PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 6

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

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arrivod -" from /■ Home—:thor, 'Kevs.v '6.. Knowlca Smith, J.. B:. Suckling, S.' ; Bandy, •H. Cottam, and;A;\H:'.Fowles.; ■■/-: ■; y>-

It wag derided; to-grant flie. regaest_ of the Cnristehurch station for a division constituting '••' Cambridge ,:, Terrace: aid : Bdgewaro Eoad,aa 'the first;station, and Sydenham..'and"; Linwood' : as ;the .second statioir married''minister;'to be : appointed second station.'' i; ' .... The request of the ;Duncdin station for r'a division .was .'also granted. This constitutes" the threechurches in.the south of 'the ■'•■city'.--a second station, "the 'first circuit, having ; ':five. i.churches;' ■.: Bach station is to",, have- two ministers. '.. • Leave of absence .to visit; England .was granted to the Rev. W. S. Potter, > of Wellington,', and the -Rev.; J. Guy, of New Plymouth. ...■• ','. " ; ... m '.'; ,V '„'' ''■ The request' of , the;,. Taranakj" Synod, for.an extra ; ;agent at East'Bgmont was granted;' ■•."-.- '-'■' '. "'■■''■"',■,-;. ' ','.■, . It was agreed 'to employ.;; Chartens (the boy preacher) as homo missionary, with' a: view' to' his .qualifying for the; Primitive Methodist ministry. _.'•';., '■■• . Various 'reports wore dealtwith. That on missions'showed that tho averago contribution per church membra;; for., the past "year was 3s. 7id. .' . ■: ' The; fire.' insurance ■ fund was: Bhown to be in a healthy. condition, having jCilSuO'ih credit, which sum'was lent out on Church properties, the profit for. the year being .£167. •■," The total claims r for losses during the year,were. 55.. ' . The Eov/TE; Raino delivered '.ni9:_ ad'dress as retiring,; president,- and visiting delcgates : woro :; welcomed-'by"the' 'Mayor and different Jocal institutions. .;