WESLEYSN METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9882, 12 November 1897, Page 5

WESLEYSN METHODIST CONFERENCE.

(rRESS ASSOCIATION TF.LEORAM.)

AUCKLAND, November 11. The President (the Rev. H. T. Burgess) took the chair at 9.30 a.m.

A lengthy addresw road from the British Wwleyan Conference of 1894 in reply to an audreea cent home by last General Conference, expressed rcjoicingeof the church w home in missionary zeal and enterprise «hown by the Australasian Church in fostering and sustaining old missions in New Zealand, the Friendly Islands, Samoa, Kotoroa, New Brilain and Now Ireland, wd the CMnose in Australia. Their mawlfloent vtenture of Christian faith jo Britiih New Guinea awakened the oope that their triumphs in the la* Would be exceeded by their victories of joe future. The work of their educational uwtitutions in tho various colonies was full °« hope for t!ie future. The reply also expressed tho opinion that by their efforts ™ey were founding.the Christian principles <*,* great empire. A Committee was ap- «£"*" t0 drQW U P an address in reply. The Committee of the Auckland V.M.C. A* Wrote extending a hearty welcome to the vonferenee. Tho Auckland Anglican Clerical jtociety invited the clerical members of the to a social afternoon in Mr A. •aeatter'e grounds. ■Hβ Rev. Wm. Morley moved, and it was ewrkd-'< (1) That a Special Committee be *K?w&ted to take iuto consideration the re P«wtof tho Treasurer on the supernumerary filters and ministers' widows' fund and J*Mr recommendation respecting the same ; "Vi? fc to tllsS Special Committee be re*N consideration of the recomtnenda~®w of annual Conference respecting thie «"w, together with all correspondence re£*™s thereto, and to the proposals of the "°*w of Treasurers, and any new proposals "walteration of regulations, with instruc- «<«» to report fully upon the whole subject; ibm • rc P° rt oi BU ch Special ComJrv** on its presentation be considered in of the whole Conference." A Commit tee was appointed to deal with •"•Here affecting foreign mi/jsions. On the motion of the Rev. W. Jeffries, it "WWwlved that a spwiat Committee be JjjWnted to deal with all matters affecting «» Doogla* case, to be nominated at ■> later •"jg* by the President. ,*** as resolved to receive » deputation the Auckland Miners' Association. v^ c sacrament was administered at the ***>« tho meeting. A »<un!)er of Committees were set np and •*• Conference adjourned until to-morrow ««ajßg to permit the Committees to ait.