CHURCH MEETINGS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2133, 27 April 1914, Page 6

CHURCH MEETINGS

ST- -ALBAiN'S, EASTBOURNE,

■■ Tho ansnial meeting and social of tiw ■ .Eastbourms Parish was held in tho Kastboume Hall *:in Friday evening last. 'J'be vicar, tho Rev. Si. I. Hah, prusidijct. Tho yearly report from tho vicar ami Ik: eburchwardene was presented. Tho vicar's report mad® mfiiitioii of n tho loss suffered by the. parish tlifoiijxjj removal of euumh-vt'orkcrU) and continued fts follows:—"With regard to tho wider church outlook, I coinineiid to your prayerful consideration tho Uibic-in-Stnte Schools movement, likely soon to enter on a critical stage. 1 desire to express my sincere- thanks to Mr, Twos. Bellinger tor his splendid support as- my warden; to Sir. J, JO. A very for Mother year's work as people's war» don. and to all tiro members of the vestry for tho time and attention they have given to tho_ finances of tho church. . . . Captain I'. St. J. Keonau tiiul Mr, W. It. 0. MRcplterson liav-o, between them, performed tho organist's ■duties, and deserve tho thanks of ajl who yaltto the hearty worship ifi our Whurci. The Ladies' Guild has put in a lot of work, mast uns-olfisfc work too, as almost all of it ttent tfutsfdo tho parish. Tho report was acloptod. A resolution pledging snp-pert to the objective of tho Biblfi-m-Sohoois I/oaguc, u.u4 asking for a Teferondmn on tho subject, was carried unanimously. The vicar's churchwarden (Mr. Thes., Ballinßof) explained tho financial position, and announced that, in addition to the collections, tho free-tfill offerings to tho susteutation fund fur tho year amounted to £143 ss. 6d., Wiiß on incnaso. of £46 14s. over tT» amount r6ceive»i last year. Tbo election of officers resulted as follows:—Vicar's churchwarden, Mr. Thoteas BalSinger; parishioners , ehureftnardei!. Mr. J. D. Avery j vestry, Captaitj P. St. J. 'Messrs. A, G. Bellinger, 1, L. Button, F, S Chitter, W. H. Didshiiry, 0. A. JetikJns, "W. B". C. MacPJiersan, C'. k. Bake.r; , and Mr. Latham: auditor, Mr. H. 0. ■% Marsdeti; synodsmaji, Mr R. L. Button. ST. PAUL'S, OTAKI. T!w annual meeting of St. Paul's ChiifcEj, Otaki, was held, In the Sunday Scboot room on Wcdncsdiiy, April *2S, tbo Eov. J. Edwin .Jolifis, vicar, presiding. The ricar read his report, wliieh was ■ considered very satisfactory. The. meeting defrided to lipid a bee, io carry out work in tho churehyard, this bee to b6 coiivoned by Mr, P.' P. Walkioy, It was also decided' to hold a coneort in aid of the Sufttky room fujid on May 29/ . . Tho follofftag-were-electoe on the Church Council .-J-Messrs. Attouborrow, L. I. Howdl, F. H. Hudson, M. Sinelean, V.- Meek, Borrptt, W. J. .■•%>- ■mail. Mesdames EdVin Jones, Fiitoru H, Maclean, the Misses Fitt<m and Sparling; lion, secretary and treasurer, Mr. F. P. Walkley; auditor, Sir. F. T. Vattuhan. The non?ip.ation for people's oluircnwarikn was Mr. L. _ I. Sowell: and' Auditor, Mr. A. G. Williams; and vestrymen, Messrs, M.. Maclean and f. P. Waikky.