METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10591, 8 March 1913, Page 5

METHODIST CONFERENCE.

A BOMBSBLL, United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received March 8, 1 p.m. Sydney, March 8, In his retiring address, the Rev. Mr Meek, ex-President of the Methodist Conference, dealt with the question of fixed creeds and freedom of thought. He nrged the necessity for tolerance in the matter of theologithinking keeping abreast of the oost intellectual life and knowledge of the age. He declared that could Wosley reappear to-day one of the *rst things he would take in hand *?uld be a complete adjustment of Methodism to present conditions and knowledge. Mr Meek’s utterances have led to totoch heart-burning and press correspondence. ■ The onference last evening discussed the matter at length and earnestly for some time, •nd there was a warm debate. While freeing with Mr Meek as to the necessity for freedom to think, the heed for progress and expressing the rotmdnesß of Mr Meek’s fundamental ®tn and doctrines, some speakers Of opinion that his pronouncement being of an official aharacter pNgbt make in the direction of shakng the faith and loyalty of the Christian community. Eventually : resolution was carried drawing Mention to the fact that Mr Meek t & d intimated that the views he expressed voiced his own opinions, not iuf °*. Church, and that the Conference is profoundly 'Evinced that the doctrinal stand“as of onr Church are in harmony »i l “ the revealed Word of God, and they are nil that is legitimate f nat could be desired consistent ‘‘b the definite holding and of the doctrinal truths on »'oh our church is built. ,/dor to the carrying of the resoluMr Meek declared that it was message to the Church and he going to stand by it. He was ®uished that so many intelligent y? should misrepresent him as he Q misre P re36n l ;ec l during the Jfbe President assured Mr Meek of ■Personal love and confidence of ■ o3 “era of the Conference.