NORTH INVERCARGILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 24, 27 August 1920, Page 10

NORTH INVERCARGILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The annual meeting and social 1 the North Invercargill Presbyterian i. huroh was held recently, ■ wlien Rev. J. Coilie, M.A., preskled over a large gaHiermg. Tiie session report r.ead by Mr A. inglis, session clerk, showed that ■ sle n|y j tcguss had been made throug'i.ait i!.e yv.ir. Ihe various organisations, P.W.M A., Furrday | School, and .Bible Classes, U'.re in a health;,' condition, and the mter>st taken in these activit-ies promises we1! ior the fupture of the church. The interest manifestel m n'ssion vurk is an index • of the .•••>! vitfial fd'c of ihe corgregation . aird it is j j»a«og ti rite that the amount contrbiLed ta !i ycer to missions by ihe "T ongre yi' um shuws a steady inercase. The Deaoon's Uurt uiuicafet' a steady increase iu eaeh of the rnain itefns of revenue, collections, sustentation fund, a, d mission funds. Rei'erence was made to the success of tlie envelope system >f laxing up collections, and ihe hope was ex pressed that experieuce of the oper.ii.ori of the system would lead to raore c-f ihe eorgregation joining the scheme. Ihe >u'n of £247 14s 8d was raised for missio.is, £137 8s lOcl being donated to the speciat funds for [lorne and Foreign Missions. Business over, the meeting took the ic ru> of a social eyening. Interesting addresses were given by Rev. A Gow of Waikaka Valley, and Rev. II. Gilbert of St. Pauls. The choir under Mr Fyfe contribut&d a number o£ items, and soios were rendere-d i by Yliss Field, Miss Halliday and Mr Loie Chen. Refreshments were aftervvards handed round. Ihe anniversary servicas on Ihe f'J.iewiug Sunday were eonducted i-y Rov. A. Gow of Waikaka \ alley.