PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 220, 18 January 1911, Page 8

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH

ANNUAL .CONFERENCE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The deliberations of the Primitive Methodist Conference were continued today. . The treasurer of the Loan Fund Committee, the Hon. C. M. Luke, .reported that the loans advanced from the fund during the year totalled £2OO, and that a balance of £7O 3s remained in hand. Overdue amounts aggregated £133 10s. The total value of the fund stood at .Cl.Wa 3s 3d. The appointment of the principal committees and officers resulted as follows: —General Committee, Revs. .T. Guv, B. Metson, T. R. B. Woolioxall, S. 'Bailey, J. Sharp, J. Clover, J. Southern, J. Cocker, H. White, R. Raine, T. H. Lyons, G. P. Hunt, A. A. Armstrong, J. Benning, S. Henderson, G. Clement, A. Harding, R. J. Liddell, G. H. Mann, J. Olphert, J. 'Harris, T. Coatsworth, G. Knowles-Smith, E. Drake, W. Laycoek, A. T. Pybus, B. Dudley, J. Featherston, li. Daniel, Messrs. Bellringer, A. Varney, T. K Jones, W. Phillips, J. Ballantine, M. Murdoch, Hon. C. M. Luke, Messrs. J. Embury, G. U. Styles, J. C. Thompson, W. Ferguson, ,1. Penman, J. Watkinson, D. Goldie, P. .7. Hawkins, R. Waltain, J. Wright, K. Saunders, T. C. Taylor, T. Booth, W. Thompson, J. Booth, R. Herbert, T. Moore, F. Hitchcock, A. E. Freeman, J. Lftttgc, J. Hollow*v, E. Watkins, E. W. Hall, W. Dobles, J*. Boothrovd, C. Rudd, W. T. Lilt. (I. Frow, J. Huffcy, J. Hutland, W. King, E. Furlev, G. Froggatt, W. Dickson, F. H. Johnson, G. Williamson, W. McDonald, E. Hicks, E. Higgott, Mesdames Saunders, Wright, Miss A. Simpson; •Secretary, Mr. D. Goldie; assistant secretary, Rev. T. 11. Lyon. The Missionary Committee personnel is the same as the General Committee; secretary,' Mr. D. Goldie; assistant secretary, Rev. T. H. Lyon; treasurer, Mr. J.'Watkinson.

[Foreign missionary secretary, Rev. C Knowles-Smith; foreign missionary trea surer, Mr. J. W. Warren.

Indies' Missionary Auxiliary.—President, .vtrs. J. L. Wright; secretary, Mrs. Lill. Executive Committee—The Auckland members of the general and missionary committees, with the same oflicers. Sunday School Committee.—Revs. S. Henderson, G. Clement, C. E. Ward, Messrs. li. Egglcston, H. Chaplin, W. Ora/wley, C. H. Earwater, E. Edwards, T. Grose, E. W. Hall, J. Steward, H. W. Robinson, W. Dobbs, T. A. Stringer, If. Holland, F. Halston, W. Pickering, E. Till, together with the Sunday School organisers and district agents, also the secretaries of the Christian Endeavour and Bible Class Union, Bible and Prayer Union, and Anti-Cigarette League; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. H. Pugli, Orphanage Committee. —Same as Sunday Scnool Committee. Building Committee. —Last year's committee was reappointed, with the Rev. W. S. Potter as secretary. Loan Fund Committee.—Same person|nel, with the Rev. J. Dawson as secretary, and the Hon. C. M. Luke as treasurer. iFor the purposes of registration and as the ecclesiastical head of the church, it was decided to report the name of the Rev. J. Dawson. The Rev. J. Dawson was appointed as custodian of deeds, with an ex officio seat in the conference. It was decided to appoint a Dominion [evangelist when a suitable man can be obtained. The Rev. R. Raine (Auckland) was appointed ministerial delegate from New Zealand to the British Conference, with the Rev. J. Smith as vice-delegate. Mr. R. Mctson (Temuka) was appointed lay delegate, subject to his consent. It was decided that the conference of 1912 be held at ChristchurcJh, the session to oegin on January 10. The Rev. J. Southern (Wellington—West Coast mission) was elected General Committee delegate to the next conference. District representatives wt next conference were appointed as follow: —Tnranaki, Rev. S. Bailey; Wellington, Ttev. C. A. Sims; Auckland, Rev. G. P. Hunt; Canterbury, Rev. A. Harding; Otago and Rev. E. Drake. The Revs. E. Drake (Dnnedin) and J. Dawson (Wellington), and Messrs. G. H. Styles (Foxton") and Dobbs (Christchurch) were appointed conference delegates on the Stationing Committee. •