ST. NINIAN'S CHURCH

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22182, 27 August 1937, Page 16

ST. NINIAN'S CHURCH

SURVEY OF YEAR'S WORK

The roll of St. Ninian's Church stands at 177, with a supi*™ mentary membership of 23, accordWpi' to the session report presented at tht annual meeting of the congregation txf the session clerk, Dr. R. Hepburn. I*** report paid a tribute to the work fljtjj the new minister, the Rev. L. FarquMt 1 ? Gunn, who presided at the meetißi»*|i! and stated that St Ninian's looked ft*- ~ ward to the future with confidence M f the June communion 17 new memPgPfjwere admitted, a record for V*m church. /*$ The report of the management «jn£J mittee, presented by Mr Henry ing in the absence of the secretWM (Mr- J. B. Dowling). stated that •»#§ progress had been made in vw**W, ways, and deßnite results secured OTi] methods not hitherto tried. RevtWKjf from ordinary sources had been m«Wj tained at approximately the sagf. amount as in previous years. _*!* I amount received from the annual fc*£" "j will offering in March was sligM*? .i more than that received last year, WJ* , the committee's hope of reducing cap- . tal was not realised, and the commit** urged the congregation to keep w* matter constantly in view. *■ T wo anonymous donors had tetmj £SO available for debt reduction » March, and to this amount £3O «* added from the principal in the baiMmg fund, enabling the debt to be reduced by £BO. Mr J. J. Howie was re-elected au#* * tor, Mr W. Wallace was re-elected *f * member of the management commit!*!*: and the following were elected to fla vacancies on the committee: Messrs K Calder, C. Prebble, H. Myerscough. * H. McGuffog, and Turner. . . Reference was made to the death« J 3, Brock - who held the longest record of service on the managemea* committee, and appreciation of hi* *•* vices was expressed,