PARISH MEETING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18073, 15 May 1924, Page 12

PARISH MEETING.

ST. JOHN'S, RANGIOaiIII The sixtv-fifth annual megtiiii» v rif i^aS|[ ioners o! tho Church of St. J^iSßlSi tist, Rangiora, was held in th» J f»gpf|l§ I last evening, -the RevvJ. F. fttaidS I In his report, the Yicar ernrasi^ifslla. 1 tude to all who had go TOJ&ajjfigHgK I with the work of the parish. tonJjjjjaiffl the Archbishop administered "we^Salli ( confirmation to 52 caadidater/nflSjßajg t wore adults, and on the follo^r&^ajj the Patronal Festival eerrioW^iSgSsSj held, there being 250 eommwns|ajjte||K 1 various organisations of the p*risteag|Mi ,to go ahead. Attendance (it fljQwffll i Schools had greatly improved ainSJ&paß in? schools had heen ipatitTitai."'"^ i £gj^j Men's Club had justified 'its. ' WWOn with the extra space provided t^aSpS hall, should continue to prwpe£§3§|j|H interest had been taken in the tWtMSfll Mothers' Union, the _ membershitf^H^B tendances 1 ! having improved. Aa/Apß@ the healing mission, v.eekly PWffiSSn had been held, and prayer eircSei^ffi^g -the parish. The parishioners "l&jjMß harel for the new hall, w &&i£lKJß| finished and handed over by thelwaafi at the end of the financial fear.' \jSfflm The churchwardens' and stated that the finances of the ch&||fl| a sound condition, the -credH^nj§Bß| £59 la 2d being similar to l*Bt,ya»|MW| . offertories had been good, and'mf^m^ supported. Owing to the parish hall, the year had been Cj§|gS| I but the business 'of the P Bt^!JfiJffi9l conscientiously attended to.. 3sspljiM| | and vigour which the vicar liatta3sjßH| I bis parochial duties had n lin^( "J^MHffi ' co-operation by the r- ~'" t "*'""" tinuaace of the we^liattende^^^^HW the spirit of unanimity w h'ch JjgjalßllS could be expected in the 'wmvq^ffi^pjp balance-sheet showed the * XM gß|E^^^M been £652 lis <Bd, and -the <nfiMlßm|||W 10s 6d, leaving a oredit-bal&nce^^^^™ . There vers no liabilities.' '^BSISH School receipts amountad of which bad heen. tr«isferT«d,'W t *^^ fund, The hofl,. builai ffi*«' fa^:^^B I showed receipts to liave 4>eeJT £&BB|||| and expenditure: £2060 Is, leaving TOgffli of*9B 4B«tL ' ,'~'.T* **' < i*SH I Tio -reports balance-sheet jmfZjm jhe "ifojlowinf ht&em .-w«» ,<aJ|ioi»tS Ticsr'* - Boyce; pa|| ionera' xnxien Leech; Messrs E. Ts, 31icTtett (secretary), J.ffl| M. <J. Omaody;' v^."Hamiltoß, w A3ffl Howell, S..X*E«vMR>a Committee, Messrs H. J. Shankland, and- J. A. Ivory. iMMm >l mqtion of sympathy jraa .Pafj&ag) parishioners who, had" jmfferwa during the year. Ji!S3isl > It was 'decided that the canvass all pariahionera "with -• XMHSN iaining ifcnsd subacriptioiis, tenth finances, _ % T O§BH ' At the ooncluaian ot tl» |li<iii|pflWß hour was spent. 1 JjSSiWsll