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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 276, 21 November 1874, Page 4

WESLEYAN DISTRICT MEETING. TatmsDAT, November 19ih. Financial- Business. Meeting opened at the usual hour with devotional services. Present : Rev. T. Buddie (chairman), J. S. Rishwortb, G. S. Harper, D. M'Nicoll, W. Keall, J. H. Simmond-i, W. B. Marten, and Mr R. Lucas. The first business respected erections wbich had been completed during the year. BlenhFim circuit had put up a new church 28ft by IBit, at a co'fc of £152; debt, £20. Hokitika a new church, 55ft by 35ft, at a cost ol 45? 000. It it to seat 380; remaining debt, •£4OO. Greymouth a small church 30ft by ?o't, to seat 80 pereoii-i, at a cost ot £110; debt, about £10, ; Blenheim requested permission to cell a church site in Havelock in order to secure s better one, to erect a church at Massacre Hill 3»ft x 20ft to cost £150; to erect a vestry and otherwise improve the Blenheim church at a eostof £120, also to erect a new church al Havelock 40ft x 25ft, to cost £200. Leavie was granted on the usual conditions. The District Home Mission and Connexions' Funds were then reviewed. I. — Distbict Home Mssion. Income. From various circuits — £ s. d. Nelson II 17 0 B'enheim 13 I 8 Motueka ... ... ... 3 0 0 Hokitika 2 0 0 Greymou'h ... 8 0 0 Pare rent of Kai-Iwi firm ... 20 0 0 £57 18 6 The sum of £37 7s was appropriated tc miscellaneous expenses and it was resolved to apply the balance towards establishing a Home Mision at Colllingwood, should t suitable missionary be avaitable at the close of the Conference. IL — Connexional Fomds— Contingent. Income £ s. d. Nelson 16 0 0 Mutueka 8 0 0 Blenheim 12 o 9 Hokitika ... ... 8 0 0 Greymouth 8 0 0 SaleofCoQferenceM ; nutes 0 5 0 £52 5 0 which amount will be appliei to District and Conference contingencies; 111. — CONJIBXIOSAIi .— S OTZBK UMHBABT Ipcome £ s. d. From Circuits in District ... 56 14 0 From Minister! io District ... 44 2 0 £103 IS 0 to be remitted to General Treasurer. IV.— Connexional— Children's Fund. Income £ s. d. Nelson ... 19 13 9 Motueka* ... ... 2 5 o Blenheim 13 12 fi Hokitika II 16 3 Greyfhduth 6 15 0 - Balance to be drawn from General Fund ... 816 3 £62 8 9 Expenditure £ s. d. Children's claims iv the District 62 8 9 £62 6 9 V.— CoKN£X.ONAL— EDUCATIONAL FOND. Income £ a d Nelson 3 8 0 Motueka 10 0 Blenheim ... ... 3 12 Hokitika 0 14 9 Greymouth 2 17 6 Ministers Contributions 7 7 0 £18 8 5 Expenditure £ s. d Remittance to General Treasurer 18 8 5 £18 8 5 Vl— Connexional— Foreign Mission Fund Income £ s. d. Nelson 13 16 6 Motneka 10 0 Blenheim ... ... 7 4 o Hokitika 1 10 0 Greymouth 4 3 0 £27 13 6 Expenditure. £ s. d. One- third to Islands Mission 9 4 6 Two-thirds to Maori Mission ... # ... 18 9 o £27 13 6 The following gentlemen were nominated as lay members of the Connxlonal Committee* : for the ensuing year :— Messrs Lucas, Harkness. and Usher, Nelson ; W. Alexander Motueka ; Kitchen, Blenheim ; W. Todd Hokitika. The ministers and circuit stewards of thi various rirpuits were nominated members ol tbe Home Mission Fund Committee for the ensuing yeir. The Rev J. 8. Rishworth was appointed tc accompany the Chairman as District Representative at the. stationing committee, and the Bey. G. S. Harper was granted permission to attend the Conference. Respecting invitations to ministers. th< following resolution was adopted, •« That tin the system that has grown up in some of oui circuits of evaling our rule that regulatemode of giving invitations to ministers by opening corresprfadeace before the prescribed time, isrbighly objectionable; aae this meeting recommends that no invitation ' shall be regarded by the Stationing Committee if given before the December Quarterly Meetinp; nor any invitation sent to minister* who ha'e only been one or two years in theii circuits, and whom their circuits wish tc retain " Seveial recommendations respecting. th« Connexional Funds. Sunday School Union for the Connexion, various properties, alteration of J elson District, &c , were made. The cenibg session closed about 9.30 with with payer, Friday Morning. Session commenced at 9- o'clock with devotional exercises. An amount of mis cellaneous buaioesa was transacted, the minutes read over by the Secretary, aftsi which tbe meeting close!. The following are the various returns for theDistrict:— Churches, 22; other preaching pi ees, 24; ministers, 7; S ibbath School teacliers, 122; local preachers, 22; class leader/-, 20 j full and accre-ite-} Church members, 318; on trial for membership, 65; catechumens, 37 ; Sabbath schools, 17; Sabbath school scholars, 1155; total number of attendants on public worship, 2815. B~' I — -—»—-_— _^w— —^ OUB CBIPT-ONS in AID of the WIDOW K^ of the late Mr J. G. DRANB, who has been ]- ft with four little children unprovided for, will be gladly received by 35 Buxton aad Co. Messrs. Pattbbson, Hablino, J. Smith, andß. Luoas & Son, Nelson; Messrs Hoddbb and Co, Richmond; Mr J P. Horns, Appleby; Messrs J. and W. Dbummoiw, and Mr Suiob, Moutere.