THE CHURCHES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 182, 27 April 1908, Page 9

THE CHURCHES.

ST MARK'S ANNUAL REPORT ;...' The annual -report of;, St.; Mark's Church, to bo submitted at tho annual meeting to- ' night, jefors to ministerial' 'changes, and • ~ expresses).: ■' of - : thp.'. goodwork dono by..,thoißev, H.-jJ. .Edwards as actingvicai .t>»!Ehartks are:, expressed :to thq > Revs, , D., o..;Bates and: D: 11. i/Jonkins • for • much valuable astfrstauco to tho Rev. J. G. S--,.Bartlotfc:iCit •S6..Mark!fi"and'Rosencath. The' ' ; - vestry - has; agsin :to; congra,tulate . tho'parish-ioners-oil tlio-'.Very: satisfactory balance-sheet . HOV : ~. submitted-,• Ordinary revenues.'show an incrqMOi' -2sr- 10d.: over--last froni'Jpow rants, and ".o(fortorics', : and ,thoio : is also -an imnrovement in tlie amount, of . feehoolroom j rents. 1 The church : v . 'lifivo been kept: ■ in good lepair, -Jiut -tho question of painting j binldijigs . within the: next twelvei mpnths.; s]^^ ( yb3 '' g o npj^o^^^^^^^ vestry.; ~A further amount hasbeon-ex-pended .on> improving 'the. church ■ grounds, a "d; thanks arc duo vtoiMr.' Jv .'P. 1 tirth for - V'- v'^supervising' this work.'. The'■.intgrioiv'of, the' churcto'has Bpenvbeautified. by,' a' newraltiir \ , frontal,.and' 'curtains li-orked by'a liuniber ladies of tho parish, nnder: thb'• directioii- ■ of-Mis„ 11.Hamorton''.' An amount of . . was:.roalisod; at a ;soeial and .sale of. ; work ■■.. held in J'.ilj for tho Roscnoath bell fund ■ ; and' thp;('grcaterv.-Dart' ; " i 6fthis .amount aha* been expended oiu a liell to«cr and 'bell, :■ painting the church - room, and asphalting'l and lmpronifg' tho ■grounds It is proposed i ... tovplapa ithoibalaneo of tiieifundHo a Eose- . neath improvement account,, which'.will s'crvo ,\ as tho./huel(fifs' of .a fund: for-'the future 'en-'l largenrent fiLirobmlding of thi'fe outpost of / tho parish Regret is folt that .Mr J , Booth, 1 who lias acted as secrotary aud treas\iror.at,Bosoiipath.for manyiye/ir.'j, is shortly ~ leaving,, xhp' district,, afid the. vestry hones ,- that ; ;.an ' eamest--'an9 '.enthusiastic ' voAer i\lll[bo found to take his place. A .'', v, aTn( ?ni>t 'vof- XlOOr lias 'beeii ! paid ,to tho Parish (iTiust 'Boaixl,- for tho fund,; .anij; thcnVes.try .'recoinmeuds'that £150 , added. to tho-lund ithis voar. ' A v lesolutipn, itp- .tlns ,effect' Will -bo■■submitted to .^th6.. % '.aniliial ' vestry doplores the of Mi" Daniel Mis- '. , Bionei-,. : t0:. : the.,Cl]i[iose : of .Wellington.' .' A' ~,,:1 ntipn.-:.o-£ i.iogiotf.rtnd.condolenco'-was re- , and , a '. ...lettorLpxprogsing .tliet sympathy of, the parish- ; . loners-.has Mrs.^^iiWong.-' Tlic . vostrjvdesirpsitoitiiank' the parishioners and Ulieir;liberal ' - ' jft'?® jjtp. -the,- memorial.{..fund. i.. ,-A - handsome .q/Jc .pulpit has been ordered, and •: ;he,,plawd in ,'fho. church,• within- a 1 few T>oeks. ( Tl(e gfaie m the Karon Cemeten , \:.cnclcfscd, j but .tlio; '(/omuletipn »of: ~, the , «oik.\liasj been/ -delayed- 'by tho --non-- . t-rriral lJiarblo -; cross, , ,wh'ich -is e"-- - pcctcd steamni On behalf, of ; the, pipslj wh.prs,, the .vestry, desires, to - thank. - ' mpmbersVof : .:tho choir,i-Siinr ' day. School .staff,. Decorating,. Guild, collec--0 : AHspcoial j -yoto of thanks .should be: accorded to Mr R P . ■ ! valuable . assistance • in . several , branches' of church , work- , • - .The, balance-sheet '.for:-the Year: shows re,ceipts, £1815 ,0s;:5d: (including,£s93 Bs. , genoral ..offpi tones, "atid £399 'Ss.-i 6d lents), f|\penditure,) £1593 18s 4d , and ♦ bahnaj.jp bank, £251 2s Id Assets exceed liabilities by j.£759 Is 7d Subscrip- '' tionSatft jtliO'.Rov. ;R. Coffey momonal fund wero weened to the amount of £155 7s v ;'" Bd;' - j : , , , Thejloungglen's Club-has Jiad u very suc- :...■• ; ••' V' ;-ambitious:,-,tine',-■;;; ; !vThe''membershiri:'at the begmning /.of the vyeaivwas' C 3. ', During • ; ; tho- sqason -23.- nqw /membcrs:;wore...:6nro|led.'. ! -®'^^^^' s, *SUsdi7.'leaT > ingy^;.t6tiarinow;- • The; finances^^,.are.>in-a\very,,healthy coii' - ?.:;■■' V' 1 .. Vrj/-" - ; : --'- ■■ ST AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH. 1 ; ~ '' .The, annual meeting'.of parishioners of St-.S-"V-i^»CTsfaiipV.P|i«!chi^jD/4ricV;p^n6iv-was ■ , held hj ,the •Schoolroqpi, on .Friday. evening. • tlio Re.i J D Russell, presiding Tho report,, of the ,\csti}, 'was, lead In , t? c » churcjiwaideu (Mi ■ -r.and,,, after bnef ' discus-' ', •v : " I P l Ui^^t^;!^,'ulrT? e '^4car' I theh ; - ,tenth : .annuaJ ,re.viow. iof.,r:tho.„work of' the :'^y^ r ':if?! i ?l^qfpres3ed},;ap^eciation-vofw'tho : 1 :sV'! ; a^^aflcer ; a^g^p E . i • , ;omcerß, fv arid Jle, 'also; -i l, loss susta »icd by the death .of ■•^ I vA\.*A<.4pdt,w.§,, v^ijrrlato' churchwarden,. < and expressed regret aj: the depaihue of r , L „ l from Petone The total ■•■v i . amounted' to". £784 : * • ;;^i -S l T'^ift^#^^o^p.:£G7B.'''Tha.Sunday-: ,i ■ ; v; pehools iwer6;;,cqij|iauiiig; tq^o;spleiiaid- ; work,'' 1 • ;' i ??■ 1 ? c l l °lars'' names on' .'i . ; tho roll. ;Appqmtments o'f ofßcers were made 1 ss iolJow .f-r-y ,v church warden-, Mr- J : l-ee, parishioners' ciiurchwardeiv, Mr V ! A Mason, Vestry, Di Pe:rj, Me=sis II < Brooks, J G Castle')-F J Eij] e , RII n-y-'y : anfl:;ShiSrwri - :Synods- ,' ,J.„ G. Caatle;' auditor, Slr.-'-W'.'-' 1 A-iosphition affirming : the : - ~ .uesiraflility;. of. womon-being' allowed to vote " . ' at/parish c meetings; wasi: .and the'- ;; - synodsman ,was'requested'.to'bring "the mat- . ■ .'.i,'*® l 'Uolovp-.^he-J)iocpsan,-Synod- - ■ , r!l n 'f' .thanksgiving services wore hold .ot ot. AugUstiho's..Church yesterday . The :Churcnow^s. | .b'eJiutifully-i decorated' .'with gifts •: o* .P r qn«cp,'-flqworsj -and The morning'-sei'vice was taken by 3tr James Mooie,j Miss-oner to Soamen, AVellmgton ~ At.thei<pveuing'servico tho. Rev. J: D; Rus- ■ : ? e '- pwachddn-.tp. a crowded- concrogation ' "f'-.-PSr ll lvl , - a v?/ : 61,-.-.-.'-'.Wo- - - workers 'The;- anthem -was Calebftpiper's "The Lord 1 is Good" 1 < NEWS IHio ceremony ?t vlnch His Grace Archbishopwßndwood bid tl'o founda+-on stone «ti in -Hawlcor •! btreet'atstcrdav w 0 f t'-o' shoitest ll,s (rraces iiords were'virtually confined to those absolutely necessary ..for t'>o eot A. , fuller: .ceremony,; will ! take,: ilnce : when tho ' , ■ church 'opened; _ which' 'should" bo about, the middle of Octobei. Already tho walls , a , rß a i! 5 e abovo l>,e ground, 'but the Avrthnishop '".s un-ble to find r Sun- • day.osiTHcr ou, which ho could by tho fotinda-' tion stoiio. / M • ■ - ..• •• .+ ; _ Archbishop/, Redwood- will- leave ! ' ' -fe^ b -* :!0 »'i Wc dnesday; to "open-on' -• Kti^ 0 hnS h® 0 ": '^OT.rod,: in : Hawkestone : . Street for a new . school-tor 'Roman Catholic V — A £c^oal " of the tincl in Wel- , lingtpn 7 i 9s^? ,one :n;l!oulcqtt Street- though ■ ' ,V"!' x ed ac!-.ooltj: for .Roman', / . Catholip,-'bovs ; and : . giris'J'ho. Bnulcott ' Street.school;has;about;2so.nunils. • ; It will • P° .-spon, >and: a,;i?oman .Catholic ' boys £c) qpj,f eitabl sk ( l n "asm-n Street, £ , lo Arc.parish, on, iv.-sito .lyhioh ChurclJ \ aequirtd -for , this • purpose two years' ago ' " Stro( ? t Ec)^ol :' ?"I serve for:the wholor'df -W6l-- - its nlacQ w^ll;bb 'ta.keri by two '5 ' ; BchooW jon''opposite^'sid6s' of : :the city. Tlw' ' work ,o. cwistruct;o:i will bo commenced at 1 an carl} date iii both hasos. j- ,:: ■': -;^ is 'generously nro- i ' school for Roman t ~, ■ tathp%j:,bfiy3 i ;and:,iiirls at . Koildinir. > : -A, I ■■•J . tender:^for,.it^/,constructioii,vhas ..iust been' -s - r»-"! _ 1 atheis Lowham and Craigh, of tho ltedemptoi|6ti"ordei,.')vi|l, commence lievti Siindaj ; '"i ''h Aeitown, Jvill.irnio, ■ and I§lS)id .-,fe.v. districts, • wlneli will last J : two pr jtpef^cftks^ ! •/, -■■■■■ v The iiftyt cQijferonco of the d"ig\ of tho- 1 d P a will.be held at Petono -r on j.ay. • „ 'ST MARK'S CHURCII 1 IN&TITU1I0N 01<" RliV; JOHNSON.' " In tho'jfrpl.encd. 'pf a: largo: congregation i r;t"rdiv moinm' Ra A Johnson, |ate_ vicai-. pf-,St. .Matthew's. Ma'stertonV was , , instituted vicar .'of the parish of St.'Mark } . AVellington, by. Archdeacon Fnne6urt' Bishop's^Conimissat^ l . Tho 'special form of : servico wiwisilsodj/ and selected hvmns alfo i ■ . wore • .oungJ? tAfchdeacon: Fanco'ilH, who l prcached- the wernion, cho.w as his> text, "In i weaknoss - r and.j fbar and ; much - t.rcruhling "■ i from St. •I'aul.'.BiiJSpistle to tho Corinthian's. i ■The ArchdcitcontiJj.words wero'niost: appro- ] pnate'to the occasion, dealing with tbo dif- <

Acuities, yet tlio honour, attached to tlio Christian ministry. After the service of institution a celebration of the Holy Communion was held. ... . St. Mark's' Church"was .crowded in the ovoning, the preacher being tho Rev. A. M. Johnson. For his text tho vicar chose "Lovcst thou Mo," from St. John, chapter 21; verse 15. The/ service Was' particularly bright'and hearty. For an'anthem the Hallelujah Chorus from the "Messiah" was ; ■ ... ... A parishionors' welcome will ho teudored the new vicar in' St. Mark's Schoolroom on Friday evening next.