PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 15 January 1907, Page 2

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

' "MONDAY'* The Itevs, Ji. White and A. Arm 'strony pniached thoughtful' and. impressive sermons at S.tfi) and 0.45. The Conference was opened by the vice-president. and after the roil call and leading of t\u minutes deputations were received. The New Plymouth Ministers' Association was represented by llie Kev. tf. 8. Orsborne, Milssrj Mauridcr, and llandley, with the local ollieer of the .Salvation Army. Mr Osborne spokeon the need for more spiritual emphasis in our work. Kspeeiallly must we avoid sensationalism and give tu our conizations the 'strong meat ot the Word of Uod, making more of the .Sunday morning service than is at present done. lie also emphasised the importance of family religion. Messrs llandley and Maunder alao mldressed the Conference. Captain McAulay said that lie belonged to that branch of the Church that sought out the llolsam and jelsam of society, lie •\vishe.d the Primitive Methodist Church much success. Ou behalf of the Conference, the Rev. 0. 11. Mann and .Mr T. J'ooth replied. Mr Mann agreed with the remark's of the liev. Osborne on the need for family religion and urged the Church tp greater earnestness and enthusiasm in reaching the ma>'-cs of the people. Mr T. ' IJooth spoke on his experience of men on tlu> £U infield* who were derelicts of society. These men needed , the (lo'spel. The Xo License deputation consisted of .Messrs C. E. llellringor, (.loudacre, and .Maunder. Kach speaker emphasised the success of Xo-Liccuse in th:' colony, and spoke hopefully of the future. In lvply the llev. OJphert delivered' a most eloquent address, as also 'ditl Mr Lill, of Ashburton.

The Sunday-school report was dis eiused and consideration adjourned until Friday morning. The Missionary Committee's report .was received and adopted. The llonie .Mission J-'und stands at C-1SI) 3s Id. an increase of OU lis 2d. The District Committee's report was received and adopted. MISSIONARY MEETING. The animal missionary meeting in connection with the' Conference was held 'last evening, Mr ,1. Watkinson. of Auckland, treasurer of the Missionary Society, occupying the chair. After devotional exercises, the chairman remarked that it had been a great pleasure to him during the year to hear of the success of the work on mission station*. lie was delighted also with tin! efforts put forth by the young people of the Church 011 behalf of missions. There was yelf land to be occupied for Jesus Christ, and they must do it. Jle tinted that the meeting would be an inspiration to the members of the Conference.

The liev. U. P. Hunt (Jlluft') paid that he bad considerable experience in Home Mission work, having been the lirst Primitive Methodist missionary on the Wailii goldlield, He knew something of the dilliculties connected wit" such work, but Ik; had proved that <iotl helps all curliest workers, lie related several interesting incidents in connection with mission life. He pleaded for the sympathy and support of tlie ('litiivlh's for the missionaries in (lie back dislriefs of the eolonv.

'I he liev. \V. Laycock (Dunedin) lied also some experience of mission avi rk. anil knew something of its prii viiiions. Jim he was glad that the mis-ionary spirit was growing in the ( liurei!, as evidenced by the record amount of missionary contributions, o\er C ISO, Christ, he snid, .sends llis Church into the world to bring the world to Ilim, and none of llis servants can be exempt from iliis commission. We can go personally, or we can go representatively. ' JjVir those who go lor lis we must prav and send our gifts to help them. Not for reward, but for Christ, should we ork,

Jiev. A. Armstrong (East Egmont) said it was not what lutd been dono. but what remains to be done that should inspire them. They couid no\er eome to the ioundation principle < f mission work until tliey said, "Lord, what Thou bave me to do 7 '? 111 submission to Christ wo must lie uituc.s.ys foii'lliinv lie called for active individual service. For the sake of this we must seek the power that fits for service.

•Mr Wilkinson (Duncdin) said that every Christian should have some linn;,' to do wiUi missionary work l- " u '' « l(l l»'lp liy iiHliviihial gilts. ;-o that might In;'five Irom hnancial worries. .Mission work commenced in Vow Zealand in IS] 1 but it was 1825 In-for,. th« first eonvert was gained. .SLill, tins pioneers laboured until 'success did come. ijo should it be with us.