CHURCH MEETINGS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1426, 29 April 1912, Page 7

CHURCH MEETINGS.

Al,l, SAINTS', KILUIIiMJ-:. Abnlir 1.1(1 iKiii.-liiniK i> fn,w all parts »f tin; pari.-li :!>,i.inb!i.'(l in (he Killiiniio Hall for Hi,- pari.-li ii,mi;,tl nicvlinif mi ThiiiNclay cveiiin- )a-i, tin- Kcv. li. (i. Wiiekbimic, vitiir, ],!c-ii!iii^. ■Mi. CliaiijH'll, iiai-MiioniT.- , wnrdcii, n-;ul tin-' rcpirl and lj»lmic-< —li<-.-t lor tinvi'iir. ami loii.matiilaicl the parisiiimiox »" I lie In. f thai the varii.ii-, funiN ili<•■l<*i'il imlil. 1.a1a,,,,-, v.itli tl..- sii.«uI'Mfplnm i,r tlu> iHiililinu' Him!. This hi-;, liim-.'vr:-, had h.vn >n1..-laiitiall.v r..,ln™i, slii'winj.' lKuv ;i ilehit iiiilaiip;- oi v,\\\- W7 'I'll.: ,:liainiiaii -aid 11111 in'.v! vtar lie hoped 1,, ~.. a Mib-Vi.iilial imTra-i'- 1.1 tin(illVrlnrio> fm Ihe Moi ini'-iiiii and Mauri -Mi>si.in-i. a> ziul in nii.-.iiimarv win 1; cvi(K'liffd life in the Plnndi, and Iliui tl.iI'hiircli which laekiVil thi, spirit was a The lollinviu'j Church tilliccr* wore flivltd:—Mi'. A. li. C'liapiicll wu< l-Hodod liaHsliii.nors' waidi'ii; vi.*liniioii. sic«-is. U'hilc,.i:,ln'. Seville. Williams \Vi S i:iii«, Kliix, Whiloliiiid. Wilis, Pimt.v. Jlki'kit, uilid Lyncss; auditor, .Mr. llii!'«in-. 'I'ho vic-ai- ivaiipiiiiilwl .Mr. 'I'aplin V- !ii> ivariHmi. i-i'lcrrius in toiniiliiiipi'.larv ti-nii-i In I'hi! Komi worl: ilmip uv Iln>t '.ontkinaii in I hi- pa-(. ■ ' In tlu> course of his mlilrr-.----. (Si« virar tluit spiritual prOHi-c--; imiiil not always be measured in terms (.1 liiiancc. nor cvi'ii by Iho size of (•uii»rc!;atii.iis. but by the inlliieiii-o o.ti'rtfd. tip rfiVrifd t:< the Hell., and I'drisliiom.rs to ask thenixMes. what thv iif!l rc.Mill-i had bi-cii in tlu-ir own lives. He wmiM not l, n !,„,,,„• till flinv was a keener nii-simury spirit ju || IC . pari-h, ror I ill juu-i.-hiiineis lveou'iiisel "«>mnuiniciinl" and "Clirisliiin" as synnii.vnuriis terms. L'ontinuiiic, lie ylinrfly explained the _\ew Smilh' Wales nf l ! il)lc ijistruelion. which lie sniil he linpwl In see introilneed to the schuol-i of the Oeminiiiii. This led up to liie fiiljli- in r slviii'lioii "[ivi'ii in the church each lmirniiiK to Stale school pupil* mi liicir irav to school, I lip vicar appealing to pareuK to see thai their cliilclivn atremled this short instruction. At the elo.se of Ihe bu-ine« meelin-. refre-hnients, provided by the. ladies of the parish, were handed rnniiil, ami a pleasant .half-hour was spent. ST. l'An,'S.]tEl>onT. Th.' annual rejiort of the vc.-lry. anil eliurehwardons- to the parishioners of SI. I'm ill's Pro-Cathedral states that the year j began with a credit balance of .SISS'IIs. I

11(1. The special offertories received amount to .1.171 :ls. lid. llolh vhcsp iimiiiiuts are ie.-s than tbo-e received in the previous year, but it is pointed out dial ./tin, law offertories of the year lIIKI-H were due in great measure to" (he larger coiipregatiom diirin-s and alter Uie. mis-ion, while the olfertories of the present year sullcied in the iiilervn! between die departure of the former vicar ami the arrival of the present vicar. The amount, of seal roiil* also =hov,s a ilecrease as compared with Ja«l: year. (>n .March 111, I!I12, the arrears of seal rents owing amounted to ,WS of which die sum of .-til Is. has boeu paid since (lie accounts closed. Ihe remainder still oniiii;. Some accounts have been unpaid for several year". The balance to the credit nf the churchwarden;:' account? .L'lli; !)>. Id. It, is noted, hoivever. that 01 this amounl .I'HO bus been allocated l<> die (irsiin fund and X'H) Us. 10.1. to (lie rebuilding fund, these .sums, logo.ther with the prant of .f.M to the Sunday School, iiiakiii',' uj) the ni.tount received as the result of the sale of work by (he ladies of the Church (inild. It out. •that d'.irin;! the present year a larcre and ratcptionnl expeuditiire was incurred lor the extensive and very necessary repairs lo the vicarage. The churchwardens have received the subscriptions and donations promised to the curate fund for tho first year. The I sum of «£!)!) Ills, has been lilace'd on fixed deposit at coll, the stipend of the curnte in the mr<intiim> being paid oul of ordinary revenue. The I!or. .1. E. Casde. .U.A., lias been acting as assistant rurate since December last, and has done bright, earnest work and won the respect of all. The Kcv. 11. W. Thomson, J1..A., who was to have succeeded him, has been forbidden hv the doctors to leavo England. Tho vestry have siinctiohed the eiujaaeiiieni. nf tlio Kcv, Ni S. Unruelt; L.'J.'h., of Christcliurch, from July next. The vestry expresses its appreciation of the good work done, by Jlr. 11. I!. S. Clark as superintendent of the Sunday School for the past three years, and regrets his resignation of that office, and also thiinlcs his stall of teachers, the organist, and choir of St. I'aul's; the lay readers who have inaintii'iicd services in Tinal;ori Koad room; Mr. Cole and Miss I'phani, organists at Tinnkuri Road; Mrs. AVarren, | district visitor; church decorators, especially Miss M'Lend, inembers of Church and Melanesian Ouiids, ])oreii= and Kelief Society, and Committee of Maori Mission Fund. The. vestry also thanks Messrs. Ji. Anderson and Sons for the. nsii of their ollice for the. receipt of seat rents, and for Ihe time and care they devote to the matter. The annual report of St. Tnul's Sunday .School indicates that no call next year need be made on the church funds. Tho school desires to express ils gratitude to various donors, enabling all liability on the organ to be paid. Comparing scholars' penny ■.•ontribulioiis (ASi 9s. (id.) with last year, (here is a ga ; n of ,EI Is. (id., nnd .t'.l lfis. Ud: "more than in Ihe ye.ir 1311). This is larjcly an index of improved jivcrngo attendance. The problem to retain boys fourteen years of age and over is an important and perplexing matter. It is noteworthy th.it this dilnc.iiH.y is nut M) applicable to girls.

-• ALL SAINTS', PA I.MKI.'STOX. ; Tlii> annual mccfini' of All Siints' ;, Anglican parish wii* lu-lil on I'riilay cvimi- .'. ing, (hi , Kcv. }\. li. lioiclK'r picsiding '; nvor i» lurjjo atlendanoc. '■ Tho anninil report niii! balance-sheet, the ';• latter showing a. debit of ,E-'S2 ]'k M ■■ were adopted. '-. The uhnirnum oniphn.-isNl the nece.^=.ilT [-, for the erection of a new church. The i"; matter hail been nioolod seviMi years, and i; :i start made to accumulate funds, hut v lrUlo progress Imd ln«.>u made during [. .latter years. The «Miinatejl of » llw !■•' brick church was .KBSOO, and of tliis i.- nmiiiiiit .raiOO was Mr suggested that till' proposeil new building sluiuld lie ■' erected ill feirn-conercle. which wuuld cf- |: feet a saving of .tildfl. He furthor -^ug- ■■■ posted that, a special meeting of parishkin- ■ i vis should br held to go into the matter, i Tho suggestion was adopted, and tho nieoty iuu was li.xed for May 7. ' The l'ollowiiij,' ollice-bcarers were elected :.• for the ensuing year:—Vicar's warden, '■\ Mr. Kenneth Wilson; people's warden, ■; >lr. Allan Skerninn; vestry. Messrs. K. 11. ■'• Moirah. \V. 1,, i'itzherhcrt. li. Walker, '.. 11. S. i'prteous, A. I'ickering. Ci. Kulitze, .X. .Metcalf, K. Tl. de Clere. G. irorsuel!. '.1 nnd Captain Hewitt;' auditor, Mr. J. I! i Mitchell.