METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 225, 11 February 1913, Page 5

METHODIST CONFERENCE.

REV. W. filTKjs: RETIRING. Per Press Association, j Wellington, Monday. I- At tin* Primitive Methddist Confer- |. e.nce to-day the Rev. VT. Gittos, super--0 intenrieni of the Maori Mission in Aitek- . land, made application for permission ;l to become a supernumerary. He had, he stated, been engaged for sixty years in church work anion" Maoris, but lie felt that with the vlwnjrwi being made new. light was required in the work. General regret was expressed at the request, and flattering tributes paid to Mr. Giltos for his valuable work among the Maoris. The application was granted. TARANAKI CIRCUITS. !« Wellington, Last Night, rt The Methodist Conference approved of '' the following divisions of circuits:—New Plymouth, to include all the places in, lS the present Methodist and Primitive lp Methodist circuits, with two married v ministers and one probationer at Inglel" wood; that Midhirst be transferred to the Stratford circuit,'and that in fieu thereof a grant of £BO a, year be made to the Inglewood circuit for at least three years, and that, the Primitive Methodist property at Inglewood be sold and the proceeds devoted to the liquidfttion of the debt on the Methodist parK sonage. Stratford to include the places in the, present Methodist and Primitive Methodist circuit, together with Midhirst (as above) and Bird Road, from the Eltham circuit, with two married minisls ters. one of whom shall reside at MidPV hirst. Fltham to include all the places L (. in the present Mbtliodist and Primitive is Methodist circuit, except Bird Road, with ilt one married minister.