THE CHURCHES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 190, 6 May 1908, Page 9

THE CHURCHES.

r ; TERRACE CONCRECATIONAL. v MEETING AND PRESENTATION. A tea'-ahd' public meeting held in conneOtioiir, nvithf-the,66th- anniversary of the Wellington.Terraco Congregational Church lasti evening wore both iargely attended. The Rev. J. Rood Glasson presided at the meeting, and with him on the platform were the Rovs. /W. A. Evans and Macdonald Aspiand, and the Hon. George Fowlds. - . inThoiHChairman'ji in- his'- ; opening address, of the church, had givonifnoro to outside causes than towards it's,.owiiSw.ork.,.\,That;had been a characteristic of ..llio TorFaco .Ciiuruli since its Gstablishnient. i , ' ...Mr.-.tF. .Meadoweroft,, church.treasurer, exIjanjled ~6ospi; io f; . .tlip': statement's as regards %ra<Se •. cputaineii. : in the annual report (alpublished). He that an attempt should bo t made to'increase' the minister'ss'tipcud,;thi&',.year.':. ' r • , — ■ :'JA' presenting-'l'fr!;',W. West Kriowles, oii; b'^hhlfpf'the. congregation, Cwitli a 'roller top' dgS£.'ana gold-inounted fountain pcn<in ro-' cognitioli .qf'li's 25th year of office 'as ia dca.-' c'6n, , the chairman spoke with glowing ap-i prfeciatjon tff Mr.'Knowles's services to the - churchv He; lind boon a deacon, continuously, for. 25 years,, and church secretary for 13 or . y.'.yearp.^■Mi'. Knowles had been as good' arid faithful' a church secretary; as .ahy nun- 1 "£6ll Id'; de'^irpV Hi} was •; respectedand honoured; by- tlie church mcmbors, and held a: warm, placo iii f their affections, and they; lw'd6ci^f':?3tiitoj r fejwiitoncpusly; to makethis J jtesoiltation to liim; as a memento of his long period- of service.' wVJ : SnowlMj';in''r6turni'hE thanks, gave soliib .interesting reminiscences 'of tho'earlier' days church,' and supported tho sugSestioi'tjiat 'aji chdcavolii' should bo made to ■ increase 'the minister's stipend during tho present year. ' . 'Georgf Fowlds said that churches uught' well follow- r the'-example. of publio bodies.in^preparing^at tho beginning of each year • tfii'' e&tiniAte; of 'receipts and The Cstiinato should provide for all - proper developments ; of' the church's work, and at tho, end pf the year the results achieved coiild b'e' -'compared with this forecast. He spoke strongly in favour of the onvclope: system, and^stated'that his personal church offerings \yero. always-liablb- to . drop below the sum ; iMoriaed/when' 'they' were' .'not; under tli'it; 'liystem.. There : were "members of the; clrtirph, 'also,''who were not!fit to be.trusted with';fre'e' seats (laughter). "As regards his o\vii ! -church in Beresford Street, Auckland, lib, would v6to to-morrow for the, reintroduc- • trail, bf'church' rents'as'. a' means of quickenittg' ■ and : stimulating .the.'-, consciences' of cmirch. : ''mcrnbers.- •' Ho believed that' church ' rents were'a necessary'stage in the evolution-, of:'dhu'rch' life. • The generosity of the Ter- \ riifie dlu'reU'''" : to'' 'outside i work VaS, to his ' mind'/ a; ; ; sign ; :of ' thie spiritual grace." , A church ''which; only .'. took care of itself was ; hardly, worth, maintaining.: He thought that! Mr:* Glasson .should be /proud of having depeople; the-,habit of 1 ' giving';' to-ibo- estent -h'o- hadj 'and 'that so i large';'a. propoftion ' .of , tfieir.';--.'(k)iitributioiis , should liatoi'gdiie to outside works. Ho congratu-. lated'Mr/'Ku'bwles'oil -His 'long terta. of ser-" vice . : as ';'a '.deacon, and the congregation on tlie'benefit' which tKoy had received from his services.", There .was no other church in New ; Zealand.' whose;, sorvices were 'so pleasing to • limits--.those of the .Terrace, church. One never"' heard in that "church anything that 1 , 1 was offehsiyb.' to tho . intellc-ct, and the se/- : Vide .'always; contained, tho ' true spiritual, thrill. Ho exhorted' the '.young men to tako a;deep'er interest' in tlie affairs of'the church.' j 'Tho'Revs; W. A. Evansand Macdonald A'spland.'also spoke. ' SALVATION ARMY FINANCE, ; The "twenty-fifth annual .statement of'-ao-' ponyt^io^-thej'Sal^ition'.'ArilQ* (Ausitrhlasia). shows' that; on'- September 30,: 1907, the end of 'tlie financial.'year,' the .general fund incpmp; "and'?;expenditure.', account .showed', a. balaiico of ; fiMjW-'-'lSs., _\thtnSferrcd tocredit) of' capital account; after -extinguishing a de-' fioif of-'£B72- 18s. '4d. : for 1906.- , Tho limelight department cost £8895 Bs.' 4d, and brp'ught ; iri £8034 '15s. Id., thus almost! The sum,of, £3412 Ss. wan spent on training-'homcs, ''and "fiSoS 7s. 7d.; on Maori work. The total of contributions to '1906, "was £30,981 4s. 7d., :out of which' £10,435 2s. ,sd. cams from New Zealand, while the more populous States of. Victoria and New South- Wales pr6dUced\oiily £4923 os. Id. and £6356 12s. 1 sd. respectively..Anyone desiring a com-,-plete eppy ~pf rl .tlio financial statement, may, dh' iiipxil.icatioii to .Brigadier Albis- . .Provincial Headquarters, Willis. Street.., TRINITY CHURCH MUTUAL IMPROVE-'' ' MENT SOCIETY. ■ ; sociiil- in connection with, tha - ■pponiijgr.pf.,,tho,. Trinity Church Mutual Im- - provemeut Society was held on Monday evennig. . ; Tjio i; R^y t ;,W.; J. Williams presided, and a; goc<ily' number,. ; o.f members and friendswere .i,-, '■ ' . Mr. S. Martin.ipresented tho annual report and, balance:sheet : ,(which lvas of an;encouraging nature), and. it was unanimously adopted.: The following officers were elected for tha; ensuing-^ar;—President, Rev. W. J.'iWilli^iii;,.-. vice-presidents,"Mosdames' Williams. Martin, Miss Boxall, Messrs. Lo--. masjj Qriffciii,:and Gilbert j secretary and treas--urer^.,Miv'S..'Martin; pianists, Mrs. -Marsh' aiid "Sliss rpiMrter, l Jliss Crewea;., cpminittep,'. : Mcsdames Amos, Griffen, Dick, - Misjs .^orthcptt,;'.and Messrs. 'Wiutoiij' .Fer-, gusspii,,; Parjio'r, '.amlJ-Mewtou.-. ' : "*draft .6f '.tho'syllabus, proposed for theyear tras read and unanimously adopted, : : . Musical selections wero rendered;'by the Misses Mewtoh (2),-Martin,;and Mrs. Marsh;; Song's by Misses,,Northcott,; E. Boxall, and, Mrs.' E. 'Williams,, arid Mr. Gilbert; andrecitations by the Rev. W. J. Williams'and Mr."jS.'.Martin, after'which refreshments wero liandciLround, aiid au enjoyable evening Was ' brought-to,a closo.. Misses .O. Thompson, A. Npmpott,- and Mrs.'Marsh were,the accomi, pianists'.' i;- 1 . -V,; , : 'u . T.BROOKLYN PARISH. ■ : ; : r . .AXXUAL meeting.. .' ir'Thovannual meeting of the. parishioners of the Brooklyn Anglican'.'.Church was, in the. dmrch,room, last evening, the I}ey>"'G.;P. Davys, viear of' St. Peter's, presiding: iTlio annual report, showed that the; position of affairs was satisfactory. During thfc yeai-ra salo of work, which .had been or-, ganised -in , the -. district, had realised .£Bl, lyliilo tho ladies of St. P?ter's had contlibuted about £30 ;to, tho fluids. . Tho general revenua : tot;?.lled.-£l4O, 'and tho:-credit balance at the eiid.-;of,.,the,,year-.was;,set- down at £4. , >-.v The repprtiaiid'-hajance-shoet were adopted* -,-;The principal-business :of. the .evening .was tKe discussion of-, a proposal to estabßsh, a separate, jchargo in Brooklyn, severing iconiicction . with; St;._. Peter's parish. This, was unanimously dccided upon, and formal application will bo' made to the Synod.-- It is jxpected that the parish will bo constituted in November;next, when-an election of officebearers, will, be held. ..The following were 3lected'as members of the Church Council for thp'ensuing term:—Messrs'. W'eStwood (cfiairmaii), Pi-obyn, Jlattlie'ivs,. Wood, Simpson. Styclie,'"'Jones', "Tilibs (secretary , and sroasilrer), 'and Captain Sargent. Votes of tliailks Werc passed to the ladies of tho district, and also tho ladies of St. Peter's, for ilioir efforts to assist tho church.-.