THE WESPEYAN CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 62, 5 March 1902, Page 2

THE WESPEYAN CONFERENCE.

PKB PttKSS ASSOCIATION. Dunbdin, March 3. This morning in ministerial session the report* of the probationers' examinations were dealt with, The Revs, Cook, Osbrow, and Eaton puss d their i cspocii'e yours. It was decie«d to appoint a student to the Belton cirout woi k. Si'.denta Pa'chntt, Gobbehere, .Tunr.e-, Mcße-n, and R. Anderson will conu.,u« further training. Student Rei 1 will be continued on the Presidents reserv.i list. Several promising ■ o mg men were before the Conference as ca<.diitates for the ministry. Messrs Ouptl »nd and Roget were accepted, the remaining casss being deferred to a later 6tage. Messrs Tyres and Sntdden were i»ceived for training Mr Thomu for 0 rcuit work.

Dunbdin, March 4. The conference roamed in ropreantative session. After its aMy conducted debate on the Rev Morley't motion to continuo the offict of omnexional secretary, the motion was carried by 80 to 6. In Ministerial S-ssion R»v. Frost was grm'ed p amission to visit England. It was decided lhit Student Goodbohere ,b» (.eat to circuit work. Farter consideration of Ministerial Supp.ywas referred to tiie xt-tionipg co'nmift e to report on. Iu tep.esautative session the appointment of a successor tu Dr. Dorley was tho first business The committee nominated ,the R've. Bull, Lea, and Parwjnsiin. Toe \oe taken ro'-ulted: Parsonson 3, Lee 26, Bull 71. The> i latter acknowledged »he vte and expressing regret at leaving his present i circuit. Appropriations were mad* i from the following funds for financial Uupport of tbe wretaryship:—Loan Fund £175, Contingent £175, Home. 1 Mission £9O, connexional fin inruranca £3O, authorised representative officeXlO. Jti whs decided thai tbe removal expense* of tbe successor to 'he Rev. Bull to the Grafton-road Oirouit, Auckland, bo oharged *o therontifißeßt fund. Consideration of Home. Mission affairs was resumed and the balance-sheet adopted, also the estimates of income and expenditure for 1902. The Conferencediscussed variooa regulations regarding the admiuistration fund, also Synod reoommendationst.