REMOVAL OF MINISTERS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 February 1933, Page 7

REMOVAL OF MINISTERS

METHODIST APPOINTMENTS

FIVE CHANGES IN TARANAKI.

MR. GOSNELL GOES TO HASTINGS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, February 18. The Methodist Conference to-day made the following appointments, involving five changes in Taranaki. Taranaki-Wanganui district: New Plymouth, Rev. F. Copeland and Rev. J. D. Grocott; Hawera, Rev. B. Metson; Opunake, Rev. R. Richards; Manaia, Rev. H. Cotton; Marton, Rev. W. Parker. South Auckland district: Waitoa, Rev. B. M. Chrystal; Hamilton, Rev. H. T. Peat and Rev. F. J. Marton; Te Kuiti, Rev. J. L. Mitchell; Rotorua, Rev. A. Ashcroft; Te.AwamutU, Rev. W. H. Speer. Hawke’s Bay-Manawatu district: Hastings, Rev. R. B. Gosnell; Gisborne, Rev. H. Daniel; Palmerston North, Rev. H. L. Richards; Feilding, Rev. C. O. Blamires. Wellington district: Petone, Rev. C. R. Jordan; Masterton, Rev. G. F. Stockwell and Rev. B. R. Jamieson; Hutt, Rev. C. C. Leadley. . Nelson district: Blenheim, Rev. w. Wills; Motueka, Rev. F. H. Hayman; Richmond, Rev. A. T. Kent.. North Canterbury district: Christchurch, Rev. C. Eaton and Rev. H. W. Payne; Sumner, Rev. W. Carr; Sydenham, Rev. A. E. Jefferson; Greendale, Rev. F. Bateup; Riccarton, Rev. H. Ryan; Ohoka, Rev. B. Dudley. South Canterbury district: Timaru, Rev. J. D. McArthur; Oamaru, Rev. J. F. Jack. Otago-Southland district: Caversham, Rev. W. W. Avery; Bluff, Rev. A. E. Waite; Cargill Road, Rev. D. O. Williams; Roslyn, Rev. B. J. James. MR. EATON NEXT PRESIDENT. ADDRESS BY REV. A. J. SEAMER. Auckland, February 17. The Dominion Conference of the Methodist Church opened with an address by the new president, the Rev. A. J. Seamer. Referring to current problems, of which he said a root cause was selfishness, Mr. Seamer said it was not necessarily the church’s duty to support any one political policy or system, but it was undoubtedly its duty to insist that measures be taken to provide for all men certain fundamental rights—employment at a living wage and in times of distress provision by the Government and not by charity for essential needs. This provision should be made in such a way as not to rob the recipient of his selfrespect. The following officials were elected for the next conference: President-elect, the Rev. C. Eaton (New Plymouth); secretary, the Rev. W. A. Burley (Nelson). Mr. S. G. Martin (Wellington) was elected vice-president of the present conference.