KHANPALLAH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 13

KHANPALLAH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev.'Ronald S. Watson, M.A.,-M.C, presided at the 26th annual meeting of the Khandallah Presbyterian. Church. The session: report refeixed1 to the steady growth in numbers'o£ the.'congregation; the. membership roll, iwtv standing_-at 202, The congregational iwOrk Had-been 'well maintainpd', the. young people's organisations in particular b<3ing in a very -healthy condition. A monthly evening service for young people had been initiated, and this had been well supported by them, both young men and women having assisted the minister in:,the cbnduct of. the. services. The children:'. attendingMe Sunday School had increased from-142- to- 179, the work havr ing ..been, earned, on .most..e.nthusiastieall.V by:.;thtf,^superintendent, 'Mr; .-Norman Mac : ■leo.dVa.ssisted.-by a 'de'voteil band of teach: erg. The, siim o£. : £S2s liad- been/received during the • year,; included' in this: amount being £52 towards maintenance and addir tions to the-property, and £63 towards » new ' church:fund;.The Sunday School collections: Bad increased clnriug the yeari It had been d"edded:Jtb sell'the site intend* edfoeaiiew church,-as a more suitable site baS been purchased; '.A' generous supporter tit'the congregaition hfiving agreed to subsidise donations -.towards a, new: church fund, an -appeal for subscriptions had been made to the-cohgi-egation. The fund now stands ,at. £130;' Messrs.; Mf'S. Gal-lowayj-j.,i1.-.K.ing > ;:K. E. ■M'Kiniion, and M. C.Steyens wererelect.edr'to the vacancies on the 1 Board-of- Managers; Appreciative -refecGuce -wasmade -to. tha.-work if the minister, and : ,yotes. of, thanks were passed tortile treasurer (Mr. V; G* Chapman) and the Boaf.dfpf Manager's.''. At the close" of meeting.refresliments were dispensed by the ladies' of tile congregation.