THE METHODIST CONFERENCE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21710, 18 February 1936, Page 17

THE METHODIST CONFERENCE

—:■ | ■•YESTERD^I^ VARIOUS IMPORTS *®C®* IVED *.| The business sessions of the annual co-*™*'> * “MS? “£ dist Church wfW conuuucw S?S»s^ president, the Rev. E, ?- Blamues. wa S W d cyct. extension WywitftMis mere « e P w ’^ a rfTrim. 8&& 1 -iSrSS** 'TIS irfd^cettt■ iffiw. £BBM 17s 9d The statement-at. capital'• h total of £24,501 4s 3d, and g 8 T s’^d y SJS: wount sh ?wed a profit ,gO; the «sf .$|V gef.tnruj'fes £svx* ‘‘iflpdfe th? Scigencies of stationing. Income was estimated at £8404, and expenditure at £9902 10s. ~ W basis of these figures, said We de lp^M oU the cream be increased ®Pom £3523, the pre ®BEd anws»s&. lb» J£Ml£U .m» meport veteraed i»>- ithe special ajm ]»«»ariiM.inn appeal it©’ Swb launched ffimic wear,' ahd 'eonwnended to all M&tiffifet people this etetoavour to home mission toWBWfe on a dtilbaß ibasis. Youth Work roperi t«f tiae jHMrtb £Ss fewfe me IJ£ess M. alter » graßwifW *w*?Jg tow* to ftrTig» Wg, ©wtoiiderotitej. ,*^. r, Wwwt to stowarit 'to "<»»■ *W». ywy. mßtes «■# syawds, «nd «Cfer, o»*j •Sw»k;to jwwtorewee - • ....’ .‘- Jl ...i *^STis^»ss 4nft at thUtmt ani Mi tanteml te tte laiyffitoia of fa&agWlmig sacwto * toe Yews* ®fe«s Mje Matters effecting toe nMetoooaxtl sasn^ft^ssl be reappointed editor and the Rev. T. J. Wallis associate editor was approved. ... Women's Organisations : Reports m behalf «>f toe Womens Missionary Union Auxiliaries werepreswited by Mrs Frank Thompson «nii Mrs G. Bownon. . These towwdl that the women’s imion had lust come of age. and during its 21 years it had raised totalling £34j(M9-forj Methodist mission wprk in New Zealand and overseas. . ■■. ~ , The reports were adopted, and toe union was congratulated on its coming of age. , lYobatlonary Minfcters Conference has received tod following students of the Theological Col-; lege as probationary ministers: Messrs G. E. Beckingsale, H. I. K, Hopper, B. M. Tasker, and J. S. Willoughby. Because ot a rierioal error when the station sheet was submitted to conference, it was reported on Saturday that the Carfdrton gnd GreytownFeetherston circuits had been amalgamated. These circuits retain their separate status,

HOME MISSION WORK APPEAL FOR SUPPORT An appeal to all Methodists to supSort their church in misison work in ew Zealand was made by speakers at a luncheon provided by Maori members of the church for delegates to the conference and others in the old art gallery yesterday. It was stated that the home mission work needed £13.500 before next Christmas. . . In opening the appeal, the president of conference, the Rev.. E. P. Blamires,

r p^w 1 ' 1 i • i* i ( j 7-Tf " said that Wherever; humanity was submerged. there was a field for mission work. The Methodist Chinch beueved jM‘%ntoanity was 'jserged »;#ie Dominiah, and tog f :lreas woMby before it in ndsaMgr sooke of the yphe-Bev. mbL. SeamcE, gen&Rfti sto®* am:mm had ywPo meet more «n* thajj,3i% s^ n 5 .jlivito’'aTieart more|3wy that D. Parifet. chajptpan of there were indications that the hope .mission work of the church was going to move .forward this year. The mission .-workers were of them vwme sarot receivine;i|siearly vl all tIM stipismp they wer« year or two. The income for home missions in 1930 had been more than double the income for the last year. , jDthea» ; Jwho spoke were AtawSimi, M .Taranaki who brought greetaass flwiiiri the;- .Mscri S«r W.^Wac^Wayjm<m!fer «tf -toe Riai^, SOJiSiSGkSSet^m Mr Seamer said the mission©*® tout that they would not be playisig the , game to let the work drop now, bm ,tp continue effectively they needed M 1&0 before outtibed |h© sfork his department was doing and appealed for wholehearted support from all Methodist I >: 1" /'■ , k 'i t ■ ■ \j.y i u t V i 3 * FOR THE MINISTRY SEVEN YOUNG MEN OHOAINEDj The Durham Street MetocH^' Church was filled Iwit gening- wfam, vwto impressive ceremonial, men were -onaisaned into toe tsaiiii wept of the < amkwatry ®f the IMetoodist Church. 'The offtomands wane:' The Rev. R. ! Day., toe. C. Alley, toe Rev, D. J, D. ISKcfeman, toe ®«v. ts. Hfiaateroto. toe ®w.- % the JRerv. W. C. -Jentem, «nd toe Rev. 1. 1 & WilaMtsoeu- Ttae aemioe was ocaa-j Med iby toe Ben. ®. R aStetoSnea,»( at toe aaaitowwe, *aad toe Bev-| JT, JL m aslam, a Sdttswer indM -to-) mem a tow. to „ • wngc «©«©, toto b roOatiomm to tonal -toe patoto «wdh detonated a tooit fbe ffinrdtoands mesa, took toefir wmm, cmid-toe ianjpaestfve oaMOMtsur s <w tosstoe' «m hands toßowed. sbn!iii|efbed wihh toe loefttoraftton by toe .GKtftoaads ®f Mr la tos toaose to toe <mdtoiKiMto, Mr 1 pff.fxdifiimn gaw.'eowaeel ton aecesmtw to' a totooeasM. 'totoSsby and on toSototos-wSto itototo toe youas aaen migM jOwirf toctototoes oeatomtod anj STvai

WOMEN DELEGATES | WELCOMED -I ■ TEA AT EAST BELT WESLEY/ , CHURCH Women delegates to the Mfethodist Oonference and the wives of minis- 1 ters who are>attending from all partsof New Zeeland, were the guests yesterday of members of the Christchurch Women’s Missionary Auxiliary at tea in the East Belt Wesley Church. Among the guests was Mrs E, P. Blamires, the wife of the newly-appointed president] Of the conference. Nearly 100 members were present. The guests were’ welcomed by the president of the auxiliary. Mrs Frank Thompson. Mrs Thompson said that when the conference came to Christchurch it brought work and worries, but it also brought privileges, one of the greatest of Which was that of meeting the women delegates and.the wives of the ministers. The conference came to the city only .once in four years, but it did a great deal to foster good-fellow-ship among the women of the Methodist Church. Mrs Thompson extended a special welcome to Mrs Blamires. Those who were associated with, the Methodist Church in Christchurch knew something of the work Mrs Bto-j xpires had done, and they knew that she was admirably fitted for her new position. Sister May Barnett, a missionary from the Solomon Islands, was also welcomed by Mrs Thompson. Mrs Blamires. who was presented with a bouquet fey Mrs G. Bowron, a 1 past-president ot the auxiliary, said in, reply, that the loyalty and love of the women of the Methodist Church were most impressive. All the societies connected with the church worked - harmoniously together, showing that they were actuated fey the common ideal of J Service -to the community' ! There were rich opportunities and

much work remained to be done, but before it could be done properly there would have to be cultivated to the utmost a devotional spirit. , - Sister- Barnett also replied. The other speaker* vtere Miss A. Firth. Mrs Bowron, and Mrs O. Burnett, of Whangarel. A short musical programme was given, Miss Margaret Whetter playing piano solos, and Mrs Ernest Firth sing*; mg. Mrs, JVill Hutchens was accompanist. : . '■’ -

MUSICAL FESTIVAL CHOIR OF ISO VOICES An excellent ancl varied programme has been arranged for the musical festival of toe Methodist Conferences which is always an event of the annual assembly of the church. It is tb be held in the Conference Church, Durham street, to-morrow at 8 p.m. A united choir of more than 150 voices drawn from toe choirs of the Methodist churches of toe city and suburbs* will sing choral numbers, Including choruses from Mendelssohn’s “Hymn of Praise.” Variety will be introduced into the programme by the assistance of several leading artists of Christchurch, The choir will be under the baton of Mr G. James, and Mr W. Melville Lawry will be organist.