METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12483, 9 March 1909, Page 4

METHODIST CONFERENCE.

i__. L Un itkd Peess Association . ] WeUington, March 8. To' flay the Methodist Conference d : scussed the following motiOii, moved by the Rev Mr Blamires:— "That the; Conference, expresses its sympathy witli tho employable unemployed, in the Dominion^ and urges tjje Govern- . ment to take t step& to discourage un-. due importatioilS Of such classes of immigrants as will be calculated to throw out of employment .ithose who are already at work." Objection was taken by some ofrtUe speakers to keeping New Zealand closed to outsiders. Eventually the motion Was amended expressing sympathy with, tho unemployed, and asking the Gdverhmeilt to find employment for all who . required.it. : . The amendment was carried. The Conference 'passed a series of resolutions in regard to the no license question as follows: That the Conference rejoiced in the continued growth of the no license as indicated by the substantial increase in the vote at thereCellt poll, and congratulated the' electorates in which no license had- previously obtained upon *bhe fact that not one of ; them had voted for restoration; the Conference recorded its opinion that sixty per cent of the valid votes cast is too high a proportion, and expressed the hope that in the near, future the Jaw may be amended so that no license may be secured at least by a less proportion than is at present required. An invitation from Tritiny Church at Dunedin to hold the 1910 Confer-ence-there, was accepted by the Conference. The date for the opening was fixed for February 24th. - . The Conference adopted, the third draft of the ministers' stations to-day. The following are the particulars concerning the Nelson district : Nelson.— - Rev J. J. Lewis ? supernumerary. Rev J. Crump. Richmond: Rev ;S, H. D. Peryinan, and a home missionary. Blenheim: Revs T. ;R. Richards; and E P. Blamires, and a home ■-missionary. .Hokitika: RevTl. Hanston: Greymouth, Rev i W,;Veale and a home missionary. .Motueka : Rev G. Snadden.. Reefton f-Rev T. W. Newbold. Westport: Rev C. Blair. Havelock: a home missionary. **- ■ ■■/ " ;At the Conference to-night a cablegram was received from the Rev Dr Morley,,of Victoria, stating the Rev. C. * Tr'egear's willingness to come to "Wellington for special mission work as desired by the r New- Zealand Conference ;_ also stating that an t.. 6 *-. change would have to be provided. It is now -for ministers in the' Dominion Willing to go to Victoria to at once communicate.- with the New Zealahd President, f'f - ' ,- •.-*' . * The Conference will close to-mor-row. '