PARISHIONERS' MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 103, 5 May 1926, Page 11

PARISHIONERS' MEETING.

ST. MATTHEWS CHCBCH. Tie annual meeting of the paris'-iiocers j Of Si. 3iatliiew's Church was iieid on | day evening, tie vicar. Canon Grant Co wen. ] press<lin3 ortr an attendance of 'J- , parirliioners. The c-aarcaTrarfeEs in tieir report referred to tie extreme It sa position of tie cicrv-ii finances- At ac do»< oz Tie financial year raere were no debts ot any kind. Tne local in.rJnie for tie year j was 13/10. Of this amount tile general j offertories irere i. nearly J icortr Tl tie previous year. Tiie spec-al 1 offerings totalled £33 13 . of tais amocm the sum of nearly £33) jras conrribaieii to foreign mission*. Tee oi al>jnt £51 was left in tie mission boxes bj" pnrisnio3er~ in suial! amounts a< They lelt tae ciun-h. A son of £1" was for rile r<rrurne<i soldiers" relief fnad. £1 ly o for tae ilasiey Memorial fund, iraile ore? £!<*' ;vas •.■o!:tril:3ted for r!ie relief <>f tse po»)r an<2 for The Ctulstmas n>mforts fana. Tae ai»:»arioD of pte-w rests bas :;eon icore tUaa j.;stL3«»<3. as i< evidenced by tb» larger and l.y tile nuai!>er ct coin-Triii-n. dnrinz t2i<> pa.-s: year. rt-achetl over 4<«=>. A bazaar in tbe Coneeri j Ch.-iiniier of tic- Toirn Hail rai-<e-J £:rrs 13/9, j and tils enabled the vestry to repay the ; of tlie money i>omjvred by mean< ol j debentures for tlie renovation of tie srfioolro»m. In tie .-ourse of the pas* year »fle Tvar •xeinorial was piat-e-J in the cimscb. The sam of £Jts> was contribnre<i ">y ta-? parishioners for thl-s j-nrpose. Tlie memorial J consists of choir seats, bishop's stalls antl ' clersy <iesks. The names of tiie men are re<-orded upon a tablet of mar">ie. The envelope system instituted dnrinz tne year proved a ffreat ielp to tiie aaiares"ul rhe <-anrc-h. while tie rhat and tie cap ol tea wiii.?ii is held every Snndav evenin? after >»rvi -c has been tie meaii of welconiini some thousands of stransers ana visitors, tvho rome to our tiry and ciirrr-si. ! anil ieips tiseni to realise ia their we!--o:ne tae .-piriT of fellowship and brotlierbootf wbn-h is iB tie ehrreh. Th- foiljTTius ofi,-ers Tvere elecl«l for tie ypar.— warden. Mr Z <> Frtrtar; peace's warden. Mr. A. C. Halett; vestrymen. Hessas. R. W. Woite 3 v rorrnrain. H. O. Se=rle. T. A. Woodhoose C. Mountain. H. Good. E_ Hiaton. W E- MtioD and H. P. Jo-y. H. ■^S 2 ?? d - Taijb - T w «e elected taditors. xji,e 3lr. 31. O. Searle wa< ele.ted Smo<! representanve and secretary and Treasurer j of the vestry.