WESLEYAN CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1804, 29 January 1884, Page 2

WESLEY AN CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON.

[BY TKLKOR \PII — rRKSS ASSOCIATION.] WKLMNC.ftiN, Sunday. At the Weslcyan Conference, the session of yesterday afternoon was devoted to the con.sideiation of the btate of icligion in Chinches. The animal letuuis showed that o(i22 members, and 1300 additional communicants, Sunday-scholars li,<S(!fl, and total attendants upon public worship, 4C>,122. A long conversation took place, m which several niembeis of the Confeienco took pait, after which a lesolution expressing gratitude to (tocI, for the l.ugost increase of Clmrch members and lie.irois e\er lecoided in any one yoav of thi* Chuich'b history in the colony, as as passed and oidered to lie printed m the minutes. The subiect of the Methodist Union occupied the attention of the Wesleyan Oonfeience dui ing last night. The debate lasted four houis, and was of a most .spirited chaiacter. The 1 evolutions in f,i\our of Union weie moved by th« Rev. Mr Baviu. The fir.st lesolution, that the Union Committee's repoit be received ; and the second, e\ pi essing thankfulness that so laige a piopuition of quaiteily meetings favoured it, weie carried unanimously. On the thud iesolutitm, which committee the G'onfmeuce to the general nrmciples of the {imposed Union basis, «i long' debate took pi, ice. Riw. J. Berry moved as <m amendment, "That, while t/ie Union is dcsii.iblu, tJie pioposal for fclie present Union is pre matuie." Shoitly befoie midnight the question was put and lost. There being no further amendment, the oiigm.il motion was put and canied amid loud chcei.s by 38 to(). The following final reading of the appointments in the Waikato district has been leceived in Hamilton : —Hamilton, Rev. J. Dukes; Cambridge, Rev. H. R. Dewsbury ; Te Awanmtu, Rev. (). De.\n ; Rasl.ui, Rev. Mr Barber. The Rev. W. Sl.ide goes to Tauianga.