METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 224, 1 March 1915, Page 8

METHODIST CONFERENCE.

lly Cable--Press Association—Copyright. ! Christcl'iirch. Last Night. The amine,! conference of the ilethodist Church of Xew />ahmd v, as eontinued yesterday. The Pcv. J. Dawson presided. The president announced tin* receipt of a letter, enclosing a eher|ue for £IOO from an anonymous donor, ,SSO to go to the Foreign Mission Fund, and £SO to the Hume Mission Fund. On the motion of the Uev. A. 11. T.awry. Waiiiku. Kokekoke. Waipipi. (it®>si. Akcakc, and Cllenbreeh Were detached from the Franklin circuit, and formed into a separate circuit, to lie Known us the Waiiiku circuit, to be placed in charge of a probationer. The Whangaroa Xative circuit was divided into two districts, and transfers of several small settlements were made between To Awainutii, Te Kuiti, W.iimaria, and Opotiki circuits. The Le'JnOtaki circuit was divided, and it was provided that a grant be ma tie for a home missionary to reside at Parapal'aumn, n minister at Levin, and one minister as home missionary at Otaki. Kaitangata, Matan, and Taratan were separated from the Bulclutha circuit, to form a new circuit, to be known as the Kaitangata circuit, to wdiicli a probationer shall be appointed. Xightcaps was taken off the Otautau circuit, and constituted a homo mission station. A probationer was appointed to reside at Takanuna, and a home missionary to i)"> jart of the "Whaiigaroa Xaiive circuit.

The conference went into committee to discuss a. report from the military affairs committee on matters at Trcntliam camp. An adjournment was made to allow the district committees to confer, and', when the conference resumed, a fund to erect a building in which to hold services at Irentham camp was initiated. It was also decided to appoint a, permanent military chaplain for the camp.