WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.
[press association tel_orax.l DUNEDIN, January 26. At the Wesleyan Conference this morning a telegram was reoeived from Palmerston North stating that the Rev. Tinaley was dangerously iIL A telegram of sympathy was ordered to be sent. A cablegram was reoeived from the Bey. Symons, President of the General Conference, saying that he had no power to suspend. aU action of the General Conference in the matter of intercolonial exchanges, as requested by this Conference; also a cablegram from the Victorian Conference, stating they declined to join the New South Wales and New Zealand Conferences in requesting the President of the General Conference to suspend all action re exchanges. After a lengthy discussion on the position of ministers proposed for exchange, it was agreed to deal with the case of .the Bey. Mr Simmonds alone, in order that negotiations nu*ht be entered into with the South Australian Conference with a view to substitute another name for his. Mr Murray volunteered to exchange with South Australia, if the consent of his family were obtained and time given him to communicate. A second draft of the Stations was read. The discussion waa postponed tUI Monday.
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Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7266, 28 January 1889, Page 6
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