METHODIST SYNOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1917, Page 5

METHODIST SYNOD.

The sessions of the Methodist Syßotf wore continued at Eltham on Thursday. At 9 a.m. the discussion was returned concerning "The Problem of the Commonwealth." A feature of the discussion wis tlie address of the Hon. W. Camcross, .

The open sessions of the.Synod were continued nt 10 am.. 'Matters Telating to-Home Missions'were dealt with. The Home Mission returns were incomplete, but next year's estimates were carefully allotted. Reports on'church properties were received and dealt with. In thtc district the valuations were returned as follows: Lffml valuations £26,045, buildings .C 32.300. It was reported that the Queen Street Church. New Plymouth, had been sold for .ClflOO, nnd the Waits™ parsonage for £7BO.

It was resolved to recommend that th« Rev. Val Trigge, conference evangelist, hold a mission next year at Patea. Rove. N. IT. Papak&kura and T. Haddon alsc assisting.

The reports from the Home Misslw executive and general secretary were re- ■ coiveil, and a series of recommendation* relating to the training and status of home missionaries were adopted. The (!mi(|itjpn,B of the Maori work were do»H with, and Revs. Tladdon, Papakftkura. and Wi Kaitara addressed the Synod Rev Hammond also spoke on tho'poai(ion, and moved the following resolutions: "That notwithstanding the con- ' victions secured, violations of the licensing law? are too common in the mattet of drinking to eKoe»9 on licensed premises, a,nd sales of drink to I>e consumed in the settlements and in no-licensc areas. Wo feel wo aro only performing a sacred duty in calling upon the Govornmont to exhaust every constitutional expedient in enforcing existing laws relating to tfy drink traffic and the Native people." Also, '•'We congratulate the Government upon the firm stand taken in suppressing the white tolumgaa. who, in manv cascn. haye exploited the Maori people, and would sugejept that the illeTnlitv of vie 1 ! c pretensions Ke published in the \fju>ri ' language, with »n intimation that pllsiieh attempts to imnoje noon the 'Tedillity of individual* in a serlom off-nee among any people, unA cannot he Werated amofur European* or Maoris." Foreign Mission matters were dealt with and the resort was most mnoirinc. A distinct forward movement ha.i V->i aehiiiveil. with a total result of £ll n<fc\ over JJlWheinirrnfwilin the Tarniiii--!-Wunganui district. ThrjpDovt omipt'iiig the theological in*t.ntinn. -dn-i-l i during he war, was received', qloo t-.'m renort from tihe Weslev Collo?". Rev. r '. Blair was elected renrcsentativo to file conference,