WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4054, 4 March 1892, Page 2

WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

The annual session of the New Zealand Wesleyan Methodist Con-. e ferenco opened last night in the Tarav 0 naki Street Wesleyan Church, Wel« > lington, the President (Eev, H, B, 1 Dewsbury) in the ohair. Besides thp i delegates a large number of the generalpublio were also present. The . proceedings were opened with praise ', r and prayer. I The President's address wap then, delivered at some length, v j EIEOTIONOFPREBIDENT AND BEoSkiy, 810, The Eev George Bond, of laiapoi, , wa6 elected by a large majority to the i post of President for the ensuing year, , The Eev, Henry Bull, of Blenheim, was elected Secretary, and on his c nomination the following coadjutors ) were elected: -Assistant Secretaries, i Revs D. L. Murray and J. Pinfold; Journal Secretary, Rev S. Lanry ; > Corresponding Secretary, Rev J. 1 Martin. The Eev, J. Dellow was 1 elected Precentor. ' ; ' j The incoming President, after be- • ingcordially welcomed by the retiring ohairmah, delivered ' a short' address, arid' thanked the ■"■ Conference for electing him k suoi ' ■ a responsible position,'' A vote of oondolence with the widow and son of late Eev. 0. H. Spurgeon was unanimously carried, ' and'votespftbanksto the outgoing president and' secretary for 'their services during ||ie past' yeafcarffeii >acplamjip]],' ■ : ' •''W 1 - BTA|lb» PEAKM, £■' The stations draft was read the first time as follows: -Western' Dis« triot-Wellington, Revs Lewis, BeoL and Pinfold; Butt, Simmonds; Greytown, Eowse; Mastertbn, Dukes; Napifii 1 , J- S. Eishworth, Nelson.*' Distriot - Nelson, F. W. Isitt; Richmond, Cannel; Blenheim, Garland; "-»« Miamnn.fl. Warikj; Mitik luauii «*«..,..,,.., ' '. . - Borrows; Greymouth... Brooke. . .Canterbury, (Durham • street), 1 Dewsbury.'li.'ij.; •Isitt, Ei'J, Murray jSydenham, J. W, ;' Buttle; St, Albans,' Baumber, D. J; ( Murray; Lytteltoif/'finsley; Bpring.. stqn,- Fee j'teeston, Pa'rsqusqn, Cbaf • man; Kaiijpoj, Bond: Woodend. Standage';,Eaiigiora, Garlic jTimarp, .; Williams; ; Waimate, ■ S'mailoy ; Temuka, Dellow ; Ashburton', Lawry, Gray. Gtagodistrict—Dunedin (Trinity), Oliver, Hudson; Morn : ington, Marten: Port Chalmers. J.•'!» B)ight;Balclutha,BQtbwell ; !Ppn; "... Jpty j LaTyronpe/Thomls j Inverc'argill,Taylor j Qamaru, Abernetby j Waka'tip'uj Newbpicjj Eiverton, Nbtt, '■ M.A.,;.Auckland : distriot-AuoklandlPittßlre'et), Berry \ andSpence;^orthShore, J. Ward; -.;.'■; Grafton. Road, : Lee and Sorfell; ' ■ Maori Mission, Gitt's; Maliurangi, S. ■-" Griffiths; Thames^l)/ MoNicol; : • S Upper Thames, Law; ,'Manakau, '; Bull; Franklin, Oarr; Cambridge, ,'■ Griffin;, Hamilton, Thomas; Kaipara, H.Paul;Papaioaj'llather;Northern ;i : ', :Wairoa^Salter;Hokianga;:Lbughlin;' " ;; Whangarei, Lawry; Taurariga, Mar- :S?: shall • Wanganui Ply? mouthfl'airclougli'; Waitara,'J.onej;;.;&f HaweroJ -0. .H. Laws;' Beporbft i WanganUi, MY Morley < g§

Bangitikei, 0. Griffin; Sandon. VVau kin; Palmorstou North, W, Kcall; West Coast Mission, Hammond, The proceedings olosed with the Doxology at 10.20 p.m. [By Telegraph.—Press' Association ] Wellington, Friday. Tho Wesleyan Confercnco met at 10 a,m, A warm welcome was extended to the Rev Mr Gibson of ihe New South Wales Conference. The Rev Mr Morley moved for the appointment of a Committee to consider what shall be the future policy of the Church in regard to higher education, dpeak>'ii!{ to the motion the Rev Morley said ho was glad they had so good a system of rational education in this country that soliboral a provision was made by the Government and various bodies in tho uayot scholarship, but at the same time he regretted the system was completely divorced from the Dible. It behoved the Church to take this matter into their serious consideration, as it was hardly creditable they should be so lacking in such in important matter. After some discussion the motion was carried unanimously,