Wesleyan Quarterly Meeting.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2127, 9 July 1898, Page 3

Wesleyan Quarterly Meeting.

TH»<J»atterly Meeting of the Upper Thames Weeleyan-Circuifc was held at Te Aroha cm the SOth ult. Rev S. GrifSth, Superintendent of the circuit, presided, and there were present the Beva J. W. Burton and W. Beckett* fifteen other office-bearers-A cordial welcome was extended to the new Waihi minister, the Rev W. who already gives promise pf a’vcr'yaaccetsful ministry. The-ahairman was requested to convey by letter, the condolences of the meeting to the widow and family of the late Mr J. Farmer; and also the eonaesional secretary, Bev VV. Morley, ox the •ceagttojn of his wife’s sudden death. The Members’ 801 l showed an increase of twenty.on the quarter; andthe financial statement, though, incompleteTfer the lack, of some returns, was satisfactory ; showing, however, need , of continued in order to meet tl responsibility of k the ciroUit. ‘ ' " ‘ Messrs C. H. Lawn and Harding were appointed stewards for the JKomata and .Waitekauri respectively, and Mr Clarke assistant steward at Karangahahe. Through th? : liberality of Mr W-I?S.-. Allen, the meeting was enabled TOpuvite the Rev D. . O’Donnell, evangelist, to visit this circuit, at jhis earliest available date, vizj November next.. Other routine business was transacted It was decided to hold the next meeting at Paeroa. At the local preachers’ meeting, which was held'at 6.30 o’clock the same evening, a very cordial welcome was extended to ‘Mr Henry Lawn, on hie'return to ihiscircuiti from Reefton; and a 100 to Mr Arthur Roach, a local preacher, at Waihi, who has just arrived from England. It wa« in future, to hold service in the Karangafiake church, every. Sunday morning and evening,