METHODIST CHURCH.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17109, 2 April 1921, Page 3

METHODIST CHURCH.

BANGIORA. The qua.rtcr.ly meeting ci the ltniigiora Methodist Circuit olEciais was held on 'i'inusday The Jtev.* J. Guy preicdrl. Owing to a . c pecinJ effort being mad* owing the (.uarter the financial ptuteawnt showed u. substantial credit balance. The reEignniion of ,Mr 'i'l-tcy Kobii'.rfjn as superintendent of the Waikuku Sm.-iay .School and -hairinan of the fiafigicra, Junior Quistian End-avour Society was received and •accepted v. it li regret. It was resolved to place on record appreciation of Jus seivic-is, and a rct-a of svinp«t..y was puss3d to ' him in his illness. Mr J. tall war. appointed stipeMn'.endent of the AVaiki-.!ru Sunday 'School in the meantime. bub-committees were* appoint---! to assist tin secretary, Miss Graham, in carrying nut the Foreign Mission appwal, and a special committee was set up to assist the Rev. A. C. La'.vry in the Xc.v Zealand Methodist Centenary effort. Th» Hew J.' Guy read tht» official announcement of '.h?appointrnent of t : ha Revs. A. X. Scotter and. Foston to the Circuit. As this was the last meeting at wliicii the Rev. J. Guy and Kcv. C. B. Jordan would attend, it'.was Tesolved that the meeting- place on record its appreciation of the good "and faithful v.ork earned en in the Circuit by tho Revs. J. Guy and C. B. Jordan during their ministry. As Mr Guy is retiring on superannuation, several of> the officials spoke of his long and faithful .'ervices as a minister of the gospel, and a special motion of thanks was parsed to him.' Mr Guy thanked tiie officials ior their appreciative leferences, and for the cs-sis-t----ance given him by the local preachers an'i stewards •during hia ministry in the Circuit. Mr S. Ayers ga-ve a resume of the business done ,it the lecent General Conf-:rones in AVeßingion. A vote of thinks was accorded the ladies for providing suppjr.