ANNUAL MEETING S. MATTHEW'S CHURCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 527, 28 July 1880, Page 2

ANNUAL MEETING S. MATTHEW'S CHURCH.

;ThE; appuaL meeting.of cHxe' above Qhdchwas held lastsrening,and,'somewhat ■thinly attended. Mr G, Fanmnj ohurehwarden,' occupied_th \ ' "*'The J Ohairman, in op«ning.the meeting,, statea-Jhat the congregation was my] much indebted to the RerMr'Gosiatfc^of but tru»ted,,that;a permi? nent provision would shorlly'b© made for the'parM. Ho alio expressed hope th'i'ti subdivisions which hadaLsiistsd among.phurchgnirabers in the 'an end. I ■ ' ■ oa/Eha report and bakll<&sii!&( for th'e were then read..^ ; l!he v shee) showed that the ordinary receipts'. Wtlii"t)ast year,were L 256 ?g. 2d, and; 4he ordinary expenditure L 445 16s lOd " Thfl/.report and balance' sheet were adopted, on the motion of Dr Burd

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past year, , and, expenditure L 26 185;,6d for the.same periods t lt-waa adopted, on demotion of MrParioni, i "> The Chairman stated that he had consented, at the request of the Bishcp,- to continue to act;as minister's warden, :;i-J.

Mr J. -Y, Smith was: then ,eleeted parishioners' warden, on the motion of Mr F. G. Moore.

Messrs Jago, Parker, F. G, Moore, h« iJfe.d.dipgtQn, Ueard, JEaatoq, s "KniTdSrDftnaH, and Jttayner were elected; as a Vestry. . Messrs Paraons, Godfrey Russell, and i^»sw,njpropiMWijsb«fei66linirf*;to' serve. • ...

« W. Sellar andE.'J. Allan'were elected as auditors .-Mr J, Y, Smith then, moved—That the Vestry be, authorised' to raire 'a) lwufby debentures motion 4 "was kecomded^y-^Mi l ; Parser, and carried. ; , ' v lt Waß also decided, Rafter some disclis-; siduf that it would be advisable to at onoe return to the pew rent system, with a view to placing the church', in a satisfactory financial position. . ;j a '

Mr Parsons drew the attention of the meeting; tb/the state' of i th® SufidajSchool;Its urgently required to be strengthened -to'riiake' the scliooi efficient! At present there was but one teacher to jevery 20 children, the proper average ; being one teacher to eight children,. .He i jhoped endeavor to assist the scho£l!^i..' K,J ; ' '-V'

, A vote of thanks to the retiring Vestry'menfor their past services was carried,' ' ! A hearty vote of thanks was accorded .to Mr G. Fannin, for his services, Mr J. jV, Smith, in moving it, spoke in very high terms of the exemplaryand self-sac-rificing manner in which Mr Fannin had discharged very onerous duties.' • Mr Fannin having;,expressed his acknowledgements,' the" meeting terminated. i ;. .: