MEETINGS OF PARISHIONERS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 136099, 25 April 1908, Page 3

MEETINGS OF PARISHIONERS.

ST. JOHNS, WOOLSTOX. Tho annual meeting of pnrishionors of St. John's Church. Woolston. was held in tho parish room on >Vedncftd-iv, and was well attended. The R«v. \\. 11. Orbell, vicar, was in the chair. The vicar presented his report concerning the work of the parish since ho I took chargo last Ile'rei ferred to tho falling off in tho ati-eu- | danco in some directions and a considerable increase in others. Ho mentioned with gratiiud , . , the gcod work being done by tho diffcsvnt organisations of t!:v j;ar:h. and the kv< tl'.ty hnd sustained by losing tho services of I .Sister Mary aiid Mi;>- Davi-cs. The Sunday school w;:s well, and i the clioir \v«i> c-atishict iri!y unilt'i j the condiirtorsliip of Mr Dcug'.ass. tie abo montione;i that it was lioped the new organ would be in tho church by the end of .July or beginning oV August. lie cxpn\-.v<xl h:s gratirude to Mcssts ! Disou. Jo:v"> r.tul Salt for thi'ir services I at> lay roadcis. the lart-naimxl taking ! the services at the .liibilco Hon:?. and ito the cli;:rth officers and other church workers. 'lluN bab.nce-sh-ect was adopted, being considered satufacroiy. A credit balance was s'nown on tlie year's working. J iiotwitiistanding tho extra expenditure I lor repairing tho vicarage. Tho following ciiurtii ofaocrs were k elected: — BishoiVo warden, Mr J. * I>ougla.s3: parishioners' warden, Mr AY. J frewern ; vestry, Messrs Howos, Wright, Harris, Luwington, Dryelen, 11. lieivern, J. Cooper, \Yas.>, Cookson and Parsons. Tho question of attending t-o the roof of the church which leakedbadly in the recent rain was diw.ssvd; It was resolyetl that every effort bo made to repajr it as it was*generally felt that the hiiil:ling \v;:s liarVllv worth any heavy expenditure, and iliat anything that might be .sp.'iit in i-n; direction should be on a perr.i'i'.Hiit structure. It was icsolvrt! to takf cut an accident insurance poliry to cover anyone employed by ilif! vosrry. A motion in favour of allowing women to you- at annual meetings was carried, with the request that it bo brought before th-o Synod by the loc;;l representative in that bndv. After several votco of thanks bad been j passed tho meeting closed with tho benediction. Refreshments wore then I handed round, and a fo-.v musical se.lecn j tions were given.