PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1028, 18 January 1911, Page 9

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

-4— . YESTERDAY'S DELIBERATIONS. The Primitive Methodist Conference resumed yesterday, the liev. G. H. Mann pre.-!dins. The. day opened with a discussion on Church Union (reported elsewhere), and a quantity ol other business was transacted. The treasurer of 'the Loan Fund Committee (the Hon. C. M. Luke) reported that the. loans .'advanced from the fund during tho year totalled JE2OO. A balance of .£7O 3s. remained in hand. Overdup amounts totalled ..£133 10s. The total value of the fund stood at X 1506 3s. sd. . COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS. The following committees ' and officers were appointed:—General Committee: The liovs. J'. Guy; B. Jlet'sen, T. I?. B. Wcoloxnll, S.. Bailey,' P. J. Cos Sum, W. S. Potter, C. A. Sims, ,T.. Sharp, J,.. Clover; J. Southam, J. Cocker, H. White,. E. Eaine, 'I'. H. Lyons, G. P.. Hunt, A. A. Armstrong, J. .Benning, S. Henderson, G. Clement,. A. Harding, E. J. Liddoll, G. H. Jlann, J. Olphert, ,T. Harris, T. Coatsworth; Ci. Knowles-Smith, E. Brake, W. Laycock, A. T. Pyhus, B. Dudley. J. Fcatherston. H. Daniel, Messrs: C; E. Bellringer, A. Vainey, T. H. .Tones, W. Phillipps, J. Ballantine, 'M; Murdoch, Hon. C. Jr. Luke, J. Embury,. G. H. Styles, >1. O. Thompson,' W. Ferguson,- J. Penman, •T. Watkinson,- D. Goldie,' P.- J; Hawkins, R. Waltham, J. Wright. E. Saunders, T. C. Taylor,. T. Bock, : -W. Thornpsoii. - .T. Booth, It. Herbert,'T. Moor, F. Hitchcock, !, A. .Freeman, J. Gauge,. J. Holloivay,' 13. Watkin, E. W. Hall, V; Dobbs,.,T.'Boothroyd, C. Eudd, • W. T. Lill, G. Frew; j. -Huffey,- J. Butland, W." KinK." E. Tiirlev; G. 'Froggart, W.' Dickson," F. H. 'Johnsoii; Ci. Williamson, W. M'Douald, E. Hicks, G,-Higgott* Slesdames Saunders, Wright/ arid Miss A.: Simpson; secretary,: Mr. D. Goldie; assistant 'stcretary, 'Rev.' T. H.: Lyon. . r; Missionary -Committee—Tho " same'- as Geueral...Committee; secretary, Mr. D, Goldie; assistant secretary, Rev.-T-. H. Lyon; - treasurer, Mr. .J. Watkinson; foreign ;missionary secretary; Rev. 'G.; ICnowles-Sinith ;' foreign'missionary treasurer; Mr. J. W. : Warren; Ladies':. -Missionary.. Auxiliary.—President, Mr. J. L. .'Mrs. Lill. . Executive Committee.—The...Auckland members of the General and Missionary Committees, with. tho.same, officers Sunday School Committee!— The Revs. S. Henderson, G.-Clement, C.'E. Ward; Messrs. R. Egglestoil,' H., Chaplin','' W. Crawley, O. 11.- Eanvater, E. Edwards, T. Grose, E. W. Hall,-J. Steward, : H: W/ ltpbinson, W. Dobbs, T..-A. Stringer, ~,H. Holland, F. Ilulston,.:W._ Pickering, E. Till, together with tho Sunday . School organiser and district agents; "also the. secretaries-of-thc--C.E-.--and- Bible-- Claw Union,. Bible and. Prayer . Union, and Anti-Cigarette League. Secretary" and treasurer, Mr. J. H..Pugh. !; Orphanage Committee.—Same as Sunday School Committee.- j s . Building Committee.—Last year's com-mitteo-reapiiointed,: W.' S. ■Pottoy. aS'Seoretary. ; L. : '-. : Loan Fund Commiltee.—Same personnel, with tho Rev. 0. Dawson secretary; and tho Hon.' C. M. Luke treasurer. DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES. District representatives at the next conference wero appointed- as follow — raranaki; Rev. S. Bailey. Wellington: Rev. C. A. Sims. -Auckland: Rev. G. B. Hunt. .Canterbury: Rev. A. Harding. Otago and; Southland: Rev. E. Drake. NEXT-YEAR'S CONFERENCE. It was agreed that iext year's conference be held at Christchurcn on January 10,-1912.'.Th0 Rev. J,' Southern (West Coast.-Mission), was appointed General Committee delegate, ami .the . Revs.' E. Drake and J. Dawson, with Messrs. G. 11. Styles and W. Dobbs, wero appointed con-' ferenco-delegates on the Stationing Committee.