All Saint's Church.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 28 July 1891, Page 3

All Saint's Church.

The Annual meeting of the above Church was held in the Church on 'Friday 1 eve'ttirig. *' ' iro ?. .j^Jhem. was :^ but a , small number . present.' ' "' , .'/ ■■■'.'■ '. ' ' ■< "■.■'.' ".'■'. '' The Rev. Innes Jones was in the chair!-'-'" ;^'J*f^j|ie, Chprchwarden's- report as ,■ follows wa& read and adopted., In submitting the accounts and jjfoalance sheet for the past year, ; . we ; : b£g tb call your attention to the very unsatisfactory-manner in which tha : funds necessary to meet the require- *■ ments of 0q Church are collected.^'" ; :\ Wp%ave no oontributerg to the clergy'fund like other churches, so that the Curate's salary, insurance and working expenses have all to be defrayed out of the seat rents and offertoiie^.' ' ' ' At -present', the i reading, choir, cleaning, and bellringing cost noth- , in^,.Wt.this very favourable state^ of i ;itHitterß is not likely to continue, and in) tne ovent'of our failing to secjire iheserfices : 6fa lay reader arid brgaliist' free; there would" be a deficiency; of about ; £40 - pd» annum and we should be unable to pay our Curate's salary* '• ■ The debt upon the church has pow been reduced to £25, and the expenses of the current year should not exceed £5 including the cost of a .carriage .crossing and repairs to fencing Ac, ■■■' J; Wright Stewart, ) ChurchAi 8. Easton, . j wardens. V ?he balance sheet was produced, but was not dealt with as it had not been examined. It was however satisfactory showing a total of receipts of £94 18s 9d and an expenditure^ of 'gltfiSSM giving a bal^ of 14s. J'AmbttgsUhe receijpts we the . sums of £48 15s 8d pffertories;^ and £18 lps; seat rents. , The exp^aiture showed payments of £25 : oft „the debt on the church, and £25 paid for stipend. ■''" ■' ;L ' '■ •■'. ' '■"■ r ' :<;V/ i> ? cyji ■! t£ t Wilson was; 1 liomihaied clergyman's churchwarden; ancl Mr X'Ai S. Easton people's > ohxirch--wardeV-^," 1 v v .i.'.^.i; ! T ' ['.', iTbeiollflwi^g.Vestry was. elected : ;■, Messrs Bramleyv Startup, Wu ft. RobinsoniMtoGloßkey, Little, Rhodes, f-vandf Ji«€W^'/ ■■«•'■■ •■■■'■f-i'-:i-\ ',;<: ai^ The CuMte In reviewing the past year pointed out that; progress! Had been made, and that the offertories tyld ijijireased by £12. He hopqd! to see the General Church Fund worked up, and that the assessment of £50 to the Stipend fund, might 1 be obtained from subscriptions and seat ; rents, so leaving the offertories . : free for current expenses such as organist Hcohnroh' cleaning and the expenses ' of conducting the services of the church. ' The Sunday school had been started and was in fair working order. He |' J ' J alsona;enti6hed that he had-^jjsed '^jv^^nticing; offer to tajje^g.rge of the Merivale district, as he meant to continue the work he had taken tip in this district. ■ ■';