METHODIST MISSIONS.
His Excellency Sir William JlacGvegor, Governor* of Queensland, presided over the annual Foreign Missionary meeting held in connection with ;the Queensland Methodist Conference in Albert Street Methodist Church, Brisbane, on March 9. There was an audience, of 200 persons, and the proceedings throughout were, animated and interesting. .His Excellency congratulated thq meetigg <a-its enthusiasm. -Ho
was glad to see they were living'up: to the. reputation for earnestness whichT had always characterised the Methodist! Church. Ho had good opportunity ofj seeing what could be done with the it-j tellect and intelligence of the- Fijian. The-! natives of the South Sea Islands were* not only contributing thousands of pounds for Church purposes, >but.;hacH also sent missionaries to New Britain and? Guinea, where ho (Sir W. MacGregor)! had been pleased to receive several of them. . In course of further remarks,, -his Excellency expressed the opinion) that every missionary should receive r* ■medical training. ■' , '
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 781, 2 April 1910, Page 9
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152METHODIST MISSIONS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 781, 2 April 1910, Page 9
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