Presbyterian Church.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 49, 30 January 1885, Page 2

Presbyterian Church.

The annual meeting of mei)abera-of Uhe fcbftve' c&tfoh; taaraeld last ieveriing to receive tie report and balauJce^ahWt of the^oomiiiifctesL 1 ,., After* ftlsele'ctjofi bf tue choir, the. Roy. Mr Wright gav£ a fjahartraddreia^onj }\\(\ ( $cperieijcos of a lAiujaterljn.inow-c'lvargel He coramen,'cod'iy fea^ngithat'lre'Sas |[kd to'%W'^ iiiany pife's'on* ; all'd' ; we*e.n6t Htitf a number 6fj4wi : He'Had't/eeW' l iold about who lidd to^giv&'*- ; bdttle^ iof iwne 6ach tfl.a Batibiiit'Dneof them, liowerfi,r,!thouftlit that he would take a b^ejof iw^pr ?^ it would jiotjje noticed wuen placed vi the vessel w.itjlijiith^f.w^.ne^ When itie Eabbj cameiq i.iisjß Jtte^wiheg) he found it wa's'p'aro 'water' 1 as each .tub! had had ' the- aaine" idea. 'Cfii8 J v/ jfe intt \ the case with the' congregation who had' fij<Jt jdepeiidid one* upt6n r the otfi'er to' Be tfiere that!eveaingu..He^evi€wed : the history of the churchiin i Palnierßtqaandjt'he ! tli'ffl i fiultieSjiaj |h^j fir,Bt li pl^ce of erecting the 1 . church, then m putting %f once qp. Then for tliefirst'two' J ytjarrtH^ minister ban* to be paid from , the general f bpd, an^ recently '•£&s* year f been 'ekoiri beiutoe. ' A¥te'r ithacimrchwastjereeted, and Ihjsy had a njiniater,. jt ''■„ w«si.ith.piig^lj;;.:neceaßaCT^p; get a harmonium, and difficulty wag got over it was ne6eßsary to get .some one -to play it, which,,, after a little trouble 'tiiey did. He cOiidlnded "fhaf |here wohld be/no^re trouble affer this wtth regard to musical jairangements^butiie!wioa s*Hly miiifiafceh. Manpr were the efforts to form a chojr, but.it was no sooner formed thanjhe members m attendance at prantice grad lally.lbe-: came smaller and beautifully less, till only the organist wa,s left, and |Miss A> kjnson >v,ho then pecupied thaii position got. disheartened': and,, left also; and the organ only remained. After this their present organist, (Rfiss Inne^)j came to the rescue, and for two years she had stuck to "her post well, singing unttyshe cbtild sing no longer, -,^<na atter a rest, starting again During this time many efforts were made \\o i .form a dlioir, but they; all failed until the present one wajt formed," which bid fair to permaner»tly put an end to that difficulty: An interesting address' on the difficulties attending the -establishment of a church m a • new place was i brought , (to a close by <a reference' tp;t^e attendance, .ahdi the (sgXyi of, oaph pne (1 . attending , ijegularly. Mr Fergnsp'n tlien re£d ( the rppottj and bal'dhe'e sheet. 1 The latter showed the income of the church 1 to <; ba £173 3s 7d, ' and -'af tended itdtingi all ' feicpertßes^ theVte was only £^5 for , the,:mi^ter. He '^Jonsider^d this amo&nt quite, lhjidequate "for the support if a lnihrster; and as the 'PrftSbyteriaatJhurch '.' wiis' 'ehtirely<supwi ported by tvolontary ■' opntriHijtionsyha howA that each, one would: SteSist rt littler mqre thaq had been the case m foro'nly a litfile more was reqi^refljfrora 0 , ekcii. 1 '''A'rep'prtof tne Session wasread by Mr(^oi}6i ; c, and that of the Sunday School by Mr *C. M r ßpss..tUe.l«tJ;er b«Hng' .'Shciwirig" 6C' scholars on : th« roH. The 'fcJlloWiii^ ic^nim^ttee, was then elected- &>r the-tenSuing yearMessrs Rutherford, Hanna, W. DcDowelP Hutahison.i and Piranjv A hymn by the clrbir brought the" irieetin 7^ to a closet ' ' •

(BY ELECTRIC- TELEQUAPH.—OO?YaiiaOT.') (SPECIAL TO UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION:) LoNDoNi Jan. 28. Lady Novmanby died on Monday night," Her Ladyship hasbeousufferin' severely from bronchitis and an affection of" the heart, Dr James of ■jjoHdon, ltcr iuedical:attenastm£"* The Marquis of Nonnanbft'.is a!^o, those at present m charge bf U- M&• Miranda and Dart, on the Australian teiiin, will sail for Australia to'JfeV ■ A^edj Sea, has been occupied' b/ty^y* '