METHODIST CHURCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15770, 19 November 1914, Page 10

METHODIST CHURCH.

THE ANNUAL SYNOD. The annual synod of the Methodist Church, Auckland district, was ,onencd, in tho Pitt Street Methodist Church at 10 a.m. yesterday. The Rev. George Bond presided. A motion expressing regret" at, the ill'' ness of Mr. Thomas booth, of the FrankIm Road Methodist Church, was carried. Notices of motion -ww« received. 'the synod appointed the Rev. C. C. Harrison us its secretory, and the Rev. ,I'.'' 1.1. Suckling and Mr. SJiepperd Green as assistant secretaries. Mho K«v. C. liond, chairman of the Ai.klaiid district, in th- N course of aii ..t>J., uddieM, wt loomed tho ministers aud laymen to the synod, making mention ol ill- lad that, the Revs. Laws" Potter," • Jrilfln, Kn>.-t, and Avery were present alter soni" yeais of excellent service in ions parts of New Zealand and elsev. in re. I»i3|,fn.sations had been granted ii ,v-\ciaJ ministers who were unable to 1.,, present, owing to ill-health. "A matter :•■)' giatitnde «;i. the fact that death I id int. invaded the ranks of the' synod »i '!.i;. the past year. The departure'of >'.• It.- v. .I. A. Lu*fwrd, 1-4 Mowit Albert. a ■en.us- i haplaui to (li,. expeditionary ;-.a'. i-s was mentioned. tcat-isiattiorr v Wis <■'! ■•"'■ '-.i v, 'h the uoik oi the orphanage ■■' M- in A.lieit. the. 41 logical Colli-,. a l! •■".' i, ""I Jho VVvAy.CuUeßQ.ai 'lin-o Kim;.,. Praise was accorded the lb I ii. Ihitiike, urbanising secretarv : Home Mi urns, ami Mr. .1. Veale.lay ii-.u-iu-i-r hi tin. Home .M is;iiyiis.. % inxitL l\s ihe work t|.,.y had lately 'performed, ami ..••.-let n.i expressed at Mr. Wale's resit; A-i'.'-n M-tnbeiship returns showed a ratifying in, ren.v> . nisrTis.Mirm!r~T7fi rile ,i\ ill'urn ■'! tin' lujiiov tra-de and the

. ip, 'Mil..; ~-.ii v.i-.,. toreshadowed. After i-hi • 'l' - i" the w.o. .ii whjcll meuiW'a ■ ■', t\ .i -;. ii'-d wi-i,: i.i to rejuaiu true i"id ,la:'hiiil t.. Ib,. Ihl'i pfiiwiplas of the ' in i/ h, Mr l>ml .-losei'l his'address by l-.uiiii| : iv nod in ihe ringing' oi "the ...i, ,i\ il Aiii hem An .'. .iti.iu v.,i, received from the lb G >■• rg«' I'i'ljd I" !>ev.oJ;ie ii siipet'-nii'-iat; c, .[(',■;■ -11 m\u's' St;i\ee to die i Imri h i h.i l'< 'v. I' II llarland moved that ' ie planning "i 'lie application he »e<om- . en.led. .1 : "i paid a very high tribute to Mi. r.iaiu' i\ork and diajraiter. 'Mr. X. \\ .loin's i - uieleil tlai tuptifin, whi,cl).,was ippni'eil b ;• other numbers of tlw ."-yniKl Hid - r.i ried unanimouslv. \ - md.ir application In the Rer. ...... 1 i t ttrtrT." after 38 >eflT?"' service. ,! -. ~-, ..--I. • iitiinuir.rd '■■•■ another 12 months" on •■- ■■.] • !-"ii'M« no v li.n was recommended ■.!.■•■■ i ... .*• t4w»-H<»vsr H. W. Dewsburv. I Mil. ..I it. and W. S. Howie. liiwuK.ii ni '..h n i'tartldm circuit,'making i\ '.iinkii the head if a new", ircuit. was - ... I iifoii. <u ti(e_.iniit:oii of the Rev. i; i.om, . l.iv .luirc. *ii;reia.iv tor chntch prff" 1 ■■-itv Mr. \V. n.od.-Min. submitted his m.'i.,al ii'p, it. -hojtuwc aii all round imii ,-mei i iii lb" firwineos of the chinches ■ ii.;n tho Aiicklumt dfttnct. , -TrVe?efifirt reel .mil .idijjated. \ report from "The secretary of the ■Hindi bmAdiiic; a«d' loan •'fund -svas read" a-:,I adopted V -j SLUiif.mti'O' process was reported by ■!;,. Hc\ ('. FT. Garland, m-uiciiial ofG-iq I lipr,T"gir;d Jmtitution. ft * was v recom--neiiibil that Gin name of the institnfiou i..v allterfld to tlnrtr of .Methods*" Theo1. /.oil CoUetie ' -• - On liio trujtjjai- of. the- ilev. T. G... Brooke v iv.,d approved of the division of Whan...ir a into two" circuits. (He"new circnit •,. be called Bay on-slaiWs. arid also api.,nved of the appointnient of a hDincniis--ninary at, Papmrore, -n the.'Whatigaroa , il.lHt. 'lli-t appointment of . a., probationer at I iikapuna was strongly, .ucrferl upon synod, .md was rcvomtrjended to trio' annual eonference. At this staci? an adjnnnunent was made 1 until day at 9.50' a.m. i