Methodist Conference.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1923, Page 4

Methodist Conference.

DUNEDJN, March 2. i The Methodist Conference decided to ’ establish a medical students’ training fund and accept Mr E. CS. Savers, a third year student, ns one in training for medical mission work. The Conference adopted a special commission’s rcpoit on indentured labour in the Solomon Islands and Samoa. 'Hie report did not recommend any change iti the existing system. HOME MISSIONS. Home mission matters were further referred to when the Rev. G. Bond announced that a grant of £290 would he made to the ’Wellington Mission if a married minister lie appointed. or £l4O if a single probationer is sent. The Rev. A. ,T. Seamer was designated the general superintendent of the Home mission and Maori department. CENTENARY TEND. The Rev. A. C. T.awrv reported that £42,000 had been promised to the centenary fund by subsevitrers throughout j the Dominion. They had started out with an original objective of £40.000. I The canvass had been entirely stiecoss- : fill. The Rev. S. Griffith, clerical tren-s-I uror to the fund, gave further partieuj lars. showing that some £30,000 had j already been paid. The working ex- ; pen-ex had considerably exceeded their i original estimate, and sonic £SOOO more would he required to leave a net result of £45,000. The thanks of the Conference were 1 accorded to the organising secretary the i Rev. A. C. Lawrv. and the Rev. S. | Griffith and Mr FT. Field, treasurers 1 of tire fund. I It was moved that the appeal he : continued until the end of May. I This was strongly opposed by llev. T. G. Brooke, who moved as an amendment that the date he Man li 31st. Tie contended that both the Home and foreign mission funds had already suffered severely through the canvass for the centenary fund during the pn“t two years and its continuance would seriously interlere with other funds. i The amendment was lost and the on--1 ginal mot ion carried. i It was announced that a centenary roll containing the names of donors, hut not of their gilts would he prepared and placed in the Methodist museum, also that every stone oi the memorial cairn at Kuihu had liven laid by Rev. A. .1. Kcamer. The report cn the centenary volume shoved that the sale had come short of expectations, and (here "a- a do!i< i<• I:t-\ on that account. (Duvessel's were to be appointed to sell the remaining 500 volumes. The mu Iter o! calling mi the guarantors v.ns deferred for a year. Rev. G. Ero.-t v.;:s accredited as a representative from the Conference ‘ ‘ the Methodist Church of Australia. DISTRICT ( H \ fit MEN . aluo ation in i In' method oi electing chairmen of districts wap proposed. In which the ministers and representatives from tlie various districts should iioininitte thcii chairmen. instead of this being done by the Conference. After a. brief debate, this was 10-t on the voices.

Ft was agreed that secretaries of Dis- j trie! Synods Gw nominate I by their j Synods and. appointed by Conference. j A suggestion from the South Ancle- i land Synod that the Conference he hold either in February or in March, but not in lyth months, in F'o interest I of business men likely to attend the Conference was lost on the voice-. j A motion in favour of the annual j reports for Syucds being printed wa- ! agreed to by the Conference, on t oi- J (lit ion that the returns from the circuit- and depari incuts are in the hands of the secretary of the Conference by tli- •e: 20th. in each year. BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. i Mr .1. C. IVudhoc presented a report on the movement in favour of securing Biblical instruction in the State Schools. The Conference expressed its satisla* - - tion that the I’rime Minister had staled that he w:\s in full sympathy with the movement, hut it regretted lie had not seen his wav to give effect to their requests for legislation in its favour. Satisfaction was expressed that the churdies had come into dose agreement on the proposals. Air TYiullice drew attention to the arguments set out in his pamphlet on loyalty to the law in connexion with religious teaching in the schools. I Mr Moses Ayrton contended that no I objection would be made to the Bible [ being read in the schools as literature . hut there was an objection to religious teaching. ! sri-EBNCMER ABIES. ; The following ministers now heroine permanent supernumeraries: —Rev. .). If. Simmomls, Geo. Clement. Thus. H. .Toughin. .Tames 0. Chapman, Jns. Cocker. .Tas R. Clark (for another year) and T. A. Bybus, Arthur Harding, and A)’. A. AVntson (for one year). In e u-li case sympathetic reference was made to the career and labours of the minister retiring permanently bv various ministers and laymen. The Rev. W. Ready, on hehall of the trustees of the Durham street Church, Christchurch, extended an invitation for the jubilee conference of the church to be held there next year. Tt was reported that the Rev. F. AV. Bovs had voluntarily retired from the ministry. The Rev. AV. A. Sinclair was given permission to rest next year, and to visit England, arrangements for supply to he made with the Board ot Missions. The Rev. H. Af. Costain was also given permission to visit England next rear. orphan-ages. The report of the AH. Albert ARulmdist Orphanage, Auckland, was presented and adopted. The reports of the Wellington Orphans’ Home at Masterton and the South Island Orphanage in Christchurch were also presented and adopted. The conference placed on record its congratulations to those responsible for the carrying on of these homes.

CRICKET NEWS. HOKITIKA V. KANIERI. The match between these two teams was played on Cass Square on Saturday afternoon, and after a very tame exhibition of cricket, resulted in a win for Kanieri by 19 runs. The winners deserved their success as their howling, batting and iiclclint A were superior to their opponents, m j fact the batting and catching of Hoki- ' Gka. was the worst display this season. Kanieri ill the first innings made 41 i (C- Fleming 15. E. -Morris 11). W. , Houston got 5 wickets for 14. Farley 1 ■> for 23, tulloch 0 for 9. Hokitika could only put together L, (Tulloch not out 8, being the duel scorer). Tin howling of It. Morns o. for 9. and C. Fleming 5 for Hi. com-| hiiicd with poor hatting, was vcspon-l sibie tor Ihe small score. . I ; | M second innings Kanieri had : |,,-t I wickets for I I when the game w as_ stopped. Tulloch 2 fin 5 and Rnlu rts I ; lor .*> oliihi t - H ‘ uicki’i-. . . j Tin*. v . n: In Kangri UltiUl til-* j honor :.s winners „!' the Southern Di-, vision. retS'IHALIAN ISI. N./„ CAW.* ASSOCIATION, j I .AI.C.C. V. N.S.AV. ! SYDNEY. March 3. j ! The wicket was good and the weather j fine for tile second day oi the New South Wales v. AI.C.C. match. The play before lunch was character- i ised h.v sparkling hatting by Abu-art- I „ev and Andrews, and by the ex: client slip fielding of Chapman, who '-aught both off Gibson . Bard-Icy settled down to cautious ciickct. relieved by bright shots pest cover, and splendidly timed glances to i;,,,. 1,.,.. Andrews hit one 'six and s ,anxious to despatch Gibson out of the around, when he snicked .a hall -willlv between second and third slips u |u,iv Chapman (lived, and held the trill in his right hand an inch from the iu;l\ Tjivhir hit nine fours, and was 1iri11i.,.,, 1i.,.,, iili-round wicket play, until he lifted out lo Rill-AYo 'd at deep "'id-mi. Bard-lcv snrc-uiiihcd in endeavouring jo ('ini Fi'i'cnian F> leg. hip; ax delighted the sped :9t; h.v all-mund-the-Wkl.-cl play, lie hil eight boundaries and was then miconquered. Gibson deinenstrated his skill as a howler, notwithstanding the manner in which Kippnx and Ta.vlor puni-hed liini. Tlie New South Wales innings clcsed lor 311. Tim attendance was 11.000. M.G.G.- -First Inning- 275 N.H.W. Fir-t Innings. Collins, c. Galilmri'e, b. Gibson H* Bardsk-y l.h.w ~ b. Freeman Dll A 1 aca 11 : i* - v <‘- Chapman, b. Gib-on is .Andrews, c. Clmpiiian. b. Gil.son 3. 'Taylor, e. IDII-W 1. b. Gibson 73 Kippax (imt nut) -'9 Kell it w av. 1.h.w.. h. Gibson . 9 Tleiidry e. Gib-on. b. F'leeinan 13 OMlicld. st. Aiacl.ean b. Freeman 9 S'c'Mt. e. Chapinfin h. Gibson .... I Mai ley h. Freeman 9 Extras 19 i j r ( .fG , 31! ! Bowling analysis - <>ib.-on n hu 1,1 . ' Freeman. I for 99: Bread 0 for 2,3; Gidtliorp" 0 for 97. j ATstwTe'c.ill"’s second elici t was devoid ! of incident, excepting i'e ■ an c cage ol ('altl'.orpe. who nl ye! < *cntt lard I" ! Kolia wav at so'-nm! slip, and v a- m:s- ---! , ' ,t - . . 1 When lb“ Englishmen * s. o e was j one for lid. slumps were drawn at 5 45 ion •:< ; ami; of lading li: 1 t. i AI.C.C. - Second Inning'. : AViKoti h. Fe.'t: ..... 1 Hill- Wood !■:•.( , '.I I 37 | Cal t fair; e ( lc .1 nut! 2" j 'J ■ l vet | (his ,|e. ;il s a.III.) | Tia tin::! •!• el i , ‘..or ope*:. 1, . ciii Rmi ioc '- !ii.a, iu : r:ng- IF ; ( om:r dupe to I iliree tor 2L Eemler lour for 31. Al;ir. legone in ;■ ■■ (ir-i c.iiliiigs Mad j, -i wicker- ioc i_3 ,>;i:i ih. n, •!-) when -tumps were drawn.