FLEMINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1463, 22 January 1887, Page 2

FLEMINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

(OONTBIBUTBD,) The annual congregational meeting of the Fiemfngton Pr esbytei ian Church was -held, on Thursday, the 13th intit. The Key. A. Blake road tho report of fcha Kick Session which referred to regular services, the good results of evangelistic meetings and the establishment of a weekly prayer meeting. The reports of the Sabbath schools were given by the Superintendents, the scholars numbering 139, the teachers 12. The contributions of the aoholars were devoted to foreign missions, mnd the soheme of lessons was the International. The Treasurer's report showed that matters stood very maoh the same as last year, while they bad had wet Sabbaths and finanoial stringency to contend with. The reports were adopted. A speolal vote of thanks was aocorded to Mr G. Gilmour for the painstaking way In whioh he had gone about his duties as treasurer ; and another to Mr John Dunn for the way m whioh he had discharged the duties of Secretary, as well as for his gratuitous services as leader of Psalmody. A Committee waa elected for the ensuing year, and after a cordial expression of sympathy iv ith the pastor m his work, the meeting was closed m the usual way.