RIVERSDALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Mataura Ensign, 17 July 1909, Page 4

RIVERSDALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

COXCREUATIONAL .MEEJTNC. Tiio annual meeting of the iiiversdalc t'resbytonan Church congregation took place on Wednesday evening, when there was a satisfactory- attendance of members and adherents. Tito Kov. ,j. ■Machines presided. The Session report for the year just ended showed that the number ol members had increased by IS (M active and 4 professing!. The average at tendance was -jo, also an increase. Regret was expressed at the poor attendance at the morning service- at Rivcrsdalo.

Ju-ssi's Simpson, 1). M\u'ih>, hj, and Andorson had hoou su, ,-,-ssliil in ,-slahlish-ri-guiiir tan-vinos in outlying parts of tin-, parish. .Mr A. .Mi-Kav mid bi'i-ii of gi-ftil assist;.-m-n in oucnpviiiji tilt- pulpit diirinn ili ( . iih.si-iu-i, Id dm Km-. J. .Ma.-Iniio,. |{n K ret ivus cxlircssod that tlio lian.l of doatli had ro-iimvi-d ono of 11m most loyal and faithful work-ins in tim ptivwi ol .Mr A. Walla,,'. .Mr (i. Tail, iopnrlod ihaL tin- rnii S i-|,. liiilioiial Sahhath S.-linol had a roll of -111 -:il «irls and 1:1 hoys, who lu-i-n [auoht hy livo toaclmrs. 'I lm,-,. wor,, tuolio youn- pc.pl.. ailoml.u;; tlm I!tblo class > .girls iin.l 7 youths, instructed hv .Mi-,- Macliiims and .Mi- I). .Mimhidi n ; - spcctivcly. Tim niission coil,ctimi •j„ cniincctinn will, the school tolalk-d i'G Is ,Vd. In the al.soim,. „f M,- A. Murdoch .Mr I). .Maciniyro was actiny.stipcriiiU'iidoni.

Air I). .Stovoitson lvpiii-icil thai iht-iv wore 20 pupils at tlm Macandrcw SahImtli school, with an avoi-aoo aliondaiico of 15. Air Alost-s Mi-Lay r,-poitfil Ihai Ho-vc was iiroi-ni imnd oi ; an additional teacher at- the Won,lon Siil.l.alli school. (»w----iiiK to th., work hl-illn; hut eiliirclv to liiliisolf llm yonum-i- ~i„«.t was noido'cted iiml tlm pupils had censed |„ at lend. Tim roll iinmhor was 1.~, and llm aver«S» iittt'iiilaiicu iihrnit JO. -Mr T. Ander-on r.'iiorlod thai, keen intei-ost was boiujr taken in il„, work ul the Waipoiinaiim Sahhatli school Tlm alien,hum,, was about -I'll. There was a prayer lneetin,-; alter tlm selinul session every week, and llm teachers found this very helpful t„ them in their work.

Miss M. Hodge reported an attendiii"'t-' <>f '•» iii ill.. Kawoku Sabbath School. Another teacher Was required ! 'l'llC Collections had ...1 devoted 1-, providine, priws, etc., for tin- pupils. i In connection with these reports the liov. .). Machines; appealed to members generally to -ivc iiioi'.. active i.ii-i-onra-emem lo tin. work of these schools, which were the. irninin»: ground lor 111... Church members of tlic Injure. -Air Maciutyrc, actim;-supcHiiteudont. ■•''•"■'i-.ivil to the nine visit ol' the |{ev. J. W. hvans in connection ivilh the organisation ot the Huiidav schools lie asked all to alien.l Mr Kvstiis' m001i,... The aUemianc.-. at the Hivcrsdnle sehooi was very roc-nhir, lor which the parents deserved credit. -Ml' David Steveiisi.n rcjiorlcd that Uie Christian I'hideawr Society wis holdine; the eve;, leu,,,- of its wav without increase oi incm!>crshi|i The utleudauco at the weekly nicet'ines was very rc-nlnr, and the interest,' taken Mt the pro."eodiii..;s keen. I nicies!in--papers were com rihutcd hv two tnciiche'.s in turn at each meeting after wnicli iliseussion on the papers took place.

-Mr W. Jl,lv,v, inm-., reported a nicmhcrshipof J,-': in ,li„ Hand ot 11,,,,,. .he hnnnces were in a very sound condition. It was mentioned thru this organisation was now in the Year or' its majority, u linvin;.; heen '.started in IMHS.

Ml- M. .Maoiniyre („u hchall' ol the m-.-otar.vl report e.l th.u the Indies' t = niid was doiti;.; rpiiet, steady work. It. »'ii:. hoped to hold a sale of work in about, three months. The voiiu.. i, of the coi|.;rep;a(iou were appealed to to provide articles oi I heir own handiwork, such as cart in-. etc., for sale on Hint; occasion was o\p,cs.s<d at Miss Lyons depai-tiu-e. The mission cohoe-t'.o.'i.-i .•imounied to ,C:f l!.) s Gil. M" .John Tcmpielon, swii'., cliutvli ;'■ astii-er read Mm annual leitort an I nai.'.i'ee t-liei, s:\ownijr, Mr., total receipts I nun aP sources to he s;„ . (i o! which ihc Su.-,tciiiatioii coiloc'iou f.-iO(i 17s, and p;w rent-; (jll 1 i s . ''he I'oi.-.pal Hems of expenditure »•,.;■..■ Minister's stipend Kl?n and special c,.1-ict'ons ict'ons IL-7 17.s ltd. Considerable sum, "•:'•.'■ -t; sit in repairs lo huih.iiii,..., :..,d improvements i.o -rounds, and tlm e'ei.i ~:,:■.,!..e for l!„-, Tear was i~)\ [Ss '-'! A> '- II Us Kid v..'is brought !or-«-.r 1 iroin the pre, ions ve:i r in,. [,,,. ="".vs of ill. church had lids war inll>i "ed l< t!,., extent of CI:) 17s -|,i Vi ■- r sou;,. ,l,s,,|s,i„i, the halancc sheet was adopted. The luecline th,.,, i>™'-c«"lcd io t! lection of members to fill th,- vacancies on the church coiuiuu- (<■"• I lie retinue ui..ml,e ls wore Messrs J. .Munro, ;,„d ,1. Dickii-. iio. sides those ,Me,.srs \\. AvM.il all.l V Aiidcnon had left Trie district while Mr A. Wa, ,„.„, |IWI1 * 1 , 1 .;; ( ; V( .1 '■ . .eath. Hi,, )e„ si, vacancies, and M'r A- l.ntne luMiny dechned r.-. lection, (ho tollowiii- were elected—Mcssi- r Dlvk.e, ,1. >h„ 11() . (_;. -,-.,;,_ .[ ( , l T( . m l pleton, .llinr.. (!. AVait. and Siitherlnid \otesof thanks were accorded t<l the i-elinn- commute- and to the Alorh- '•'»;"■• "- 1 "' the ~,oc,edinoS , 4( ■< clr.eby prolioltncil.o the liclledic! 10.1. All present were th, uicrtained lo •' ; '»<! !-clres!„„euis, which owin.; |„ ■he extreme eoid „.,.■,. pimicilarlv ,•:,- vepta.ne a,„l wind, were provided hv Mrs A. Murdoch. "Altrive.' :