SEATOUN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 114, 10 November 1933, Page 9

SEATOUN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

A well-attended meeting of office bearers and members of the Seatoun Presbyterian Church Hajl was^held last evening to receive the annual congregational re-, port and balance-sheet. ;■ /■'..,..••■

The Rev. A. A.' Armstrong presided. Various reports from the organisations of the church were- presented, all showing growth in strength and increased financial returns for the'year. The senior report, covering the spiritual activities -of the congregation, was presented by Mr. A. McGregor (senior clerk),; who spoke of the steady progress of the! congregation as a whole and specially in its missionary ,and youth activities. Dur-, ing' the year a new branch of the "Busy; Bees"; had been formed, and a junior' branch of the Good Templars' Lodge had been formed in good strength. A week night devotional service had been; established. ; A record number'of scholars had entered for Scripture ' examinations,•• the highest from any ■■ school' in the Presbytery. The Women's.' Missionary Union and Guild had improved upon the previous year's work. ,■ , ' ' .''-.'.'

The report .. refers in .''complimentary; terms to the minister,' and? records the success attending bis ministry. In al} his work' he has been ably seconded by Mrs. Armstrong. ' ■ The report notes with pleasure the steady growth of Scots College and the regularity of the 'students' attendance at v the. services. The managers' annual re-, port and balance-sheet was adopted. This showed that the new church had been completed by the erection of several be.autifnl memorial windows for which thanks were expressed to the donors._ The pipe organ had been enlarged,-and gifts of handsome church furniture helped to make the church interior distinctive in beauty and reverent in atmosphere. While the plate offerings had suffered owing to the depression, the managers were able to. report that special offerings had more than made up for the decline. The Ladies' Guild had also raised more during the year. The Young Women's Bible Classes had given special financial assistance,."so that the year-ended with an overdraft less than the previous year. There would be- several liabilities connected with the new buildings to be faced ; this year, bo the report makes appeal for an extension of the envelope system of offering and for larger contributions to the general schemes of the church; : The income for. the'year totalled £592 17s Bd, the bank overdraft; being £170 14s 2d. The minister had made a rebate on his stipend last year andihad agreed to do so for this year for which the congregation expressed its ; thanks. The congregation had. also paid its Presbytery budget in full. The election of managers for the year resulted in the appointment of the retiring members together with one new member and one representative from the P.W.M.U. and Women's. Guild. ■ The good wishes of the congregation were extended to Mr. Cameron, who at the age of 93. was the oldest member ot. the congregation. . '