SHANNON.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 601, 1 September 1909, Page 10

SHANNON.

, Next Saturday I.ho directors of the. Shannon Co-operative Dairy Association will en? • 'tertain the., suppliers when the opening' ceremony in connoction with tho factory' will' tako placed .. „ ' ; There .was a large. attendance at the rmnurd meeting of tho Presbyterian. Church on -Friday^. 1 night,. when : tho' session pre- ' seated their report. • Tho •RevjVJ;-..'Wlyte, •• Levin, who : occupiod- the chair, .thankecL'ithe manager, and Mr. E. B. Stephenson.for''the work they." had do'no for the. church, and also Mr. J; A. M'Kenzie for Iris- donation, 'of-shrubs for beautifying tho'.church ground. The scssioil report is as follows"The General Assembly .of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand; held in Duncdin last No- . vembor,',divided' the • mission • charge Shannon, - Koputairba, anil Tokomaru.. /Levin was raised to a sanctioned charge, and the -district .north, of ..formed into., a' , inception?,'of •th ls'- amangenidnt, I Mr.. HutchiMoiij was -in' charge of tbo district, niid did good work both as a preacher and pastor. - On his return to college, Mr. 5.; A. M'Kenzio'-.was appointed. During - the .past ■- year MiyM'Kenzio and . Mr. A. M'Pberson . wero elefcted elders. ■'• Tho- congregation-"lost a valuable, iiclpoi'; in Mr. W. Clark, who has loft the'distript for Ohau. 'He was, a teacher • in tho Sunday.School, and a member of the session. '.'."The session wisb .to . record their V sympathy'-with the widow and family of Mr, H. Jones; "who was recently removed by . .death,. The balance-sheet shows a credit of £15 vlSsl'.HM. '••'During- the year a debt of . £100 3s.ha's,■ bera.jmkl off .the church,, and £14 165.-, has boon spent, ixi" improvements!" During -'the - evening, Mesrlaim/s ■'Laurvig, -; and Honr,vMiss WicklifTe,' and Messrs Horn, 0 M'Kenzie. and lian'rvig, gave musical items, and theiladies'of. the congregation'provided refreshments. -. -■