ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 191, 12 August 1915, Page 7

ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.

axxtali meeting. The annual congregational meeting of St David's Presbyterian Church .was held lasi ance. The Rev. J. M. Saunders presideJf The following reports were submitted. The Session Report stales that the church roll now stands at tHO, a net gain of eight for the year. Iα accordance with the action of other churches, a roll of honour has been placed in the church, and moruorial services for soldiers who have 'fallen. .Nineteen young mcc connected directly or indirectly with the cliurch have already gone to tue front, and two hare met their deaths. Sergeant Koy Wilson Lambert, who was killed in action at GallipoU, and Private J. Ernest S. Gribble, who died at the military camp. Trentbam, were active ami promising members of the church. The Sunday School roll contains 265 names (being an increase of 20 on the previous year), with an average attendants of 170 per Sunday. The teachers' roll stands at 36 (an increase of 1<», with au average attendance of :« per Sunday. The managers' report was of an exceedingly hopeful nature, the ?eneral revenue being larger than that of any year iv the history of St. David's. Afte; contributing freely to Home and Foreign Missions, and various objects such as the Belgian Belief Fand (£loo ti/7\ Hospital Base No. 2 t£4U). and others, the year ended with a credit balance of £7» 0/5. The amount collected for ro-lssions through various channels «vas £191 15/11. In consequence of the fire which ocrurred recently in the Sunday school, it had became Imperative either to erect a new 'bnildlns. which was estimated to co<t £3,000, or reinstate and sdii to the present school building. It wa.s deemed advisable ■to undertake the less expensive work. This was now well in b-and. The estimated cost was ffiOO. The general managers con clndert by expressing the opinion that the general prosperity of the church had been tarjtely dne to the self-sacriflctns efforts of Mr and Mrs -Snunders. The followinc manajrtrs were e!«*.-ted:— Messrs James Aacjregor. D. Jenkins and J. H. Reybnrn t re-elected), also Messrs J. B. Bell. Finlayson. James M-cPherson. John .Parry. <\ii-mi<-hael. Campbell. Tbos. Nairn and Hush Parry. Th<> meeting fk>sed with the National Anthem.