WESLEI'AN CONFERENCE.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9361, 10 March 1896, Page 6

WESLEI'AN CONFERENCE.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, March 9. The following are corrections in the list of the second reading of stations previously telegraphed: — Palmerston North, Cuba street, Rev. W. fl. Ginger; Paliiatua, Rev. S. H. Peryman ; Cliristchurch, Durham street, Rev. W. J. W. Elliott ; St. Asaph street Mission, Rev. C. Porter; Christ: church South, Revs. Parsonson, Penney, Tinsley and EL. Begg. The Conference resumed its sitting in representative session this afternoon, the ministerial session of the forenoon having been adjourned to give several Committees time to prepare and present their reports. At the afternoon sitting, the Home Mission Committee not having completed their business, it was decided to adjourn the Conference at 4 p.m. io give them further opportunity to prepare for the morrow. The Committee appointed to report on the Advocate gave information relative to its financial position, and presented a number of recommendations tor the paper's future advancement, and further asked that the publication should be issued weekly as at present.

The Conference then resolved itself into Committee to discuss and deal with the report as presented by the Rnv. H. R. Dewsbary on behalf of his Committee. A number of recommendations were adopted for its future welfare, the business occupying the whole of the afternoon.

In the evening the Rev. Mr Peryman was ordained a minister of the Weaieyan Church, the Rev. W. Baumber presiding, and he, together with the Revs. Crump, Williams and Morley, took part in the usual preliminaries connected with the Ordination Service. The candidate then addressed the assemblage on his conversion and call to the Ministry, after which the Rev. Simmonds delivered the ordination charge. To-morrow morning the Conference breakfast will be held. The Rer. Baumber (President) will preside, and addresses will be delivered by the Revs. W. Morley, Dr. Hooking, and T. G. Hammond and Mr J. C. Stephens.