ANNUAL MEETING OF ST. MATTHEW'S PARISH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1128, 18 July 1882, Page 2

ANNUAL MEETING OF ST. MATTHEW'S PARISH.

was not .?sjfnumerous, , included 1 several. lady members of the conijreKallon, • ' : The.Rey; -Wv>B, Paige, in opening the proceedings;'.regretted tiiat|tbe meeting of the mem* .his thanks fto-iroe. cMrohwafdenb and "vestry" for.Weir .willing aid hearty, coduring'the . past' year'-and to .tender of the Suadiy'fflliopl; the past • *<srifirmalionß • • > than -in ">the>^Hvipns^b na' r ikd alarger V had

The speaker stated that he'had made a s'stand; against solemnising marriages at 1 private-1100808. 'i Tlie, btiriala hadjbeen /■ more numerous, but except'in the ease of •r Mr.Haynep.they had loßt no old member of the congregation... The Sunday school ii report waa not'prepared,'but he informed ... the meeting that the attendance orchil* ': dren was imwli '.the, same to last year, '••V Upon one question he,wo'uld like.M take tlie opinion of the meeting, and tjii.i -wai the quarterly services at. Tenui. i The General Church Fund had provided , s» a year to maintain this service, but Tenui , having failed-to provide the at . • -which jtoas aßaesßed the General Church money availahlo foijconpent. .It.pijldbe ... i i for the burthen of the.Tenui setyico.to fall, on this- parish, !Fl^£tOtal locally at Tenui last: lys»r-'.was U 'l&.. ' The , ■,!, Tauferu, TintLj>n4. Whareama dis. ...tricta by combining" .together might securo a resident clergyman,-but: they .were not prepared to raise ,£l5O annually, . the amount required to obtain the services of one, The.vjy'Bhop;|iad. informed him that pending jhe . .consideration of the arrangement by .the .fitandipg committee he o tild not .positively advise him (the " Bpeaki r) what course Bkould. be. adopted. . . Mr J. Y. Smith' speaking of the gues- . tion of the Gqnerp) Church Fund, said that • they had found it.exiremejy difficult to . work up subscriptions during the! past , year.,^He hoped,thM^were present - that evening would influence their friendß i,: who were to contribute to lhe;fuiid. A little extra effort'would. . place them in a pretty good footing.: He • cincluded.by moving the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet. . • Mr'F. G.Mome seconded (he resold-' ■ ■ tion which was carried unanimously, " On the motion of Mr DeOastro, seconded by Mr Bap'p, a hearty ,vote of thanks was accorded to,the cliuichwardens. and vestry for their services during the past . .year, . ■- - The Rev. W. E. Paige then nominated Mr J. V. Smith bb his churchwarden for the ensuing year. Mr G, Fannin was elected, aqiid apr ' plausej-parishioners' warden onthepotion "•. of Mr Boddington who referred briefly lo the eminent services which he had ran- , .'; 'j'dered jn .the .past, —.. ;rho .followingu.ere elected a vestry ■for the ensuing year i-rMessrs Rapp, 'DeCast%' Easton,:: Grundy, Payton, ■\j. Parsons; -Beard,. C. J. Freet|), P. G. Moore, .and;. Ford. Messrs W. .' Sellar and J. o.;Boddington were elected ■"as auditow. ; On the motion of .Mr'. F. G. Moore, -.seconded by Mr Grnndy of-thanka f vwas.passed,- amid applanee, to the Lddies ' 'Work -Society,' to whom their credit 1 balance on the present occasion was due. " i lAlso a special vote, of thanks to '-Mrs '■ 'Jiilpß for the kind manner in which: she had conducted the : musical portion of the - services.' ■' j ■ i ..: On \he motion of the Rev. W. E. Paige " "'Mote of thanks was given to the ladies • *. - and gentlemen who had contributed to. ''•• : 'tjwanccew of tfieyiiiter evening etjler- ■ '■ taimhrnia, spiplarrcferVn"ce7beiiig made ■loMrF. G. Moore, who in acknowledu- : ■ ine the compliment expressed the pleasure ' ( with which he had misled in this work. ; ; irFhe aitendancesat tjieir: entertainments • .'proved that their efforts were apprecia-

y' ■ -Voles of tbunka Laving been' passed to the - auditors' add, the Sunday Scjiool ■ / teachers, the Tenui question was again "discussed, "•*" j MtJ.V. Smith expressed an opinion that it tyas not one for the present meeting to decide.' - ,s .' - ! ■i ' /. Mr Fannin,(aid the arrangement 'had been for Mr Paige's stipend to be made Dp by £250 from St Matthew's |;n|rißh • anil 160 from the General'Cliurch Fund j ■ . fai the Tenui • services,. In the event of otherarraiigetfients being made for Tenui, : Masterton was to provide the iSO necessary to make up the stipend,.. Some or* , ganisatiotj would hp necessary.to raise the i v ;/V additional sum,. ; f . , ~ • i-.i ' MrPayton, to test the feeling of the . . tc,, ..meeting, movetj tliat the vestry bo reoom- . ■'.■jiaended to sever .the arrangement with ;•/ ... Tenui. , . j . •. - .The Bev.W,E, Paige thought such a • niotjon was in.order .aa.the -Bishop evi- • dently desired.(o'gathp? theyopiniou of > the-parishioners im the question. .'Mr J,, Y, Smith suggested that jthe ... meeting should; ask the tiishop to the connection, The vestry could not act directly in the matter, The pariahioners themse.lveß had not been parties ; ■ io the arrangement which bad been made i .. Mr Moore seconded the motion wliich r>. , committed i then: to nothing, but merely .i. •■. relegated the question to the considera- . tion-of the vestry, He hoped their , friutiilF t't Tunui would not consider that . „ 'apy sur was intended to be cast upon _ them l»y the resolution. ; Mr Payton, asthe moverof the rcaolu- . |ion| denied, inyintention ofoastingj a glur 'Sh Temn .jesideniß. If there were .!tny sltjv, in the-resplutipn, be preferred •' that it.shoij)d.l).e.atlached.to the Stand* ' Jog Committee wjiich h&d in his mmi ; r, inpde a ,Bpjnqwl)pt liuwise i r.U" forTjnui.' \ '.. ..... .V; ' The^motionwiutheiiput and carried. *' .. .. . ! 'stewed anjin-i-.crease; iu ogertorjes past year of Ji9l9i ' ;..' Jjd.'.. ; The' vejjfry. had, diiring the past .\'.i .year',.to.supplement tlie Geiieral Church v r Fo pd Bui)Bcj;i p tiofiß to. make ap.tii e stipend. V Biifasoriptibriß'received'du'ring the past . ,year aniounteil to'. 1/100 ?s 6<j,thpieat ' -rents to L 77 l?s fid J , the; arrears due!- of ' ,'tlie former being', hi 12b, and .the la(ter ; '. L 7, The balance at credit.of the General | , Church Fund account was L3B, leaving a .d'ofioiency of L 24 10b ts, be made up for payment of the last quarter's stipend, J . The report of the'chnrch choir enter? . , tainments stated that the balance to ihe credit of the' Fund on . the Ist July, 1681,''ww; X 26 10",2 d.; aaihovn , by the statcmebt presented .up totbe 30th , c; M June previous. . D&rirjg ihe year just .' r : V- expired, 13 entertainments have been given, the gross, receips from which had ,C' . been LIOO 13a 6d, ,Tho expenditure .. ..during the same period amounted tolM iv : .18» 9d, leaving, at ■ the. close of the financiaVyear, a debit balance against tho Eundof Jfp.OaljL' •'