PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 718, 18 January 1910, Page 3

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

(By Tetecraph.—Press Association.) ! .-Timaru, Januorj*: 17. The 'Primitive .'. Methodist ' Conference' decided to; take' no 'actionin.-regard' to■ a suggested. grant of ,\£so " towards the- payment.! of-New; -Zealand'-delegates at the English Conference; the .'circuits,'; having voted against such a grant. 'A''n^t;;de^lng-,idth-vcli«]^finstiiW-ship; showed/that^ stands' at 3164, an. increase of 170 for , the year. . - Strong objection was taken: to i the . ac-: tion' ; of .the .Building. Committee in hav- 1 ing sold a" 4ft. ■ right-of-way at Foxton without .consulting the;conference.. 1 The objection, was'based.'on the grounds' thatthe _ right-of-way would facilitate' : the business •ot .a billiard'- saloon on; an adjoining 'Settion.,' ' '-'i. . The .question of tho sale of,. Timaru church property and the;; removal of the church- atßichmond (Auckland) were referred to a committee. . ' ' The loan. .fund .-showed a balance of .£75. •' Advances : during . the '■ year amounted to' '<£200 and repayments to • - . :•/ -'• ' • Tho Jubilee Loan Fund stands at iE1485. *';Th« : report on' church" properties show«l the'number of churchos-tb be 77, valued at £51,509; houses 4-I,' valued at musical instrnments, .£3000;. land not built ! upon,' <£5400;' present debt, ■ .£20,800;' paid off during' the year, .£1100; gross income, i 6747; expenditure, ,£6452.'. The report' of tho-Publication Committee Bhoived that a profit of X 66 was made 1 during the year 'on - the church paper, the '"Primitrve Methodist," said to be the only denominational paper, which - has been made to pay. /Hie Examining Committeo reported; that, all ■ candidates. passed as follow:— Eots. H. Daniel. H. White, E. A. Arm'strong, .fourth'year;' Bevs. - H. Daniel, N. B. Carlisle, T.- A. Thompson, third, year ; Revs. P.-A.-Thompson and' A. J. Davis, 'second year; -Revs.- H. Cottom,- E. -Bandy, J. B. Suckling; and A. H. Fowles, first year. Messrs. A. O. Harris and H. A. Sharp: ; passed the candidates' examinationiyaud; become ministers in 'tho 'first, year of probation. ' -To-night, , a musical, festival. :was . held in connection with the conference...