METHODIST SYNOD

Evening Star, Issue 14526, 30 November 1910, Page 4

METHODIST SYNOD

The Otago Hynod of the Medio - ! iat Ch\nr;h mot. again this morning in pastoral -Msfiion. The following resolutions wor.carried :—• "This Synod Have on record I heir heartfelt regret at liie retirement from active HTviir nf 11 to honornl and Ix-loved friend aml iiinth-'M die Rev. J(. Hull. They leeog niw: with admiring gia-Utudo hi» many years nf fa.khlul ami .successful einaiit, wof!., and lh<* unfailing t ml. eotirtcey. and i-jlii-ji-nty ivhinli have di.-l rijg-uiehcil hip. administration of I lie olheo from whieh hr now vet ires, '(’lie .Syimd wish brother Toil manv yeais of happy write, and pray that: relief from 1..c Innden of ronntxioiiul wotk will, with the lif.ine Messing, Jvatl (o (Jus renewal of his pliy.-irii si length, dial be mav e-.ntiiuu’ to iMianole the in!ei-est-s of God's Kingdom in <-oimetiioii with the Mellraiist. Church.'’ "That brother J>. .1. Murray having applied for jierniiM-itiii to rcM for a yea.r, wi;)i a view to visiting Kngiand. the S\ nod unanimously reeoiimie'.al G) that (having heard brother 11 tin ay's request) the Coiifeitnre aceede. to his wash, and that anangemrnus he made for a supply during Mother Hurray s absence; i2j that in the judgment of the Synod the many years of faithful service whieh hroiher Murray Iras londeird to the connexion makes (he grant inj of .such a request eminently n-aiionalile. and express the hope t-hat it will mean few hioiher Murray such a peih.-d of recreative reel up. wiii lit- him for stt.ll more e/iieieiu eendee.” (inter the Financial Synod met, and {he Chairman, in his opening remarks, pointed out that the expenses in future for the tra.ini.ll2; of mi;vit::e,rs would involve an clfurt on the part of the whoM Chun hj. The Tntod would need to face the question. 'Trinity Circuit, Dunedin, and Invercargill Circuit were recommended to he telicved from the obligation to lake a .-ei-on-i married minister at the ernuiiig Couferenco. Mv K. Kosevcar, district eecrctaiy <-f Church properties, presented a full and interesting report, showing total value of Church proper lie.". £47,273 IBs 94. The increase during lite year tvtts £1,560 Os &:l. Th'o to-oss liabilities wore £6,256 Is 9d, and j J.lio net lia.biiiiics - , £5,168 12s srl. (Tell- sitting.) 1