WESLEYAN CHURCH ANNIVERSARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 146, 18 June 1873, Page 2

WESLEY AN CHURCH ANNIVERSARY.

This anniversary :waa celebrated :at the Hardy-street Church last -night, when after the tea, a public . meeting was held, which was largoly at- - tended. The chair, w^s. taken by A. Saunders, Esq , wl-9, r after a hymn, had been sung,and ajprayer 6fferqd?up Si. tnej Rev E. Thomas, addressed the meeting, dwelling principally lipoii the 'special purpose for -which they^ad^mert.; 7' : He. also alluded* 1 iri~*co&demh&tbfy terms t'o' tne unjust attack which had beeu made upon the Biahop of Nelson in the Church Herald. ,The following -report was thenr read hy the.Socretary^Mr R. Lacas : — ■ ? REPORT. ; _'-."■>-' The trustees of the. Wesleyan Church, Nelson, desire 'to : render' 1 -''thanks' to Almighjty >God. ,for hisr/goodness vouch-'., safed to.us ns a Church and People during the past year, and _that notwithstanding the dulness of the : times they "liave been enabled to: paint theFoUtside of/ th'e church, -, the schoolroom, and also the. front of the 4 minister's houße. ► The front of the church grounds have also been improved" by the planting of trees. The trustees f would take this .opportunity to thank/ Mr Coleman , of '' Brook-street^ - and Mr E^ps, for their

gift of trees; to Mrs Trask, for the beautiful pulpit cushion presented by her to tbe church; also to the ladigs of gtltp congregation who isubscribe^ ||for %h& platform chair, wh^lCs was ffrery much needed. AA' *7p- •■-..% With the change of ministers, various expenses have been incurred in refurnishing th.e„ house, on, l ulso., in. painting ti,nd ip'^peipnl- and the; triififeees^liave resolfed to'devolte the proceeds of. this anniversary' towards the liquidation of the debt thus incurred. We trust our frieuds will do all tbey can to assist the Btewards, aud that tq-nigbt..\ve shall have, a good collection. • .- -• : ° Avi<V->: ;-• -.<■ i ■■■ A Income.

The collections bn^Sunday and atthe ; public meeting amounted to over £9. ' The proceeds of the tea meeting have not yet been,g|y^h. w -1,;7"' y'"'” An anthem having been sung by' the"" member^ of the- chpi.r^who, - as- they always do, 'perfoi'fned tlje^ir . s^are .in the 'evening's proceedings with great .credit to thenar selves, the Rey»; : T. Buddie addressed the meetingjand.heßlsosreferred to the attack . .upon Bishop Suter. were. ; / delivered* -% Revs. ' P. /balder; D. 7 Dolamore, and Ef -Thomas, add several' anthems and the do&dlogy having been sung, the benedietioji was pronounced and the meeting broke up. . ' .•— _ —

£ ' 8. d. Received from Pew Rents from" June Ist to May 315t... 1... ;.. 76 16 0 Lighting and Cleaning 25 0 0 Interest to Wesle^an Trust Fund, ..... 22 10 : 0. Collector of Pew Rents' ... '. .;. .r3 •6 V '6 Kcrnsine, Lamp Glaeses, &c .. ;..' 6^ 6 "" 3 V ■Candles, Sec- ... ... "... ... 210 0 Books 138/ Labor 13s 16 0 Painting .sOhjurch, ,. . Schoolroom, and , .- Minißteri'B House ..•'... v . - ... ; 37 r 0 0