PAHIATUA METHODISTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 255, 16 July 1918, Page 8

PAHIATUA METHODISTS

I QUAKTKBLY MKKTI.XG. II At the quarterly meeting of the Piihiii- "" lua iMethoilist Circuit Jiuaid the liev. Jl. ' s Ciitlom presided over a goud lUlendancu '' of oilicinis. KeporUs were miule by liiciua bors on the missions condueh-d by the '" minister iit Makuniako and I'nhiatun, l ' iin<l the Church Anniversary, and tlie.se e were considered very satistaetory. The 11 Foreign .Mission effort so far totalled i.'l)!i, and the general income for the ;e quarter was excellent. It was resolved '" to iteceut tho oiler of the Home ilis- '° sion Coinmitti'e to give an extra grant ''" of M ])cr aiiuuni if tlie stipend is iu- :'" creased to X'M. A motion of conilii- !" leuce was passed in silence to relatives [t of the late Kev. S. J. Scrpell, and a let- '"' lit of sympathy is to be sent to tboin. The Commissioner of Police and Staff ' r commended on their efforts, despite dif- ■' fienllies, to combat the social scourge, v and regret was expressed at tho law's •'" apparent diH'erenlinlion in bucli cases.. a a copy of. Ihe resolution to be sent to J" Iho Minister of Justice. Arrangements '" were iiiailo for intercession and up-lo-d date roll of honour ceremonies at Pa- '■ iiiatiia, liallance and Miikomnko on Suiidny, August 4, also I'm , Chaplains' i'und. entertainments, ilakoniako Chmch Anniversary, and visit of the I'ev. T. (.!. a lirooke. : " Mr. 0. Johnson, who has to go into 0 camp on August Mi, tendered his resiguas (.ion of tho office of senior circuit stew- '■< aid. .\[r. Johnson has been a steward t of the circuit since December, 1010, nnd 1 senior steward—the principal lay ollice " in ii Methodist circuit —since January, " I'Jlli, in addition to accing as circuit re- '■' porter. The officials greatly regretted ■ the prospective loss of Mr. Johnson, and r expressed tho highest appreciation of the ■' faithful and invaluable swico rendered t by him to tho Church, and their reepect 11 for his character and c|iialities. The '■> I'ev. If. Cottom eaid he had met wuny '< oflicials of different types, but had never il known a better steward than Mr. 0. 0 Johnson. He suggested that ennsideras lion of Mr. Johnson's resignation be de--1 ferred for Ihree months. If Mr. John--11 eon did not get away they wanted him f to retain office among them. Messrs. '' W. Boyden and E. S. Holdawny spoke in ■I very complimentary strain. The chnir- • man's suggestion wns adopted, and Mr. > Cottom and Air. J. >T. Boagcy wero ap- '" pointed to draw up a resolution on Mr. " Johnson's work. e ■ ■■ ■ "■■"■ '■ ■i" '