PARISHIONERS' MEETINGS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15268, 3 May 1915, Page 3

PARISHIONERS' MEETINGS.

• ST. MxVRK'S, .GEEENPABK. The annual meeting o£ the parishioners of St. Mark's Anglican Church. Greenpark, was held in the local schoolroom on Friday, when there was ;i large attendance. The Vicar, the Rev.. F, 'B. Redgrave, presided, and gave an interesting resume of the year's proceedings, remarking on tho gratifying increase of the-.congregation, and referring to various improvements made, liofab'.y the new altar cross and alms dish, and the new bell and belfry presented to the congregation in memory of the late John Hurst, a most ardent supporter of the church in its pioneer days. The Sunday school after ji suspension of thirteen years) was in a, flourishing condition. It spoke well for the congregation that for the second year in succession it had paid more than ite guaranteed contribution towards the. Vicar's stipend. Mr Edward "Ynxr read the financial etat«v merit, showing the income of the year to have been .£SO 5s 3d. and the expenditure £49 4s 4d, leavinsr a credit balance of £1 Oβ lid. , ■ The Vicar distributed the- Sunday school prises as follows:—George Schrocde-r. Reginald Ihittor, KHe.smorc Stalker. Leonard ■Diilton; Karl Carr. Huch Carr, Stanley 'Bennett. Leonard Bonnet t. Clayton llawer, Hobert Mawer, Roy Hamilton, Alma Allen, Iris Alien, Marpu.ret Oarr. Irene Carr. Ina .Stalker, Jessie Mawer, and May Hamilton. The Vicar' 3 special prizea fer the oeet-kjapt Gospel stamp albums were awarded to Karl Carr and Marparet Carr (upper), and Irene Carr and Stanley Bennett (lower). Votes of thanks were passed to tho Vicar. to the retiring chnrchwardens, and vestry; to Misses E. and 13. Kiin'jer and K. Allen 'Sunday school};" to the organist (Mits IT. Y»rr), and to l\ie lames who so kindly decorated the church on scocsa! occasions. Mr Edward Yarr (Bishop's) and Mr William Kimbcr (parishioners') were re-elected churchwarden?,* nr.d Me.-«rs H. Carr. jun., W. J. Dutton. K. Le-wing-ton. 0. liatliftri. H. Kellinsf, A. Schroeder, and J. Stalker ircre t-lf-cted as vt-strymen. On the close oi tlie- *ju3ines» portion of the meetinsr a r>ori.i! was h*lti. to which tnusica'i item? were contri'mtod br Misses Lewin(»toTi (Q>. and Ca.-ivs Peiir«on. Master J. P. YThitclnw ('vio!in>. and Mc-rs D. Trtwern. and H. T> > w,"r. i st,in. and rrodinw ar.d recitation? hv Mc-«sre RO7 Kirn "oaf and O. Whiteinw. M ;S s Lexington acted »s pjane accompanist.