CHURCH MEETING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21123, 26 March 1934, Page 17

CHURCH MEETING

♦ ' OXFOKI) TKKKACE BAPTIST 5 ; Reports uii the work of all j t j of the church's activities were pre- j \ sented to a well-attended meeting of ; -1 members of the Oxford Terrace Bap- j I list Church. The minister, the Rev. 1 J Lawrence A. North, presided. ! j The report of the church secretary, , {Mr H. Burses, showed an increase in j 'membership and paid tribute to the; i successful work being done by the | ! minister and by the church ueaconcss, , | Miss E. M. Gainsford. Appreciative i i reference was also made to the very ' (effective service being given by the! I choir, under the leadership of Mr ; I V. C. Peters. During the year Mr \V. I y i M. Lawry had resigned, after a Jong y j period of service, from the position; •of organist, and Mr G. M. Martin had! ■ been appointed as his successor. Mr ) ! F. G. Kcddell, a member of the j . young men's Bible class, had entered j r J the Baptist College at. Auckland lor j ~ [training for the ministry. » j The financial statement was pro-j • j sented by the treasurer. Mr 11. A. C. j " ! North. ! " i Miss Gainsford outlined the work , I of the women's organisations, winch '* j included the Dorcas society, the 1 I mothers' meetings, and the Baptist .: | Women's Miss.or.ary Union. Nearly 600 1 j garments had been made, and with a • number of quilts and some 30 yards ;of material given away by the Dorcas 't society. Christmas parcel:- also had . 1 been distributed. Specially effective I | had been the mothers' meetings j ! which are held weekly as a branch j i effort of the society. Under the leader- i j ship of Mesdames T. \V. Volier and E. I -• Langran. this organisation had a mem- ;' : Ibership of 70. A Christmas party and j j j a picnic had been given for the women j and their children, and by means of j , I a thrift club small amounts of money ■ - j had been banked for the members and I :-1 given back in lump sums at Christina,--! •Mime. The young people's- activities wen ; ,' reported upon by the Sunday school , " superintendent, Mr A. 11. Jordan. j i The year's increase in membership , - had brought the Sunday sc ol roll | t number up to 21)9. The Chinese mission, \ though small in numerical strength, ' , had yrown in effectiveness. The tennis i ; club had concluded one -: its most '• 'successful years, and the gymnastic j I classes had been better attended than 1 I for some years past. A troop of girl ! guides and a brownie pack had beer; ' ! formed. I j The election of officers for the eni! suing year resulted in the following- . j Secretary, Mr A. R. Jordan; treasurer, i i Mr H. A. C. North: duplex envelope i ; committee. Messrs J. Rod-er, G. A. ;jFra-or. T. W. Volier; auditoi.-. Me-.,- , ,A. Donaldson and A. MePhersore . ,-r- ---. j respondent to the -New Zealand RapMtist," Mr J. Gilmour; agents for la<-l-"Baptiit."MissN' G. Noller and Mr A jNicol; property steward. Mr \V. Adio. ' : The retirement of Mr it. Bui ..t ! from the secretary-lop \.. ;i .- n,,-. t <_ ~ '. \ ion for special reference to the r.::.\ I ncr in which he had earned out h (many duties over a period of 10 yea: j as secretary ,md 1!) years as deacon ■ i The minister expressed the regret o: I ( i the members that Mr Burgess had do- ]'■ ' cided to relinquish the position. A ! i bouquet was presented to Mrs Bur e-= ■■ by Mr.- North. ! Mrs T. W Volier. who fur n\,..,v | years had attended to the floral do'- i eoration of the church, was presented ; on her retirement from the position i with a gold wristlet watch in recognition of her services. "' . A presentation was- also made to Miss Hilda j hompson, who had re-■ ■ j signed her position of leader of tne'■ j senior girls' Bible c'ass. Mr A. R. ' j Jordan, on behalf of the officers and ' I i senior scholars of the Sundav school 1 ! presented Miss Thompson " with ti j 1 ' xylonite toilet set. nr.n spoke in up- !

preciative terms of her efliciency at a leader. A resolution of appreciation of the work of Mr G. A. Fraser, whose services included teaching in the Sunday ; school, secretaryship of the Sunday I school, and 21 years as deacon, was i passed on his retirement from the I position of deacon. 1 The business of the meeting was i interspersed with items contributed j by Mrs Windsor and Messrs Blenkin- ! sopp, Drayton, and Pope, and cor> i eluded with supper.