METHODIST SYNOD

Nelson Evening Mail, 20 November 1916, Page 5

METHODIST SYNOD

- —— «p» ' — -. CLOSE,OF .THE PROCEEDINGS. The second day's, session!' of •tha-M$- ■ ;. j thodist Synod opened on Friday, morn- ;', I' dug at 9.30" o'clock, .when! the' iollowiiigi members took their places:—'Reyß.!'-',W''.. . ,- Baiuimber {chairman), Ashcroft, 'Patche.it,.' Rottihiwell, JPenhey, - and' Richards, mid 'Messrs' L'oanas,.Gorman, - Bell, White, Anderson, and> Wilson, together with the Revs. Messrs Ayrtqii, Alexander- Brook,-and Conimohv home •,." missionaries, and Mr Ha-dcroftj of Ru> nangia, who- were .associated with' : the > ■ •Synod. ' . '-■--", ■]';'' V \ The •usual service of Holy' COminkinicjn; 'was celebrated by the Synodat 'th^ I ctpSeniing- of : tli-'e session/ a most-belpfui; address on the spiritual aspect pi' fjie Sacrament-being given by the'-RW: A ; . AMicfoft. ' ' ■-•.- .•'■■■". ~ Thedistrict secretary submitted his ' report on the Church property : ini the district, and' the". Synod; gladly, noticedjthiit -the debt on these properties had ""' 'been ."reduced by-£lso*' A hearty yo% ; :, ... of. thanks -was accorded to Mr BoO n > the ■secretary, for "has services, andi, .lie was. . uyjanimously recommended vto ; 'Confer- •" ' ente »tj be re-appointed to>- the- (pbsiti-ofr. ' v*The report of the 'general secretary M " the rHome Mission Fund' wais received and adoptedj and : the, ot the. Rev.T. O. Brooke; to ith<6 position "of general seoretoiryrecommended to.Conference.' ; - v -ir' ; ■}'■_ :; ' : '■.'.. ■ fln 'connection with the CbM'ch; work at, .' Riunangay "the .Synod" W£ld' 'a • long - and '". qarefuL" deliberation.' Reports','were =-.xe:'..' fived front various': and . o -sn6mitl^di-':\vas' v: 'cciscieni - tiously- "sifted'. ■'•TRe decision'-of■ the Synod in connectionAvith; -thesnbjebt was erhibodded: -iw the -following Testation':' " "'i-hat- this" uSyriodl a'Cgret® tha'ticiicilhii.,,. » stances' have atiseri dwring the -H-yea*. - ■ which) Oiaye resulted "lint- 'the-'clpsm'g #f •• onr services at' Rftinanga, and -whife it doesraiot advise the itiresent appointniehit! ... , of an a'gen-t, it sincerely, trasts 7 thatrser- ' vices may be recommenced, arid "aslcs' the •chaitonan) to approach 'the "brethren there 'with -a view to some -local': ai--' range-merits being made." "" ■.■■--._■.■*>. In the ballot for the district* representative of next-Conference the; Roy; B". Rbttliwell was elected:, andl the .Reyo'-E:;.-.'-3?"' Patchett was laippointed suhstitute.- : ' : ''-.;'-"• The Synod' was deq^'ly)''interested iA the '.(repoa-t of 'the Wellington l , MiSitary Gomiiiii'tteo .and carried; :> in.. contj§c'tion. "llerewith the ifol-10-wihigi': Tesoliutioni "Tliiis.Synod rejoices' ihi the go<xi work' that out Church is doing in! th - K^K* . taiy 1 camlpis, and coriga'atuiates oul; cliap^ ; ' lains on tlie-success of their';.ef{oTt-ta."..-' Tlie -resiimed its. sittinigs in th-a a-ftet*nio'oni at 2.3/ti o'clock. " " ■••';■ . Under the heading o| reporte f.rom/ q.uaa'terly meetings, it was resolved, in connection w-itli tlie PictoKn Church, that Cbn'fereiico '■be' Tecommended' t# erect a' ■dew iSrinday- school l 'buitdTngJ ' ' ■'. A a'ccomonendationi was also made to Ooauference that the Cnurehi Buildiing and 1 ' Loan iFuhd Co'iraniittee he requested' to, , grant a. loan to "the Denniston ly meeting' for repairing their patfsonV; age; - ' '' " ■"•.,"•'.-', : "-.-.' Ail interesting and engei* discussion-' , ; oai- the mi'litary qiwstion of the day took place, and the following Tcsolntion canied:—-"Thlai IStynodi" [greatly ia)ppreiciates the patriotism.' of those Who haves volunteered for service in defence; .'o£.. > King and country, and) Who-have gone* forth) from) na to fight the biittle "iof Iranian freedom. It also s.incei'ely Tiatluses' -vrith those whose" ib.ix>thers and hnsbands .have made the 'great sacrifice." • •■•■ On ."behalf of the Synod the Rev; HT. L. Richards aaidl Mr.H>'., - pressed thanks to tn'e ;la'di4s v ;of-;'tn^.'^ei-.' "son Ohui'ch ,for tneir Bnd r n«^ J in jpft'o-vidV in - jj-' refreshnii'ents on - ertcli> 4 ''afteS*n)6on''of ,-l'he iSynod. ■'-. ■.••'■' : . : ■■-■' ;:'- ■• ','• - r-_ A'otes of thanks -were canied 'to the : Rev. vW. .Bannvber, tho officers of thjeSynod, a.nd the hosts hostesses, oJ".. tho members raf tlie'iS>mod'. .' - ■-'■ •;-;., On the'iiivitatiott of the Rev. E. : t).> Patcliett;-the'Synocli agreed' to meet'next year - . ; ■■'. / • -•-"'-■'- ..'-"-,•.-','- '"At this" inncture iournal was"read and signed'ahd tire-Sfyriod- closed,, -•"^