CANTERBURY WESLEYAN SYNOD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10531, 30 November 1895, Page 4

CANTERBURY WESLEYAN SYNOD

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TntAiitj, November 29

TbeWesleyaa District Synod oaaeladed ita sittings to-day. Mm subject of foreign missions econpied some time, and dissatisfaction was expreased lit the indifference rf man; circuits to the subject. It was resolved to ask she Sydney Hoard of Missions to send o?er a returned missionary »s a deputation. She district retnrni were:—Ministers, 20-; home saissioa*tfe«, 2-, church mambtw, 2599; Rttendnnts, M-.O'ES-; Siioday schools, 55-, sehoiaw, 53Q&; Bund of Hope members, 2152; circuit debfcs, £705. It was resolved to,urge the circuit to liquidatetha dsbfc, in view of unioa being consummated with the United Frea Methodist and Bible .Christian Churches. A recommendation to the conference was agreed to that the third Sunday in April next be set »p&rt as a day of thsnfegivinff tot the onion.' A resolution was passed that, wink strongly opposed to denominational schools, the 1 tynod heartily aceofits the suggestion' to iutroduca a Scripture text book into the State schools, and requests ministers to draw the attention of congregations to the subject on Sunday, Bth December. A resolution was parsed condemning, tbe retention of the C.D.A. on the Statute Boole, and urging its repral. After rrenrding the usual, voteo of thaDks the synod dissolved.