CHURCH MATTERS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 118, 18 October 1873, Page 3

CHURCH MATTERS.

PARISHIONERS’ ANNUAL MEETING AT TAUJRANGa. The annual meeting of the members of the Church of England residing in the parish of To Pupa was hold fit the Court-house on Mumhiv • evening last. 13th instant, for She purpose of appointing and electing churchwardens, vestry- i men, and auditors for the ensuing vear. i The Per. Charles Jordan, A.B , incumbent of : the parish, occupied she chair- j M o are compelled very greatly to condense our ‘ report. ” i

_i.be proceed i ucs Were opened with prayer, alter w inch ihe Cn.unnau ia| nr rj the opi-ct c| the uniting, w hieit be > a.i w-i.« held i n aero; o.i- ro wr h in-! rue! t >:n-> ree< tv. d bv him Men Ihc Hbh.m ~f the !>u..-e,-e. fie .apluwd I t a U:.‘ e;.ii-«-hw aniens ami v.-!n men must. a« laid v. in the hn-.s of ihe Spi.d' be e.mimumaauts wiihm the parish. Captain iovey acted as seere! ;r\. OIII’KOUW UiDK.NS. Air Jordan nominated Captain Tovey as his church warden, (Applause ) IVir Hopkins Clark then proposed, and Captain I nuts 'ii ciotli M r rJ . I>. iSlit’iitn us ehureli«:!rien tor t!u> eongrt-a! on. A: ". I - Ht ■ ; b and Mr Keller » a-oailt ,1, Mr IK nungUm. X«r .St, i . %\ cieh pr<>jais«‘d, and Mr Cruvait secoadeo, Mr Bah. Mr Lhul Ueeiuied.. !’ Iti wavil ja'i psi cl, and Mr I ’arby seconded, uo ,lU -e.e at vo: mg was by show o! hands. Sir r-hoat h Was elec! ed uiul duly declared people's eharehwurden.’' VKbTUV.M es. ihe following gent.lcnicu were elect ed vest rymcn • Cninuin ’Punks, 42 ; Messrs Ball. 12; H.*ue.ngt,H.. ,i<) ; Norris, 35 ; and Hopkins Clarke, <>o. Dr /vrimtage, who wus absent, also received 22 votes.

C a[i C r:ipp iuui Snoot, Ivl^cuuibc, John Clmdwdek, Norris, B.Clarko, Kbwd, Burrows, Both'li, K. Kirk, ,T. Maxwell, Croldsmiih, i<. th Jordan, _ McKellar, and W. i. Booth wore also proposed ami seconded in duo course, but., (or various reasons, would not- allow themselves to bo placed in nomination. Mr NiH'i'is proposed Colonel ILsrington. Ino Cnairtnan ruled that the Colonel was not qualified, as ids name did not. appear on the repWrj of membership. I ACDITOHS. [ Afessre Booth (hi) and Bodel] (20) were elected i Htiditors, Messrs tVLeCaw and .1. ii. Howard were i Hieo nominated. Several other gcutlemeu were j proposed, but declined to stand, j B'.HJNBAKIKS OS.' VAIifSU. ( Captain Stem promised, and Air Bodell j seconded, that, the boundaries ol tho parish should include all lauds within the two highway districts. Carried tumid mo us! v. “ OOD’d A CUI3. ’' In reply to a question. Captain Skeet explained that the Cemetery R.-serve was for ail denominations. Thu ground hod not yet boon vested in the bauds of trustees. - TUG NBW CHUUC II. - Captain Skeet desired to know what steps had been taken in the matter ol building a church. llie Chairman and Captain Tovt-y then explained she position of aliairs. We have no space lor publishing the same, but hope in our next issue to present our readers with a condensed report ol tho minutes to which tho secretary referred. In trio meantime the oilicial records muy be seen at Mr Ball’s. Mr .Burrows stated that the plana and specifications would be ready, and public tenders Invited before the close of the mouth. (Applause.) MI NIST Eli’s STIPJCKI). Captain Skeet desired to be informed upon this mat.tor. Captain Tovoy replied. WAYS AND MKAKS. Iho vosirymen were requested to immediately commence tho collection of subscriptions towards the Church Budding fund. ItJiTIKIJiO COMMTTTKE. On tho motion of Mr Booth, an unanimous vote ot thanks was passed to these gentlemen. MU W. I. BOOTH. A hearty and unanimous vote of thanks was returned to M.r .Booth for his many valuable services rendered to the parish. Alter the usual vote ol thanks to the chairman and secretary, tho meeting separated.