METHODIST CHURCH.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 49, 27 February 1923, Page 7

METHODIST CHURCH.

THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE. CHAPEL AX» srSPAV SCHOOL. X>" AMKITHHS SCHKME. (BJ Trie*™*'-- !,r - Aviation.! • IM'XKPIX. Monday. „« »..«> ■■■ ".'■■ M ;";:™"" 1 '-"'"- ----;;s.;r::r:t: v;: :t,,,, , ; ,, rr ]l ' y ' i "fnr the i-ollcpp rhappl, and tinfflfortln- pur].o- ().. the priu- ■- rcMiru fr»ni Knglan'l provision "ill also be made for a Sunday sciiool in udenU, local preacher*, home mission,,i,i ami eandidaten for the ministry. A 'dieme involving the raising of frow f>oooo to £25.000 m, outlined. Tμportent changes were necessitated, r.nd Rev. Dr. H. Runston i« to l,e set art a, tutor to the college Dr. Kans,l's attainments, and the distinction won by him in the department of original research, were warmly eulogised by D r Laws Over £300(1 was reported as teing in hand toward* the cost of the w iv college- legislation enabling the trustees to secure the freehold of the site in Graftnn Road. Auckland, had already been wseured. Tlie report of the hoard of thp Wesley Training College was adopted. The report recommended t hat a new principal should be cho>Pli from the teaching profession, and gave power to the board to make an appointment.

The conference carried a resolution expressing its admiration for the work done by the retiring principal, the Rev. J. H. Simmonds, over a period of many ve«rs.

The balance sheet of the home mission fund, presented by the Rev. George Bond, showed a total expenditure of £11.221, the debit balance being £127. The revised estimates of income and expenditure for t lie current year disclosed an expected delicit of ovpr £l."> 00. The report of the home mission department, as presented by thp Rev. T. (I. Brooke, organising secretary, was adopted. Tmportant proposals in connection with thp appointment of a successor to Mr. Brooke, who becomes a supernumerary next year, were discussed at length and idjourned till a later stage of the conference sessions.

Dr. Laws was accorded the (hanks of the conference for his address on the occasion of the ordination of five young ministers on Sunday afternoon. Dr. Laws wa« also appointed representative to the Methodist Conference of England, for which lie leaves shortly.

The Rev. T. <"!. Brooke was appointed to act on the Stationing Committee in place of Dr. Laws.

Support in connection with the De«eoness Institute was advocated by Sister Ruth, lady superintendent. The proposals cover the removal of the institute to more central and convenient premises in Latimer Square, Christchurch.

THE OPENING AT DUNEDIN , . (By Telegraph.—Speein] to "Star.") DUXEDIX, Thursday. Since Tuesday members of the people called Methodists have been assembling m Dundiri to take part in the eleventh annual conference since union in 1013. Although the conference will not be officially opened till this evening, yet much business has been transacted, because various committees have been sitting dealing with ministerial examination results, the Home and Foreign Mission business, and details in connection with the connexional institutions and public questions. The Rev. A. C. Lawry, secretary of ™ Centenary movement, is hoping to « able to report that the goal has been reached in the effort to raise £45,000. Already the Eiim of £42.000 has been p«n or promised. The Sunday school returns show that "We has been an increase of scholars » every district. The total number of Molars enrolled is 30,403. A new cenrafr movement is being launched whereby 1023 will be known as Chilirens Year, and an endeavour will be "Mc to add a totul of 10,000 to the Knool rolls, and to win for Church membership an increased number of Knior scholars.

Trinity Church proved too small for we vast,crowd that gathered for the opening of Conference. After the open'.Jβ Proceedings the new president (Rev. *i- Roth well) was introduced by the ««;• .8. Griffith and inducted by the wiring president (Principal C. H. «*B, 8.A.. D.D.). The president then •I-Tl I,is '"augural address, in •mm he sounded a call to service in JM new century. The address, which J™ commendably short, was followed £ the election of officers, which jilted: President for 1924, Rev. A. «*eroft, who received 123 votes; Rev. •«• Kichards. of Napier, was the runl£ J Up J vith 04 votps - Secretary Tor ™» Rev. A. X. hotter, 8.A., who •Maiaed 128 votes, with Rev. M. A. R. I 1" runner U P with 54 votes. Mr. "; Held was elected vice-president J«*out opposition. This was a tribute ~ ~r- Field's work as lay treasurer "* Centenary Fund, and' as a local Poacher of 50 years" standing. In his "P'y Mr. Field stated that lie placed 2 f "ces to the Church as a local ab ° Ve ev<?r .Vt»ing else. He had Zi li, j° n an avera g e r »0 times a year, ™ nad conducted services in GO differ- ™ circuits and 170 different churches. md P j a ™' Pratt " FowleB > Cose,im « neid were elected assistant eecre- *«. and Rev. \Y. B. Scott Press secre-

fain v ? rio " s districts of the Con*SL ? e 1 th .J follcwi »S '-ynen as Uμ. re ° f tne Stationing Committee: fe V T Fi O d ' W " S ' StOne " F ' W ' J r V ' J - Per rett, A. A. Waffstaffe, Hold iv , G - W - Ve "ables, C. G. Cunr«- J. F. BailHc. B. J. Lvnncberg, S. g*P»n, J. I. Hayman. W. G. Irwin, Hos«' Lamero,l ' J- T - Wesney, and E. M«V .; The Conference elected *2J- ' Dobbe aml H p- Mourant •mmltt^ nal lay re P resentati ves to the nJ?i vs - w - B- Oiming, H. Ford, W. «tman, A. E. Jefferson and A. M. am «-ere admitted as ministers in by tn C ° nnexion ' T,le - V were wlfomed till. A P resulen t, and amidst applause Wn« ?lr T r ats as members of the Con - ihZ lr or <l'nation will take ttan ° n Sun<la y nest. The Conference »B considered the cases of the men to .received on probation, and the folCVr "^P ,, " I as probationers in «r first years . Megßrg- E w. Howes. »•*•• U- C. Orchard. A. Blakemore, and cis^ n -° er - The Allowing probationers Sμ. .ln thei r years: Messrs. W. B. W m ?' H " Benny - A - H - Cropp. V. S. TRY- H - A 'l"'- Leslie A. C Brooks, Grw Burton . J. F. .Tack, and S. S. Hut,- . T 1 " , Revs. Matarae. Tauroa, K la ' T e t'awiri. and F. O. Hadt\J * no ar e native probationers, were Jj« Pissed in their years. This con- •""» a busy seseion of Conference.