DISTRICT METHODIST SYNOD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 6

DISTRICT METHODIST SYNOD.

: • ■: SESSION. AT LEVIN. ' ' The session of the Wellington' District Methodist Synod opened at Levin on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning the pastoral Session was opened,' all the mmisters of. the district; being, present, i■ tt ones elected secretary, Rev. B. H. Ginger assistant secretary, Eev. C. Eaton journal secretary, and Rev. C. Porter'and'.Mr; W..8. Tuck, M;A., reporters.;The'following probationers, - after' beiri§ .were recommended*'to pass in their, years W C. ;B. Jordan, 8.A., W. H. Spier," x,'i 1 ' ,Buit/hall. In adopting. tho report „of the principal of . the Theological Cofco (ttqv. T. H. SEmdn^KftWS'Srn6a;'''.-'MeoM: : to'ended- the Conference Vt'o l m l ak'e .tbe.'matricula-' tion'examination ■ the,standard' required of can: .didntcs; fof^the.' '.ministry; and' also 'that ■more suitably housing artangepents be 'provided. . ." ' i v • : - • . ; iv Th ? i? na . ndia l session 'opened .on' Thursday;' , the_iollowing laymen m being present :-Messrs.' T. R. Sanderson, G. Tiller; Ni H; Bennett; Q:' Kca l , ,H. Bpker, B. A. Dillon, It, Burton, G. Cunnoid, G. F. Baillie, •F;«Renn,/R. Fennel, *''rijrS-f'l?^ : 'i The I MJ&. dtjfedjipecrefirjß,. ofr- church .property (Sir.T. R. EandersonlTwas -adopted; The report;..rtated the'position.,as.follows :-One nundred and two.\sites ; valued afe« • 095 .sixteen schoolrooms," cast «£64lo: ; .'sßventeon par'mV "valuei at ne ?" ehttrches.-erected, at-a cost:6f, ■j. ??' i w °'up-to-date infant-department : schools at Masterton,-' The trust'income for tte year and: the• lexperiditure' .t'o ; 45!)050., 'The increase of value 'in- church ,r>ro. perty amounted ,to .£,5568. The" total bailie of 'the property, now standing at'^70,287; : was 'insuredv for .£45,494. . The liability' in respect of not more 'than 35. per cent.'' •of total values. - The district secretarr was' v °ry. heartily thanked,' and his. reappointment recommended. The contributions to Home Missions reached .£521,' being an ' increase on the ■assessment of «£lB4, ;the estiraated income for • coming,;year /.being-. .*,£500; • and the extoendi. ; ,ture 10s. : i--- -^vA'V V The'following recommendations to the conference were-^greed-'Upont— : Wellington district be divided, district' to be formed, and that ptaki- circuit be Joined' to r, the .new district." 2.. That Kaiwarra be attached to the Thorndon circuit., 3. That Wellington Suburban and Weilington _ South 'be unitedi 4. That the Lower Hutt circuit be divided into" two, ; and that Petone be 'the head of. the new circuit,, . ; Several'- circuits 'were - recommended *: to be reheved-'of their obligation to ; take, married' ministers at the ensning' conference. ■ The Eev. W. T. Williams was v elected repro* ( sentative to the conference. •' . a •. It was reported that the district had raised JS2BB for . Foreign Missions.. ' . ; .: After ,a .spirited debate,, ttie. motion, to "seek .separation irorn Australia, was. carried by £5 to >9. _Owing to the difficulty. Of financing tho Bible Claris.; movement, .the conference was recommended to discontinue the office of: organising secretary.'-. . ' ; It was unanimously decided, to recommend the conference ■ to; launch a connexional. paper at the earliest I possible' moment.'' /' :.. The;.' report ;;.of,' ,tho statistkah sccrotary . showed that steady progress had -been made iii .'all departments of .the.Church, especially in the ■ Sunday. Schools, Vvheire .an increase •of ' 263 scholars. was' reported. ' ; ' . ' -... The iiext Synod is to moet in Wellington.