All Saints' Church.

Manawatu Herald, 16 September 1893, Page 2

All Saints' Church.

The congregation of All Saints' Church have been galvanized into action by the residence of the clergyman, the Rev. G. Aitkens, among them. They not only recognised their duty to find a residence for the reverend gentleman and his family, but did so, and made most satisfactory arrangements for the purchase of a very valuable property, consist ing of a well-built ten-roomed house and six acres of very rich garden land. The price was reasonable and by the congregation finding £203 in cash, the balance has been allowed to remain at iuterest for some years. The property ig held by three Trustees, entirely unfettered in any way and thus at the disposal of the congregation at any time.

The house had not been well caredfor, and to say the least, was very dirty, so that before Mr Aitkens could be asktivi to enter into occupation much had to be laid out on the interior. Tha congregation had some difficulty to grasp how so much money was to be found at such short notice, as the improvements ran close into £50. Fortunately the well-directed efforts of the congregation a few years ago resulted in a remarkably successful bazaar being held, part of the proceeds of which, £100, was wisely placed at interest to meet the occasion which has recently occurred. The sum of £100, out of the £250 was thus in hand, and the vestry hit upon the happy idea of finding the £150 needed by issuing debentures against the proceeds of a future bazaar. It is creditable to the congregation that these debentures, of £5 each, were easily floated, and thus we come to the reason of the advertisement appearing in our columns today. The ladies, as usual prominent in all church work, decided to hold a bazaar at the end of the year, and have deen working very energetically to that end. The tea and concert on Tuesday week is to secure a pleasant meeting of the congregation and to raise funds to buy material for the nimble fingers of the fair to transfoun into beautiful and useful articles for sale at the forthcoming bazaar.

It, is evident that the object is distinctly good, as it is forwarding church work in this district, and is an hone3t effort to liquidate the advances made by the debenture holders. All classes are desired to assist, and unless they act very differently to what they have done in times past, they are sure to do so. We may then look confidently forward to a large gathering on Tuesday week and a handsome addition to the straightened treasury.