ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1920, Page 5

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.

THE ANNUAL MESI^II^H The annual meeting of tbe. t tion -of St, Andrew's Church, New Plymouth, evening, the Bev. 0., BluSdell over an attendance oi about ftnH The report of the serilbti 11 | iil attendances, especially at (Tin services. The yew openedwith l bership of }G2, and closed ing the yeair 26 new names to the roll, and 30 names The session deplores the few young people can make minds to become members of one only having come forwiicd<dfl^^| The balance-sheet showed year was commenced with a ance of £7 9s lid, and closed,' credit of £lB 14s lid, a factory position, toeing that (which were abolished early In.tin. produced only £36, 2a 6d in the previous year. collections amounted to £402 &s&§■H pared with £369 14s lOd last shows an increase of £&2" sum of £B4 16s 6d &as raised'forJol^M The Sunday School report average attendance was 101, 96 last year. New pupils teachers on roll, 10; number 10. Receipts for this year 9s Id, expenditure (including missions), £29 12s Bjd. ing for a debit balance brought from last year, a credit bua&<^||j^H The adoption of the sessional, managers', Sabbath : tadios' Guild, senior Y.WJJ.fSi Y.M.tt.C!., junior Y.W.8.0., and Y.M.8.C., was carried. , In reference to an item on sheet, the receipt of a small collections from the Oilkura a member asked if a preacher be sent out to that district, V&aH services bad been held there time. Mr. Blundell said that tion was that when the war many home missionaries had to the fighting front, and, some had not returned, m " Presbytery was now very preachers. However, lie had nuilf|H rangementa to attend the. Koru districts personally, and 1 solicit offer;; of local preachers (jieflH services in these districts at conxn|^H Mr. N. K. MacDiarmid asked th&tl||fl Building Committee circularise Ihe'mH gregation soliciting contributtofta'' raM ward a fund for building a ucWjIP&mH for the minister. A resriuthuk effect was carried. Considerable discussion toolf 'j&raffiiH the matter of the manse It was pointed out that the coamflH tion had to guarantee £IOO pet if the building of the manse I gone on with immediately. ' amount per annum had been guaranteed by a lady member of gregation, who wished to rematn.'tM|mß mous, this amount to be paid' rettMEffiH until the debt is erased, the congregation doe? its best' ist -''fflHW tribute £IOO per annum. <•. <l||H Mr. N. K. MacDiarmid moved congregation of St, Andrew'$ >: on record its appreciation of of the late Mrs. G. White, sympathy of the contKgfnlH be extended to the' family of in Jheir bereavement. The motion Idß carried in respectful silence. A very hearty vote of thaalc* mriufjfl corded the minister for the.gtidmSgß he has done during the year. Mr. N. Balharry was re»pp»sntti™ auditor for the ensuing year. At the conclusion or the neetinr'ii9 annual tea and re-union wu