ST. BARNABAS, WOODEND.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4288, 28 April 1879, Page 3

ST. BARNABAS, WOODEND.

Tα annual pariah meeting vac held in the iwk«fr"fl»n | on Friday evening, the 25th I'ntf,., M2m.3. Tμ Keating presiding. Si I, Horrell, minuter , * churchwarden, atflb teport for the pact year, etating that ißf&e year the school had been enlarged, it.iectt of £80, also s piano purchased for fefftpnlar Entertainments, &3. The church tj&Wa strengthened and re-shingled, also Hairs Bt the parsonage, making the total (Tjesditure for regain, &c., of about £160, far the last six months the parish had been li&sut the eerrices of a resident clergyman, fee BeT. 17. G. Gould haying accepted the (Cβ of Amberley and Leithfield. Nevertheto, the lerristi had been regularlyperfeaed by the lay-reader, the Hon. EL B. Ssuon. With the commencement of the sessnt financial year, the vestry had secured Eβ half-services of a minister, in the person «£ ta» S*t. J. L. Keating, arrangements brag been made with the parish cf Waikari k> h«e half that gentleman's services, prolided the parish contribute half bis stipend, ratil a parsonsge house could be erected at Wssktri.

S* balance-sheet showed that the total neepti for the year had been £270 13s Id; erofflfitnro, £254 19s lid, leaving a balance is bed of £15 13s 2d. The present liabilities TOtibsat £30; assets, £16. B *» resolved that Uie report and balance* titei be received and adopted. Sußwfog then proceeded to the election of c&ei for the ensuing year, when Mr F. Hk«I! tu elected minister's churchwarden, Mr John ?ope parishionerß* churchwarden, «a 4 tilt folloiriijg vestrymen—Hoe. H. B. Snaon, Messrs J. Stokes, W. Stokes, B. ten., B. Witte, jnn., and S. Rowley; 'Mr I. M. Wsflcer, auditor. ft ytu laolved that the Sunday school of 8L B*naW be to the Diocesan §ssi*T School As#ociation.

A loag djstcmon ensued on the advisaKSty of hiTßg a eerrice once a month at Watoia, whea it was arranged to have BSQ&er psjuii meetiug to decide the matter. Tuws of &4ais were then recorded to the tawbm of the Woodend and Waikukn Sfoafoj idioob, to which the Hon. H. B. « s ee<Hifidsb J. Fraser responded ; to the «P»i»t sna dsoir j to Mr J. M. Walker, as •sailor j to g;_ B. Gresson, a> laywwer; to the oiftgoing officers j and the Rev. esirm&s.

Mr F. HotmU itsted that as no other canaa*t* had been Eonan&ted, he had to declare ttt Hon. H. 2. (hmtrn duly elected Synods--ssn for &c psroebid district of Woodend. I 3» mae&ag &m terminated.