ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, TARADALE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 552, 2 December 1879, Page 3

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH, TARADALE.

The Jqviarterly, nieeting.o'f {lie Vestry pf All Saints', Taradile/ was held in 'the";churteli on the 24th ult. Notwithstanding" the' inclenienqjr of the and the flooded, state ojf the,river.ther.el\yasa f all jitlend^ ancJß. The:Ahair, was taken' by tlieThcuihberiij 1 the Rev J. Spear. _ After prayers, fand confirmation of .the, previous .minutes, Mr Bennett read . ihd. "~ . . ',' ';' V". "' * . ".' j iOSUR.CHWARDE^s'.REPOiIT." . '-'■l!his showed tthat.allr.current liabilities, up to; date had been fully m^t, and that" the dpbt-of:^£3so,- wjiich existed on the.; tshurch last May, had .been ail but extinguished by tneans-of- the "gift auction and. concerts held during .the winter ; a small debit balance' of £8 2s : 4d being alliihat' remained of what had been at one time such a source, of anxiety. : * - The Chairman said he was thankfulto m6et jhis yestryj for the first time, and undec such brightening prospects. The satisfactory 1 iiatute/'of the- report jiisifread,' with its J pleasing intimation of the removal of the burden of debt, which for a long time had weighed ,down their energies, was indeed a cause for congratulation, if it were, only for] the solid eVidenGe it, afforded ; of ' hard ..worlc/,: successfully'performed. He believed in gift, auctions. He regarded- them as, a most Bcriptural and legitimate .mode of raising money for church.pifrpbses ; and Ire hoped to see the gift auction take its, place as one of the annual' institutions" in his parish. All who Tiadaided in promoting its success deserved their heartiest thanks, and although he- believed that thanks had been freely accorded elsewhere, yet he should like to. see; ifc take the more- ;permanent form of i .a: record on the. parish minutebook. - He. therefore, moved < ( : That the bestithanks.pf the Vestry be, given to the ladies and getlemen who contributed' such valuable : and r willing assistance , in promoting the success of the late gift, auction and concerts." This was . put and. parried unanimously. i "' -SCTKbAY fftTNEß^ta. • '■ 'O :. ; '' " The Ohaifm'ah wished/to obtain an expression'of opinion from the Vestry on the subject of Sunday Funerals. ' r For his; part he was anxious that itshould bo widely known that ; except in a case of real necessity, 1 he would } ndt undertake to , 'attend funerals on Sundays. -, Ho, migh.t urge, , and! with great reason^ that- nia tinje'.was' fully occupied on that *day;, but this. was, nrot ! where his objection lay — it;j was against r; arf unnecessary infringement of . the Sanctity of the Sabbath by doing onr that day what could 'equally well.;berdone on ;the preceding.: or. following ; CTndertakers, gravediggers, sexto ns, and others whose, duties involved their attend-, ance rat funerals virpjild sympathise with his remarks, agd agree 'with . hipj.' in; the aeWability of "doing awajv in. all ordinary cases,-,.\vith Sunday funerals. Tri'.'.exceptiprial, cases, . however,' jv hen immedia.te biiria}., was. necessary, .his' services would at fjll (times, be rfiadilyjarid^will'ingJy.'giyen! on , Sundays. -1 ;.'H,e was that "tVi©' vestry -could • soarcelyj do m, ore.-, than- ex-' preßS^an opinion ronnthef subject, as jtvyas, a matter more ;withtiuthe, province of. the : oiergyman/to'deGide' : ;' stilkha would valuethat expression of opinion, as' it^ould ;terid very mu'cJh'to! strengthen* •'"•liis'ihands.:; L" In cpmplianc.e , with this requestf-'Mr 1 Behiiett moved and Mr ''Parsons secbiided, ' " That as r the Incumbent's time' is; fully, ocoiipied oh Siihdaysf this Vestry '■ advises : thathe-'decline I ' all funeral- duty on-Sun'-. .da^si;except .in- : '-a ;f caBW of- Ur'gent^rieces- 1 sity." 'This'' w^s Carried ).with6ut.'a *dis-* sentient^- ( , s ,-. f ,,~ ,. - R >: : ■■ ■ -*-H -, i TOLLING THE" BELL AT FUNERALS. The--(3habmau^wisheA«aaQ.me^rjrjknjge & ment to be made., /.or .the . % toll|bg of the church bell at 'all" futieVals, ;i " whether of members of "the* Church ' of England- or not.. -.He understood, that the : practice .wasi'tp/tojl.only' at; the funerals' '.61 - deceased members of tfie" church ;' but hoAvever reasonable such a' practice might bej in a large to Wn- where .fherp' were blher' churches, it could scarcely be carried out_ t with; "any"' show .of * c.harity inSa'^copntpy parishwhißiVthere 'wasbutf.origjsnurch'bell. IMp Bennettvthpught.thVirus'fees b'f :^he public' cemetery. >yp^id Be' -th§"p'r:op;ep persons "to arrange for the tolling ;ftf /tnel-bell at funerals ; 'andj-jas -one of^thgfn^and sp|eakinsj!for. I ;the,vjre.s,^V hft-.-Mpiight .tliey would be glad of permission 1180^ the church bell for that purpose. ' ;Ib-was-.th'en.*pr6p6sfl<J by; Mr ; I?arsons,and'secdnded by. Mr rßf adley j and Earned "' unanimouely-^-H /THat iinljcaa'e'.of ; ; Application, being made by--the~trustees of the -Taradale public' cemetery i'foriith'a use of the church ball for- l tKe;p\ir^6Be of having . ib ; tolled at.'funeraJs^Mi''Bennet^Wttuiihpirised to grant .^uch application.'" ' :-J'i. H l.'-.-. : " THE CHOIR. > ',"."''^'.}< -V* J Very grateful allusion was made'to' ! thV' willingly rendered and" efficient services „of Mr Walter as 1 honorary organist in^the . 'church until he removed. from' the distrio.ti;/,and a cordialr .-vote of thanks was_ passed to him, on the" '; motion, Str Bennett.iecohde'dby Mr Tiffcfn/accp^ipanied by'the/regretiof Jho. Vestry at the ioss^bf^his' services.!., „ SI ; ,A vote of thanks waa also passed^ to/Mr: Smith. lf oi'; his, 'efficient^discli'irge 1 -of the . duties of 'organist during tneyacancy; ' ■>- I ,An offer, from. Mr' E.dbert'.payis, proi ! feasor of music, Napier, to -act aa honorary : organist, was gratefully, accepted',.; and a vote- of thanks to that . gentleman' was passed." ' ■ • , ... . On an application for a grant of. £2 to supply hymn and chant books to the^chpir, Mr. L': 'vA' ; . r .TJffen l - generbuslyiidffered.io aupplyNyhaf wa^' needed/ fop iwh'ichihe repeived th'e i! thanlts s> 6T- the 'Veistry&ay ll: :-.;v 1 The Vestry then resolved itself intoVa [ committee of finance, when the chairman

• loffc thTcfe^winl^lMieMK ! i Bennete. IfcciW&l th#i£ir&sojlvgdi^s£hajs L till 6 me:nD ers of , the Vesjfcrgrf xjojljecf; tfiie i stipend 'for the present half-y.ear,.an2 that i the amount, so c.direitedi'cbei'paidi^yjr^jjßg i churchwardens to the account. of . the* In-" ■ cumbenti !&' J TT'H BO ."SSJOTT" This concluded theCusinesS. JL-X,