St. John's Church.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 142, 15 May 1884, Page 3

St. John's Church.

i'.i -■ ■'„■■ [Wellington Paper.] tiv A well attended meeting of the of St. John's Church £ Was held at the Athenaeum Hall on "Tuesday evening to consider what "'Steps should be taken m regard to the "burning of the place of worship. % . Several gentleman, addressed the & meeting', and the following resolutions ■were carried unanimously : — "That, "-in the opinion' of ibis meeting, it is ■<■ expedient that the trustees and com-mittee-of management take immediate £ step* for the re-erectiou of St. John's *•• '-'Church svtkl school-room on the Willisetreet site." "That the buildings f -' 3 should be erected as proposed (at a .'■• cost not exceeding £5500) to combine { - the greatest, convenience for the oon- • gregation and school, consistent with 'the space, and a due regard to pro!>!j>riety of design, and that, m further--'•arice ofthis object, subsciiption lists i J be'at odcu opened to procure the necessary funds m aid of the work." " That, pending the erection of the sJ_btiildings,5 J_btiildings, or. until^a part of them can 'conveniently be occupied for. purposes Ui of public worship, the committee be 'attahbriscd to engage the Athenaeum Hall for such purposes; and also to ma'kV such- other arrangements for the meetings of the Sunday School QinWother organisations. in connection with -the Church as may be deemed expedient." "That the thanks of this meeting be accorded to those who jiK,Ba kindly helped to remove the organ H.vifcndo books from St. John's Church during the late fire, and to those who ■—-endeavored to extinguish the fire, or who m many ways afforded help ;.: or sympathy m respect of that oc',;"iPuvrence." A canvas of the andience "' for subscriptions, added over £300 to ;; the- 'funds, which now amount to *- ; £1:555 18s.-