TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1340, 1 February 1881, Page 2

TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE.

Tiik annual meeting of members and adherents was held in the church, on * ednesday evening, 26th instant. The RevW. Evans presided, and there were present: Messrs Rimoiman, Fisher and Watt, (members of the Kirk Session), and about GO members of the congregation. After the meeting had been duly constituted, the Secretary read the inmates of last annual meeting, which were duly confirmed. The choir rendered the anthem " 0 Loid my God" in a pleasing manner, after which Mr Fisher, session clerk, read the report of Kirk Session, of which the following is a condensed statement: Report ov Session for tub Year ISBO. We gratefully acknowledge the good providence of God in that we are permitted to see the close ot another year ; and, although we may not have acoomi plished foy our Lord all that out heatts m.iy luive desired, we have reason, nevertheless, to thank God aud take courage. Our "meetings have been held monthly, and we have to reeoid with gratitude, the fact that peace aud Ohristain harmony have invariably prevailed. Public worship has been conducted in the following order : —Cambridge, every Sabbath evening, and every alternate Sabbath morning ; Hautapu and Pukerimu, each once a fortnight; and at Hamilton, with the fortnightly assistance of Mr Fulton, every Lord's Day morning. The Ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, have been regularly administered in the different portions of this chaige; and also in the districts of Ngaruawahia, Huntley, and Tanpiri. The congregations have been sustaine 1, and the fSab-bath-jjchools, both at Hamilton aud Cambridge, have gradually increased in number. The Bible classes in connection with Cambridge continue to prosper. The class for young women, conducted by Miss Aidford, numbeis fifteen, and the one for young men, conducted by Mr Mackintosh, numbers above thirty. To meet the requirements of this List named class, the vcstiy was enlarged, half the cost being borne by the Sabbathschool, assisted by the young men themselves. A Band of Hope has been established in connection with Trinity Church, composed of young people of both se\es, numbering at present fiftyfive. The meetings are held onue a fortnight, and much good we anticipate from this institution. Oik weekly service at Cambridge has been continued. Tlic attendance is generally good, and we have reason to believe that an hour of piayer is both pleasant and profitable to many. We believe the time to be near at hand whtn service should be held ut C.imbudye twice on cvory Lord's diy. Mmy of our people live at a considerable distance, ;ind to them, especially, a regular morning service would be of undoubted advantage. With the aid of an additional .studpnt, this mi<rht he accomplished, and occimomil service be also supplipcl by him (o the o.itlying- districts. The number of church members on the roll at C nnbridge ib ninety-three, and at Hamilton twenty-five. We feel that it would be adv.intfiueous to th° Church, to h->ve an addition of one or two to the eldeEjhip. And we hope the tfieAt head ot the church will laise up, and bring out for this work, men iall of faith and the Spirit of God. It is with >iuceic regret wo have to record the deceive ot one of our number, veiy lrifhly esteemed for her piety and Christian d<p)rtment, Mm A. Wallace of Pukcii'na. Iv Irv ht'c she adorned the doctrine of God her ,S iviour, and she passed away, rostiug- on f'hiist as her only ground of hope. Our brother aud his bereaved children, havo our deep and earnest sympathy. In conclusion, we beseech you to suffer a word ot exhoitation. Walk worthy of that high and holy callinc;', vhereby you profess to bo cullfl. Let us seek a larger measure of the Diviue influence, th.it our lives m.iv become adorned with every Christian viitue, and thus we may be instrumental in advancing tho interfst.s of true ielii>ion in tho hind, and in bringing 1 much gloiy to the name our Lord and Master, even Chusfc. W. Ewns, Muustdi, John Fimikr. Session Clerk.

fe\a!Wnc(l and tound ( oiic< t. Jno Wm. Mi riuck, ) . , . L.H. W. MuKKh, | Auditor. *Non — The Hamilton Committee \\.i\c not remitfed tilt 1 .itnount ot last qiurtei\ stipend dtitby them (£l5 T2:>6d); but the mini'-tei his been paid in full, which causes the debit bahuicL.

bAMBBIDOE THE USURER'S FIXAXCIAL IIEPOIVT, The ba.lanoe-sheet just read confirms the statements which were publicly made a short time ago, to the effect that with care and energy on the part of the committee the current expenditure of tins portion of the charge would be fully met. The Balance-sheet concludes with a debit balance of £14 10s Id which is caused by non receipt of the amount, £lo 12s 6d due by Hamilton committee for last quarters stipend. The Cambridge Committee authorised payment of the s'.ipend in full rendering themselves personally liable to the Dank for the amount, and trusting to the s.um due being remitted from Hamilton before closing 1 the hooks for the year but in this they have been disappointed with this exception the ordinary income has been juat sufficient to meet the ordinary expenditure for the year, Since lust January the alterations to the manse property, which' at date of last annual meeting were in, pi'ogress, have been completed at a co?t of d63|3 IJs ii, This,, it may be remarked is exclusive of cost of enclosing a part o+ the building to form a servants bedroom which being urgently wauted, hag heei\ done at ( the personal exptm^e of the ininister.l with resolution passed at last annual 'meeting the vestry has been enlarged to twice its former tize, and is now very useful for various meetings in connection with the church and school. The cost* tmll^ lamps \pas 452(j Us, qf wjhion $ne Sunday-soliool cqnfnbqfceq JGlfc, or half, the coatraofc price. To provide for these items of expenditure, about ' ss7 " w*a received, from' sale of

Bazaar goods on hand and suras due in connection with the Mansopioporty ; and to meet the remaining liability, a soiree was held in December last, the net piofit fiom which was £21 la lid, and thus all existing' claims have been settled. Although it i«, no doubt, satisfactory to note that no deficiency exists, there are some items in the balance-sheet which call for special comment, in the hope ol future improvement. For instance, the li*t of subscriptions to stipend fuud includes several new names, but the total received for the year is only nineteen shillings in excels of tho figuies in previous statement. About £5 of good subscriptions for last year will, however, probably be collected shortly. A somewh.it remarkable fact is disclosed in the INt of Church-plate collection*', as compared with pr vions statement*, which is that, although the consrrogatiou at Cunbridge has largely increased during the yeai\ especially at the evening sei vices, the amount of the receipt-, has fallen oft 1 about £2 10-* ; the average for 1870 being £1 bi, while that for ]SBO was only £1 4b Gd. As a large number of the congregation do not subscribe to the stipend fund, it is to bo hoped that in future a sri eater measuio of liberality will I characterise thfir Sabbath offerings. At Pukfrimu the plate collections have maintained almost their former amount, and at Hautapu tnere has been an average increase of Is 4d. Among the subjects which have engaged tho attention of the committee during tho year, was a proposal to rent the sittings in tho Church, but as it was a matter of considerable importance, consideration of it was deferred to the annual meotiny. In November last Mr Hector re^ignrd his post as Chuioh officer, and Mr J Brockle»by has been appoiuted in his place. Thcie are no known liabilities on the Cambridge portion of tho charge beyond tho moit<r.i re of £150 on the Manse and one acre of land. F. >1. Beooks, Tieasuicr. Mr Mackintosh spoke in favour of establishing a service m Cambridge tvery Sabbath morning, instead of every fortnight, as at present, and also a morning Sunday-school, and advocated steps being taken to secure the services of a student to assist the minister m tho work. Mr Fioher concurred in Mr Mackintosh's remarks respecting a student, and hoped that meajures would shortly be taken to obtain one for the distinct. He also lefeired to the necessity which existed ior the appointment of additional elders. The reports aud balance-sheet were adopted. The choir sang the an them, " How Beautiful upon the Mountains," after which the following gentlemen were elected members of the committee' of management for the year : — For Camb ulge Town District : Messrs Shaqj, Thomson, C4oodfellow, W. Reid, jun , and G. 0 Ellis. For Cambridge Suburban District : Messrs R. Orickett and Thomas Brown. For Hautapu : Messrs W. Kus&cll, and Hugh Fergusson, <md for Pukerinni : Mcssis W. Scott and R. Fisher. Mr F. J. Brooks was re-elected to the offices of secretary and tre surer, and the thanks of tho church v/ere accorded to him, for his se vice in the past. Mr Fisher proposed and Mr Rnnciinan seconded, a psalmody committee be appointed, consisting of Messrs' Thomson, Cnc ett, Evans, and U-oodfellow. An amendment was made by Mr Slac-Huto-sh and seconded by Afr Cainachan, that "no psalmody committee be o,ppomted." Mr Mackintosh spoke in favour of the amendment, and continued touching upon a vanety ot topics, until called to order by Mi TUmciinan. On being put to the meeting the resolution wan uamod, only the proposer ami seconder voting for the amendment Vote*; of Hunks wero accorded to the outgoing committee, choir, and others w ho had rendered assistance to the work of the chinch. Discussion ensued regarding letting the sittings, w Inch resulted m the matter be. ing allowed to stand over for 12 months. Resolutions were also possed requesting the minister to communicate -with the Pie^bytery with a view to ascertain if a student wero available ; and that a meeting of the congregation be held -within tin cc mouths f i om date, to consider the question. The choir sang " Holiest bieathc an e\onmg blessing,"' and the meeting concluded by the minister pionouuemg the Benediction.

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