WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6660, 27 January 1887, Page 2

WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION TELIORAIf.] AUCKLAND, January 26. At the Wesleyan Conference to-day a Committee was appointed to enquire into and report upon the affairs of the Vtw Zealand Methodist. Considerable discusdon took place re Foreign Missions, and the following resolutions were passed: “ This Conference having heard the report of circuit contributions to the foreign mission fund is painfully convinced that as a Church we fail to manifest that practical interest in the world's evangelisation which the importance of this enterprise demands; that in connection with public meetings greater cue be taken to bring its claims clearly and forcibly before our congregational the missionary prayer meeting to be held monthly. Eeapeding Toagan affairs, the Bev. H. 801 l moved—" That the Conference deplores the present unhappy divisions, which have rent the Methodist Church of the Friendly Islands, and trusts that measures may be speedily devised for the restoration of the unity of the church in that district.” The

&.,*?»• «'IW| spnrgeon. Replies were given by Be* t Crump and Mr Moxham. The 22trn\ I.” P by ft* 2? of Mr w2d?v£l4 equally between the Theological Sr I tion and the loan fund. Thanks forwarded to Mr Edson for his V o £ while in England to secure the £3OOO an* Hi the action of the Committee in placing tv amount on deposit for three months approved. m ■■ \