METHODIST CHURCH.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 45, 22 February 1929, Page 5

METHODIST CHURCH.

DOMINION CONFERENCE. PRESIDENT INDUCTED. APPOINTMENTS MADE. The Methodist Church of New Zca 1 :!11<! opened its annual coiifvrouee in tile I'itl Street (.lunch last evening. The l"c\. F. (•oldie, of the Solomon 1-land- M'»sioii. wa« inducted as pres-iden'.. .ud I lie Ke». A. N. Scot tor. of (.'liri-t church. to<• k up ihc duties (if conferem-e -ecret-ary loi the seventh year in succession. A welcome was sivon to the lrt*w president. by the retiring president. the Kov . W. J. Elliott. The Revs. \V. A. Sinclaii and Vincent Le C. ISiuet. of the foreign mission, inlroduced Mr. (.oldie, aud the Ke\s. W . (ireciislade and J. H. Haslaui introduced Mr. Scotter.

Mr. T. I*. Hugh son. uf Taranaki. waelected vice-president, and Mr. received the appointment of president for 1

Admission as ministers of the Methodist (huich in full connexion was granted to four preacher* at the Meth<«di-t ( onferenee this morning. The new mini-tci- are the . lew. Frank Hateii]i. 1. (iardiier Broun, (iorilon lv. H. Peterson ami John Keid. A missionary of the Solomon It-laml fie!<i. Mr. Allan H. Cropp. w as associated with the four men for ordination purposes. 1 lie ordination ceremonv will take place on Sunday afternoon in the Pitt Street t hurch. and w Lll l»c jmmformed by the president. the Rev. J: F. ••oldie. The Kev. \V. J. Elliott, the retiring president, will deliver tne ordination charge.

The examinations committee made recommendations which wen* accepted l>y the conference. On The commiUetV rccommcnda J ion the following preachers were advam-cd a «-tagc hi 1 heir pro list li< m : Messrs. lame- Jl. Hail, O. RhvUHOul Flarri-. Bernard }!. Hamcs. Xorman I*. J.m ; r~ ( * ji . I iforjjr 1. Liurrusoii. At hoi !;. IVun. | V o M. Raynor. Wharton Si]\ester. Harrc V. Arthur H. Yoyce. John I). Grocotl, Charlie O. Hailwood. Francis .1. Handv, Frank H. Hayman. lluward JLL Jeffrey-. Preachers r <-<-<• jved on probation wore; Messrs. Charles K. I>s< Harold Fallow-. Xorman H. Cuiiy. Jjeonard C. Horwood. Arthur T. Kcin'. iiarry Xoblc and Walter Parker. The following students are to continuc training at the Theological College: Messrs. .1. Montgomery Blight, W. John C ourt. Joseph C. Draper. E. Clarence Lcadlcy. Matthew A. McDowell, J. Wesley Parker. W. (Gordon Parker, Richard Bowdcn. Thoma- H. Oit. William K. Moore, Herbert W. Pavnc, David 0. Williams.

Ihe fdlli.win; candidates hjitc l**-n received for theological Training: Me»srs. Raymond Dudley. Donald C. Allev, Ivan S. \\ i!3isni-on. William Ernest Allan Carr. Reginald Day, William Wesley Hamilton Crcenslade. Enjest Clyde Grey, Sydney Hindmarsh, William 1 harlcs Jcnkiii, Kenneth Arnold itobin>oii.

Stationing Committee. District chairmen and reprvwntatives on the Stationing Committee for tlj<appointment of ministers for the ensuing year were as f«l----low:—Auckland. Rev-. W. J. Elliott aJid K. Drake; South Auckland, jU-\ -_ W. A. Burlcv, M.A.. and S. Henderson; Tara-naki-Wanganui, Revs. W. W. A\erv mvd T. R. Richard = ; Hawke's Bay-Mmja-watn. Revs. F. Cojickw! and .1. E. -Parsons: Wellington. lievs. K. D. 'Patchelt and C. H. Olds. 8.A.: Nelson. Rcv«. J*. X. Knijrht. 8.A.. an<l O. Burnet: Xortli Canterbury. Ilai s. W. Crceii-lade and B. .1. .lames; South Canterbury, llevc. W. and R. B. Tin-lev; " Southland. Revs. 11. K. Belihouse and A. Mcßean; Solomon Islands, IJfv. J. F. tioldie.

Lay representatives were ele~lcd for each <1 Strict as follow Auckland. Mcs-rs. .1. W. Shackelford and A, Peak; South Auckland. Me-srs. ]•. Pu-hlon and F. IVnn: Taranaki - Wanganui. Mcsm>. T. J*. Huphson an<l K. WVbb.loncs; Haw ke > liay - Manaivatii, T. It. HoJdcr and !?. Thoma>; Wflliiuri<m. Messrs. R. S. Maunders and H. Dixon: XH«on. Messrs. A. A. Luca- and Jl. S. White: North Canterbury. Mr. W. Simpson and Hon. I-. M. South (artftUiirT. Me-srs. S. IT. Mil! and H. H. Brown; Otapo-Siniihlan l. Xlcx-rs. C. (Yonltic and •T. R. Shacklock; Solomon l.slnwl*. Messrs. D. C. Cameron and H. Holland MP.

Visit of President -General. The conference pa««ed « resolution expressing regret that, owing to ill-health, the Rev. John (.«. \Vh<-c?i. Prfsidoni - General of the Methodic. Church of Australasia. was uiiaiiic.Jii jirocut at i 1« sessions, and to taVe part in the opening functions of the new theological college an<l in other important gatherings. The conference recalled tlie an.J influential mini-try of the PresidentGeneral in the Au-tra].!-ian <hm<h. an.l especially his aide -ej\ jee- a- gen<v.il secretary «.f 1];« m;--ioiiar\ societ v of jibe < hurch. ami the gcuci ■m- a--i-tanee j pi ven by him in «-«»3irs' —t ion it li « jie tra:i-fer of il:c So'onirci T-lands field t <-, New Zealand coin;-,' T'te .:i f< ie n . e\j>rc —cd il- iImI the President - Cenera] might be a.j =«•«•»!lly ic-iorcd tn heallh. au.l a— nrcd hi.-c of - «-«.?! i« 1 w ••] come -honld !)<• \ i-it the Uoiii'nion at a ; later date. Veteran Methodists. I ( al loal io),- uen cvlended bv 1 lie i-0nf.T.•!)..• to *et<ra 11 mcn'wis of i ),e .< h 111. .: ill t lie Dominion, ami h wa« nie.l ii, -end a j,, Mrs. H. 1;,,,,.. n1 \\.«nai; Pa. Ilb-niieon. who »H - at | prc-cnt .I'h-nhciui contra; I 1 at i:i« lif-. upon af ta'iiinv Ihe ;-c- of 1(»7 Jvi a r-. I:. • 1. '"v . . H. s.. mi Hi on -1 - . of j1 a i -i» ji :: '• -i - erm-z ia tnla 1 .-d li pon 1,. ■ -iMieili anniver-ary of hi» «jij«.intir i,l >i he n. ni-1 ry. Appointments of Ministers. I <>■, the j c<-ommcuilat ion of i !te coin | ■"•'li:- il Ua- d. cide/1 that' an ; -01.,1,1.-1 l.iini-ter l.e ;;p;. !1 . d t,. JV.M j v 11" It. . l'j<Toa_ (,i m\ il l<j ;\Va,, L -u,ni,. a,;.l Well i „ ! I -econd : probation- i.. H;kn ; .i M: . | Mo, i ;:is\il]*.. Huntlv. i,,,., , n,oi:th. liana: den iNmili < , . ,1. •,,,, , ;and Marlon: j;nd iiom» m, —lonarn - in j 1 i l . -V.au. M and I'ieton. I V. a ipa w a and Taihape wele r<-, I u.-, -,1 to | the Mains of home mi--ioij -tation-.