The Free Methodists.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 261, 8 October 1883, Page 2

The Free Methodists.

GATHERING AT? WOODyijCillp. The members and frieoflfr bf tbe^FrsP" i Methodist denomination met oa Thursday to accord a hearty welcomed, their est emed pastor, his wife and family, <who have now come to res de permanently m vv*oodville. The circuit offic rs havel'acted wisely m making "Woodville the head-quarters, a 'position which it justly claims, from the fact fully three-fourths of the total number_ "6f church niembers reside _rthi3 end of thecircuit. The usual qua terly me sting for the transaction of the church jbusiness commenced "at 3 o'clock, on 'Thbrsdsy afternoon. The Key. J. W. Wprboys was.elected chairman pfr the meeting there wefe; also present Mr T. Moor?, Secre'ary, with egood at r tendance; -pf niembers. Progress was reported both spiritually and financially, and greater success is expected during the next quarter. -At 6 o'clock, tea was on the table, and certainly abundance "of good things were^prbvidbd/ to which about 100 sat down. The following ladies presided, and dispensed %c eatables and drinkable sin a very pleasant . planner :-- Mesdames Wor-hoys,-Moore, Mprga : n, ; 'Walfcer, 1 Sowry, .andJMiss Hawken. . When the tabes ffl&JSWored, ,Mfj, J. :J Sowry, jwaß>re r ; quested to take the bhair," which he filled •withcrejiitjto himself and pleasure to the audience. Messrs Hawken, Pinfold^Moorf^Worboys, and Fennel gave suitable addresses during the evening. SoraeofSankey's hymns were Sung by $9* .chojr, j Mrs ; Hamblia^ presidihg* it the-harpionium. — — .^^-w;^,^..^