MISSIONARY OFFICERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 750, 24 August 1929, Page 8

MISSIONARY OFFICERS

ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD CONFERENCE IN 1931 Press Association WELLINGTON, Friday. The annual meeting of the New Zealand National Missionary Council, which represents the leading Protestant missionary societies and committees of the Dominion, * was held at Wellington recently, the Bishop of Nelson, Dr. W. Sadlier, presiding. The hon. secretary. Rev. David Calder, presented his report, which showed that during the year the Churches took a wider interest in the work being done by missionary societies other than their own, by an interchange of speakers. It was decided that, in view of the desirability of holding a national missionary conference in 1931, the executive should explore the ground that will have to be covered and call the council together to complete the arrangements for such a conference. The election of officers resulted: President, the Bishop of Nelson: vicepresidents, the Revs. K. E. Harry, W. M. P. Lascelles, W. Mawson, E. D. Patchett, F. B. Redgrave; hon. secretary, Rev. D. Calder; hon. treasurer. Rev. F. C. Long; executive, Revs. W. W. P. Lascelles, E. D. Patchett, F. H. Wilkinson, Mrs. Inglis, Mr. J. W. Black and the secretary and treasurer. The following were appointed publicity members for their respective centres: Auckland, Rev. W. Mawson; Wellington, the secretary; Christchurch, Rev. F. B. Redgrave; Dunedin, Rev. W. A. Hamblett.