PRIMITIVE METHODISTS IN CONFERENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7, 9 January 1902, Page 3

PRIMITIVE METHODISTS IN CONFERENCE.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.

The ninth annual conference of the Primitive Methodist Church opened to-day at "Wellington. Delegates from all parts of the colony attended. The following officers were elected: — President, Mr C. M. Luke; vice-presi-dent, the Rev. G. Clements; secretary, the Itev. R. Hall; receivers of comiexional funds, the Revs. Ward and Dobbs. The retiring President (the Rev, W. S. Potter) opened the proceeding's, which were mainly formal. In the evening the Rev. E, Drake preached the conference sermon.

The fust draft of stations is as follows:—New Plymouth, Rev. J. Nixon; Wellington L, Revs. G. H. Mann, J. J. Dumbell, and A>. J. Dean, supernumeraries; Wellington 11., Revs. J. Dawson and G. P. Hunt; Auckland 1., Pit"vs. W. Laycock, 11. Williams, S. Jiailey, and W. Woollass (one year's rest; .Auckland IL.JRev. W. S. Potter; Invercargill 1., Rev. T. H. Lyon; Timaru, S. Buchanan (home missionary); Thames, Rev. E. Drake; Greendale, Rev. P. J. Cossum; Christchurch, Rev. C. E. Ward; Ashburton, Rev. R. Rainey; Feilding, Rev. S. Henderson; Geraldine, Rev. J. Sharp; Dunedin, Revs. J. Guy and I. Southern; Foxton, W. Harris (circuit missionary); Halcombe, Rev. J. Featherstone; Invercargill 11., Rev. T. A. Pylons; Stratford and Eltham, Revs. J. Clover and T. B. Woolloxald; Waimate and Oamaru, J. Carslile (home missionary); Westport, Denniston, and Mokihinui, Rev. G. Clement and T. Coatsworth (candidate); Inglewood, Rev. D. Dudley; Bluff, Rev. R. Hall; Waihi, Rev. J. Olphert; Wanganui, Rev. W. J. Cocker.