PRIMITIVE METHODISM.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14658, 27 January 1912, Page 3

PRIMITIVE METHODISM.

SITE FOR NEW 'IIMARU CHURCH. [\ An important deputation, appo'nted ' I by the recent Conference at Chn t-i: cliUi-cn, consisting of the Rev Ci \ Knowles-Smith (President), Mr W T ''■ Rev. J. Dawson ■ i (tsi.ik ng Committee Se> refcirv j ar.-J i Mr U. Goldie (General Oumnitl,e : ' Av ]C T and) ', ««o a ip.i n :dd j | by tho Rev. W. Layco-ck, of Jnvercar- i g.ll and the Hon. C. M. Luke. M LC.'i of Wellington, visited Tinurui on '■ i j hursday. The v.at.-irs were met -,t ; ! the st.itmn hv the Rev J ton and Mr J. E. Chiles (circuit si'ni-- i ' ard), jind driven rcsund to inspect «*r- ; ! end site-s offered for sale ■ 1 i The deimtati.cn afterwards i i-t «-,. T. i I oral of the officials of the local .-bur-h i I via: Messrs L-ggott, J. E. Ohi'es, M. [\ iM-ccmo. F. Matthews, J. B. AV.-ir. A. ' Rfiundhid .IHO the Rev. J Feather- I stcn. Iho meeting unanimously agreed '' ! to the purchase of a site in Wood- i; amis Road, just off North street as : bomg eminently suitable for a churli ',' ■winch would meet the needs of a ■ growing part of the town <xn- which ' as yet no church nrovision has been made. In the choice of this site Hie committee also had in nvnd the pr.«s?i- , hihty of Methodist Union being ron-sip-imated in the near future i Yesterday morning, Rev. (J. Know- i le*-Wii, Vrrs-frmt, and tile Rct. J. 1' ca.tliei-.-ton (Secretan- of Oon?«'•=«■■ ■?) comnleted the porcliase throuvriiMv'.T. Wallace. Conscnucnt upon il-.o <om-pianc-e of the offi'ials -sWth tho viuuJ formalities through the Bui'ding ciomraittcc, the erection of (he church will he proceeded with forthwith