METHODIST CONFERENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22807, 17 February 1936, Page 13

METHODIST CONFERENCE

STATIONING COMMITTEE , MINISTERS’ APPOINTMENTS (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH. February 15. The first draft of ministers’ appointments during the current church year as recommended by the Stationing Committee were adopted by the Methodist Conference this morning. The appointments which involve changes are as follows, the names of the replaced ministers being shown in parentheses. AUCKLAND DISTRICT Auckland Central. —E. W. Hames, second (R. B. Tinsley). Avondale. —H. A. Sharp (Angus M’Bcan). Mount Albert Orphanage.—Chaplain H. A. Sharp (Angus M'Bean). Otahuhu. —P. I. Cook (T. R. B. Woolloxall). Dargaville.—V. R. Jamieson (W. S. Neal). Ruawai. —J. S. Willoughby (H. J. Tozer). Whangaroa.—One wanted (W. V. R. Jamieson). Port Albert.—H. J. H. Hall (I. M. Raynor). SOUTH AUCKLAND Pacroa. —R. Richards (G. R. Harris). Wail (new circuit).—C. B. Jordan. Hamilton East. —G. E. Brown (J. Dennis). A. Dagleish, second (B. M. Chrystall). Hamilton.—R. Kinsley (H. T. Peat). Ngaruwhaia (new circuit). One wanted.

Huntly.—B. M. Chrystall (R. Day). Matamata. —F. Baker (A. Blakemore), Putaruru.— (New circuit), one wanted, Rotorua. —J. L. Mitchell (F. Bateup). Qpotiki.—W. C. Jenkiu (G, R. H. Paterson).

Te Kuitl.—H. Ford (J. L. Mitchell). Taumarunui. —R. Day' (B. R. Hames)

TARANAKI-WANGANUI Wanganui North/ —One wanted (a second). Marton. —I. M. Naylor (J. H. Hall).

HAWKE’S BAY-MANAWATU Napier.—H. I. K. Hopper, second (J. A. Dagleish). Gisborne.—P. B. Headley (H. Daniel). Wairoa. —One wanted (D. C. Alley). Palmerston North (Cuba Street). —A. Blakemore (H. L. Richards). WELLINGTON Wellington Central (Taranaki Street), new Circuit, Name Thorndon.—-A. M. Costain, second (C. Blair, Karori). Wellington South. —H. Daniel (W. B. Scott). Wellington East. —W. B. Slade (P. E. Leadley) and H. Tozer, second (H. CMatthews). Island Bay.—A. home missionary. Hutt.—H. T. Peat (H. A. Sharp). South Wairarapa (amalgamating Grey town, Featherston, and Carterton). —W. B. Cuming (Greytown) and H. White (Carterton). Eketahuna.—G. R. H. Peterson (H. Benny). Levin. —J. Dennis (W. G. Slade). NELSON Nelson. —William Rowe (W. A. Burley). Wakefield-Dovedale.—G. E. Beckingsale (S. Hindmarsh). NORTH CANTERBURY Christchurch East.—H. L. Fiebig (E. Drake). A. H. Fowles, superintendent for one year, till his retirement. Sydenham. —B. R. Hames (Ray Richards). Addington.—G. R. Harris (C. B. Jordan). St. Albans.—W. A. Burley (W. Rowe). Lyttelton. —W. J. Enticott (A. H. Fowles).. Ohoka. —H. Benny (W., J. Enticott). Woodend-Sefton. —W. S. Neale (H. Ford). Greendale. —R. M'Gregor (A. T. Kent). SOUTH CANTERBURY Timaru,. Woodlands Street. —C. Blair (H. L. Fiebig). Timaru South, New Circuit, Name Replacing Kensington-Pareora. —H. C. Matthews (W, C. Jenkin). Waimate.—H. L. Richards (A. M. Costain). 3 ■ Ashburton. —A. M'Bean (B. ; G. Hinton). Willowby. —W. W. Avery (R. M'Gregor). OTAGO-SOUTHLAND Dunedin Central Mission. —B. M. Tasker, second (new appointment). Dundas Street. —T. R. B. Woolloxall (P. I. Cooke). Cargill Road. —H. C. Orchard (G. E. Brown), and home missionary at St. Clair to replace I. S. Williamson. Roslyn.—l. S. Williamson (W. W. Avery). Roxburgh.—S. Hindmarsh . (E. W. Hames). Invercargill, St. Peter’s.—G. B. Hinton (O. S. Pearn). Gore. —A. T. Kent (H. C. Orchard). In the Solomon Islands mission station the only major change in staffing is the appointment of the Rev. D. C. Alley to the Bougainville and Buka charge.