Adventist Church Delegates Confer

Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 267, 12 November 1945, Page 3

Adventist Church Delegates Confer

The North New Zealand Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists held their annual conference in Palmerston North last week. Delegates representing their 36 churches in the North Island were in attendance. The conference president (Pastor W. E. Battye) presided at the session meetings. Pastor A. 11. Piper, representing the Australasian Mission Board in Australia, was in attendance, also Pastor S. V. Stratford, the secretary of the Australasian division. .Pastor W. E. Battye, of Auckland, was elected president, Pastor R. E. Blair secretary and treasurer, Pastor G. Weslake home missions secretary, Pastor A. W. Martin secretary for the Sabbeth schools, and Pastor Leedcr, formerly of Palmerston North, secretary in charge of the young people’s work of the denomination. Miss F. Whisker, of Hast ings, was appointed liis assistant. Mr. F. T. Webb, of Auckland, was elected as the publishing department secretary. The new executive committee is composed of Pastor W. E. Battye, of Auckland, Mr. V. Nilsson, of Mt. Eden, Mr. F. B. Goulton, of Mt. Eoskill, Pastor A. R. Mitchell, of Matamata, Mr. C. J. Roberts, of Hamilton, Pastor R. J. Burns, of Epsom, and Mr. H. O. Belworthy, oi Wellington. The conference secretary presented his annual report which indicated that the Church membership in North New Zealand totals 2471. During 1944 151 persons were baptised and accepted into membership, and for the nine months of this year 1)1 have been baptised. During this year a number of transfers of ministers have taken place, some be'ing transferred to Australia and others filling the vacancies thus caused. The Adventists are great believers in educational work, and are conducting 11 church schools in the North Island. In addition, of course, there is the New Zealand Missionary College at Long burn. Pastor 'Leeder reported concerning the young people of the North Island. Altogether there are at least 29 senior young people’s societies with a mem bership of 463. During the year youth camps had been held in varoius centres, as well as camps for the juniors. These had proved a great inspiration and help to the youth of the denomination. Pastor G. Weslake, of the home missions department, reported that ten Dorcas Societies are conducted by some of thy churches, and thousands of garments have been distributed in local centres, as well as many that have been sent overseas. Keen interest was reported on the part of the church members in ordinary missionary activities and in their desire to support the work in mission lands as well as at home. A special feature of Pastor Weslake’s report was the establishment of a Bible correspondence course which has been well patronised.

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