ST. ALBAN'S CHURCH.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1749, 14 May 1913, Page 8

ST. ALBAN'S CHURCH.

AXNUAL REPORT. The second annual report of St. Albau's Church, Eastbourne,, states that the year just closed has been a very satisfactory one from a parish paint of view. Tho interest in the. church has been well sustained, the services have been well attended, and the efforts of the vicar liavo received substantial support from parishioners and friends. Tile offertories show a marked increaso over those of t'ho previous year, the amount being ,£l3B 19s. .2d., as against .£lO2 Ss. Scl., an increase of ■£3(i 10s. Gd.

Tlib sustentation fund needs attention' during the incoming year, and cannot bo considered satisfactory until it reaches nn assured regular annual income of .6125. This, in addition, to the estimated offertories for the year, is tho amount necessary to meet all charges. In addition to tho diocesan assessment of JSOO, the vestry has undertaken, the liability for vicarago rent—viz., JCsS—to which tho diocesan trustees make a grant of only .C2O. Tho vestry found that it could not for tho present enter into financial liabilities for the erection of a vicarage, though such should receive consideration in tho near fnturc. At the samo time, the necessity for a schoolroom must not be overlooked. The vestry arc confident that ill duo timo these requirements will be attainable. During tho year Mr. T. 13alliuger_ was elected to the vestry, and Mr. TV'. P. Shortt resigned. A good tivo-nianual-pedal organ has been installed, and adds much to tho musical parts of the services. This instrument was obtained on most advantageous terms, the price being .ClO5, payable by instalments over a very long period. An organ fund has Ik-oil established from voluntary subscriptions. This fund will bo augmented by organ recitals from time to •time. Already the sum of .£l3 l"s. Gd. lias been donated. ' Though the vestry lias not considered it advisable to open n Tiell fund, voluntary donations of .Co ss. have been received for the purpose. This land will l)o kept open until tho vestry cau consider the question. During the year a handsome font was installed. This was mainly due to the efforts of the Ladies' Guild. A brass altar cross and a i 'handsome silk altar frontal (now being made) have also been provided by freewill offerings. The Sunday School is proving a most satisfactory part of the church's work, and the superintendent and teachers are deserving of,tho hearty thanks of parents. The members of tho Ladies' Guild, members of the choir, and all others'who have helped during tho year also deserve thanks. The vestry has pleasure in pointing to the fact that the whole of the year's expenditure has been mnt by the Sunday collections and freewill offerings. Tho vicar (Row Ernest I. Sola), m -Ins report, records the fact that a cjuiet and happy year of chinch work had just coneluded.' There arc, lie adds, signs of real progress/in the spiritual side of the church life. . IV '-Miiulav School superintendent l.Mr. K. J,. Hull oil), in his rnpnW, slates that the past year's work has been U10:1 satlijactorx aiii encouraginK.