WESLEYAN CHURCH WELLINGTON DISTRICT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 272, 12 November 1873, Page 2

WESLEYAN CHURCH WELLINGTON DIS TR IC T.

The annual meeting 1 of the Y-miniaters of ' the above district was commenced on morning, the Ilth insj*. at 10a.m., in <he Wesleyan^fihuTcbV-'Mara-jr-Btreet, ' the Rev Thomas Buddie, Chairman of the . disfiriot,:prfegi-3ibgv r C, ',': A -•; YQti y £>^ [2 ' (There were present tbe Revs G. S.tahhard, W. Cannell, W. Morley, G. S. Harper, J. B. Richardson, J. S. Rishworth, Di M'Nicoll, J. S. Smalley, H. B. Marten, and T. P. Reevt>,

The' Rev Messrs Berry and Law are unavoidably absent. After deyotiQhal exercises, ih; which the* \ Chairma*o^G,.&S; Harper, Gc. ■' Stannard, ahd W. Morley took part, the following = election of officers was made : — Secretary, W. Morley ;' Assistant Secretary, G. S. % . .JBa r P i er r J- B. Richardson was requested |to f(ugpiy ( |inforraatio3 of AtheKtiiisifeesa ** the' New Zealand Wesleyaii,' j -aad«'- Wl Cannell to the Nelson daily puss. .1. .The Chairman in his opening address expressed gratitude" to Almighty God for his sparing goodness to the ministers,, .of the diatrict, and referred io- the various subjects which would be brought before "the meeting for consideration. After the hours of meeting- were agreed upon, arrangements were made ifor thi examination of the candidates nnd probs T tioners, and for hearing them preach. ( '■ The, .Home '; Mission^ Anniversary r wasjj ; Tfixed, for Sunday next, I ' the Rev. J.B.^ Richardson to preach in the rn.orning,= an open air service in the Botanical Gardens in the afternoon, and tbe Rev.Y.Qit'S. Harper to preach a special :iermon r to youth in the evening. T : * A public meeting to be held-bn;Mon4ay '' evening, chair to be taken at seven o'clock. ' V; The usual solemn questions as to the character of the ministers were asked and satisfactorily answered in every instance. Under the question " Have the Conference Stations for this district been observed V 1 The Chairman reported to the meeting that the Rev James H. Rogers, who was appointed by the last Conference to the Motueka Circuit, had sent in his resignation on the ground of ill health. The meeting resolved that his resignation be accepted. . . .. x~ . -. ..