THE CHURCHES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 184, 29 April 1908, Page 5

THE CHURCHES.

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH. 'ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS, i -The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul's Church was held last night, when there was a fair attendance. . Tho .report stated that tho churchwardens' account began tho ,yoar with a debit balanco of £64 ISs. lid. The ordinary offertories for'tho year amount to £563. 16s. 7d., as against £565 Is. Bd. for the. previous year, wnilo tho special offertories (which have to bo handed over to various outside Church organisations) ' amount ■' to £117 14s. 7d., as a?amst-£173 Bs. lid. for the'previous year. The /total 'number. of sittings iii ,the church that can be let is 456,' and: tho total annual rent that: could be obtained for them,' assuming them all to be let, ,is £478 165., but the sum actually received was £411 Is. 6d., £32 : loss than, received last year. ' All rents due-for land , and buildings belonging to the parish have been paid up to March 31. An appeal was nwdo for subscriptions towards repairs, and resulted iri'the promise of suras ; , amounting [to £124:85. 6d.,' of which £89 15s. : *.6d; was "paid'by March 31. The sum of £10 . was also, raised by. means of the offertory-at a .musical ! service held in February. Tho thanks of the parish are duo to the organist ; and'the members of tho choir for their condiiet of! the' musical portion of this service. The balance-sheet showed that the'receipts for : the _year amounted: to-£1730 .17s. 2d., . there being a credit balance of £110 13s. 4d. . The assets exceeded liabilities by £3720 lla. 6d. The . St. Paul's School Society showed a, debit. balance of £2-5 9s. Id. The-report and balance-sheet were'adopted.' . •; • . . THE VICAR'S ADDRESS. In, the course of his the vicar (tho Rev. ,T. H. Sprott) stated that tho church had been painted, and it had been done without recourse to bazaars or sale's, of work. .. There : had also, been a'-leakage in .the north-west•,transept, and this' curtailed, an. expenditure much heavier than was an- , ticipated. .This had.; been-met ,by a sum drawn 1 from . th.o 'i'liorndon , School Society. There was a. danger of other, defects; and if these turned out to be .serious it might bo. necessary _to, call a special meeting of • parishioilcrs; to decide what had to bo doiiei The building was forty-one years old, and he feared. that it was nearing .its,.end...'/''He hoped they w'ould see orected the two. memo- • rials"whioh .had recently been ,given to St. . Paul's—the- oak pulpit-in memory, of the -late.,premier -.and the stained window . in memory of Mrs. Matson, better known us Madam Mertz. Judging, from' the designs, he thought' that, both tho memorials woidd add, greatly'to tho beauty of^-the interior of the church.:: The subject of.the window \vas Mary /sitting at .the feet of Jesus. ; For him- ' feKindt^e^,:Mr:'Bobinson, ho.wished to •. thank tho - helpers of ■. the ' vestry, . for a more loyal sot of helpers 'no clergy ever .'had:'.. ; . '..... : Messrs. F. f AV. Barraud-and: T. F. Martin wore re-elected churchwardens, and Messrs. C.. T. Richardson and D. T. Stuart were reelected: auditors.:, ■. .■ : . " last year/s'. vestry was re-elected. It coiisisted .of-Messrs. 0. Beere, M. Clark, E. H. Dean, W. C. Kensington, R. L. Mestayer, R.„;H. "Medland, J. Stephens, L. Stowe, Pro- - iessor Eastorfield, and Dr. A. W. Izard.7'../ . • "Y;; ST. MARY'S, KARORI. ( ' NEW CHURCH IN PROSPECT. The annual report of tho churchwardens and vestry of St. Mary's, Karpri, to be presented at the annual meeting oil.'April 30, states that .the .urgent appeal made/ for a liberal support on'account of extra monetary responsibilities assumed during the previous , year received a hearty response. This result is indicated:by the general improvement,in the finances • for the past year, the current charges not :onlv having-been met - but a ' . part of past indebtedness reduced. The most marked improvement appears on the item • general subscriptions,\whieh have increased from 12s. 6d. to £53 I9s. Sd. I Tho generaloffertories have risen . from,;. £136 . £57.•IDS', to :£pß.;lQs,; from- ; .£1 to ,'£7' 16s;, while from Makara, St. Mary's Guild, and the Sunday School donations'';have been received of £10, £30, and £5, ,<respectively.' ~ From .the ,'proceeds .of the garden party .at Holmwood,£B 7s. Bd.' was received, and the flower show returned a net profit of £15. Tho proceeds from the Parochial Hall show a slight increase as compared with'last year, being £9 9s. Tho total amount raised for general purposes for the year is £405 Cs. Bd., an improvement on last -year of ..£125 135.,8 d. The. principal social . events connected, with the parish have been'the garden-party, for which-tho Hon. C. J. • Johnson kindly, gave the use of his grounds', ind 'a I'ery pleasant afternoon'; was] spent. -VA flower . show promoted by the vestry was held at the Parochial Hall. It has ;be?h-'decided .that a similar'show, andiupon ?,'largerscale,ivill be held'on or ■'. about-January-28. and 29 next. 'A most .interesting locture on- ' : 'Romo " was given ! by the, Bishop of Christchurch, which : was very niiclrappreciated by those who were fortunate'; enough' to :be .present.. Thanks are. expressed for tho able and ready assistance received from the very many church .workers, m'ore, especially the lay readers, choirmaster, . choir,;.organists' auditor, St.;' Mary's : Guild, S.unday Schoolr'superintendent and (teachers, and. the Decorators'; Guild, v . -... .-.Thdivestry; purpose askihgHh'e .parishioners at;the annual,meeting for power .to proceed with;the erection of-a new church,'for. which thcy/havo funds in h'and. 1 There is to the credit .of this fund over £900, which, it'is, hoped, will, be supplemented during the con- J struction' of the-building : by £100 or :jnore locally^'and ;with 'the addition of £100 from' , the S.P.G., it is hoped" to construct a building (possibld of /extension in the fyture) to ■ accommodato .about; 300. , It'-has, not yet been '{decided, of what ' material the ; church , - shallbe. built, but it is hoped that, it will be -of .some materialim'oro durable .than, wood. If a suitable stone can be found locally, many /prefer.'stone, to '.any' other material;-' 1 As an ' alterniitive, a concrete base, with dressed ' scudding of jarrah, with expanding'iron and., cement;walls, has been suggested. ■ ' /' ' ' : ST. ANNE'S, NORTHLAND. The.; anuual report of St. ; Anne's Anglican . Church,: Northland,'.; states that 'thoro'; has -been'.-a.decided increasein tho revenue. The olfertbries, pew rents,! and subscriptions all show/an increase.'-.The committee began the' year with a debit .balance of £15, ami ended, . after>;paying. all current, expenses, with a . credit of '£8. The debit of the Sun- . day: School site was reduced by £50.; Thanks wero;: accorded to Messrs. "\Vebb and Roy-' holds,; lay readers (the Vicar, Rev. T. G. -Kay, , r Th.lj., specially thanking Mr. Reynolds ,for his handsome; and cosily gifts to the church), to the choir and organist, Sunday School superintendent and Decorating Guild,' Ladies' Guild, collector, and to all who had helped, during the year. Mr. Stubbs, the retiring secretary, was thanked for past services, and his place was filled by Mri Richardson. ■ It; Was pointed out that all. the work of. tho church,; cleaning, etc., was done .voluntarily. ■ Tho committee fised Wednesday, June 10, as; tho date of the annual--social, and unanimously, resolved to concentrate their efforts this j'ear on the reduction of the church debt. . An .' earnest dcnominationalist, may rot under; Mr. M'Kenna's Education Bill get everything ho would desire, but if he makes : tho best of his opportunities he can still pet a great deal.—" Manchester Guardian.!' " : By comparison with free imports, tho Ger-' man'tariff system has tho advantage in-good times; and. bad. 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