WESLEYAN CHURCH ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 285, 2 December 1890, Page 2

WESLEYAN CHURCH ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING.

The session of the Financial Meeting commenced at 10 o'olock this morning. In addition to the ministers already reported Messrs J. Boon, A. J. Litchfield, P. Quayle' E. Parker, A. Sheat, and T. Holdaway were present. The meeting was commenced by the chairman announcing the hymn " Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim," the seoretary read Romans 12 th and the Rev J Crump and Mr Litchfield engaged in prayer.' Church Property was the first subject passed under review. Tho Rev. F. W. Isitt reported the completion of the building of a new ohuroh at Nelson. The liabilities of this trust were exhaustively examined and suitable resolutions passed in referenoe thereto. The gift of an aore of land at Hope by Mr J. H. Young was reported. Large improvements of the ohuroh proporties were reported from Blenheim, involving an ex» penditure of £459, the greater portion of whioh has been raised ; and a similar report was received from Greymouth. Tbe deeds of the various properties were reported as being in the bands of ths proper custodian, Dissatisfaction was freely expressed at the non-msuranoe of some of the properties, and the minis'ors in oharge were instructed to see this remedied immediately. The aooounts of the properties iv the

Various circuits were reported as having been p-oprly auv'i ed as per Conference r qirement. Home Missions, — The inoome fr'.m rho various circuits vfl P reported as Nrl<un £30, B enheim £48 16s Id, iiiohmond £9, Hukiuka £6 ss, Greymouth „12, Motueka £3, Kumara £3 ss, Havelook £2, thus showing a total of £114 f.s ld The following are the estima.es of inoome for the ensuing year :— Nelaon £35 Riohmond ilO, Blenheim £45, Hokitika *8, Greymouth £12, Motueka £4, Kumira £5, and Havelook £2, Total £121. The Exprindi ure of the year has been:— Maori Miseion £30, Hokitika £40, Havelook £20, Travelling expenses ot Home Mission., aries to Diatriot Mce:iogs £1 17s. Total £91 175. There is another » mount not yet determinable to ba filled ia by tbe Chairman, Estimated expcmM'uro for next year: — Maori fldiaaioa £30, Hu . e'.ook Home Mission Station, ordinary £30, and speoial for purohase of a horse £6. HoM'ika oirouit £50, Motueka oirouit £20. The Session adjourned till 2 o'olook,