METHODIST CHURCH

Evening Star, Issue 19844, 18 April 1928, Page 2

METHODIST CHURCH

QUARTERLY CIRCUIT MEETING TRINITY. The quarterly meeting of the Trinity Methodist Church was held on Monday evening and presided over by the Rev. H. E. Bellhouse. The balance-sheet, which show’ed a credit balance for the quarter, was adopted. Church membership returns were the same as last quarter. Owing to removals from the district Trinity and North-east Valley Sunday schools reported that there was a small decrease in the number of scholars, but Woodhaugh showed an increase of ten. The latter school was urgently in need of teachers. Trinity Sunday school has raised a further sum of £l2B 2s Id towards the erection of a new school building, and in connection with this an anonymous gift of £l5O has been offered, providing a further amount of £OSO should bo raised in cash or promises of money by June 30,

Home Missions Sunday will be observed on .Tune 3, when the Rev. John Harris will be the deputation, and special offerings will bo solicited from each church in the circuit. Woodhaugh will celebrate its Sunday school anniversary during the quarter. Special offerings were authorised in behalf of the young people’s department, and also for the Now Zealand liihlc in Schools League. _A lady member of Trinity Church has presented for church purposes two £IOO (£200) Government War Ronds, with interest coupons attached. The gift was gratefully appreciated, and the giver was sincerely thanked for her generosity. It was decided that a special church meeting should be held to consider the best methods of promoting the work oi God during the ensuing year. .V!r Harold Wilson has consented, and was appointed, to act as snpcrintemlen; of 'Jiinity Rand of Hope in place of Mr Mason, who resigned after many years’ valuable work. DUNDAS STREET. 'flic Dundas Street Methodist Circuit quarterly meeting was hold at Karens bourne on Monday evening, when the Rev. W. H. Hocking presided ore, a good attendance of officials. Mrs'Jliornicroft and Messrs H. Horsburgu and S. G. MacFarlane, M.A.. were welcomed ns new members. Tbc mmiborship returns for tlio quarter were reported as; Senior members 172, junior 40, ami infant 16. Four now members, three by transfer and one uy confession of faith, were received into •.iuirdi membership. The balance-sheet was highly satisfactory. Increased collections, supplemented by a very successful harves 1 festival, accounted for the income i-u the quarter exceeding the expenditure by £4l 7s lOd. It was resolved to vote £3O out of this amount to the Dundas Street trust funds.

Arrangements were made for holding the annual homo mission set vice during the current quarter, when the Revs. John Harris, of Oamaru. and A. M Oostain, of Roxburgh, will virit ihc circuit in the interests of the Homo mission department. Mrs \\. Ring was appointed home mission cc-hn’tor for the Dundas Street Church, aa.lMi:-: Gerry and Miss Ward were ci ’"mi:sioned to act in a similar capacity at Ravcnsbourne.

Very encouraging reports were received with regard to the young people’s work. Steady development was reported from the Sunday schools and Bible classes. The Chairman reported on the opening of the Northern Harrier Club and of the Bawluti Basket Ball Club, both of which wore comprised of members of (ho Dundns Street Bible classes. ■ ... It was resolved to hold a mission su the Dundas Street Church during June, at the same time as the. missions contemplated by other churches during that month. , A discussion took place regarding the possible readjustment of the boundaries of the circuit, and it was resolved to hold a special meeting to inquire fully into (lie question. CARGIIJ- ROAD.

Then' tv ns a good attendance ul officifils on Monday night at the quarterly meeting <>f tln> ( argtll H° ;! d Methodist, Circuit. The l!ov W Scott presided. Mr J. H- bdinrklock presented the ha la neo-sheet [or Iho past quarter, which showed that ''<'sloy Church held a credit balance ol £b -« <)d, thus reducing the circuit debt to £-r j- jog 7d. St. Clair showed a debit 07" Is lid, thus increasing the deficiency to £lO 7s lid. The "Wesley Church Tinance Committee presented several recommendations to tno meeting, and it was decided to make an appeal for increased membership and offerings for the envelope system, so that a quarterly deficiency may tm avoided, and that instead of a big carnival effort for trust liabilities a straight-out giving effort be held, commencing in June and ending in heptember, with a view to liquidating both trust and circuit debts. The details in both decisions were remitted to special committees. Wesley Church repotted that there were 18;3 members and bt. Clair fifty-one. The Sunday school and Hible class returns were presented, and. contained encouraging features, hut there was a shortage in teachers, which led to the depleting of the Inblc classes. Mr M'lndoe gave an interesting account of the recent Easter camp at Mount Stuart. Church anniversary Sunday collections for Wesley Church and Sunday .school anniversary collections lor bt. Clair were granted during the quarter. Jt was reported that the Rev. E- I • Rlamires would occupy the Wesley Church pulpit on the first Sunday m Mav, and authority was given lor retiring collections to bo taken up m aid of the voung people's department, of which Mr Rlamires is general sccrePermission was given to the Now Zealand Alliance to erect a hoarding in t ic church grounds some tunc during tlie In connection with a proposed evangelistic campaign during the winter months, a committee was set up with the idea of organising, it possible, a combined effort for the whole of South Dunedin. . . ~ The annual home mission meetings will take place in May, and it was announced that the special speakers tor Wesley Church would be the Levs. J. Harris, of Oamaru, and A. M. Costain, of Roxburgh, and at St. Clair the Revs. Messrs Richards and Foot.