WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 64, 8 March 1902, Page 2

WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

m ■ PEK PBCBB JJSOCIATIOV, Ddnkdin, March 8. Application* from the Revs. Orchard and M. 0. Thomas to become supernumeraries were granted. Rev. L. M. Isitt is to be continued u minister without charge. Bev. Burton is released for foreign mission work. The quf stibn of electing a president and secretary at a preceding conference was referred to a committee to report upon at the next conferenoe. Rev. Gibb, Moderator, aud other* waited on the Conference as n deputation from the Presbyterians U convey greetings. The Bev. Gib i announced his intention of moving at the noxt Assembly for a committo ■ io confer wi'h a committee of the Methodist Church with a view to finding a common g-jund of un : on. , A deputation from the Unit-d Temperance Council also convey id greetings. Both were suittbly arknow- : lodged. i The Ooiierenee expressed sati*facrion at the appointment of the Be». Dutton to be chaplain of the Niotb i Contingent, and commended the mem- . hers of the Methodist Ohurch to hit charge. , motion pf Bev. Let, acommittee was appointed tocoeMder th» > establishment of a deaconess' training borne. The balancvs'.ieets of the cbild- , ren's contingent fund was adopted. A I discussion ensued on several items, and i it was decided to appoint a committee i to collect information concerning the I establishment of a fund for payment of 1 circuit removal expenses.