Wesleyan Conference

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 96, 31 January 1888, Page 2

Wesleyan Conference

Hiv '-Welujtoton, January 29. The conference ;{ in its ministerial session assembled at nine o'clock, yesterday; Messrs Burrows, Fellows, and Laws, of Wesley College, were admitted as probationers for the ministry. It was agreed to allow Mr Lawsone yeaT^s" status; Messrs Nott, Chapman, and Murray to continue residence at the college. An application from the Key, Mr Stevens, of Newfoundland conference,^for^admission, was respectfully 'declined, J. At 1 ' ten o'clock/ in its representation session, the conference" resiimed^the consideration of separation, from Australia. The, following- is the result of the •■ Totin^V\Eor'^para^ibn^.2(9; ( ''againßt } 26; the motion was ,carrjed by 13^ The ultimate decision remains with •'■ the general conference, , which meets < next May in Melbourne. The v.oting i then proceeded for r^pfesentatiyes) to ! the general 'conference. 'There weie j 21 iominatipns.of^ministersrffor the i election of nine, and following .is i. the result in numerical, order : Beys. • Morley;' 5 j. jßetrf/ Oliver, Mc^iool, Lewis, Taylor, Lee, F.W. Isett, and' < Baumber. - For lay representatives • there were 24 nominations for the election of eleven, the following being i the result of the voting- : Messrs F. i Prime; Buddie; Perfyman; Maxham,' : Harris, Brown, Knight, Georgei Snodgrassj White, and Smith. The fol* ' lowing are the members of th>» general 1 conference ex officio : '■ Revs. Williams, Bavin, Bull, and Wilson, of Auckland, i The conference adjourned till Monday. '