ST. LUKE'S CHURCH, WADESTOWN.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 798, 22 April 1910, Page 2

ST. LUKE'S CHURCH, WADESTOWN.

The. annual meeting of. the ; parnh-; ioners >6f "St. Luke!s Church, '.Wadestown, was held in St;' Luke's: ; schoolroom on Wednesday evening, the vicar (the Eev. T. G. Kay) presiding'. There was a larger attendance- than usual and the, Ladies', Guild provided refreshments. .'• : :•.'.'"•.:. '".'''■■.'..

The vicar, in- his . opening'-, address,tbanked all those who helped with the services and. ' organisations of,', the Church in his absence,, especially the Rev. .W. H. Compton and the Eβ*. B. H. Ward. The outlook was exceedingly 1 encouraging. The new church; and all the furnishings were now paid for, the schoolroom was let .to the Education Board for an infant "school, and also..fos all kinds of meetings and en--tertainments;-there was a prospect of some compensation for land: which would be required, for the tram,- and there was also the old churchroom setx tion of land available for sale whenopportunity There were also signs of spiritual progress'and renewed church life in the parish. -The parishioners ;had. therefore to be, congratu-' lated on "being in a better position than' ever as far as the ohuren at Wadestown' was -concerned. : He closed 'bjjappealing for the hope and faith which he himself had. He was full of hope as regards the future of St. Luke's. On the ordinary balance-sheet there' was a debit balance, but the Ladies' .Guild had already undertaken to ar- , range for a series of "socials", to wipe. , this off. ■ '■■'■ - ; '

The report of the committee' of' Sti Anne's,: Northland, which has ■ already appeared, in the. press, is also satis-, factory. The General Synod..havinjagreed to the sale of the old church site the proceeds go ; .to St.' Anne's; . The annual reports andbaknee-sheets were read and adopted. Mr. W. Withers, the treasurer of the Church Building Eund, stated that- the account was closed- and everything paid for. It was also mentioned that' all seats in the-church were free'.-

The following officers were elected: Churchwardens, Messrs: T. D. Bellett and C.-W. Holt; vestry, Messrs: F. J. Halse, J. Goyder, J. W. MitchelL J. Cooke, A. Stuart, F. Brookes, anci .0. W. Palmer; auditor, .Mr. W. & Morris. ' ' ■'•.'. '.

. After the usual- rotes of thanks several matters ■ were discussed, and it was decided to make special efforts ihia year as regards a vicarage, Mr. Goyder alluding to tho self-forgetfulness of tfte vicar in starting the<inew' church-fund .instead of a vicarage fund. ' " '.