PRIMITIVE METHODISTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1354, 14 January 1905, Page 2

PRIMITIVE METHODISTS.

(Per Press Association.)

. Christchurch, last night. ■ Tho following funds wero reported at the Primitive Methodist Conference : Loan and church extension fund : Amount owing to fund .£1272 12s, value of fund £1302 12s; reooipts £272 5s 6d, payments £251 5s 6d, balance in hand £24. Or. phanage fund : £l3 12s. Tho roports show that the publishing fund received an income of £376, with an expenditure of £291, with nett profits on the magazine account of L 69, and a 10 per cent profit on almanacs of L 9 15s 9d, The children's equalisation fund showed : Income L3Ol 13s 6d, investments on account L 286. Tho following is tho first draft of stations at the Primitive Methodist Conference :—Now Plymouth, John Nixon, one to be supplied ; Wellington 11,, John Dawson Bulletson and candidate; Wellington 111., Jas Cockes; Aucklaud 1., William Potter, Geo Warburton ; Auckland 11., Geo Cloment; Auckland 11., G, W. Smailes ; Invorcargil 1., Robert Raino ; Invercargil 11., Thos A- Pybus ; Thomas Samuel Henderson : Grcendole, Thos 11. Lyon ; Christchurch, G. H, Mann, ono to be supplied ; Ashburton, Jas Grey ; Dunedin, W r m Layeock, S. Bailey, ono to be supplied; Waikouaiti, Thcs Coats, with [ missions ; Wellington 1., Percy Cassuns, R. J. Liddol; Timaru, C. E. Ward ; Fdlding, John Oliphert, G. R. Sims, W. Jones, supernumer ; Geraldine, Richard Hall; Foxton, J. Featherstono ; Halcombs, G. P. Hunt ; Stratford and Eltham, Jas. Clover, P. J. Mairo; Waimsta andOamaru, Joseph Sharp; West Coast Mission, J. Harris, H. M. Inglewood (branoh of New Plymouth) to be supplied ; Bluff,D. E. N. Dudlej; Waib : , John Southern; Wanganui, E. D. Drake ; East Egmout Mission, T. R. B. Woolazall; Temuka (branoh of Geraldine), D. Campbell; Edendale (brancla of Inveroargill), to be supplied; P, 4, JSobipeon, without pastoral oharge.