ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 190, 1 May 1918, Page 3

ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH

'ANNUAL MEETING , . There was 11 large attendance at (he annual meeting of tlio parishioners uf 81. Thomas's Church, held in the schoolroom, Nowtoini, last night. The vicar, the Key. 'J:. .Kaneourl, presided. / Mention wns made in Die annual report that the vicarage debt had been reduced by <LT.!S during thu year, chiefly through the };ei:croiij help of all those who assisted in the annual Uzaar and an imonymnus dcmyUow. l T\\u Ae\)t now stood nt\C2S(l. The general account showed a iiiiirtal im.Tw.si! in thu special offerings inr missions and outride purpose.-;, and the special donations lo additional etaiiiwl-giiiia' tvimlon'S and (Jie church grounds wero much appreciated. St. Culhbert.'s had reduced 'he debt on its cliurcliroom by IC7-3, leaving a balance of M'iii. (.las healers had been installed in the church, lmt further-attention to tho church entrances am! grounds required tho early attention of the incoming vestry. The hydraulic blower for tho organ, although ordered over a year ago, had not. yet Iwen shipped, on account of war exisencies. Contributions to the amount ai JiSO had now accumulated towards (JlO land for i!io cirction of a pillar in the proposed new cathedral. The magazine wns gradually improving .financially mviiig to tho energy of Mr. Jiowntree', but to place it on a sound footing many more subscribers [ were necessary. , In a bhort address Hie vicar suid that very (satisfactory nntl 'fst"iuly progress hndteeniiiaintaincd throughout the year, and the congregations continued to steadily improvs. Officers! for the en='.iing year were elected as follow: Vicar's churchwarden, Ijr. J. Ji'. iU'inp: parishioners' churchwarden, Mr. J. "W. Salmon; vestry, I Messrs. .Tfarmer, Grenside, Christie, JBiu-jlin-er, Has!;, '.v.iwanls, Alexander, .li-lts, Arnold, and Cooper; auditors, Messrs. I' , . Hull and «. I). WaUon.