WESLEY AN DISTRICT SYNOD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13050, 15 December 1905, Page 6

WESLEY AN DISTRICT SYNOD.

YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. ]);!■».) The Wesleyait ; District Synod was resunedi at the Pitt-street Church yesterday, urrjes the presidency of the Rev. O. 11. Garlanc. ; : Church ..Properties: Applications for yet. mission erect new churches' were receiiecj from Whangarei,Rotorua; and Russell: in each casift- considerable contributions w<*c». - already made by local, support. The aprii. cations were recommended by the Synod, ]. Fire Insurance: A report was rccehed' from the secretary of the coimextional ira,'' insurance fund. During the year new iusitv ances wore effected in the district to ■fae' value of £1770. * " ; - Loan Fund: The report from the Chu'hh' Building and Loan Fund Committee showed that a largo number of the trusts in tie - district had been assisted from this fun!. The amounts are loaned free of interest an( on easy conditions with . regard to repayment. With, a • few ' exceptions (.he repay, ' meats have been regularly made. The tota; amount on loan in the Auckland district or. -' ,- September 30 was £2651 8s lid. Mission Property: The balance-sheet was-. '.''■ presented by the treasurer, Mr. F. L. Prime-ii £360 4s has been received for rents.' Of this ' sum £180 4s lid was paid over to the Home I Mission fund; and £89 16s expended in re-"* pairs. A special item of £1025 representedthe amount received for sale of Property and" re-invested. , ; ' ' ' '-!'!•''

Native. Education Trust: The> sheet, presented by Mr. J. Edson, showed income £977 9s 6d for rent. Expenditure I included Three Kings Committee, £739 14$ 10d; and repairs, £109 0s Bd. - '£&

Emsly Theological Endowment 'Irust:f- "i The balance-sheet presented by Mr. t>\ L„ Prime showed, income,. £101 19s, of which the Theological Institute received £38 5s 9d. w "-" B juie Mission and Church Extension'* ! Fund: Mr. F. L. Prime presented the - bal-lp-ance-shc-At and the estimate, for 1906. Con-' r tributioD,-, for 1905 were £555 ''Is lOd, or £,50 in excess of the estimate.': Receipts from con-' nexional property, investments, etc, were £3+7 4s_ Bd, or £97 in excess of the estimate. A special i."tiring collection was. made during the year. The amount received to date' =i in this connection is £46 5s 8d; further urns ■ ' aits oxj.ecte i The estimated income fo; the c•.-.minis i\; Is £1102. During th year * i-i942 liJs'-li.: iv;. exper.a°d in connection with ;he work ■■ .* ied on among; the Maoris by* ** (■' the .-■ Revs. "-V- Gittcs and A. J. Seamer, aijd" ; the memb'ts of the Maori ministry. .' fur-, i ther sum of £38i> was spent on tae mainten-, I ance of hoase missionaries in tlse scattered i districts of the province. A vote of diarikv j was passed to Mr. F. L. Prime for his valu- - able service during the 'year. H.'s reap.; pointment /.as unanimously recommended. - The Rev.-p. J. Lewis, who for four years has filled the-office of general secretary, was also thanked. Owing to Mr. Lewis' prosjf.eci ' the removal from the district, a new ap* , - pointment was necessitated. The Rev. b. J; ;-/ --, Griffith was unanimously recommended for"'. the position.. '-.■'' _. . >• v Lay Representation at 'Conference: Mr J. W. Shackelford moved: " Tfcat ii adui-. tion *o the two circuit steward?, circuits jui- v ploying .mot-:! than two ministers . hfcvo the-' right of electing additional representation,; —;i according' to the number of ministers, but' no: circuit shell have more than : three ve-C ■ presentatives. besides the circuit ste rards '<■ The propc-U'i was seconded by the Key,- W< Slado and carried. ".-■-..' _ ,' J

Gambling: On Hie motion of tlio ; Scvv- *■ I Jiiir.c-i T. liofold, .th.> foJi< v.] i/- resolution I was .unanimously.: carried: "This Synod 3 views "ji.i much concern the growing: evil ; ?! of garni,.. . among the people of the colony.' " I It respectfully viska the conference to urg(>~' /j the 'Government to introduce a Bili! into tb£ 1 House of Representatives to make the i->«?, ££jj ralisator illegal, and requests <.'! '':: m I bors of our Church to disc::';?; '<.ncr* 3 every means in their power th; .. fui"in«; r fluences of gambling." J Wesley College, Three Kings: Jhe annuals I report was -udopi'. 1 Votes of thanks i, ?■•.(' - I r-ciiicd tv tl:-; Be". J"~ .H. Simrno/icK priny," ''. I cipal, and Mr. A. O. Oaughey ;> • -urerj;' * ■ Mi'd ■ res-ppoin'- .'uii v,i;: ' rcoiooiaiii .c'jj . «f"» Jjf conference, in each ease. ;.' "<C\. <| ■.- Special rr-f'.-f it.', »£■".■ .. ■-.:<< Ihe.TZx/*.'£?> ./j rorious lUuii C, if''. .DOS. .. . IiAiKM, M. x.,'. 1 headmaster' of. "I*«nca Albert''College.'- 'jh^'. *j Synod expressed its sympathy with M. Jaofc;: 5 " .son in hi? ilhu-ss,' and gratitude at his-'jM&oiv ;>, ft improvem n\t. . ; '.'}'-' ' J ft

J -HclAii. .i-ission. .'. di l .'->w3;<m tcokrpUsJhV-r i upon !io .'.Thur ... rk iuu-.W£ the Ma-.r--. I A scheme for a'urwn;. anj-.v."..j the Maorisjf '" I A scheme for ;',._...■.•.;::';,; ' ie stipends* ij( 1 the native ageni: - ■<■ *«. ; ..:>r.<ig a. mor<> '|i . I fective. per vice v- - :. > i,ni by, a. ~*iFgtts4 ' I ! committee, and r. on! .«:. :.:••' to t%i%ft**, v: 1 I ference. Mr. Jvw.G. Ail':. 1 '..(ought Mf J?„i I •a; proposal to tJif present ho4v.r-V I sion j'.cd "'churcii fc.--.-,c :■: ..: ;" ;ad in'fe !►<*-> ja brarirthi-; 1 ...- : The ■ prooot,. ■-- :- secoiuHtf 'if* 1 the. P.-/. B. F. Rothweh. ~,-c :t waifesily- .•-' " I decided chat the division ■ is • '^desirable,-Is* 1 view of the prospective : /oment of "My;. | G. Pearson, home mission ■ v v r-loi;juii i..' A. p was solved, " That th& r« . s-nsed '.".r-i .fj! ance, ccording to his length of'service, bv, I recommended to the conference." '■"'-'' , Foreign Missions: It v 6& reported th'-.i ■ elu.ing the year B'sie af .3411 10s 9d hat? ' - been .raised in the iistrici for the foreign-'- ■> • mission .-V.ad o" ,' ; • C; ureh. TV; .. . seula an iifereatt ,> ; r-ver £50 on the c-mf-r.N I bur-ions made during he previous /ear. Then. i claims of ihi-5V*.-.k--. r-> r"d;oCrttt . A vote. i of thanks was passed 10 the Rev. W. ola/e, • | i, former missionary for his constant tux'?.'. •■.-■:::.■ gi untiring efforts on behalf of the fund. ' ' I Statistical Returns: The" Rev. W. GnVi-'' . I road the statistical returns for 1905. Th,'a S showed ,i\.'i al!-round increase throughoHl" ti:? S district. The incr-ase was most 'marked in'-''' £ connection with the 'number of scholars' it-• 1 <ending the schools, and number who have'-• I Income members of the Church. On Sep-- i tember 3D, 19G5, .there.ware 73 churchy, I*2.' 1 other preaching places, 16 schoolrooms, ,23,, | parsonages, 31 ministers, 17 horned mission-" g aries, 141 lev al preachers, and 59 class lead-,-. 3 ers. Return;- of church membership showed', J tU&t 4{J9l\veco enrolled as members of tha;. : ] Church, and:44-7 as communicanis. There 1: m \ were 29 endeavour societies, with a mem- I l; bersh-;.• of 663; 76 Sunda;'. schools were open,. 1 : wit,l; p, s~t of 542 teachers, and a roil ot 9 ;. : .52fC .-:hci:t.s, and with 10,567 vj'uraes' in ' ft th. ; : .ibrr,aes. Alwut 20,000 we« ;he Sum-', ; |J her •.' .•.ttcndaiits on pi.ibl ; wor'' J. ■■■'■/■'■■ M . MaisAero of the Jews: On the p-.oposal of .: I the Rev. J. ~j. Lewis, a resolution of sorrow 1 and indignation at the outrages and 'ih'as-i. 1 sacre of the Russian Jews, . was passed;-and 1 a copy of the resolution will be sent to the ,- I Auckland' rabbi. .; - •' s ■■■•• •• ' :.. .a

PUBLIC MEETING AT I'ITT-STKEET. f % In connection with the Synod a public; \ mooring- and concert was held in the Pitt- ■ street schoolroom last ■ evening. There was . a large v and enthusiastic t audi-, : enoc. The .mooting, which was presided over l.y the' Rev: 0. .H. Garland, was opened by hymn and prayer.' Ore'' the platform were- Sister Ballanfcyne. .8} teacher in a Fiji mission school, and Maey? Wallis, the daughter .of one of.-the native' ministers of th?. Fiji Church. A letier waa' read from the Rev. A. J. Small, introducing these two visitors and Adi Peniac, to theNew Zealand Church. At the invitation of the chairman, M&r.T> ' Wallis delivered an address in her native tongue, Miss Ballantyne acting as interpret ter. i I _ Anthems rendered by the choirs ol Pitt-street and Grafton Road Churches, ; and' also a part-song by the latter choir, were well received. A violin solo bv Miss Peak ' * was enthusiastically encored. Miss George, l who sang beautifully, was recalled. i ..' Addresses were delivered bv Mr,. W. ; S. Mien. M.A., on "The Value of Life." theRev. W. H. Beck, on "The Dutv of Cheer- ; fulness." and by the Rev. J. T. Pinfold, on, ".Methodism in Other Lands." During the, evening a collection was taken upon behalf"' .-.. of •the Synod expenses. At the* conclusion' • of the programme a vote of thanks to the?: speakers and musicians was carried by accla- •;' .: i mation. '.''.■■'".-• "; '■ ■- - NELSON. [BY TELECBAriI.— ASSOCIATION.] Blenheim, Thursday.The Nelson District Synod of the Methc* ■• J dist Church opened to-day, the Rev. W. J. Williams, of Nelson, presiding. The Rev. W. J. Elliott : (Hokitika) - was chosen secretary. Permission was granted to attend ,' the conference in Dunedin during Febru- .. ary, 1906, to all ministers who can mat'" arrangements for suitable pulpit supply and intimate their intention of being nresent C» the secretary of the conference "not late? than January 10. : , ; - * , Tf%