WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 37, 9 March 1909, Page 2

WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

UNEMPLOYED DISCUSSION. By Telegraph.—Pre«3 Association. Wellington, Monday. To-day the Methodist Conference discussed the following motion moved bv the Rev. Blumires:— "That the Conference expresses its sympathy with employable unemployed in the Dominion and urges the Government to take steps to discourage undue importations of such classes of immigrants as will be calculated to throw out of employment those who are already at work."

Objection was taken by Borne speakers to keeping New Zealand closed to outsiders. Eventually the motion was amended' expressing sympathy with tlie unemployed and asking the Government to liml employment for all who require it. The amendment was carried. THE NO-LICENSE QUESTION. At tile Methodist Conference to-day a series of resolutions were passed in regard to the no-license question. The Conference rejoiced i n the continued growth of the movement, us indicated by the substantial increase in the vote at the recent poll. It congratulated electorates in which no-license had previously been attained upon the iaet that not one of them had voted for restoration. It recorded its opinion that sixty per cent, of the valid votes cast was too high a proportion and it expressed the hope ihat in the near future the law might be so amended that no-liconse might be secured, at least bv a majority of less proportion than the one at present required. U_ was _ reported that the Forelgti Missions' income for the past year was .Wai-i, being an increase of .C 742 011 the amount of the, previous year. The Revs. J. jj ; Burton' and Jf. R. l'oole. both of Fiji, are- to be the Foreign .Missions' deputations hi the Dominion this year.

It was decided that the Rev. ,J. C. W lieeii, one of the general secretaries, )e the deputation for 11)10.

FIX'AL DRAFT OF STATIONS,

Wellington. I,ust Night, The following is till! linal draft of [ stations for (lie Wext (.'oast of the North i Mand: —« Xcw I'lvmouth—Rev. ,]. (j. Clinpman; one wanted; supeniumcrarv, Rev, IV. Cannell. W'aitara—Rev. K. T. Head. liiglewood—Rev. W. S. Bowie. .Stratford'—liev. C. C. Harrison. Kltlui in— Rev. F. Copeland. Ha with—Revs. F. \v. Bovs and W. \V. Aver.v. Cape iigmont— Rev, R. I', Keull anj homo missionary. Kaponga—Rev. W. ]l. Seott. Wangauui—Rev. .]. A. Uixford. Arauioho—Rev. A. E. Patchett. Rangitikoi—Rev. C. (irillin and home missionary. i>andon—Rev. I!. Frost. I'eilding—Rev. 0, JO. lieeero'lt. Ralmcrston Xorth—-Revs. (J. \\\ J. fepence, T. 'J'. ThomaK, R.A., ami one ■wanted; Rev. U. S. Harper supernumerary.

laihape—Her, I{. .11. Tinsdey. Waitmuino—Kev. ,T. b\ Martin. ( West Co;i»t Maori Mission—Kevs. T. (». Hammond, It. lladdon, home mis sionarv, and two deaconesses. Patea. Kiiiibolloii, Tauinariraui, Ohura and !Nortli Taranaki—Kaeh home uiiysionaiy, . .. 4 ;. IiKV. TUKdKAU'S MISSION. Wellington, List Night. At the Methodist Conference to-night a cablegram was received from Dr. MorJc'.v, of Victoria, intimating lie v. C. Tregear's willingness to come to Wellington for speeial mission work as desired by the New Zealand Conference; also stating that an exchange would have to he provided. Tt is now for mi:iinters in the Dominion willing to go to \ ietoria to at once communicate with the New Zealand president. The Conference, will close to-morrow.