CHURCH MEETING

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1733, 25 April 1913, Page 9

CHURCH MEETING

ST.'MICHAEL'S, KELBURNE. The annual nice tin? of the parishioners of St. Michael's, Kelburne, was Tiol<f in the church room on Wednesday evening, the Wear, Archdeacon Harper, presiding over a good attendance. The annhal report stated that there had been a very satisfactory increase in the attendance of the services, and that satisfactory proaress in other directions was evident. The accounts disclosed the finances to be in an extremely satisfactory condition, which was, as usual, in a pre.it part duo to the energy of the Ladies' Guild. It was possible, out of the general fund, to pay- into the sinkin? fund for the redemption of the mortgage on tlio property tho annual instalment of XM, besides having ,£IOB as. 7d. in 'hand and JJI39 14s. promised for the building fund, which had only been in existence since September last. The chairman also pointed out the progress triado by the Sunday School, under the superintendcncy of Mr. D. Bray, whose zeal had so largely extended the influence of the school. An important alteration was made by rescinding tho constitution originally framed, and substituting a coiiHtihition, bringing Kelburne into lino with subdistricts of parochial districts. The vicar appointed Mr. 1?. T. Tosswill as his churchwarden, and Mr. H. M. Stephens was elected people's warden. The following vestrymen were elected:— Messrs. .T. F. Collins. G. N. Sturtevant, V. B. Willis, TV T. R. .Tohnsion, T. Jlilligan, 'John Cook, Gerald Bel), G. W. Longhurst, 1?. Pasley, and J. Eoberyj lion, auditor, Mr. ,T. M. Butt. Tho meeting passed a resolution pledging itself to support the objective of the Bible-in-State-Sohools League, .and requesting that a referendum of tho whole people of the Dominion be taken to decide the question. "See that man over there" said tho man in the trnmcar, pointing to a swanfaced fellow travellers, young, yet bent almost double. "Well, j was like that only a year ago—bent up with rheumatism and rackcd with Sciatica. Now look at me—l've not a truce of the old i rouble. I'm quite hale and hearty—thanks to niIEUMO. I tried scores of things before IIIIEUMO, but they did me no good. If ever you get Rheumatism, Gout, or Lumbago. RIIEUMO will cure you. Thousands testify to tho wonderful qualities of RIIEUMO. Tt removes the cause of the trouble; drives the uric acid from the system, and brings relief am! cure." Of all chemists and stores, 2s. fid, and 'Is. (id. —Advt. 49 I I