ST. JOHN'S, RANOIORA.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13111, 9 May 1908, Page 3

ST. JOHN'S, RANOIORA.

The- atrnqal meeting of tho parishioners of' St. John 'the tist'a. Church, .Rangier a, took pkoe on Monday eventing. About eixtyattended:.. The vioaV, the.Rw. F. P. Fejsdan..Tv , ht>.presided, read his report. Be saiid the choir, uinder <<ho , a.We oonduotoTsJiip of Mr Gibbs Jordan,ihad done" well, but a better attendance of the members at the morning servic© was .desirable.- He acknowledged the services of * Meeers H. Jones and W. P. Chapman ac lay readers a* Southbrook, and ejepressed syropa-thy Avith, Mr Jones in his recent accident. Th©/balance-sheet,, read by Mr A. Vincent, .showed receipts £376 9s, inoluding offertories. £IS6 fs Bd, subscriptions £93 19b 3d, missions £4o 17e, r ebneerte £16 Is sd,- and gift auction £19.\'Th<e expemliture amounted to £417 (fe 6d, the ohief it<Mne being:— StijMind £250. organist £60. and niisr eiqns £45 17s. Agajnsb tho debit, bala.nce of £40'17s 6d ilioro ivas about £21. fo'conie in, leaving a deficit of aboait £19, Aβ against £9 7s 3(1 at I of 1 tho year. In addii tion , , tfie.ro -aas a Ijebl3,ity of £60 for i rr.paira to the ricarago, and £30 for ■ the • gae: TLo Fund Tras in credit £119 12s lOd. Tho balance-sheet. Tvas adopted without comnient! " , Offieo-bcarrrs wcro ap-nointed ne followß Tvarden, \Lr W. E.« Barten;, parish ioneis' -warden. ]Vtr D. Mrhrtcns; vestrymen. Messrs J. A. Court, A. Vincent, AVindisor, Luxtc-n J. Foarce, AY. Hnn:i!ton, C. A. Cunmn<?hitm, U. and T. Hills; anditor. Mr M. Amy.

W..E. EartoD rcored :—-Thrt. in tht. opinion cf "this mectinc. tvomrn ohotild bare a veto at parifch and be c!i«fbfc fer okcticn to t!i* ve*try." This vrr.e. e<yondfd b- Mr J. Pearco. arid carried with applause. A hcerty roto of tliankß Vas nns&>yd t*.the vn<ar for tho inilhfnl way in which he lia-d dkclnj-gcd bis duties. '

ALL SAINTS'. METHVEN. , The meeting of the parishioners of All isamts' Church, Mcthven was held in the schoolroom on Monday. There was a large attendance' iXr w?£ g £ sat i aumbe «- of ladies. The efaa,r.. Mr-lork addressed the meefcmg on the affairs of the parochial disYunt "* -eeneral and spoko very cheerd?Spi«S • w fiTe . mo » ttls ' in the distnot. Ho pointed out the great I 1? for , use as a Sunday School for church meetings, etc. He ako notified the meeting that the 55?* district during August to hoW a confirmation aenico The balance-sheet was read by the treaS r, $£/• Carr - aßd showed roeeipte # £308 expenditure £330. The w ■Sγ 08 °® oe . rs w «re appointed:—-Mr *J • Jlorean, vicar's chdrchwarden: Mr James Carr, parishioners' churchwarden ; vestry McesreC. May, T. Doherty, J- J. Hibbs,, C. Hibbs, T. Grainger, K. Callaghan. J. Graham, vv. J Pickie, L. Maginnew; auditor, Mr John Baker.