THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 12 June 1907, Page 3

THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

. [Uhiied -Pbess Association.— Copj- .: EIGHT.] ■Jy-Ji.' '.. SYDNEY, Tuesday. -•At-the Methodist Conference, the . Rev. CH. Garland moved that the New Zealand Conference ber given permissive' legislation to deal with stationn. ing ministere,: either in the representa--8 tive or ministerial session of the annual ". conference. He said-there was a strong i-. desire in New Zealand to possess that J ,- power. I 1 .The Rev; Mr "Lawry moved an 1 amendment making it mandatory that the question should be transferred to 1 the representative "session. This, together with a number of 5 . other amendments, was negatived. The . '■ : original motion was • carried by 53 to 20_ ■■'-•.. : -ix ' ':bn"r Mr -Garland's' motion, it was de- . cided. to tender. congratulations to the ",. three branches of Methodism in Japan *■ oh. having accomplished union. '-r ; • (Received 10.51 a.m.) '. -iThe! Methodist Conference decided to K. appoint Sectional Committees in connec:i tion iwith. reach annual Conference to confer. with_: representatives' of the ; Presbyterian, and .' the' Congregational ''ehnecbe-?.' -ivith "» view- to formolating a basis of uriioril During the discussion . it was .pointed out that New Zealand and' Victoria were apathetic in the mat-