ANNUAL PARISH MEETING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1092, 12 April 1883, Page 3

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING.

The annual parish meeting of St. Saviour's, r lemuka, was held in the Church on Monday last at 8 p.m. Despite the weather there flasa good attendance, and warm interest was shown in Church matters.

The Rev T. A.. Hamilton piesided, and opened the meeting with prayer. After the minutes of the last annual meeting had been read and confirmed, the rev chairman stated that Mr R. A. Barker, Returning Officer for the Parish, was present to receive nominations for the office of Synodsman. Mr Alfred Cox was nominated by Mr Rutland, supported by Mr Wills, and being the only candidate was declared duly elected by the Returning officer. On the motion of Mr Piibrow, seconded by Mr Pearpoint, a vote of thanks was accorded to the Returning Officer, < The Chairman then called upon thj Churchwardens to present their annujl report and balance sheet. The report was read as follows '-^M The Churchwardens, in submitting report for the past year, wish to bring the Church members as clearly and as possible the financial position of the It will be seen by reference to books, year commenced with an overdraft of lOd in the bank account. To favorable a position, many special been made, with proportionate success. individual members had paid their tions to the stipend in advance, to payment of eame for quarter March 1882, Notwithstanding this a of £7 4s 6cl remained unpaid, and first call on the new vestry on the 26th 188:2. They mention these incidents to that 'notwithstanding the many calls on parishioners during the previous full zeal and energy was atill parts of the parish, to induce all bars to oon'ribute according to to meet the many still heavy bank overdraft and interest, and on parsonage loan, independent general working expen srs, and spe^^^^H

To insure the mora successful . the stipend, and that appeal should to all Church memberß (which had done for some time previously) csM pared lists of members in various the parish were supplied to frfl offering their services as collect™ sheets to be rsturned half v of contribution from each columns prepared, with IfraH said amount was due.. In friends for their assistance as are sorry it has not proved they had hoped or anticipatedM|H will Bhow, but trust they efforts to obtain payment of ending 31st December 1.832, £24 10s is still due to Rev J. .C. Welsh, for quar^^H December, 1882. . fIH In respectfully reminc^^^H that the quarter ending S^^^H due to our piesent mcumj^^^^J . Hamilton, they wish to re^^^^J ' mation of all, who may r^^^^| heard) ' that a fresh sy^^^H ohurch funds for general ex^^^H has been instituted since called the 'Envelope Syatein/^^H successfully ivhers tried. It is^H - distribution to all Church mem^H of 52 tmall envelopes for the""yM which, the weekly offertory fjr« penseß and stipend is sealed, ancl t ibuted. They are sorry to say \ small proportion of envelopes hi d stributed, owing to their being ui exbept by spacial order from Mel shortly hope to be ab'e to put it throughout the parish, when th doubt of itn ultimate success. members should encourage the pt free offering, which will do avj ardupus,.and often pairiful; duties! As it has only been put in prJ part of the past quarter, and M small proportion of members, fl must be made to make gcod ffl vious to i's institution iu pa s t^| those who have rot yet receij^B their quarter's contribution tßfl the.increased offertory. alroar^H evelope system, and the prnVJ they have VJ stating that the bank acc^J changed from a heavy debiH £ls 18b 9d, although it must H one this will not meet cur pifl without a prompt and speofl liabilities _c>f tbe parish fori

Slat Maroi are £B7. The to, the past. y<?ar for general acj special offertories, has been£B pendituro £151155-6d shofl credit 7s 7d. Tbefl stipend-Have been gl7l l^^H £!7O 4s 6d leaving a cred^H or a tot U balance to cr^^M be n* £5 Os lOd more tj^^| shows, bub which is^^^| balance sheet.. It bei^^^H to keep open separ&^^^H general expenditure,^^^^M building fund, the^^^^H gamoted, and thus^^^^^J owing to certain b^^^^^H appear in ChurcL^^^^^^H have given eorue^^^^^^^H refe^^^^^^J overdraft the memories reduce^^^^^^^^J but a for^^^^^^H month, °^^^^^^^^^| bj cert^^^^^^^^H some offer °^^^^^^^^^^H by *^^^^^^^^| this,^^^^^^^^^| on parsonag^^^^^^^^^^J 10s or £^^^^^^H of £3 15s or^^^^^^H made on fcl^^^^^^^^^^H item of borne lightened parish parishion been free^^^^^^^^^^J for rents. of all J^^^^^^H to COj^^^^^^^^^^^^H inte^^^^^^^^^^^^^H