PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 16 January 1907, Page 2

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

YK.S'frJiiJUY S I'IIOI'KKDI.VCS. 'flic liiiul ivailim; of .nation:, iv>"lti'<l as tulloUs: XrT I'ivnicMllll: •'• llnnliiiff. A. Ani.slr.ii-. ,i. Xiv,', 1 '• \ ear's rest). W.liiutmi II.; .1. '" :, - ■■• =>- •'• I'. Doll-rIV (eail(lid:lt..|. ■'•'ii-k'an.l I.; \\\ ,'.'. iv.it,.;-. I-). WarI I"'-:!. Anekland I!.: {',. Cement, '''• -\- '!ii»lm|:miii. Alleklni,,! III.: Til i.v..:i. !in.T.M|.;,il! I.: 1!. |!.,i.i. : 11.. T. ■'■■ ''■•!"•<. 11,,,,,,,: S. Il.,„l,r,„ ; , '■le'K.iii!.': I!. Dlhliev. CiirislelmH,: ■> ■»<•■<■» <iiiy. W. li:i,ri. (CM. i. Ash !i"'!"ii.- I!. .1. 1.;,i.|,-il. ' 1M1.ii,,,; |» ■<■ C-.-Miiir 11. I):,t,i,\ i>. U . '.)„„.., I n,,e,;;,„n,er:,rv,. I),,i,edi„: \\. l-:'\'-,,<-k, S. |l :l , |..v. ('. A . Sllll:.. W,,:I..'11:1111: -I. i'V; ,1,,,,. I'„v,„„. ,| \\VHi':'!A.,„ I.: I . K. \ Vil ,,|'. I! - Melson. .1. I)ii,llh..|| l-lli.Tl'lllllli.',' •■■yl- |||. : ,| < ~..i,,.,. 'i'iiimi'ii: .1. Ol|ili",'l. <:,.|;i1,1in.. : (; i| : -* l: ■ T'-imiki': T. C,,|sh„ill,' i!i,: " "' : - 1 - <l»v-i'. Sir.,l,-,,,.,1: i,. ''iiiM|.l."l'. Ki11,;,,,,: .lul, |!,„„i„,, y-..-u.,i:,1.' and ();;,„;„■„: ,|. |, aiTi .. «''■! <'»"-l Als,,„„ ,„„.!,., ,„.,,„, '"'' "»' IV'siil.'liH: 1). I!. |'. CallMe, !:■ A. -M»<>!■.■ 111..11.|. |„..,|.,„„,„i. || v ' llill '' lilnll': (I. P. 11 ~'ni w-iiiii' T li. IL \Vonl'„\-„l|. W.,„,,,.,., m . |.;' I'mk.. |.:;,,t Mj,,,,,,,,!, Missiml . A Dim*. Kdemlale: .1. Sharp. \\'nik..lo Mission: .['. I. Aliiiis (11.M.). ]>.,| merston North: one lo lie ohtained. Tin 1 following motions wore pas,e,!Tliat we veeord „ur thanks to Alm'Jity <fo,l l,„- the );„.„,. „„.. 15111 .,, „,- ils tavonr which ],„„ rested upon our Church diiniifs' tin' past vi'iir as indi'■uti'ii liy an increase of )j-> members, ill.- total ninnliiT now l,eii l; v 2S£. niid we plcilfrc ourselves as a (.'<uifi«r.>nc-.' to increased praviT and diligence dm' inft the .voar.

Unit we. repress our »n'al graljlicalnm and our d,)rp thankfulness to : \i;ni;:!ily Cxi for tli<> j-r™L inu-.u,.' Hi tlir of adherents in tin's colony, tie: rcccat census sliowiii" a total ul 21 ; 7!)« „1, 0 returned theniselvoovi's as Primitive Al.'tlx.dists. this own;,' mi increase of H,u.53 in' «,-,. Jeans, a peictitaie: increase of IMS!)

PUiLIC MIOLTIXd. Dn Tuesday .ii-lit the church was wed Idled for lh, IJU |,li t . ,„,,,;„„ u ,. votiona exercises preceded u series of 'eiy interesting addresses, and a n.usie" programme was rendered at i„1..,vals a, roll»w, : -eor>i.,t solo, Mr JJo••■va..:, duct, Misses L1 „, 5 ,,, „„,, ««K<S ami song, by Miss Xixon -v. I 'inly and Mr Mclsaaes, Mr •Mi ..oldmg [.laying tli-j aceompaui

Mr (Joldie, the chairman, of Auck ''"id, «ave a slirring address on the progress ol the Church and the illv( | ";' -' v,,l, ; v '' n " rt »»ii»- pint of miiiislers am nieml.ers. lie gave figures »> "Wing the relative position of the <- mivh memberships here and in the -1 ounlr.v It seemed to bin, that I"-' larger the organisation Hie "real «•■; tl.« criminality, ami he <,,,„( ed lig- '». IV'«;""f l""l a greater avera-,. 0 f e.iimnals in the gaols (ban the p,i n'itl«- Mctlio.llisi:, yet the ||ihlc instmns had less, and the ,„ wkm s.ll ess Ihe limner knew that the smaller tno area the Letter it was till'l. anil Ihe more prolitable. ||„t ':/"' ,' lili , llh ' JV Met list "' " W inland/ During the pas, [,-, years particularly, he end studied Ibis I l ,';*, ,'' V ,,l '- v J , fi "r''»».v. and had found II at during (he iirsi ten of these rears when Hn> colour in,| f„ m . . ' ' Mel 1,0,115t dcaiomiimtioas-the '"w'e." Means. Primitive Methodists, IJniled <'.b«.l.si, ; and llible Christians--),,, j. own ol tins Primitive Methodist '«»■' was about 11,,,,, tmu , s fllsl( . r tual, that „| i,,. larger do, „ llliillh '» N-w /calami. And they had won- , '"' ,f ,V mt " u ' r( ' ls '' ••'■'"ld be sirs an.cd. il„, „,,,. till ,, lh(1 bad been inliniiHy better ].-,.„,„ ~,„[ '•'.!»"« tin- ,„ rof profess 1 p !""'« IMhodM, in t!,e colony hj", ""■ve.l;e,l „■„,„ 1,,,,.,;. „. sons ((i -w.",.an increase of 11.~, per cent. On "■■""':''• band li.e parent (jlmrch of Alot.ind.sni, which some six or seven "™ ;'S» l"»k i"t.. its arms ,he ' '" ',; i "" l r L " 1 n,s '"»' I'nitnl Method isls. who hml vainly asked to I ssnciai'd with us in rarrrin;; on l'he •"asters work in this fair land ~„[ who had perforc, to join the laprer '""'•V' llh ' ,V:)IM,S "I'ownl thai Uie number ol '-W'esleyan Metliodisls" do l.';""'""' 1 "■'"''-1-»--M t" (i:i.(il»:i under the name ol |.| M . -Methodisi ( \ nm . h ~, Auslralasia" i„ ]!)(»;. [[,. n „ q . ( , U|ll Ibis loss, and hoped it would b,,d to •' very crif.cal examination and an endeavour to locate (1,,, cause mid bud its remedr. The -real increase in t|„. I'rimitiv,, Methodist < hurch threw on t|„. ministers and people grealer responsibilitie-s. '| et ("mi increase (be number of the f '»«■';«:» by "II .a-ans, making them attract.ve both inside and out. Let tlicm never be made such that (here would not be room for the poor Ti■<■ ,'il'i'akcr feared that,the clablisliment in Hie great missions in old countries and in new was because it was felt by those whom Cod or the devil had blest w, I, a bttlc. more wealth than their Mlows, that there must be no mixlme "I l-ii-li and poor on earth, whatever tnere might be in fieardn. So those "veupymg the [.arlours were willing to •»>M kitchens tor the ~oor and call tliem missions, lie could understand such places being ljiiilt in old lands, '■lit not in Kew Zealand within a stones throw of any Metliodisi ' < l.urcli, whether Primitive or other, wise. "(iod help Primitive Methodism." he said, "if ever a lime should <••>'"« vrhou tee ~oor. lo whom al„d for "•bom the Master toiled and Kull'ered slmll llnd no rest for either body or sou in the churches erected br us', jf timt day should ev:reo , ihen rour day-o ol increase will cease, and'von will go down lo U |, lV e ..' s '.. w.'.^'iiiiTfor'" 1 ! I ''- wit - 1, " ,! . t a ' i ''''' 1 '

J!ov. Ifenilers'on, „f Xhamos. fol'ownl. null said that the' Ibnire, of -(,.. clieii-mnii revoiilod ;, 'stnu. of ailaire of which Ih,. church must lake eo»--inzniio,,. There were over 21 15(10 pro. li's-inj- i'liinitivo .Methodists (~ (he colony, but (hey do not li n ,| tiiat liuin-l.-.'i- in the churches. When people wont out of their wav t„ writ:, "l'ri) initive" in front o('".\lo(liodist" in tin' census returns, thev niu.st nio;in somethine- and he' tlion'jjlit it meant tliero was a necessity )'„.- M<l iiic move mi-lit to brine th,,,,. people into the i-liurclii.s, 'tho ae ( . ~-,-is ripe, and „p. porinnity open, and evorv oireuiu--.tiince in favour of a great 'revival of 'ipcitair work, the only means „t Hie bone ami sinew of Hie workin, classes.. ;u d the favourite iiiclliod of this C-hurcii years ii L .„. »l t is ii sad lad llmt we can't got'poop'e into our churclies." he said; "would to H'.il we could." Al Thames liiev had iii'sdliiieil unileil opi-niiir services uf. H"' H suiil shiudav .service and loiiiul Hio.v wor,.. reaoiiine (he p,,,,,1e. I lie chief dillicullv seemed to bo in

reaching tin- young people who had just left .Sunday school, who ought to .-" "» eliitreh. hut ,iiiin't. JJe was alraiil I here was too much eddies, and formality al.oiil the' Chinch to encourage the'young to attend, and. whilst no lover of sensationalism. | u . lu'lieveil (.hat the -sendee would have I" he made lo '.-mi the eronii."' needs of tue times. . "' r

Jiev. llame, of lnverearfill, endots •''l all that had been said in favour "I more active outdoor and personal work, lie empha-iscd that if people | "mild not come lo the Church then I'"' I'lnmh must "... („ the people, und ".ave iii.tancs of the -rent benelit atIcn.iiii.L; a .".\sleni of canvass in-liluted i" Ihe South. There was in Ciirisl and 111, work liaif which aiipeaicl lo til- '"'si s of a man's nature. If I here were a devil in a man, mua | asthey must appeal to (he Cod-like £..;,

'"res. lie ilmiuulil Chrisliaus coiiid 'I- uiudi j. Iby greater assert ion. bv :akin,e a mole linn and freipumt slanil for Christ in the walks of everyday life-for in-laiiee. they should reprove anyone who profaned the name of (!,„[ by usiii;; it in iha u.-uurc of u onih. "iioor fellow, he docs'a'i k'uow bet-l-r" atiiliid... He pointed |„ (1m f.„,i thai the (Jiiirch of (lod alwavs progressed most rapiiky during I lie liine-, of greatest persccul ion. and opined I Hint ihere was n.it enough persecution I now. p|'ubab|y because Ihev did not I can, it—they were not bold'enough in scrying C.wl ami lirofcssing His Chris liaiiity.

I i!ev. of tleraldlne, said he , had read a great deal in newspaper. • and magazines reeenl.lv c. uci'.iing i the out'ook of tiie Churches, „n.l had been sorry lo liml a note of pessi.n. i-in from 'outsiders and from those in the loveivonl of Cod's bailies. They 1 Seemed, ,t.Q iiave. lofct tailh iu the fit-

lore. In the words <if our writer, 'SiK-icli abounds willi i-iimi-.-i mill "ducalcd |..T.-.ills who luiv.- Insl I'ilith ill II livn- (l.al, and ;/... their fellows. and IVn-c- iheii,:clvcs pas-iii- out ..,' I (.■ culiivK willimil hi,)....' I!,. .1-

: ; erous In !!:.■ wori; and cmlran- In ( lirisi's loaclliu!.'. There we' till' Vafioli.ll IllilJJlli' spots, such .1-, N-lll)|. ; !l il; scei-itl un, hill tin' word w.i,, mov inir on towards ;:ood and ;;eiliii". ie'i(.■V ovcrv diiv. T!if pre .'ill a.'e was Hi.. l„--i Ihc world liml ..v. i- Unw.i, awl tin- I'm lire would I'.' taller. \\". <n iii.'i- looked Imck over ilii' Iriuiiiph- „! Hi.'' Christian f.iilh. tin- over ineroas iiiu numbers bciii",' lin-iiiriil \e.iv l>v veur nu.l .lav l.v ,lav under tlic inlln-i-ni-.. of lliristia'iiilv.' 11i ••. 11111-.L reco;,' nise 1 Ji;il. v.silu and not iniifht would prcvai'. iiiiii ;;ni.'.' I riiini|ili. Willi mil, in ilio Cnap.l. ■, Imiuaiiil y. and ill lli'd. til.-\ 11111-1 (111 light nil to vie loi'V.

Ilevs. Dawson and t.'uv warnilv Ihauked residents for their hearty vein,,-. „f (he dolejsiies. and the kimlm- -hewn in their boin.-s. and Ihe de'.. i; al-s pa-sed a verv liearlv -Mde of thanks to all who had so a 1.listed. The sii-iiy of ••.\|,i,le With Me" liv i.;e eoli-le-ali„,i, and (lie lie|l.'dic! ioil by l!ev. lieneelt. eoiieliided the meeti n^'. TARANAK! LAND BOARD. The Hoard met at 11.110 a.m. VroM'lil: .Messrs .1. lleslop. Uattenburv, •I. D. Counelt and -I. in the absence of the Commissioner Air 11 eslop was voted to the chair. \.\S\.) AI'I'UKD R)lt. The land a]iplied for since last meettii« was as under:—Sec. 8, block U, Ward &> acres, 1). Itiddell, 0.r.p.; see. •'!, bl. S.Oinona, I.'IIIT acres. K. (Jould, 0.r.]).; sec Hi. 17, 18, bl 12, Opalcu, 7 acres, 2 perches, John lleslon, cash. TUANSt'EKS.

Tne following transfers were an proved: li Carroll to W. .1. Ilrvant, sees. 171, 17(1, bl Hi, Upper Wai'tara, sees 1711, 175. bl ■!. Nffilimarn; 0. ("I. Xops to (1. M'illianiH. sec 5, bl (! t Kg. niont; M. A. t'liard and T. Henry to A. 11. Chard and T. Itenrv, sec j> bl 11, t'pper Wailara The appiieation of F. Webb, sec (ill, block H, I'oiiata, to transfer to D. ■I. and il. Davis, was deferred for him to explain why Hie residence conditions luul not hec'u complied with.

Sl'li-LLTTiXI! KIiFL'SED. I). Sullivan ap|ilied to sublet sec 1, bl T, l'oiiata, to I'. Herbert. /I'll- Mi.iinl resolved, Mr McCluggagc dissenting, that it could not' accept the agreement put before it as a subV»e, and Mr Sullivan will bo* in formed that he must make satisfactory arrangements for residing on the land, or disposing of his interest within one month. I'KWHHOLU. •lolm Penny applied lor permission to convert tile tenure of section ll!l, block 10. Xgairc, to freehold.-An-proved. ' The Commissioner reported on the application of 0. Ilawken to obtain a small piece of Crown land on the«,pposite side of the I'alca River to sec lion 4, block II). Oj.aku.-Tbe CommixI sioncr recoinnicndcd that the ai.plicant be given the right of a road to I the river. 'l'll., report was adopted. PONSKSSIOX KESI'MKi).

The rangers reported haying resumed possession of the following forfeited sections: Section 2, block 1, Tnurakawa: section 10, block 2, Aria. S. Williamson applied to obtain the latter as an addition to lids holding. 'l'he report was adopted. The lirst properly will be re ollVrcd under part 111. of Ihe Land Act. and the latter re ollered for lease-in perpctuiiy, clashed as light bush lands. VALIAITOX IiKDI'CIOD. The ranger reported upon the prosenl. condition of improvements on seelion (i. block 11, Cape.—The valuation Will be reduced to .CUD, and the seclion re-oil'ered for selection. . IiAM.'ICIIS' UIOJ'OUTS. John Barron, ranger, reported upon the ~nsp<et'ion of -1)7 'holdings', leom-. I'l-ising 21,11111 acres. Improvements rcpured amounted to .Ci7li7, and improvements ell'ecled .01)713. Eighteen were resident, 21 iv,|nired to reside. ;"i were iioii-rcsid,i|nl, 12 bad not ellected snllioient improvements, and one was in default for both reunironient's. Iv Tolme, ranger, reported upon the inspection of r>> holdings, coni].i-ising an area of 3H,|:)O acres. lmnroreine,nts re H uired ,C741;1, ellected CIMO2, jiou-rcsidcnt 111, 111 were required to reside, 1:1 had not effected sufficient improvements, two were not residing, and lour had not ellected sullicicnt improvements and were nonresident. Those in default will be notified to show cause for not complying with the conditions.

SStXEOI'UUS IN DEFAULT. A schedule of selectors in default ■ for improvements and residence was submitted and dealt with, us follows: —T. I{. and L. K Andcron, section Oi), block 14, Pouala, win-resident; Ims man on and is trying to sell; if transfer not effected to some person who will reside within one month,, this and section 8, block t, Million, will be forteited. .10. Webby, seeliou 2, block 8, Wiiro, non-improvement; unable t» obtain labour for busli-fclHug: six months' extension. M. Kelly, section 1, block 7, Cape, lion improvement;. illness prevented him: six months' extension. lUorroll and Lyford, section •J, block C, Ohura, non-residence; can .not build yet for want of funds: six month.',' extension. ,1. p. ].']ett, section 25, block 15, Aria, non-improve. incut; though he lnul longer time to commence: six months' extension. J. Iskuka, section 5, block I), Totoro, lion improvement; access bad, had io wait, is making a start at once: ex phiiiaticii satisfactory. James Pattcrson. 'section 1!), block 1. Aria, ironlmproicincnl; accident prevented him: six months' extension. \y. Jleath, section 0, b'ock 15, Aria, non residence! cannot g,.t (ind.cr ,m the W' l '" l ' }'■'-•■ extension till September granted. .1. 11. (iraham, 'section 21, bb-ck 1, Aria, non-improvement; o\vme; to illness could not get anything | done: six months' extension. D. JlcCurdy, section 12. block 2, Aria, non- ! improvement; jlln.-ss and misfortune invvenfed him, but ho is {joiii K up at the end of tins month: Uiree months' extension. ,|. j;, U nK \i, sect ion 20, block 1, Aria. non-improvement; could

not obtain assistance: not sullicient oxe,i,c, forfeit. (j. JVlack, section 2, block 12, Aria, mon residence: forfeit. .S. IMctirath, section l;l, block 12, Aria; non-improvement: forfeit. '(! • s Stacey. section 15, block 12. Aria; lioniinprovemcnt: forfeit. V 1! j ja con. seclion 5, block 1-1, Olnmi;'noniniproveuiciil: forfeit. |.;. ,|,. n, llnuty. section 111, block 10. Ohura: noli improvement: forfeit. CI'A'FK.U..

A. M. Kiddell npplied for a re heaiing of the forfeiture of section J(|. I'lnck •>, Ohura,--Thc forfeiture «■„* leseindcd, ami consideration helil over until the Commissioner has reported on tr.c ninlter. •Mary Williams Wils jr ran fp,i !•> uiiv.ilhs' exemption friiin personal residence <ni section:>. block ,-;, 0 h„r ;l; and 1!. AleKurlitnc and ('. .11 0])1 . were (limited a similar extension i„ regard lo section -I. block !l. (buna. •I. Ilarron, ranger. sul.iuiUeil siiggcstious for dealing with the mrsohfseelions in (he town of Manaia. and il was decided to oiler (hem by public unction ul Manaia.

lln the Cnuiiiissiouer rcportiim that •' ' D«,v, who had obtained a venrlv tenan.y in May. IDtil, or section tit. block I, I ppcr Wuilara. bad paid no i.nt vn.ee the lirsl year, and was now is mouths in ai-iva!•», the Hoard em celled the tenancy, The Hoard could not see its wav to I accept (I. Semes' surrender c( '.section il. block lti, IJuiioa, Uhiiidun settle

W. .lainesoii f.invui-dci! the biilance ol the purchase nii.nov I'm- seeliou :l, block 1, kapara. and' submitted reaI sons for (he'delav in ■.ending it. lie | asked Ihe Hoard 'to reconsider its dc-.-ision to forfeit the deposit of CIOI es. The application was referred to tlie .Mini'slcr for bands for his favourable cons-deration. In reply to C. Unilgcrs' upp'icalion for a liMiipiiviu-y tenancy of section 12, block 13,. Ohura. be will be informed thai the grazing citu be leased at .CI per anntiin. but tho house, is let to the Education Hoard fur u school-, ioiise. Mrs Dean applied, through Mrs j Harron, ranger, for pcrinissinjii to fence in the forest on part of the township reserve in front, of the hotel, AYlwngii-1 luomonu.—Kefiße.il. i