METHODIST CHURCH CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2708, 1 March 1916, Page 6

METHODIST CHURCH CONFERENCE

i ACCOUNTS-KEEPING CRITICISED

FIRST READING OF STATIONS

i. , . <lis Telegraph—Pros* Association.* ; Auckland,, February 29. ! At the Methodist Conference to-day, s the Rov. S: LaWry submitted "a;general : report on Church; property for the year [ 1915. Attention -was called ..to the fact itliat "there" was '.n,;'lack of . accuracy, in •' li.any pt-tiie returns.;' lit such items as ■ "balances - brought, forward' : frbm- lire-- ! vious'ry'eai''," "there, .were."glaring inac-' j curacies;. . In. one district tliere wasa . difference in' the total of . more than .' £300.■ -Tho debit balances showed still greater,;.discrepancies;- In one-district • "the total:;;ditferauce':.ainouiited. to more i than £4»0. tJoino homo mission stations • liad not 6ent in returns. ; Sixteen" freehold sites had'been-ac- > quired. l ahd eight new churches erected! ; during the « year.' .■Enlargements ..and i .other improvements cost £2-500 less than, in 1914. Three new parsonages 1 had been erected. The great care and .labour bestowed by the district secre-jitaries-iwas: commended in the report. £: Thd current trust .account showed : that ■ j'the. feceipts totalled' £'52,739 '.17s.' 5d.,',, -including a balance in hand' at : the beginning of' the year of £4132,175. Bd., ;nud the expenditure, including debit balance from ;last year' of £11,282 dos.'-: iJld.,' totalletl £58,769 ,ss. - 2d. Credit : balances 'carried forward totalled-£4435 ••Os. 6d.,aifd the . debit balance , forward . £11,517 18s.: 9d.- The debts.to the Loan Fund'totalled £10,027 lis.'. •JOd., and; the; debts' on other' securities' I '£116,503 : 3s. 2d. ."Debts reduced" i figured at £6200 os. Id., aaid "debts : Jnereased" amounted io £6894 Is. 7d. The amount of the insurance was .''£335,007. j-1 < The following district secretaries were 'reappointed:—South Auckland, Mr. Hawke's Bay and Mniiawatu, Mr. Hodder; Wellington, Mr. E. Daw- ; son; Nelson, Mr. J. Boon; North Can'/terbury,_Mr. Salter; South Canterbury, iMr. Irwin; Otago, Sir Rosevear ; Soutiii land, Mr. Froggatt". The Taranaki, IVauganui, and Auckland appointments ; were doferred. " .FIRST READING OF STATIONS. The first reading of stations was as : follows:—' ' llawko's Bay and Manawatu District: ; iNapier, Thos. E. Richards and home : [missionary; Da-stings, M. A. liugly and i [Pratt; Gisborne, J. Olpbert; Waipawa, ijlArthur Harding jDannevirke, J.' Dukes; jlWoodville, Christopher Abernothy; Paliiatua, HL Cottom ; Palmerston North ) (Broad Street)/ Frederick W.; Boys, and -' home ; Palmerston North ; (Cuba Street), Jonathan H. Haslam ; Feildiiig, Daniel J, Murray and Thos. I CJoatswoi'th; Sanson and Kongotea, R; J'urcell Keall; Foxton, Win. Howe and ' home missionary; Kimbolton, home missionary; Norsewood, home missionary. • Wellington District: Wellington ■ (Taranaki Street), James G. Chapman i and- home .missionary, and Wm.'Walker •/(chaplain to the Forces at Tren'tliam); Central Mission, G. Knowles I,Smith'; Wellington (Thorndoh), A. Moss r'Readcr (one wanted); Wellington South, rE. Drake and James Richards ; Jolin [ sonville, M. J. Evans (one "wanted); pdutt, AVm.: Beckett,; , l'etonp,, Angus JBean; South Wairarapa, Leslie B. A. (oue wanted) ; Eketah'una, C. i Jordan;.. Levin, 4Vm. H. B.' Abbey.; ! Otaki,'H'.'White' and home missionary. ' Nelson District : Nelson, Wm. Bauinber; Richmond, Arthur Ashcroft and : liome missionary; Blenheim, Benjamin F. Rothwell and Tlios. 11. B. Wooll- ; oxall;-and •home missionary; Hokitika, ! Horace- 'L.^Richards; • Greymouth, Ernest 'Dr-l'atchett; Motuek'a, Clias.". A. ''Reoftbn, " Charles Penney; •"IWestport, Ben Dudley. !. North Canterbury District: Christ- ■ church (Durham 'Street), Percy N. : Knight; Christcliurch Central Mission ■ (now known, as. Durham. Street South), , N. Turner;.'Christchurch East, Wm; A. ; Sinclair, Arthur.Liyersedge, and home ■ missionary; ' Christchurch (Cambridge | Terrace), J. Cocker; . Ohrist.chnroh , (Woolston). AVm. Laycock; Christchurch ; Sydenham), Adolphus' H. Scotter; ; Hhristchurrh (Addington), Thou. W. . IVealio. and home missionary ; ' Christ(St. Albans), A. C.''Lawry and ' 51'. Battey j'Christchurch' (Papanui),' Ali Peters; Lyttelton, S. H. D. Perry- : inan..; Springston, W. Braniwell'Scott; jTai Tapu. B. Nielson; Leeston, Wm. . • Grigg and home missionary; Kaiapoi, ; Paul . b airclougliOhoka, J. Freder- : ick Martin; Rangiora, AYm. "Wills and James R-. Clark; Greendale and'Mal- : venii. John Harris and home missionj nry. .. -... .V..:. . ; South Canterbury District.---Timaru i (Bank- Street), Thos. A. • Joughin and ■■:Hoob. . 8.. spiers; Timaru (Woodlands Street), Ralph J. Liddell; Waimate, , "George F. Stockwell (one wanted); Te-. • muka..(King Street), A. Hopper; Ger- > aldine, ;Geo. P. Hunt; Asliburton, J. . -Frost- (one wanted) f Willowby, 'WalteT . 'J. Oxbrow. I Otago • District:; Dunqdin (Trinity),„ t Wm. A. Hay ; 'Dunedin, Central- Mia-- § fiton, Clarencc Ealon ; Diinedin-(Diind.ns ! Street), Samuel Griffith; Dunedin (CarSpill . Road), R. Raine; Dunwlin (St. Kilda;, J. Guv; Dunedin (Caversham), J D. M'Arthiir and home missionary; . Dunedin (Mornington), Wm. Greens. ; Jade; Dunedin (Roslyn); T. Arthur P,y- ---: bus; Mosgiel, James,l'; Pinfold: Port; ; Chalmers, J. W. Griffin; Waikouaiti .' and Palmerston, Alex. Allen and home missionary: Balclutha, Benjamin : .J. : | James; Milton, ..J. Fcatherstone; Rox^ burglr (one v.-nnted). ; ' Southland District : Inverpargill (Leo • Street), Win. Ready.(one wanted); In. 1 vercargill (Don StreetT, Samuel Hender. j; son .(one :wanted); Invercargill(Elleg. i Road), Geo. Clement; .Blnff, Albert H; , Fowles": Gore, W. Lea: Otautau. Sam- : - uel'Bailey; Edendale,' Fred L. Frost". . :