CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR CONVENTION.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2009, 17 March 1914, Page 8

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR CONVENTION.

ANNUAL MEETING,

Tho annual business .meeting in connection with the Wellington Provincial Christian Endeavour Union was bold in the 'j'rtraimki Street Methodist Church last evening. Tho president, (Rev. V. i. CossuujJ occupied the chair.. Tito annual report, presented by the secretary (Mr. L. J. Hrabin) "stated- that during the year one'' senior 'and three junior societies had been added to the register. There were r.ow 330 members, which number represents Church rnenibershij) and G74 juiiioi inemliers. The council regretted" the toss of Mr, 'S. 3-!.. Jludge, president, who left for Australia'early in the year. Eis plaea had been filfcd by the Rev, ]■*. J. Cwsum, whose .cntlmsiasm had do:io inwch to advance tire work; Miss Ross, iissistantsecretnry; .Mr. Hnnlie, tvoas^irer; Hisses lagers and i'etl.ye, look-otlt conveners ; Messrs. l.iousage and Heanro, juiiior saperinteiidents; and tep rcgj'et is expressed at the loss by death of the late- ill', Arthur Winder.- Tlie Seamen's Committee coutiimas to do.good work; by piij-viding tea and luildtng a Gospel service each Snndny evening The CM. Jlissionary Societies eoutribnted, per Biediuin.oV thpir own chwrch funds, the »aum of £18U to home and- foreign missions. '.■'•' The- reoort was nrlopted on the tion of %\r. D. ;' The.. bald neo-sheet, showing. a > e-w?dit of £1 6s. lid., was also adopted. . ' , Tho .officers elected for the dfflsuisg year Were as follow:—President,'. Mr. P. J. Cossunij vicc-presideiitß,-' Eev. J, H. White and Sir. I;, J. Brabin; secretary, Mr. H. Burton Grave; treasures', Miss Bertha Keys; e&u'CTior• Look-out Committee. Miss A. Money; conveJwr Quit-t Hour Camniittee, Sister Elizabeth : convenor Seamen's Can'nnittee-, Mr. D. H'Calluni. ■Reporting du behalf- of the Seamen's Coimnittse, Mr. JrCallmn'. ssid that about; tweiity moriinig- sei-vicos'. had been held, but on AW-jjiJis-t: 8 it Was resolved that t-lie-v be di-svon-tfaued. At the 43 teas held thtrihj? the yea_f,ttero had been a- total attendancs of 7SO se.aincn—an average of 18 seamen per tea. The expenditure had amounted to £.32 ob. 10d., and'" they had a balance of 16s. (kl. in liand. The report was adopted and Mr. M'Cailum and his helpers were congratulated on the good work they were doing." An address was delivered by the president., and Miss Peek sang a solfl. To-night'at. 7.-15 o'clock there, is- to. he a missionary rttlly, at which the Eev. A. B. Hunt (a missionary for 15 years in Samoa and.Papua) will speak. To-morrow is tte .ftmiQrs' pay. A consecration service will bo he-la' at 4.13 p.m., and an address will be delivered I>v Mr. 4, Variiev. The annual tea will b'fi held at 5.45. wn.. and..at 7;Bf> p.m, t'hera will be a .grand junior dwndiK-trs-; tion. At .7,45 .p,ra,mi Thursday there will ho a ebnsoeration sorviDft,' fit' whifeh tho Eev. G.. Kiwwfcs Smitls" Will .Speak, priori to-,the. induction of'tlw new officers. . ; ■ ... '