METHODIST CHURCH.

Grey River Argus, 26 February 1926, Page 5

METHODIST CHURCH.

A N NUA L CONNERENCE. UDNEdIn. February 25. 'The Methodist Conference at Trinity Cliureh was crowded to the greet ihe opening. Immediately after the opening exercises. Rev. Leonard L'alby (Auckland and recently of London) was welcomed to tile Dominion as a member of the Conference. Mr. Dalby received n warm welcome, and suitably responded. The Revs. P, \V. Knight and A. N. Scotter were then Installed as President and Secretary respectively. The President, in his inaugural ad dress, was in a reminiscent mood, and expressed his deep appreciation of help freely given to hmi during' his long and serious illness. Tile liquor problem and ihe duty of the individual—the launching of a new college scheme worthy of the Methoffist Church, an appeal to laymen to “teip the Ministry to bear the burden of Christian work, the. urgent need of a capable and highly trained Ministry to face and solve the problems of life, the failure of our education system to train character by the neglect of that religious training that the Methodist Cliureli stood for, the highest and best education that was possible, and die sufficiency of the Gospel that Methodism had to preach, were tin points touched upon in local politics, and after a reference to the Locarno Paet ami its possibilities, the revolt of the British public against Bolshevisti:- priue'plcs were emphasise:!, when . the President dealt with tin larger issiiie of wcrltl-w ioe. policies. His Worship, the Mayor attended I lie coherence, and extended to the representatives a corcTTat welcome io the city, io which Mr. 11. Holland, M.P. responded. The election of officers resulted: — Vice. President for 1926, Mr. D. C Cameron, jnr., President for 1927, Pcv. H. Ranston M.A., Litt. D., Secretary for 1927, Rev. A. N. Scotter B.A. '