ST. MATTHEWS, ST. ALBANS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13105, 2 May 1908, Page 3

ST. MATTHEWS, ST. ALBANS.

The annual meeting of parishionerr. if St. Matthew's, St. Aibacs, wat led in- tie Parish schoolroom on MraJay evening. The vicar, tho Rev. Joh,. d. Rodgers, presided ovor a largo atendanoe.. . The reports and balance-sheet were -cad and confirmed. The receipts foj .ho year amounted' to £667 10s P<i including £13 16s Id brought forward) :.ud tlie credit balai-co in thr> ba:ii Amounted to £1 8s 7d. cash in Lain: Is 7d, trial £1 10s I'd, at tho end of the y?aT. Mr George Jameson was appoints*;' vicar's church warden and Mr J. J. Leo was re-appointed parishioners' a'mrch warden. Tho foltow w--,-- ----...,.. „,i ~0 , j,., rr^»rv . •\\ r^s .~-, K.Math»son, Wm. Weed, C. H. CHbbora. J. • -ji-', li. - <-' -id vy. T. Whitcombe, A. J. Niciolls, J. B. Merritt, ».. r'noe-. A »o.*> or ihii~u«« •••-- to tlie wardens and vestry. Votes of thanks were accorded to tut Sirdar School teachers, lay reader.,, Girls' GuiW. Miss Andrews, Miss Price, Mrs Loe. Mrs Wm. Weed. Mrs Croxlon, Mrs Bavistoek, Mr and Mrs C:ow<\<. organist and choir for the valuable .york done during the past year. Ifc was decided "That this meeting desires to offer an expression of appreciation of tho manner in which Air The*. Gordon Ins carried out Jus duties as vestry clerk dining the past i' ear -" , i i A beartv vote of thanks was passed tc Mr B.S. Cordery for auditing tlie parish accounts. It was resolved 'That this meeting is of opinion that it is absolutely essential to have a curate awl that the veitry. be re rem mended to do its utmost to secure owe."

In rcgurd to the matter of a now church at East St. Albaus, Mr H. »S. Cordery dTo\v atter.ition to tho necessity of attending: to the spiritualwants of the East end <if tho i»rish, ana that the matter bo taken in lia-nd as cnrlv us possible. Tho following were cJectod member? of the St. Matthew's Park* Bay School Committee:—Tin- vicar, the wardens, Messrs George Jameson and J. J. Txm>, Mrs Jameson. Mrs I/oe, Mrs "Wnr. Wood, and Messrs T. AVhitcomilxs and K. Mtttheson. Tho vicar presented to Mr llunnicles, organist, a watch and pocket book ou behaJf of the etnvgrcgotian,_ r.m<l a framed photo of cbrnr and vicar from tho choir ladies, en. the occasion of his leaving for England*

ST. BARNABAS'. FEND ALTON. Tho ammal meeting of parishioners of St. Barnabas'. FendaJton, was hoki in tho Parish roam on Thursday ovening. Tho vicar, tho l?«v. T. A. Hamilton., was in tho chair. Tho vicar's address stated that tho financial position of tho parish was sound; there was too debt whatever. Among tho evidences of tho church's progress and tho deepening of tho spiritual life during tho past year were —The increased support to missions; tho 'batter obscrv-an.no of Lent and Holy days; and tho mitnbor of communicants. Tho contributions to missions reached £G7 8s Bd>. Never in tho' history of tho church had such large congregations assembled on Good* Friday as this year. The communicants nnimbercd "22f> on Easter Day, as against 80 ten years ago. A (special feature of the church's work -was tho Bible instruction in tho State, school dairy from 9 to 9.30 a.m. The vicar, on , bohe&f of himself and his wife, tho-nked tho Sewing Guild and tho parishioners generally for tho renovation of the vicarage and: tho increased comfort. The church wardens' balance-sheet and report were most gratifying. Tho total receipts w-ero £580 7s 4d and-tho expenditure £551 14s Gd, leaving a credit bala-nco of £28 12s lOrl. A bonus of £0 had been voted! to Miss J. Black, orpainist, in recognition of her services. Gas liad been introduced into tho church an-d schoolrooni" af.a o&st of £45 Gβ, and repairs had been effected , at tho vicarage amounting to £37 18s 6d. Tbo permanent dhirrch building fund now amounts to £84 los 4:1. The election of officers resulted as ■Ml'owb:—Vicar's church warden, Mr Wilfrid Hall; parishioners' church warden, Mt J-ameson); vestry, Messrs Bullock, Btuco, T. H. Beckett, Barnes, Norris, Pinekibpy, Ffitch, Koss, Tyreo and Gresson..