WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.
PBK MUSS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, March 11. At the evening session return* were presented showing that there ware 297 churches, with 449 other preaching places, 122 Ministers, 583 local i preicherg, 2257 Sunday Sebool teachers, and 70,401 attendants oa publio wor- | ship in tha Wesleyan Ohurch in New Zeilarvd
The balance-sheet of the Home Mis? siuns and Ohurch Extension Fund showed teceipts .£2786, expenditure* £3283, ostimai ed receipts for cunent year X 2590, expenditure £3026. The Committee of the C&ntury Vtmi were recommended to vote X2oQta tm» fund.
The Oonferenoe passed a resolution protesting against any attempt to legalise the sale of liquor in the K«wf Country.
WKiAiacrroy, Mareh IS. The Weslevan Confer?nee approved the third draft of stations. Those for Wanganui district are:—New Plymouth, Revs. S. G. Serpell and W. Ciincell; Rahotu, Home Missionary; Waits™, Rew. S. J. Garlick and A. Ashcroft; Stratford, Rev. J. A. Lochmo : Hawera, Revs. J. Dukes and W. J. Orchard ; Opunake, Rev, O. Penny; Waogtnui, Rove. H. R. Dewsbury and W. R. Tuck; Rangitikei, Rev. W, Keale; Sanden and Feilding, Revs. A. C. L&wry and T. W. Veale; Palmare, on North, Revs. S. Lawry and T. W. Newbvld; Kiwitea, Rsv. J. Thomas; West Coast Maori Mission, Revs. T. G. Hammond and H. R. Hodder; Msngaw,tka and Waimarino, each a Home Missionary. A discussion took place with reference to the proposed appointment of an nssistant to the R«v. W. Gittes in his Maori work. Although 10 0 bad been guarantesd in the proposal to make the appointmet 1 * a * • nce *•' wust that another £lC°, wouW *» guaranteed in othor parts ot tn * was negatived. At this junOt. lui * *"•. Rev. W. Gittos offered to gua. T «**<« the amount, and then it was r»sfc ,T **' to recommend the Pastoral Sassic* thO' the Rev. D. Weatberall ha appointed/ as Maori missionary, and a suitable minister supply his place at tha Upper Thames. LiTD. The Weeleyan Conference concluded its sittings to-night. A rewlution waft passed n commending the introduction iuto Parliament of a Bill to decide by referendum whether it is the will of the people that there should be daily BihJa reading in schools. %
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 49, 13 March 1901, Page 2
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