METHODIST CHURCH.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1919, Page 8

METHODIST CHURCH.

NEW PLYMOUTH QUAKTErILY AIEEi liw. Tao quarterly meeting of oflieials of t'io -<«»' i J !jiuuUwi AKittodi»t Circuit Has held at, Whiteley jiail lust night-, tlu- llev, W. A. t'inciaii- presiding over a uuec aUeiiuunce. | ■jks --ic.'.ai'db presented the financial ) suueiiioiil, a credu bal- 1 a.'ue ijt lue genera! account of d-tl ills ud. 'i he Jioiuu mission eollcctivliii made during tin- quarrcr realised i, and the collection i'.-r llic orphanage Hind J»ly lis lidi'ate.s were approved and collections authorised Jor Ciuircli anniversary services at Whiteley, I'iUroy, and it, Aubyn, ami Sunuay scliooi auuuersaries at VWiifcley and .crankleigh Park Dates were al-o approved for the holding of harvest festival services throughout the circuit and a small committee was .sec up to arrango matters coiir,ect;d therewith. Mr if. T. 11. Gra.v was appointed circuit foreign missionary secretary and Mr. F W Okey home missionary seere- , tary. Mr. Russel Grave was appointed missionary review agentA vote of thanks was accorded, with acclamation, to the retiring circuit stewards (Messrs C. E. Bellringer and V J. White) for their services during the past year. The stewards elected for the current year were Messrs P. J. White and W. Anibuiy. Messrs White and Bellringer wera appointed representatives to the conference, with Messrs J .Aslier and J T Grillin as substitutes. hi view of the signing of the armistice and the prospect ot the early signing of peace, it was decided to allow the paliiotic mart day, which w/>-; postponed on account of the epidemic, to lapse. I ut that a concert he held in order to keep faith with \,he purchasers | of tickets for the concert previously arranged. and that the proceeds be devotr .oi to the church's chaplain fund. Tt was decided to try and arrange for the holding of a united Christian Convention in Nc-w Plymouth, and to incite the llev. H. B. Grey, of Hawern, to conduct the same. The time and pla#c of meetings were left to a small comrnitttw to arrange. The matter of a Taranaki Bible class cam i meeting at Easter was mentioned, and wno commended to the favorable of (he local classes.

TV problem of the returnin« soldiers and also of tlie youth of tho town was considered and a committee set up to iJnvi*=o some means of meeting their requirements. Tlie matter of the further development of the work in the country districts Immediately sOTr<nui«lh(g the town was discussed at some fourth. Tt wa, reported that « siiTwtantial financial offer hud been m»d.» for the assistance of such work- A Xtron* committee mi I appointed i,o consider tho question and | 'ennrt tn r.s. ndjowned meeting of _tlie offieiaß . .. ! 'p],n stev?,<vnf reported 'having sent I letter? of sympathy to members and ad-

herents of the church who had suffered bereavement during tho quarter Mattel:, nlating to the organisation of workers in connection with the forthcoming licensing poll were also discussed.