TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1649, 30 January 1883, Page 3

TRINITY PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH, CAMBRIDGE.

The annual meeting of this congicgation was helil in the church on Wednesday, the "2 1th inst., the Rev. W. Evans in the chair. The meeting was intioduced by singing, prayer, and leading a poitinn of Holy Scripture. The minutes ot the picvious meeting woic then lead and continued. Hij'okt. — Thciepoitof the managing committee, with the balance-sheet and financial {statement, mcip lend by the secictaiy, showing that the finances ol the chinch a\cic in a healthy condition ; theie beniL' a considerable ineieasc botli in subsci iptions and Sabbath collection^ over the previous yoar. At tho «uno time, the statement .showed a deficient,} in the mcoiiio to moot the cxpendituie ot £20. This lcsultud from vanous causes. Tlic change in the anangcment^ at the Hamilton end of the charge, by which the committee sacrificed l!.">' 2 10s; the painting ot the church ; the pui chase ot a new hoi se, and other items not omuiing in the pieccding year. Taking all into consideiation this lepoit was said to be one of the most satisfactory ever piesimted to the congregation. The receipts tor the year amounted to the sum ot t'333 17s hi ; o\eidi ift, C2O 7s yd— Total UU 4s lOd. The disbursements were : -Stipend, £2.")0 ; balance from previous year, £10 os : paid geneia' treasurer, £7 os Sd ; expenses of evangelistic services, £10 ; sacramental wine. £1 !)s ; rates, insiunnce and inteiest, t!18 2s ,'}(! ; to church otheer, IM3 o's ; lighting, ,io Os .Id; lepans piinting, and postage, £3 17s lOd ; 11311111 books, £3 9s 8d : painting the church, £I.'] ; paid for hoise, £14 -Total, C3.J4 -is lOd. Kinic Sission. — Tho lepoit of the Kirk session was lead by the cleik, Mi John Fisher. This lepoit showed a steady pi ogicas in the spnitual depaitments of the chinch, loin teen having been received into communion by examination and Jour by certificate dining the year. The number at piesent on the communion 1 oil was shown to be one hundred and nine. l J eaco and concoid had attended all their meetings, and there had been no case of discipline to record, save one, and that was brought to a peaceful and satisfactory issue. The report was unanimously adopted. Psalmody Commiitkk. — The report of this committee was cnti listed to Mr W. Reid. It appealed that almost all the members of the choir had been faithful and dilhgent in tho piactices, and in their attendance at public woiahip, and it was m ith consideiable efficiency they had led the congicgation in this part ot public woisliip. Elkctjox ok M wuir.Rs.-~ The meeting then pioccedcd to the election of a committee of management for tho current year. The following gentlemen were duly elected :— Messrs J. P. Thomson, R. W. Sargent, J. Sharp, J. Hally, J. Brown, J. Baxter, J. Scott, R. Watson, W. Cowley, \V. Russell, J. Shaw, T. Russell and G. 0. Ellis. Psalmody Committee. — The psalmody committee was next appointed, the members elected being : — Messrs P. J. Brooks, W. Simms, Alex. Reid, J. P. Thomson and A. J. Evans. ShCtthTAKY AXJ) TRE USURER. —Mr F. .1. Brooks was re-elected secretary and treasurer of the church. T^nks. — Votes of thanks wereunaniinonnKaccorded as follows : — To the outgoing^ommittee, to the secretary and tieasurer, to the choir, to the trustees of tiie Wesleyaii Church Pukerimu, for the use of the building, to the Hautapu School Committee for the use of the school-room, to Miss Maclaurin for presiding at the instrument, and to Miss Caley for her services at Pukerimu. A vote of thanks was also given to the organist of Trifiity Church for his long gratuitous services, and it was proposed that henceforth ho should receive a salary of £30. The matter was so far. agreed that a salary henceforth should be paid him, the matter being placed in' the hands of the Psalmody Committee. — A hymn was then sung, and the benediction, pronounced by the chairman, brought the meeting to a close.

Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co. will offor for sale at their J3a/iaar, Cambridge, on Saturday next, a large number of useful horses of all kinds. Tenders aro required by tjio Public Works Department for No. 2 Bus^ Contract, Rotorua road, u^ to L'pb. iith, jsr.Aroh. Wallace announces that as lio hai not received a satisfactory offer for the lease of his threshing machine, he is open to re- • ccjvc engagements, and solicits a continuance- of patronage. t, Renders are invited by^ the Hamilton, ,BqrpUgh Council up to Monday, the, sth Eeb'o /or the eroctibn of a watering trough at the xc**t j taMiofJbebrjdOT, , , , ( , , „