BIBLE SOCIETY

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 14, 17 July 1923, Page 5

BIBLE SOCIETY

WELLINGTON BRANCH. MEETS.

Ths. annual meeting of the Wellington Auxiliary '■' of , the'•' New Zealand Agency of the British and Foreign Bible Society t was' held last evening in St. Andrew's Schoolroom, and was largely attended. The Right Rev. Bishop Sprott wae,in the chain

The annual report stated that very satisfactory progress had beea made by the local organising secretary, Mrs. F. Porter,, in .establishing branches of the organisation throughout the district. Altogether 23 new branches had been started, and' other branches were in process of formation. It -was hoped eventually to link up the Auckland and Cbnstchurcb Auxiliaries with the .Wellington organisation under a Dominion constitution controlling. the work of tithe Kew Zealand Agency. /This was likely to take place on the forthcoming visit of. Dr. Ritson, senior secretary of the Home Committee.

Thanks to the generosity of a donor, who had given £1000 to enable the work to go on, a complete Maori Bible was m sight. The auxiliary also supported the'effort which, is to.be made to reach the children of the city arid province with 10,000 Testaments.

_ The balance-sheet showed a very satisfactory financial position. Free contributions to ; the society .totalled £1204 6s lid. The report and balance-sheet were adopted.' The'election of officers for the ensuing year resulted :—President, the 1 Bishop of vvelhngton; vice-presidents, Revs. Dr. Oribb,. J.:, Eeed-Glasson,, Archdeacon Johnson, E. Drake,'and F. E. Harry} committee^ j. Archdeacon Itines-Jones, Revs, R. S, Orf,:J. F.:. Martin, M. Holland, Messrs/ H...E. Evans, Saville, C. S>. Moore, J. 'A! ,Thomson, B. Lynneberg,, AH. Brooks, J., Priestly, W. Oreig, W. G. Hbldsworth, Mesdames T. ■K-. Sprott, D. Bowie, and Lowe, and Miss. M'Lean;. chairman, Mr. C S Moore; hon- secretary, Rev. Archdeacon innes-Jones;,;hon. treasurer, Mt W weig; organising Secretary, Mrs. F Po--ter;-. ladies - auxiliary, president, Miss MLean M.A.; vice-presidents, Mesdames T. X.. Sprott, D. Borrie, , and J^owej committee,' Mesdamec G. W Gnthne^ A.- J. Patterson, L. Mather, b Ff^l'- Perkin3, Keane, Ballani tyne,.Chft ) -Line, Strong. Gavin-Wilson J. Holmes, Jones. Willis, and Lynneberg; secretary, Miss Williams. The appended.report of the New Zealand ( Agency of the society stated that in spite of,the,hard financial conditions Wat had prevailed throughout the Dominion during the past year, the returns showed a marked increase. Last year free contributions totalled £3910 0s lOd an increase- of £861 3s Id. This sum included a legacy of £100 from an old and friend of the society, .Mrs i. A. Lloyd, of-Eltham. -Taranaki together with a sum of £11 4s 6d, special- & ''fe'in'- R, eiita:s.^vere responsible for £729 .18s. 6di as . against £628' 6s 8d Jas.'year, whereas sales of the Scriptures amounted to £522-125,7 d. making a grand total of £6054. lie lid. This did not include returns from the Otago Society. The, committee regretted that so far the promised delegate from the pareni society had not come. out.' Early in the. year a cable was. received that Dr. T.it•Bon, the senior secretary,, intended comrog • early m 1923.' Unfortunately, during the. year, the Rey...S. Xowell-Ros-tron resigned fi'dm his orHce as joint secretary in order to become vicar of-St. Matthew s ; Bayswater. •':• Delay ' was exthTi« nr? vt Omf fr0l»-Dr. 'Ritsoh that in all likelihood he might net be

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