ST. SAVIOUR'S GUILD.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18222, 5 November 1924, Page 10

ST. SAVIOUR'S GUILD.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Tie-annual meeting of ,St. Saviour's Guild wah held last evening, the Warden, Areabishop Julius; presidingThe Warden, said that ;t was comforting to know that the attendance at an annual meeting was not an index to the interest in the work. The attendance at the meeting was not overwhelming, but the work was growing. ..The .institution had grown steadily and gave promise of a full and vigorous maturity.' Such 'a position was due to the fact that the institution had been connected with one of. the great sisterhoods of the Church. Ail knew ho.v those organisations died cut, and he remembered how the sisterhoods were revived. There were many brotherhoods and many more -sisterhoods at work -in the Old Country, but they were- not as vigorous as-he would like. He - wanted to see them send out branches of the3o brotherhoods and sisterhoods to the colonies to kelp the Church. They needed experts fpr that class of work, and he thought that -the Church, would have to give attention to the .necessity of : sending out workers who wero. properly trained." With regard to the past year, it had been a year, of growth. They had enlarged the home at Shirley. Now it was very weL fitted. That was a grand step forward. At Timaru they were building a rector's iouse, arid that institution was prospering. They all knew of the. valuable.. worji' that was being carried on at-the babies' home at Sumner. He did not believe in an annual meeting that was a profusion of thanks, but ho had to acknowledge the loving, faithful service of those helpers who gave' their services all the year round for nothing. The annual report stated that during the year additions to-the giris' home had been. opened and that a fine property had been obtained jit Sumner as a babies' home. There were now twenty-one babies in. the home. Work on the erection of. a rector's residence and the completion of a, dormitory at the boys' home was now ,under way, the-contract'price being £2366 7s 6d. Legacies' amounting to £5247 6a' Id had been received during the year. Owing to the opening of the babies' home another X'liOO per annum would be needed. The statement of receipts and expenditure' showed that £15,139-lis. tid had been received during the year, a-nd that expenditure had been £11,727 15s Id, leaving a credit balance of £3413 16s sd. Mr H. 13. Andrews, in moving tne adoption of the report and balance-sheet, said that the wots, had developed greatly during the year. It had been a pleasure to see that many people had remembered them in making their wills. They would require £I2OO more per annum than tney had been receiving. There were difficulties in the work, and one that was facing them now was the question of the children who had grown up and were going out.into tho world. These were difficulties of a domestic nature for which the Council and committee would have to work out a solution.'• He had • pleasure in" agreeing heartily with what his Grace had said. He would have liked to have seen a larger gathering, but the smallness of the meeting could be taken as an indication that no one was finding fault with their work. The motion wbs seconded by Mr C. E. Jones and carried without discussion. Mr•■ Jones • said that he understood that it was the last occasion that his Grace would preside as Warden over their meetings. He was sure that although they were looin°- his Grace officially he would remain with them. The greatest tribute that they could pay to his Grace would be to carry on the work of St. Saviour's. The- Kev, N.. Friberj moved that it be left to the incoming Council to revise the rules of the Guild. He questioned very much if anyone could explain clearly how the Council of the Guild was elected. The Very Eev. Dean Carrington seconded the motion, stating' that he had no- very clear . conception of the rules. Mr Andrews said that there was a subcommittee' and a Standing Committee, and it was from these that the whole of the system arose. The present system for the purpose of dovetailing the Standing Committee's work with that of the Council. Tho Warden said that the system worked well, although they all laughed at it. There still was a large amount of building to be done, and he thought that the connexion between the two .was most valuable. , , , • The following officials were elected: Original members of the Guild, Canon O. G. Mutter, Rev...Mother Dora, M*» arjwood, Dr. A. C. Sandston and Mf J- G. h. Vernon; Finance Committee, Messrs C. £.. Jones and E. J. Rosa, the remainder to be elected from the Council.