METHODIST CHURCH

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 111, 7 April 1927, Page 4

METHODIST CHURCH

CUBA STREET CIRCUIT.

QUARTERLY MEETING

The quarterly business meeting of the Cuba Street Circuit was held at Bunnythorpe Church last evening. Rev. Harold T. Peat presided over an attendance of 38 officials. Reports levealed that nine new members had been received on profession of faith during the quarter. Very encouraging reports were received from the young people’s department in the various centres, though two new teachers aro required at Cuba Street, and numerous cases of sickness had reduced the average attendance during the last few Sundays. Most favourable comment was made upon the work of the ladies’ guilds at Cuba Street, Bunnythorpe and Longbum. and tributes were paid to the excellent work of these organisations. The receipts for the quarter exceeded the Expenditure by a few shillings. Mr W. Flatt was welcomed to the position of junior circuit steward in place of Mr G. B. Watkins, who had removed from the district. Vrrious committees were set up with the following as officers: —Foreign missions: Messrs It. H. Billens and G. G. Hancox, M.A., chairman and secretary respectively for the whole circuit; Mr ,J. H. Dixon, Bunnythorpe, secretary; Mrs F. S. Birch, Longburn, secretary. Home missions; Mr T. Brown, circuit secretary; Mr J. H. Fowler, Bunnythorpe secretary; Mr A. K. Dobson, Longburn secretary. Young people’s department: Mr T. Brown, Cuba Street; MissD. Ransom, Bunnythorpe; Mr A. E. Dobson, Longburn. Preliminary arrangements were made for holding the annual public meetings in conr ection with each of these departments. Mr J. H. Dixon was duly appointed one of the circuit stewards for the newly constituted Ashhurst-Bunny-thorpe Circuit and all arrangements are well in hand to induct Rev. F. J. Parker as superintendent minister in chai ge of the new circuit. Mr W. Egg le ton and Mr T. R. Hodder gave brief reports of tho rocent conference in Auckland which they had attended as circuit and district representatives respectively, both speakers stating that Rev. F. J. Parker was coming to his new circuit with, tho highest credential:!. Everyone in that large conference, representing the whole of New Zealand Methodism, felt that he was eminently qualified to direct the affairs of the now circuit. The people were to be congratulated on having the services of so capable a man. Ia future there will be three distinct circuits, each independent of the othsi instead of the two circuits as preri >usly—St. Paul’s including Aokautere, Rev. J. E. Parsons; Cuba Street, inciu ling Longburn, Rev. Harold T. Pert Ashhurst-Bunnythofpe, including Poha lgina and Hiwinui, Rev. F. J. Park tr. This means that a very real adva ce has been made, as more effective vork will be accomplished in the inter sts of the Kingdom. Mi Peat paid a tribute to the work of tl > local preachers and to the generosi y of the motorists who so graci-

ously conveyed the local preachers to their appointments, stating that he felt sure that hotli preachers and motorists would gladly continue to assist the new circuit in the future as they had in the past. Bunnythorpe Ladies’ Guild entertained tho officials by providing a delicious supper, and after a vote of thanks by Mr T. R. Hodder, and several speeches of congratulation to the new circuit, the chairman pronounced the Benediction, thus concluding a most memorable meeting.