KNOX CHURCH YEAR.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19787, 27 November 1929, Page 6

KNOX CHURCH YEAR.

FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING Th<? 49th annual meeting of the congregation of Knox Church, Bealcy avenue, was held on Monday evening. The Board of Management's report pointed out that the Btatement of receipt* and expenditure showed that at the beginning of the period the credit balance at the bank was £8 17s 2d, and at the end of the period £2B 6s 3d. This would appear quite satisfactory, but included in the receipts was an item, "Donation Youth Work and 8.8. Extension,'' £262 10s. None of this money had been expended on the objects for which it was given; also the church had been short by £lll of the budget allotment by Presbytery. Taking these two articles into consideration, the finances showed that £3.56 more was needed for local expenses, and to meet in full the allocation for Assembly purposes. The interest bill was £l/7 19s, but it was expected that, as tho result of the special jnbile« effort now being made, this amount would disappear from the anrounts in the future and so considerably improve the financial position. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The notable event of the new year would b« the celebration of the jubilee of the church. The report of the Deaconess stated that the mothers' meeting had continued to be held, with the exception of six weeks in the midsummer, every Thursday afternoon. The average attendance for the 16 months, although considerably reduced by wet afternoons, had been 67; for the last annual report it was 59. Thirty-nine new members bad joined, and the total membership was now 111. Mr \V. H. Rose mentioned that the meeting was also the fifth anniversary of the' induction of tho Rev. T. W. Armour as minister of the church, and he congratulated him on his work both in the pulpit and outside of it. In acknowledging these remarks Mr Armour said that five years ago the membership of the church had been 360, but to-dav it was 4.18.

Sifter Agnes McMillan presented Mrs Armour with a bouquet on behalf of the congregation. Mr A. <>. Thompson, the new choirmaster, was welcomed to the church. During the evening addresses were ghen by Mr Armour, Mr W. H. Rose (session clerk), and Mr W. McAllister (manager's clerk). Mr Vf. Goss, sen., spoke about the Knox Sunday .School, and Mr A. Kernohan about the Fulton Avenue Sunday School. Sister Agnes McMillan spoke about her work. Mrs MeLeod to the P.W.M.U. report, Mrs J. I. Koyds the Ladies' Guild report. Mr •L Thompson spoke on the Band of Hope, and Mr Bruce Hamilton (secretary) on the Bible Classes. Musical items were given bv Mrs Ford and Miss E. Musgrove, Miss G. Lamb, Mrs Ford and partv, Miss S. Goss, and Mr P. Thomson. At the conclusion of the business meeting a social hour was spent, the ladies of the congregation supplving a dainty supper. Good health in children is impossible with worms. WADE'S WORM FIGS will dispel the parasite. Pleasant to take.