TRINITY CHURCH, NORTH SHORE : ANNUAL MEETING
Tin annual meeting of this parochial distuct was hohl yesterday evening, m the school-room of the church, Devonport The Hew .1 . Bates occupied the chair. The follow ing report and balance sheet were laid before the meeting :— Your committee beg leave to submit to tins annual meeting their repoit for the yeai 1ST.") The average attendance at public woislnp lias been from 120 to 1 ,10 ; aveiage attendance at holy communion, 20 ; baptisms, 22 ; nuiiiages, 2 ; burials, 13. A falling ofl" m the oflertones for the past year as comp ired with those of m~ [,^;i U uo j v. i. »i u» u^ n,v,uuiLii. i ne special offertories (two in number, and b ith for Sunday school) amounted to L'(! 12^. 2d , and the geneial oflei tones to 1" 177 8s 8d , against €204 12s. Id. for the year 1874. Tins deficiency is due, m put at least, to the prevalence of sickness in the early pait of the year, and to the wet weather of the latter pait. Of the £50 loaned from the St indmg Committee for chuich extension, £1.") lias been repaid, together with £3 8s. for interest; the leceipts amounted to £5 4s. Your committee are of opinion that a special ellbit should be made to lujiudite tho balance — £.35. Upon the lesiguatiou of Mr. l'hdcox as choirmister, Mr. HoHileu was appointed at t!2,"> per annum — the thanks of the committee .no due to these gentlemen for tlr> niteiest they have taken in the choir. \ our committee aie glad to be able to leport thxt the Sunday m liool contiinu'S to (lout nil Tlie nunibjr of children on the books at the close ot the \eir was I(i7, and tho aveia^e atte.id.uiee tor the year was 105. Services weie held in the following places : O'Neills Point every Sunday by Mr Thomas Seaman (lay leader, assisted bj I'ev. .f. Bates ; the Lake eveiy alternate Sunday by llev. .1. Bates and Mr. Seaman ; Woodbide evciy Sunday by Mi. Matthews; at Lueab' Cicck two sei vices during the year. The committee have gieat pleasure in acknowledging the gift of two kneeling stools fiom Mtssi-> l'hileox and Bartley, also «a donation from the foimer gentleman of £35 tow aids the purchase of a molody organ to rt place the instrument now in use m the Chuieh Receipts: Cash in hand December 311, 1874, £4 18s. 5d. ; general otfertones, £177 Ss. 8d. ; special offertories (children s services), £G 12s. 2d ; seat rents, £Gl> lls (id ; rent of school building, £G His ; pioceeds ot concert, £5 16s. 3d.; proceeds of "Spelling Bee," £3 (is. Gd. ; donations to Church Kx tension Fund, £5 4s.; donations to Choir Mastei's Fund, £2 10s.; donations to Haim "mi um Fund, £2; balance ciriied down, CO 17^ Gd. Total, £2i)l Is Id Kmtndiiure : Clergyman's stipend, £200 ; Sunday-school (special offertories), I'ti 12^> 2d. ; Sund ly school Building Fund, £1 10s; choir mister's salary, £35; se\ton's "-ilnv, £11 5s. ; insurance- — 'Church and school, £4 UN. ; subscription to Choral Association, £1 ; lepayment pait loan from St indmg Committee, £15 ; interest on loin, £3 8s ; sacramental wine, £1 4s. ; printing and advertising, £3 12s.Gd.; sundries, £4 10s 4d ; total, £291 Is. Id. Assets: Seat rents owidue, £10 10s. (id. ; deficit, £14 7s ; total, £2i 17s. (id. Liabilities : Melody Orgin Fund, £i) 17s. Gd.; Mr. Hoffman, £15 ; total, £24 17s Gd. — The chairman moved the adoption of the report. — Mr. Cuneion moved, and Mr. If anna seconded, "That the report be considered clause by clause," which was tamed — The lepoit was then considered — Mr. Coehiane alluded to the want of special otlertoiies, which lie was of opinion, should not have been discontinued — Mr. Bia^sey explained that tho chinch was almost in a state of bankmptcy, and that it was considered .special otlez tones would take too much fiom the ordinal y funds supplied —The treasurer explained that of the £50 loan from the Standing Com uiittee to tho Church Extension Fund, £15, hail been paid off, £15 was now due, and £20 would be dm in March next. Tho treasurer* abstiaet of accounts was also fully eonsideied. The day school accommodation was discussed The Chairman said that another new building was 1 041111 cd. — Mr. Mays objected to clnldien of such tender years being bent to school They would be better in their niotheis' arms. — The lepoit and financial statement weie then adopted. — Mr. Marshall moved a voto of thanks to the out going committee, which was agreed to - Mi Mays moved a voto of thanks to Mr. J'lnlcox tor a donation of £35 to the organ hind. Agreed te. — Mr. Brassey proposed a Note of thanks to the Supeiinteiulent and Sunday-school teachers Agieed to — A vote of thanks was also passed to the choir. [The meeting had not terminated when the last boat left tho Noith Shore, and consequently our reporter had to leave before th« new vestry woie elected,]
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5723, 26 January 1876, Page 2
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826TRINITY CHURCH, NORTH SHORE : ANNUAL MEETING Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5723, 26 January 1876, Page 2
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