METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12911, 27 February 1906, Page 5

METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Per Press Association.

DUXEDIX. Fchiu.iv 29. At, the Methodist Conference to-day the alteration of the boundaries of tlie Auckland circuits was referred to the Pitt street and Manukau quarterly meetings. It \ was agreed to. unite the Freeman's Bar =and Newton miVions.

The following circuit divisions were approved: Hamilton Head, uevr circuit Jo be Huntley;'-Winganni to be AraJmoho; Wellington to 'bo JoimsonviUc, The *etrannfer of Bulls to Rangitikci circuit was approved. Carterton becomes the hoqd: vf Soutli Wnirjrag&Vcircaii. : A minister is to be appointed to Waiukji. and an ;.d- - 'to'ltiYjercargiil- ; aVt> home -Missionaries Jo O-hristcburco South. Tbnam. jOtautau. Knitickc. Mckau. Taksp.iU u:;d Rivertoii. Married minister* ajc t«» be appointed to Pctore. .TohiiyonvtUc. and Miiivckn. The icp'at on churi'h pj«»pu:ies \w.« co:.shleitid tl»i> afternoon. . . The Rev. H. Bull. *c<i«!ary. Mated that tiit !nric..!«-e in the capita! f«r the voir w.i.t £22.CjGO. hrr.tt'jh; n v the t»'ul \:<Uh<if iuperii«>s to £545.1/*. <>n this th*io t> .i>i ii;!cbt?dnc>s of oily 15 |»er cent. n-::::: J he vesr •.. less than 19 ,-hnj-w J :3 d l.«."".l ClCCli'l -.vlijih v t .r,l] !,«• :; v;du>i>*<r i! ;> -vment to a.visj in <:ivjv 2 ««n r'.ni.h ■•>'■•]'; Jn tin- irnifo. A i-"i«iii»- of hj:. i also been Moctcd in ••h«soies-. «ne of t1.0.., ,;,, .].,, ]>!,-,, ] K :. n «•;,> :!,, --iff of y,r K. Smith. m*:»j. F. . .|iis ...id M r Smjili w.« thanked. Thank? were given to M&f*:s T. C. Wil-

3i.inn>. S. hi u ". a:,d 15. Holmes, i«<J gilt? of Mies a; \\*»l«;Jfl Spi". Franklin, and Craflon. I)«fc©r* of Knallcr organ* and other gift* woe al*» thanlstd. The liDwre-..* «*f the church lc>aa and fijxs insurance wa* then dealt with. Twenty-live ict Iran* have be**) inmed. and 18 disch.srgei. There are now 147 current loan* at a value of £9798 3* 7d. Additional church insurance proposal* 3»a« teen received and accepted. The aaicum for which rhurcb pruncrtie* are insured in the connexj<«:-..-4 fund i* £322.115.

The Rev. H. Bull wa> reappointed wii neiittnal Mxrelarv.

Gratifical£r«n wa* exprewed with ihe ejection of the Baimhridge memorial church .at Rotorua. This church i* to wt £I2OO. of which one-half ha* alrci'dy htn&t raided. The various educalio:,*! and ntliir tru*t* were dealt with »»„ jhe balance *hccU; pa«jed.