PARISH MEETING.

Press, Volume VII, Issue 778, 27 April 1865, Page 3

PARISH MEETING.

V' She «ffl""»l meeting of the parishioners of St. v;lfMi__Fs was held last evening in the School-room Church. The meeting was called for |A» receiving of the Churchwarden's accounts, the of chnrchwmrdens, vestrymen, school comiipttetv and church, property trustees. The Yen. |p» Archdeacon of Chnstchnrch in the chair. 5%5*e meeting having, been opened by prayer, the firl-deacon stated the business of the evening, and &M_io_ed that during the past year two clergymen Hi-connection with the church had arrived from fSfr-»t Britain, and the Rev. Mr. Harper was shortly Ijfty-fai-, and he had offered him the assistant curacy Pelae L-Hmer-square Church. The Archdeacon then sirsmsr_*d that under the present rules the appointto tiia various duties rested the parish was a very Isige one, and Ipfse- appo_»h»eftl_ mart rest with him until the been divided. It was a question for the §jpr__io-ers whether the parish should he divided or hoped that the new officers would do the i9p-~of completing Bt. John's Church when they mMtoliiofl thriir _ppom_ne_t, as speedily -as possible. not detain the meeting any longer. fgff-p- Gordon, the -aurchwarden, then read the for the past year. He said the parish ~£_i-tilllff rJnht. bathe must nevertheless congratu|?_toihem on the past year's work. The accounts had fliwueiiditrid by theProvincial Auditor. Daring the WUmjet* the various chuiches had been considerably tSJacoved i. the attendance of the vestrymen had i|i__ very good, and he congratulated them on the shown during the last year. The bad considerably increased daring ffftjjjlrjeai in answer to a question, Mr. Gordon stated debt was £880, _ad that it was proposed that v Aoukibeset__detopayoffthisloan. Wjsksmmmti> Mr. Alport, the Yen. the Archdeacon iplpiloed that aHhongh there were many large sums I'jifg in the accounts as due to various missions, were always paid over to the various gppb-i soon as possible after then* collection.' He JHJWjiisl llml every one present would ask any question |||_rt-ey -tnght deem necessary to render the acptijtal* dear and intelligible, proposed a vote of thanks to those who had advanced the loan to the church. jgjfc.-jfamgh* Am* all the accounts should be kept STO«i--iwnd -ot mixed up, as in the present case. ||Biibo<q-_t that tbe sOms due to the Mdaneeian —ty_.i miifnonti for hmtanir, b>t" l ' l |m » p*-id over those bodies when receive-. Alport teoonded the motion, which was fp-nad. |4 Mx> --port moved that the financial statement he Mr. Yoangh-Bband seconded the monon. ;-v2S«C__irm_n stated that the Rev. Mr. langard SS&regufirry during the last three months 11x9* B-ri—i of Addington, and he might mention SMSM-«rm : bf _>_0 per annum .would be for the to him. He hoped soon that a f flfaui-i iiiiljil !hi Tuifll in this district; and he had l|f»'_<__&j_b*t as soon aa the Government were in belonging to the Church Property £l___-_gr *onkl wflfinghj aid the movement. The -Mtt-awaiearrgd. -*$■■ Mr. Gordon was re-elected churchwarden, and the __r___eacon. nominated Mr. J. G. f- >?__-__• as _» eo-eagae, ?< The foDowing gentiemen were elected vestrymen = 0' li-iru. ____e__r. Btringer, Jones, Osborne, 1 ____*__, Raker, CafF, Wright, Davie and Stanley. t.H—Jw_u__B—_ werei—aced in nomination. Messrs. Bane ana Jonee were elected school-oommittee. The nominated Mr. Gordon as Church Bro- "? jwif Tii-Sjhi. ami Mi Tripp was elected as the other Me. Gordon, aa Betarning Offioer, tiyt fly frHowipg pmt]mmm were returned as y-'-:BjWs_--- g -&V the next twelve months:—Messrs. fe--__dtta, J fti__ t iil, Maude, and Gordon. ' - - _:"• V<)toi_f__-ik.w»_- PM-ed to Mr, €r.Mi_esfor hiesfTi«asba_k_rfor_iepar_h, and also to the "'.;""€!_ini___ *l—** heiHwlintioii __i t__dounced, and !_•—mbbhg separated."