C.E.M.S.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3080, 10 May 1917, Page 7

C.E.M.S.

DOMINION CONFERENCE The Church of England Men's .Society opened its Dominion Confnreme yesterday. TJifi proceedings commenced with Holy Communion ai. St. Peter's Cliurci) af.'7.1.5 a.m., whora also nt 10 o'clock an intereossion servico was held. The delegates attending the conference are: —{'resident, Kight. Rev. Lord Bishop of Wellington; general pecrotar.v, Ven. Archdeacon Russell (Ontnacu). Diocose flf Auckland, Mr. \V. Nash (New .Plymouth). Dioceen ni AVainpu, .O*\ .(''flkiu, .Mr. It. Gardiner (flavelock Norlii).. Mr. H. N. Fowler (Hastings). Uiocese of Wellington, I Mr. fl. G. Bridges, Mr. E. A. Palmer (Diocesan Coiinoil); Eev. A. M. .lohn- ! son, Mr. .1. W. A. Marchnnt. /St. Paul's, Wellington): Mr. A. Richards, Kev. V. -51. Kempthoriio (St. Peter's, Wellington): Mr. O. W. Barltrop, Mr. W. H. Madeley (St. Mark's. Welluigton); Tier. W. . Fancourt, Mr. A. B. Watson (St. Thomas's, Wellington); Her. R. >I. Hobday, Mr. Vennimoro I (Brooklyn); Rev. J. G. Castle (Island Bay); Mr. D. Bray, "Rev. J. H. Syltes (Kilbirnie); Mr. t>: Keir. Mr. H. N. Morrison (Roseneath); Mr. T. Plant, j (Northland); Kev. H. F. Wilson, MrM. Crompton Smith (Khandallah); Mr. .1. W. .Henderson, Mr. F. W. Osborno (Karori); Kev. H. T. Stealey, Mr. W. E. Claridge (Petone); Kev. O. G. Blnthwayt. Mr.'l 3. Allen (Otaki); Kev. 11. Godfrey (Jlasterkm); Rev- H. A. Walke (Eketahuna.); Inspector ,R. Marsack (Palmerston North); Eev. O. Price. Dr.-P. Marshall (Wanganui); Mr. R. G. House (Diocesan Secretary, Lower H.utt); W. Reynolds (Lower Hiitt).. Diocese of Nelson: Kight. Lord Bishop of. Nelson, Canon T. sVTaylor, Nelson Diocesan Council. Diocese of Christchiirch: Mr. . C. M. Strachey (Diocesan Si?cretary), Rev. A. L. C'nnter (St..Michael's),.Rev. W. H. Orbell (Papanui), Kev. J. R. Hewl.and (Lyttelton),. Mr. H. M. Bamiehr (Lower Iticcarton), Rev. W. M. M'Wat.tefs and Mr. R. W. Simpson (Timaru), Mr..11. G. Prebble (Prebbleton), Rev.. O. F. Askew and Mr. A. Barnes. (St. Matthew's), Mr. H..Poole (Waimate), Re.v. J C. Ci. Mutter and Mr. F. J. Balliiicor | (St. John's). Diocese of Dunedin:- :«r. i 15. " J. Parr-(Roslyn).

The business session, commenced at--10.30 a.m.- in- St. Peter's Schoolroom, when His Eordsbip the Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Sprott) preeided, and delivered the.openihg address. . Tilie General Secretary stated thai tho society had ISB branches iu.. New Zealand, with a membership of 2200, while seven years ago there...were only 49 brancJie& Of 352 members who h&d: gone on active service, 73 had fallen, and 60 had returned. . Three braJich secretaries had rnno'o the supremo sacrifice. Canon T. F. Taylor, who took. part, in tho lus-t-brio landing at Atizoc, was heartily congratulated. Military branches of the (J.E.M.S. had heen established at Sling Camp, Brockenhurst, and at two baso hospitals, and a big conference of O.E.M.S. members had been held at Cairo.

] The Rev. B. Fulford, who had been I engaged to fill the position of organising secretary, was killed in Mesopotamia before he was able to commence his work. It was hoped that a chaplain, who was at present in France, might be available after he had completed a six months' engagement in India into which he. had entered, and which would expiro t next year. Greetings were received from the j Primato, the Bishop of Christchurch, i the Bishop of Waipawa, the- Bishop of. ! Auckland, diocesan and branch eenro- ! taries, and also from tho general,'sec- , j retary of Australia. The reports for the year submitted by ■j the executive aod by the general sec- ! retary (Ven. Archdeacon Russell, of J Oamaru) were disoiisned and adopted. A credit halnnca of £60 was shown in the report of the treasurer of .tho i Organising Secretary Fund, i At the afternoon session ji resolution j -was passed endorsing a. by-law of the ! Dominion Executive establishing a iheadquarters branch in every •dioceso to i which isolated members shall ho attached. ' ■ j A committee, consisting of Messrs. ! F. M. Bannohr, W. Nash, and B-. G. j Hoiibb, was appointed to look afb>r tho ■ business . arrsugemeiits i:i connection j ".vith • the "Mod'f Magazine" until a j, manager conM bo appointed. Mr. 3. i'-O. Adams was Tfiappointed edjtor of 1 tho magazino. It was decided to coriitinuo the .circulation of tho "Mfln'u j i Magazine" as iwiiotl in Bnjrlanc!, nn;l ! j also to issue to members in tho poI minion a local pnpplwnent containing ■ information as to the work in New' I Zealand. !■ The election of officers resulted an [follows:—General secretary, the Veu. J Arohdeacon J. D. Russell' (Oamari:); J oxecutiye, TUv. H. Watson. OYollingi ton). Rev. Canon Taylor (Nelson). Kov jj. G. Castle CVVcllington). Mcaars. J O. Adams (Christchurch), '■!. Vf. ITenderson■ (Wellington), and W. Nash (New I'iymonth). It was decided to hold tho next conference at Chiistohurch, the date to be left to tho exooutive to determine. The conference decided that, members on active service should hnvo their affiliation fees pa'id tviuje tiioy aro .ahsont, from Now Zealand, and that tho "Men's Jlagpzino" be sent to them. Tho following resolution was carried unanimously:—"That this conference | strongly urges ell branches of tbo j C.B.M.S. i-n do their utraosi to ftwthc;' the campaigu for fi o'olook closing; of licensed premises during 'tho currency of the war, and for six months fchop- j after, and that a copy of this rcsolu- ! tion be forwarded to all branches." Tho ! principle underlying the Tenolution 'Miii | unanimously endorsed by tho oonfer- ! onco, mid tho general secretary was ■ instructed to send a copy of ifc to the j Acting-Prime Minister. j

Tho conference will resume biisinoiin a!. 10.30 a.m. to-day.