CHURCH MEETINGS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 492, 27 April 1909, Page 5

CHURCH MEETINGS

ST. PAUL'S. &DDREBS JJY REV. T. H. SPROTT. THE PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS. ji'vV'The rannual.meeting; of/'parishioners of St. ;!^f?^'s : ;:Pro-Catlieyral;f'ffas ; lidd'lastr',niglvt/ ; the vicar, Rev, T.' H. Spiott, presiding. ' ( ; V}:-: J' l ® vicar apologised for the uiiavoidablo. absenco of Messrs. T. F. Martin; E. 11. Dean, and G. Shirtchlio. - . . The annual report stated that .the year be- ; gan with a credit balance of £110 13s. 4d., j which I wero estimated: liabilities,'.;'in ■ •• connection with tho painting contract' and ■ V : - , nn PSid-','apcouritsVi;amquhtingi-,"'altqgether ■; .to , .I'he foUowing'.is;a^comparison • .receipts; for tlio - last year; and , tho 1 previous ,vear. Special .offertories show an increase of $9 14a. 7d.; ordinary offertories;: an increase/ of £3 Os. :;4d.; seat rents:;collected /aro loss by £8 4s. \ tVd.; • receipts' ■by - collecting boxes lor Gen- ' :; ©ral Church Fund .and Aielanesian, Mission ' aro less by : £12 16s. 7d. • Tlio special appeal - i.ior •' funds lor painting, , etc,,, brought the ' ■ , donations - f0r.«1907-08 : :up=to.' £10255. • Tho . past yearfs amount . is'' £40 ,145., which ■ in- i ; .eludes payments to, the Painting Fund. -The • praiseworthy offorts of tho Oluu-ch Guild re- ( suited ,iu a largo increaso in the returns for '.the-year, £136 18s.-sd.'-. being raised -, as ' ;. against.' £69 125.-, 2d t> tor. tho previous - year. : y;' Ofthis :aiii6iilit th 6; suni [of,dSßo was allocated '{ to tho Church/Rebuilding Fund; :-whicb now ~ ?r ;6tandsha^. ; £l34^ ; This.sum.r'is .placed on , lixed deposit, bearing interest.-; Tlio Maori j (Mission'/subscript for. ! th© past ;year .have • f not .yet: been received:v;On':tho;expenditure • side .the only, item.of note is.£l32 12s; 3d., ; year; ends'iwithv a-credit; bal-; ,; : . anco of, £7i Os. ; -1d.,; and Very small liabilities i -for unpaidi accounts; " During the past year >. . ,the stained-glass'.memorial : . to tho'-' late : .i j . Madame; Matson has been -placed in tho i ;'vChurph.'i;^iT'hp jlease^to^the 1 parish.^-of -the; i site/has; beenograntedtbyi-the -Dio-/ i 'term of,':the lease is 60 i .; years,/no .rent is charged, and- the' vestry i have'pq'wer.Ttp ;; :'i ;. of .the Diocesan Trustees. 'All rents derived ' : - from the: are,to bo;expended in i ... paymont/of rates;' interest on load, and other- ] ■ wise in. connection ■ with, tho; parsonage i ':■ building and of the lawn at tho back of two ■ :,; :-property.!,have rrun; 0ut,..-and. tho- vestry' are ,i i;-/^larigisttpsVito^.reflet;these^.properties.:''; The ;i / vestry : expresses /it's thanks to thomembers. , : f^pffthe/choii-^qf^to ;the: o KSJSiinday. Schb6l.:(^achers;'Jay.;readers,^-'district j ;<f;visitors/;; i ■ teo of the. Churchrooni, to tho members of i . the, Chnroh and llelanesian Guilds, and of i ; the Dorcasand Relief Society. -They also ; ■iy thank : tho .committees 'of ; tho Kindergarten i School and Maori Mission Fund. Thanks ft -;-.w0.. also j extended ;to:..Mosßrs. /D. Anderson i /.andSons for -thenise 'of.'their "office;for tho . ; > receipt ,of seat renta,riand for the time they -■ devote to this matter.' ' On the motion- of the vicar,' seconded by < • Hr. A. L.; Stowe, - the .report and .balance- ■: ' iheet were adopted In addressing thoso present, the vicar said j ,/,!hat .they should learn to think imperially in ■ ' ill-matters,- thereforo he; would touch upon ; ,v. mattersconcerning, the Church as - a whole; < Wero had .been; nihny oveiits of great interest . during-:tho pa'st year, most: important .being i ..the. Pan-Anglican Congress, .which. had been • ; . held'iii England.- The Cchgress was not only > without parallel in'the.history of the Church,; •; : but. also in tbb. history, of Christendom. It- -;: •' was ' more- than th'e'Lambeth Conference of . : ' Bishops,-for.those: present; included bishops,. . priests,, and olaymonj-and also laywomen: At. i - tho ;Njceno Conference of. tho fourth > century,-: '.ono of the most important in tho early his-, ' • i tory of tho Church, there were 300 delegates, but , the Pan-Anglican Congress of last year 1 was attended by. 1000 delegates from all parts '" l of -the world and 'of all: classes, i'i /Not <only ; .- 'wero thero thoso'prdminent in tlio.wbrld.'theo-'.:, ■'.'.logicalj; but. also :men-.of-noto in icjrcles ■ pollti- .. ~ - cal, social,.. 1 and ;(ontacaL : Tho . objects/-and ; ; : ;;;. ; ; unification of mmkind. This unification had • beon • ;i •\/ metbpd: tried that J oiip;liea<i ; | .for the wliolo..Church.to-which all-'branchcs < ;. were .sflbject, _' 'and'; _onlering ',that .'services ' ;; ; slionld bo carried out in. ono';manner. andhvith; .. one'language. . 'Tlici'btheiv method was by .'hi- . . .. lowing each 'special vcbmmfiriity t»;'iiianageiits v own affairs, have its .-own head and speak its : own language,' only ; insisting on .tho.'. adher- . | .enco to, the' fundamental -.elements oftho' - faithc;; : Tho Congress had'.shown that tKis / ' latter was possible of realisation. Long be- . ; i fore \ civil statesmen, had- realised that the : only way to form.a great Empire was by tho. ;|/f creation of■■a, number of' self-governing' com- ■ central; work-;;; jS;,ingprinciple I ;pf,-ffie',Chnrcli^>T^rwng.'to;local, l thanked ; all ■ those -who had taken part in Churcli work during tho year, ' ' : .Rov. A. Do H. Robinson; who is • leaving the .- parish shortly.to tako up work in-England. . ';;^:;.;:The.'follbwin^ : 'p i jwore : chosen ,fbr ; tlio ; ensuing :'year ; ! .Messrs. T.; F;; v ; Martin/(vicaris),- W. -F. 'Barraud '(people's) ;- .:vestry, ! Professor .; Eastbrfield,' Messrs. ' v G., Shirtcliffe, E. H. Dean, F. Russell, W. C. ■ Kensington, 0. Beero,; R. : L. /Mestayer, L;; :;/ 6towo,- M. ClarkV aricl J. . Stenhorisauditors,', Messrs. C. T. Richardson and M. J. Kilgour. Mr. D. T. Stuart, who declined re-election, . 'it^oto'.o^'syriipathji'lii'jiis-iMent-.' boreavement. . - -' 'WTien the. time'came for .general business, . : . Mr. .R„ Parker aske<l .if ithe • question •of -'com-. '...inencirig';tho'servico' at 6.30- iiistead of 7 \oVlock would bo recon'sidercdi On it being pointed out that such a matter . j:;.'cpuld .not, well bbdealt with /by a: small raret/ing, ',was> decide'd to-irefer:it to;the-incoming': >.;vestry. ' . ; ' 1 ST. MARK'S PARISH. The annual report .of St.: Mark's Church-to ' . be-presented at tho,annual-business meeting . : :;/ of/ the :parish ; ,this: week; stags'!that;th6 ;RbV.' . :V.; 'v AV , M. :;Jplih3on ,was :instit(ited;,tp 'the Cure of .- . the parish, on April ,26, 1908 and , was cordi- '. ally welcomed by tho panshioneh,;'? Tlie llov. v" p;.;E.' lwasilicehsed-as :a4sis'tant' curate on January 17, 1909. , Tho report j .thanks tho .Rev..-D. C. Bates; and the ltev. .... D.; IL Jenkins for help.during the past year,. ■ .and -thanks aro duo also -to -the lay readers , - for their constant arid, voluntary; work, notably to Mr. C. H. .Chatwin for his devotion v Rosfincath serviccs. Rcfovring to tlio bal- ! ' nnce-sheot, the report says that although tho ,balance does :not 'appear as large ias that, of last-year,;it is eminently satisfactory,' as £150' v;.'v:had':.been placed;:to tho credit of tlio Parish ; Trust Board; £50, has .been paid on tho vote of/the last annual meetin'; to tho General i Church :;Fnnd,'.:liabili.ties : to'tlio extent of. £134, ; ' ,2s. 6d.' . incurred -by ..the renovation of tho • '_ vicarage. ;has;'.been ; .defrayed,: and £120 has■ !'givbn .':to ,-,*:th'e:.-.erection,'; of wing -' of ;.; the' Sunday -school . and !it3r furnishirig.' Tlio ■■} friends! fori |;eheious.; con--.iributions"furnishing iofi- this^room; /'; . !the'interest' ; >; he.; has'; takoni'i r, Seat v/rents'; and.; offertories . /amounted-,to:£39o.and ; £Gl9f 13s;-'-7d.';rospec- '.: tively., //The .receipts'-from ordinary; revenue : shpw,/a"n^increase. pf;/£12,: as-;compared.-'with', last :, liiadto .'face-ex-: P erl <litnro ;iri lconnectioh/;with the '.-upkfebp of the fabric of.'tho cliuroh.'.. .Tho whole' pf. tho north 'side. of - the building .'shows traces of '• borer-worm, .-'' aiid nb '..effort' should bo spared to.make the rebuiklihg.fund as.strong as possible. Tho vestry recommend that £100 . bo added to '.the sum in the hands of tlio //Parish :Trust.::Board ; for .this ipurpos'o./ ; Tho _ • new'.wing ofi ; tbp;'Sunday;,sclipol:has.'.cost:£2B2 ■ ■ "flOs. ,od.. .Tho, vestry rioter with pleasure, a - V v/'.marked 'improvempiit;ih : -tlio. liumhbc of Cch'il-. ~-1 dren attending Suirdav. school. ; With, rei'err enco. to/the. Rev. Richard CofEev .memorial, :;V-/;thb Vestry, repPrt.that during.the year-an oak pulpit- has been placed in the church, and a marble dross erected on..the grave;at Karori, : ' The delay in completing the.work at the gro'vo ■i'V'.v'ijiras'^'due.tbi tile ; first;.^crpss ; ordered;.being, lost . ' in ' tho wreck of . ihe'..Star-ot Japan. The marble font is expected to.arrive shortly, and v the.sum of £75 lias been handed to the Parish / Trust.vßoaitl. . Tho; interest- on .this amount /'will;be expended annually in.the;purchase of memorial prizes for the - ; Sunday school,, and ... .thus perpetuate tho-memory of-the late vicar the children of. for'whose ■- 4Diritual welfare he so louc laboured. The

jer.yices ,at Roserieath- have.'been'. regularly maintninod, and the interest, taken - in. the church-room, if not as widely spread as could bo wished, _ is thorough." - v ;Tho interior has been beautified by the addition of the pulpit from St. Mark's and by new altar-cloths and hangings tastefully, worked. Mr. H. N. Morrison has proved liiniself a ,-most earnest worker, and is ably backed by moinbors of the committee. The duties of organist 'have been carried out loyally by Mosdames Brown and .Greenwood. Messrs: &. Bell and Corrick. The Sunday school,, under Mr. P. Lerwill, doc 3 excellent work. - jTho;two ladies' guilds (the Beo and St. Martha's Guild). continue their good '-work,, arid' this have helped' materially towards tho erection <6f tho infant room. . The young men's club is in a vigorous condition and maintains its membership. newly-formed girls' club has; been .useful in.providing- for the young womon of the parish a link with tho church; ; f ;.Tho. Stl Mark's .branch of'the,Ministering' Children's.' League succeeded '.''in raising, £42 for tho .Chinese Mission. . The Missionary' and ;Benovolent Society maintained its good work under: Mr. Chatwin, and the . lady collectors earned the gratitude of tho vestry..;. Tho'ves,try has taken over' the parish magazine, and a question, for. the.'incoming .vestry will be. whether they are 'justified' in; incurring .the. expense of. the', paper., /Thanks are.extended to Mr. A. E. Rising for his .labours in cori- . n'oction with the circulation of the magazine. l . Thanks are; extended. to the- qhoir, Sunday, school teachers,;the Ladies' Bee, St. Martha's '.Guild, the ' bell-ringers, decorating, guild, and all other church workers. '■'Tho vestry con-, sido'r'.that special' recognition" is clue to. Mr.; superintendent '.of - the Sunday, schcol,. for, his untiring .'.labours .'in' 'many partments of ;.church.organisation,' Apprecia--' tion is alsp'.recorded of the l , services rendered to the Parish Trust Board by Messrs. Andrew, Hamerton, and Webb. ST. PETER'S. - : The annual report of ■ the churchwardens and -vestry of St.: Peter's Anglican ; Church: . states ;rthat ; the' statement of ..accounts for .the;year ended March 31' shows a. credit-bal-ance .of £2 7s. sdi, .after providing for all liabilities.; "This,".-continues';the report/,('is satisfactory.; considerins' that' 'we commenced the year with a debit balance of £40 17s. Id. inour assets arid liabilities.'' But, although our 'st-ateirient, show's a credit , balance, we must 'bear in : mind. ; thatthis';-year we hiive only paid £525 in,'stipends/ aB. coriipared with £602 forv,thov previous }■ year -also.; ; ; that; tho ordinary and special expenditure lias been very light (somo £45 less, than that of tho. previous; year). We' regret there , has been a falling-ofi: jin thej ordinary offertories;; the; total being £600 lis. Id., as compared with £623 Bs. 7d.: for the previous ■ year. This is; probably due;[po the; bad times '■ at •' present prevailing Special' /-offertories,^'however, show; an iriiprovement, of • £43 compared with' last i.-year. Seat. rents" received - and out-" ampuiit' to £383; 16s.' Bd.,' as - against; £403 tor -the; preceding .year. ; ;As a-imatter of, fact, only £4 10s. is; at present ■ not -collected. Brooklyn has now been made a Separate parochial ;yand. the!; : parish of St.. Peter's ;has undertaken to contribute £50 a year towards its' stipend ' fund/ making :a. total liability of £100. We are pleased, howovor, toreport that £50 of this has already been ;raised by St.Poter's Ladies'' Working Party by means of a sale of work, and tlioy liavo kindly.; promised' us ; tliei other £50 this year. They also contributed from the samo .source £50 to go .in:, reduction- of the debt on St.. 'Peter's Schoolroom." :}',■■■ v "A ; '. Tlie'rep'ort concludes:-—"Aswo are not to have an.assistant curate at St. Peter's until after .the yicar's return,' it is' proposed to ask; the Finance ' Cominitteo to assess the parish •at £400 instead of £560 for; the year commencing April 1, 1909, and ending March 31, 1910. '. This :should \ enable the ineoni.'ing'.vestry ,:to .devote .a; portion of ;'tho or"dinary revonuo towards the church painting ■;fund.-?*v;v..v.'-.