"-■ ■ '.'.'■ v'-. : ■>'■:■':''. '■'■'■'■ ';'. iri'Avmotion of sympathy wascarrieor with're;sj>6cfc'toTelativeSxbfe.brethren'who.'had' died Aα recent years. .v; v . ;>;.':";,',•.■■•'. '-■;'•;" ; ■; ■' .'■'-,;.:

J- ; lt' Was resblyed that/Bros. Gaudin, Snddgrass,': Cooper," and' Gray son be finance, and :lev'ies/;committee. ■/-':■,■:-• :'; •! ■ Tho" district /superintendent, of the juvenile ■ branches.'.presented;his report,',-which-,stited, inter alia,:.,that,returns from various' branche3 (with ,thp; exception t of Christchurch and Wellington)'.':■<sHowt',:,decrea.sea in-'/membership.. ;Nelsbn/haa .done'solid.work; ; Membefship-at :last- ! returns -was ■ 366,' ;new members admitted ■lW,;tptal ; 4go';|transfe'rred: to adult tents 36,. member? : "suspended -170-; .present- membership STf-f/With'-respect/to/the-.decrease iin ;juven- ■ lie/. njemb'ership,- / thg> ;followint; '. ;motion was :'prbp<)sed;hy;Bro:/Frederiok, ; and, carried: without i / disoussipri: •; "That;; ; delegates'; present ■ . pledge/• themselves j. to bring .befpre -.their■ re-', -spectiyo',tents the/claims, of. juyenilp -mem:bers. a'nd'in/thps'e places, where, juvenile tents. exißtj/endeavour,,to'. increase .membership; -in ; .tKose;p|aces where:rio.itente exist,jendeayour tb'havei juvenile.tents formed."-; .■••;:.••:!; - ■;.;

-,- ,'The«P| B tHct(Deputy: Ruler brought .up' the 'question iof 'membership;' of-the Order. Hβ stated.''that the Christchurch. tent' had'Jincreased;;by:oyer.lOO members.',: He considered that; the , ' few ' members * which'-. the; Order had : waa/disgraceful considering ;the great.' temperance '.sentiment"in.'New. 1 Zealand.// '.-'..:•